v1.5.0 - New Open/Launch/Install Tools 🛠️

iOS Simulator MCP v1.5.0

✨ Features

• App Management Tools: Added three new tools for managing iOS apps on the simulator:

  • open_simulator - Opens the iOS Simulator application

    open_simulator_demo.mp4

  • install_app - Installs app bundles (.app or .ipa files) on the simulator

    install_app_tool.mp4

  • launch_app - Launches apps by bundle identifier with support for force termination of currently running apps.

    launch_app_tool.mp4

Thank you @webcoyote for this contribution in #39!

🔒 Security

• Dependency Updates: Updated project dependencies:
  • @modelcontextprotocol/sdk upgraded from 1.6.0 to 1.18.2
  • zod upgraded from 3.24.2 to 3.25.76
  • @modelcontextprotocol/inspector upgraded from 0.4.1 to 0.16.8

📚 Documentation

• Contributing Guidelines: Added detailed dependency management guidelines to CONTRIBUTING.md to ensure compatibility with MCP SDK during upgrades
• QA Documentation: Updated test case for Photos app to include compatibility notes for different iOS versions

🔧 Build

• Version Bump: Updated the project version from 1.4.3 to 1.5.0 in package.json and package-lock.json