Set up your connection
Start on your device, then connect your desktop MCP client.
Install AxisMCP
Get the iPhone and iPad app from the App Store. It is a local MCP server. This website is not that server.
App Store · $0.99Pair on the device
The 6-digit pairing code stays on the phone. Do not type it into this site. Same Wi-Fi, app in the foreground, Bonjour _axismcp._tcp, port 5648.
Paste a snippet on the Mac
Point Cursor or Claude Code at http://iphone.local:5648/mcp, or run axis mcp serve for the CLI. Replace the host with the name your phone advertises.
Optionally save it on Roster
Roster stores the name and URL you type, for your Google account only. It does not discover the phone.
Open your roster
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/toasterbook88/axis/main/install.sh | bash