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Quality Engineering Appium MCP by hoangnguyen0403

Name: Quality Engineering Appium MCP
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: HoangNguyen0403

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📱 Appium MCP (Mobile Automation)

Priority: P1 (HIGH)

[!IMPORTANT] Tier 0 (Infrastructure): Session creation, device farm connectivity, basic OS interactions. Tier 1 (Core Gestures): Taps, swipes, text input for native mobile elements. Tier 2 (Flutter/Single-Canvas): Visual-first automation via screenshot + coordinate taps.

🔌 Activation

Triggers: appium, mobile verify, android verify, ios verify, lambdatest, real device cloud, flutter widget tap.

🛠 Core Workflow (Goal-Oriented)

Step	Tool	Purpose
1	`appium_session_management` (`create`)	Open session. Resiliency: Retry with `noReset: true` on failure.
2	`appium_get_window_size`	Scale coordinates for high-density displays.
3	`appium_screenshot`	Capture visual state for Semantic Reasoning.
4	`appium_gesture` / `appium_set_value`	Interact. Self-Healing: Re-scan hierarchy if UUID stale.
5	`appium_session_management` (`delete`)	MANDATORY Cleanup.

💡 AI-Driven Methodologies

Semantic Intent: Find element in hierarchy (e.g., "Login button") instead of raw coordinates. Resilient to layout shifts.
Dynamic Handling: Unexpected pop-up appears? Pause, reason about alert, dismiss, resume.
Visual Anchors: Find stable "Anchor" (e.g., Header) and derive coordinates relative to it.

🚫 Anti-Patterns (Zero-Tolerance)

Hardcoded XPaths: Use accessibility id or uiautomator. XPath flaky.
Implicit Wait-Only: Never assume page loaded. Poll for "Source of Truth" element.
Ignoring QoS: Audit CPU/Memory via appium_mobile_performance_data. Prevent lag/crashes.
Orphaned Sessions: Teardown mandatory. Call delete in cleanup block.

✅ Evaluation Criteria

Cleanup Rate: 100% session closure.
Visual Accuracy: Coordinate-based taps land within 5% of target center.
Security: No secrets in tool arguments or logs.

🔗 References

Visual Testing: common-mobile-visual-testing — Methodology for what to verify.
LambdaTest Setup: lambdatest-cloud-setup — RDC configuration.
Tool Cheatsheet: tool-cheatsheet — Fast copy-paste args.
Project Context: project-context — Project-specific overlays/macros.

---name: quality-engineering-appium-mcpdescription: Drives iOS/Android mobile devices via Appium MCP. Use for verifying mobile bugs, E2E tests, and navigating real device clouds (LambdaTest/BrowserStack).--- # 📱 Appium MCP (Mobile Automation) ## **Priority: P1 (HIGH)** > [!IMPORTANT] > **Tier 0 (Infrastructure)**: Session creation, device farm connectivity, basic OS interactions. > **Tier 1 (Core Gestures)**: Taps, swipes, text input for native mobile elements. > **Tier 2 (Flutter/Single-Canvas)**: Visual-first automation via screenshot + coordinate taps. ## 🔌 Activation **Triggers**: `appium`, `mobile verify`, `android verify`, `ios verify`, `lambdatest`, `real device cloud`, `flutter widget tap`. ## 🛠 Core Workflow (Goal-Oriented) | Step | Tool | Purpose | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | `appium_session_management` (`create`) | Open session. **Resiliency**: Retry with `noReset: true` on failure. | | 2 | `appium_get_window_size` | Scale coordinates for high-density displays. | | 3 | `appium_screenshot` | Capture visual state for **Semantic Reasoning**. | | 4 | `appium_gesture` / `appium_set_value` | Interact. **Self-Healing**: Re-scan hierarchy if UUID stale. | | 5 | `appium_session_management` (`delete`) | **MANDATORY Cleanup**. | ## 💡 AI-Driven Methodologies - **Semantic Intent**: Find element in hierarchy (e.g., "Login button") instead of raw coordinates. Resilient to layout shifts. - **Dynamic Handling**: Unexpected pop-up appears? Pause, reason about alert, dismiss, resume. - **Visual Anchors**: Find stable "Anchor" (e.g., Header) and derive coordinates relative to it. ## 🚫 Anti-Patterns (Zero-Tolerance) - **Hardcoded XPaths**: Use `accessibility id` or `uiautomator`. XPath flaky. - **Implicit Wait-Only**: Never assume page loaded. Poll for "Source of Truth" element. - **Ignoring QoS**: Audit CPU/Memory via `appium_mobile_performance_data`. Prevent lag/crashes. - **Orphaned Sessions**: Teardown mandatory. Call `delete` in cleanup block. ## ✅ Evaluation Criteria - **Cleanup Rate**: 100% session closure. - **Visual Accuracy**: Coordinate-based taps land within 5% of target center. - **Security**: No secrets in tool arguments or logs. ## 🔗 References - **Visual Testing**: [common-mobile-visual-testing](../../common/common-mobile-visual-testing/SKILL.md) — Methodology for what to verify. - **LambdaTest Setup**: [lambdatest-cloud-setup](references/lambdatest-cloud-setup.md) — RDC configuration. - **Tool Cheatsheet**: [tool-cheatsheet](references/tool-cheatsheet.md) — Fast copy-paste args. - **Project Context**: [project-context](references/project-context.md) — Project-specific overlays/macros.

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Quality Engineering Appium MCP