phonectl-mcp@0.1.5
VERIFIED· not startedPublisher claims: "MCP server that lets AI agents see and drive a real iPhone over USB: screenshots, on-screen text, taps, swipes, typing, apps." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.
Coverage
Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed.- Tested
- the dependency install step · every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
- Not tested
- server startup · the tool list · tool behavior
What this means for the label: Verified here covers what ran. The server's tools were not exercised with a real credential, so nothing about their behavior is asserted; the credential summary below says what to do with that.
Before you give it your token
- It will ask for
PHONECTL_TOKEN_FILEConfiguration, not credentials: PHONECTL_CALL_TIMEOUT, PHONECTL_KEY_IDLE, PHONECTL_LOG, PHONECTL_OCR_LANGS, PHONECTL_PORT, PHONECTL_SCALE, PHONECTL_SETTLE, PHONECTL_TOUCH_IDLE, PHONECTL_UDID- Where it talks to
- no vendor host named in the code
- What the honeypot saw
- no credential files read · no network
- What we could not test
- server startup · the tool list · tool behavior
Connect it with a scoped credential, under the guard. It asks for PHONECTL_TOKEN_FILE and talks to its vendor. Give the credential to the guard, not the server: the value never enters the server's environment and only travels to the host you bind. What the tools do with a real credential was not observed.
Never paste a credential into a chat, a ticket or a report, including ours. How the guard holds it.
Is [email protected] safe to install?
KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (2 scenarios; not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed) on 2026-11-14 and scored it 85/100 (Verified). In what ran, nothing we could detect went wrong: no undeclared network egress, no credential reads, no persistent instruction writes. What it does with a real credential was not observed; the static findings and the publisher carry the rest of the score. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.
Behavior trace
Honeypot run · 0 s · 2 scenarios · 0 deviationsStatic findings
return subprocess.run(["launchctl", *args], capture_output=True, text=True, check=check)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.<summary>环境变量（设好后重新运行 <code>phonectl install-service</code>；<code>restart</code> 沿用旧值）</summary> | 变量 | 默认值 | 含义 | | --- | --- | --- | | `PHONECTL_UDID` | 第一台连上Fix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.- An iPhone on **iOS 27 or later**, with Developer Mode onFix: Keep SKILL.md to visible, descriptive text. Remove comments and encoded text that address the agent.r = subprocess.run(["lsof", "-nP", f"-iTCP:{port}", "-sTCP:LISTEN"], capture_output=True, text=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.phonectl doctor # checks cable, trust, Developer Mode, disk image and serverFix: Keep SKILL.md to visible, descriptive text. Remove comments and encoded text that address the agent.<summary>Environment variables (set them, then run <code>phonectl install-service</code> again; <code>restart</code> keeps the old values)</summary> | Variable Fix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.| No Developer Mode switch | Run `phonectl doctor --fix`; the switch appears under Settings › Privacy & Security |Fix: Keep SKILL.md to visible, descriptive text. Remove comments and encoded text that address the agent.phonectl doctor # checks cable, trust, Developer Mode, disk image and serverFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.| No Developer Mode switch | Run `phonectl doctor --fix`; the switch appears under Settings › Privacy & Security |Fix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.- An iPhone on **iOS 27 or later**, with Developer Mode onFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.Cost to the agent
Tokens estimated at four characters each. The tool list is re-read by the agent on every turn, so it is the number to compare between servers that do the same job: ranked across the index.
Known vulnerabilities
No advisories in OSV for phonectl-mcp@0.1.5 as of 2 h ago. This is the package itself, not its dependencies.