vphone-cli lets AI agents control a fully virtualized iPhone on Apple Silicon, +633 stars in a day
JiliJeanlouis · x · 2026-09-15
The GitHub project vphone-cli by Lakr233 is trending hard, gaining 633 stars in a single day (now 12.5k). Built on Apple's Virtualization.framework and PCC research VM infrastructure, it runs fully virtualized iOS on Apple Silicon — not the iOS Simulator — exposing screenshots, touch, swipes, typing and app control to AI agents, with an MCP server for coding agents.
- Requirements: Apple Silicon, macOS 15+, Xcode + iOS SDK, and SIP/AMFI relaxation for private PV=3 entitlements
- Install: brew install zqxwce/tap/vphone-cli, or build from source via scripts/setuptools.sh and scripts/build.sh
- Use case: gives agents a real iOS environment for mobile automation, testing and UI interaction
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