Icemoon — control a real iPhone with AI vs How Persistence Works
A side-by-side look at the Icemoon — control a real iPhone with AI and How Persistence Works MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Icemoon — control a real iPhone with AI for os automation work as a local process; choose How Persistence Works for os automation. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Icemoon — control a real iPhone with AI when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the OS Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose How Persistence Works when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the OS Automation domain.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | OS Automation | OS Automation |
| Quality signal | 40/100 · Fair | 23/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 6 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Icemoon — control a real iPhone with AI | View How Persistence Works |
Tools & capabilities
Icemoon — control a real iPhone with AI tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
How Persistence Works 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.
Icemoon — control a real iPhone with AI
{
"mcpServers": {
"icemoon-control-a-real-iphone-with-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"icemoon-mcp"
]
}
}
}
How Persistence Works
No confirmed install command for How Persistence Works yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.