A side-by-side look at the AutoMobile and Mobilerun MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose AutoMobile for os automation work as a local process; choose Mobilerun for os automation as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose AutoMobile when
You need dedicated capabilities in the OS Automation domain.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Mobilerun tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
AutoMobile is categorized under OS Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Mobilerun belongs to OS Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick AutoMobile for os automation work and Mobilerun for os automation.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
AutoMobile is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Mobilerun has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add automobile and mobilerun as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, AutoMobile has a quality signal of 49/100 (Fair) with 3 views, 0 installs and 52 GitHub stars. Mobilerun has 48/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 9,709 GitHub stars.