Tapkit Abilities lets AI agents unlock your iPhone, install apps and pay via Apple Pay
edgarpavlovsky · x · 2026-11-12
Tapkit, a Mac app that gives AI agents control of real iPhones (see, tap, type across apps), launched Abilities: single-request workflows for tasks that are hard for agents, starting with unlocking the iPhone, downloading apps, and Apple Pay.
Details
- Works with Tapkit's built-in agent, or delegate from your own agent via MCP (Claude Code, Cursor), or REST API + Python SDK
- Under the hood: programmatic control of a physical iPhone via Apple accessibility APIs (screenshot → vision model → action → execute)
- Bring-your-own-device; not an iOS simulator — any App Store app works, including drafts, 2FA, account switching
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