ictrl-phone-control SKILL.md skillB

ictrl-phone-control from openminis/ictrl is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

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SKILL.md skill

Repository

openminis/ictrl

Path

SKILL.md

Versions recorded

16

Latest version

git:20261026.df20767, committed Oct 26, 2026

First version recorded

Oct 9, 2026

Size

15,350 bytes

Repository stars

581

License

Apache-2.0

Control an iPhone over HTTP to automate real apps — tap, type, swipe, read the screen's view tree, launch apps, take screenshots. Use when the user asks to operate a phone, drive an iOS app, automate a mobile task (search a product, check an order, fill a form), or inspect what's on a device's screen. The service is iCTRL, JSON-RPC 2.0 on port 8200; requests are encrypted, so drive it with a client downloaded from the device (a static CLI needing no interpreter, or a Python one) rather than…

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What the file says

# iCTRL — control an iPhone over HTTP

iCTRL runs on the iPhone and serves UI automation as **JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP, port 8200**, encrypted. Under 15K characters — **read it whole, once**, not in `head`/`grep` pieces.

## Quick start

On the phone (e.g. Minis) — the device is `127.0.0.1`:
```bash
C=~/.ictrl/bin; I="sh $C/ictrl.sh"
[ -f $C/ictrl ] || { mkdir -p $C && wget -qO $C/ictrl http://127.0.0.1:8200/skill/clients/cli && wget -qO $C/ictrl.sh http://127.0.0.1:8200/skill/clients/cli.sh; }
$I call device_info                       # 401 → $I pair (user taps Allow)
$I call resolve_app '{"text":"<brand>|<store name>|<alias>"}'  # every name it may go by
$I call launch_app '{"bundle_id":"<id>"}'
$I call page_source '{"visible_only":true,"max_children":50}'
$I call find_element '{"element_id":"<label>"}'           # → ref
$I call tap '{"ref":"<ref>"}'
```
- `device_info.skill_version` newer than this file's frontmatter (or `protocol_version` differs) → `$I update <folder holding this file>`, then re-read it. Device older: don't downgrade; use only its `capabilities[]`.
…

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How to install

mdr add openminis/ictrl/ictrl-phone-control@sha256:1b2b6b870b0588cf

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Source

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_uaxfxfx5oucgxjfm
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=openminis/ictrl/ictrl-phone-control
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/1b2b6b870b0588cfa00fbc1e583b677b2c25ac38b8cd9e2919042b51395fc924

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