Phone Harness is an open-source CLI and agent skill that lets Claude Code, Codex or other agents control a real phone: iPhone through macOS iPhone Mirroring, Android over adb, or a hosted cloud device.
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The agent reads the screen, taps, types and verifies results.
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iPhone control via macOS iPhone Mirroring with no jailbreak or Xcode
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Android control over adb from macOS, Linux or Windows
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Python helpers such as screen, find_text, tap_text, type_text and open_app
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Agent-driven onboarding and phone-harness doctor diagnostics
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Optional hosted iPhone and Android cloud phones
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Integrations for Claude Code, Codex and Hermes Agent
Freemium
The CLI is free and open source under MIT for your own iPhone or Android. Phone Harness Cloud offers hosted devices; cloud Android includes 100 free minutes, then bills per minute.
Best for
Developers who want coding agents to exercise mobile apps or automate tasks on a real iPhone or Android device.
Not ideal for
Teams needing a full mobile test framework with device farms, reporting and CI integration out of the box.
A practical, actively maintained bridge that gives coding agents real phone access, useful for mobile app checks and agentic automation.
Released 0.3.2 on October 12 and 0.3.3rc1 on October 17, 2026, adding file push and open_url for cloud iPhones and environment-first setup with cloud fallback.
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Is Phone Harness free?+
Phone Harness is Freemium. The CLI is free and open source under MIT for your own iPhone or Android. Phone Harness Cloud offers hosted devices; cloud Android includes 100 free minutes, then bills per minute. Check the official site for current plans.
Is Phone Harness open source?+
Yes - Phone Harness is open source. The CLI is free and open source under MIT for your own iPhone or Android. Phone Harness Cloud offers hosted devices; cloud Android includes 100 free minutes, then bills per minute.
How much does Phone Harness cost?+
The CLI is free and open source under MIT for your own iPhone or Android. Phone Harness Cloud offers hosted devices; cloud Android includes 100 free minutes, then bills per minute. Pricing changes often - verify on the official site.
Who is Phone Harness best for?+
Developers who want coding agents to exercise mobile apps or automate tasks on a real iPhone or Android device.
Who is Phone Harness not ideal for?+
Teams needing a full mobile test framework with device farms, reporting and CI integration out of the box.
What are the best Phone Harness alternatives?+
The closest Phone Harness alternatives on ai.dosa.dev are Pieces for Developers, agenttrace, Vibe Kanban - all listed under Developer Productivity & Workflow.
Who makes Phone Harness?+
Phone Harness is developed by Shawn Pana. It is listed in the Developer Productivity & Workflow category on ai.dosa.dev.
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