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scrcpy-mcp MCP Server

MCP server for Android device control via ADB and scrcpy

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Published as scrcpy-mcp on npm. Runs locally.

Known issues

5 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own maintainers are excluded.

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[Question] Skill for scrcpy-mcp

Hi, is there recommended skill to use with this MCP? For example workflow context that would provide the agent with hints on how to use this MCP? Or alternativelly have you seen issues when using this MCP with agents that you normally address in your prompt?

Read the thread · 2026-06-04 · closed · external user · 3 comments

scrcpy 4.0 compatibility: MJPEG video stream starts but produces no frames

When using start_video_stream with scrcpy 4.0, the ffplay window opens and the HTTP MJPEG server accepts connections, but no frames are delivered.

Observed behavior:

curl http://127.0.0.1:7183
=> times out with 0 bytes received

Expected behavior:

curl http://127.0.0.1:7183 => receives MJPEG bytes continuously

Environment: scrcpy-mcp: 0.3.0 scrcpy: 4.0 Device: Samsung SM-G9860 Android: 12 macOS + Homebrew ffmpeg

Root cause found by an agent-driven debugging run:

  1. scrcpy-mcp starts the

Read the thread · 2026-06-29 · closed · external user · 2 comments

Version detection can describe a different install than the server being pushed

Follow-up to #51, which closed with #54. The third rung added there fixes the case where nothing answers scrcpy --version, but the second problem #51 raised is still open, so it needs its own issue rather than closing silently with the first.

Problem

computeScrcpyVersionInfo() (src/utils/scrcpy.ts:651) consults the binary next to the resolved server only when the bare PATH probe fails:

const onPath = probeScrcpyBinaryVersion("scrcpy")
if (onPath) {
  return { version: onP

[Read the thread](https://github.com/JuanCF/scrcpy-mcp/issues/56) · 2026-08-13 · closed · 1 comment

### Windows: scrcpy-server discovery ignores PATH, and version detection silently falls back to 3.3.4

First off -- thanks for building this. Being able to drive a phone from an MCP client is exactly the tool I wanted, and once the session is up it works really well. I hit two setup problems on Windows that took some source-diving to untangle, so I figured I'd write them up in case it helps smooth the path for the next person.

**1. `findScrcpyServer()` never looks at PATH**

The lookup is:

1. `SCRCPY_SERVER_PATH` env var
2. `~/.local/share/scrcpy/scrcpy-server`
3. `/usr/local/share/scrcpy/scrcp

[Read the thread](https://github.com/JuanCF/scrcpy-mcp/issues/50) · 2026-08-10 · closed · external user · 1 comment

### Derive scrcpy version from the resolved server path when PATH lookup fails

Follow-up to #50, split out from the fix for that issue so it can be reviewed and tested on its own.

## Problem

Server-path discovery and version detection are two independent resolution ladders that can disagree.

`findScrcpyServer()` now resolves the server via `SCRCPY_SERVER_PATH` → the `scrcpy` binary on PATH → common install paths. But `computeScrcpyVersionInfo()` only ever probes a bare `execFileSync("scrcpy", ["--version"])`, so:

- **The reported environment is still only half-fixed.**

[Read the thread](https://github.com/JuanCF/scrcpy-mcp/issues/51) · 2026-08-12 · closed · 0 comments

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