Ghost in the Droid vs Mobilerun

In-depth architectural comparison of the Ghost in the Droid and Mobilerun MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Ghost in the Droid when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Mobilerun when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Ghost in the Droid Developer Tools	Mobilerun Developer Tools
Summary	Give any LLM agent a real Android or iPhone as its body. 62 MCP tools for mobile automation.	Control real Android and iOS devices with LLM agents — tap, swipe, type, automate flows.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghost-in-the-droid": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ghost-in-the-droid"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mobilerun": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mobilerun"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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