Android Build MCP server

The Android Project MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server that facilitates building Android projects within Visual Studio Code using extensions like Cline or Roo Code. It provides a seamless workflow for Android development directly from your code editor.

Installation Options

Using uv (Recommended)

When using uv, no specific installation is needed. The server can be run directly with uvx:

uvx mcpandroidbuild

Using PIP

Alternatively, you can install the server via pip:

pip install mcpandroidbuild

After installation, run it as a Python module:

python -m mcpandroidbuild

Configuration

Setting Up with Claude.app

To configure the server for use with Claude.app, add the appropriate configuration to your Claude settings:

For uvx users:

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

For pip installation users:

"mcpServers": {
  "mcpandroidbuild": {
    "command": "python",
    "args": ["-m", "mcpandroidbuild"]
  }
}

Available Tools

The server provides three main tools for Android development:

Build Tool

Builds your Android project:

• Required parameter: folder - The full path to the directory containing your Android project

Test Tool

Runs unit tests for your Android project:

• Required parameter: folder - The full path to the directory containing your Android project

Instrumented Test Tool

Runs instrumented tests for your Android project:

• Required parameter: folder - The full path to the directory containing your Android project

Usage Examples

To build an Android project:

# When using the build tool
# The server will use the provided folder path to locate and build the Android project

To run unit tests:

# When using the test tool
# The server will execute unit tests in the specified Android project folder

To run instrumented tests:

# When using the instrumentedTest tool
# The server will execute instrumented tests for the Android project at the specified path

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "mcpandroidbuild" '{"command":"python","args":["-m","mcpandroidbuild"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcpandroidbuild": {
            "command": "python",
            "args": [
                "-m",
                "mcpandroidbuild"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcpandroidbuild": {
            "command": "python",
            "args": [
                "-m",
                "mcpandroidbuild"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect