Integration · Google Gemini
Let Gemini use your iPhone.
Connect Google's Gemini CLI to ScreenTap and Gemini can use your real iPhone: see the screen, tap, type and work through any app.
Set up
Gemini CLI
Google's open-source agent for the terminal. Add ScreenTap to settings.json.
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Open ScreenTap
The MCP server runs while the ScreenTap app is open.
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Add ScreenTap
Edit ~/.gemini/settings.json and add this. Gemini CLI calls the field httpUrl.
~/.gemini/settings.json{ "mcpServers": { "screentap": { "httpUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:47811/mcp" } } } - 3
Check it's connected
Start Gemini CLI and run /mcp. ScreenTap and its tools should be listed. Then try:
PromptTake a screenshot of my iPhone and tell me what's on screen.
Full guide with troubleshooting: Gemini CLI in the docs.
Things to try
Ask Gemini to…
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Take a screenshot of my iPhone and tell me what's on screen.
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Open YouTube Studio and tell me which of my last 5 videos kept viewers watching longest.
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Look up what's trending on TikTok for 'study tips' and summarize the formats that work.
More in the prompt library.
Good to know
- The Gemini app and gemini.google.com can't reach ScreenTap's local server. Use the Gemini CLI on your Mac.
- Gemini CLI calls the field httpUrl, not url.
Questions
Can Gemini control an iPhone?+
Yes, through the Gemini CLI. With ScreenTap connected over MCP, it can take screenshots, tap, type and open apps on your iPhone.
Other integrations
Give your agent an iPhone.
Try it free for 15 minutes on your own iPhone. No account needed.