mobium alert
This tool on every surface: CLI · MCP · Python · JavaScript · Go · Java · .NET
Read a system dialog, or answer it
With no argument, prints what the dialog says, or that none is up.
A permission prompt is not part of the app: it is another process's
window, and mobium current reports that process while one is on
screen — com.google.android.permissioncontroller on Android, SpringBoard
on iOS.
It is answered through the W3C alert endpoints rather than by tapping a button, so it works without knowing what the buttons say. A flow that taps "While using the app" works until the device is in Japanese, and this project pins apps to other languages on purpose.
These answer a dialog; they do not choose an outcome. On a permission
prompt they do not mean grant and deny, and on iOS they are the other
way round: measured on iOS 26.5, accept left the permission denied and
dismiss left it granted, because W3C accept presses the affirmative
button and Apple puts "Don't Allow" last. To choose an outcome, tap the
button — mobium map returns them like any other element.
Usage
mobium alert [accept|dismiss] [flags]
Flags
| Flag | Type | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
--text | string | type into a prompt's field before answering |
And the global flags.
Examples
Ask whether a system dialog is up, and what it says
mobium alert
Printed on an Android 15 emulator:
a dialog is on screen: "Discard changes?\nThey will be lost."
mobium alert on an Android 15 emulator
Answer it with the platform's accept button
mobium alert accept
Printed on an Android 15 emulator:
accepted the dialog "Discard changes?\nThey will be lost." — this answered it and did not choose an outcome: on a permission prompt accept and dismiss do not mean grant and deny, and on iOS they are the other way round. Tap the button by ref if you need a particular answer
| Before | After |
|---|---|
 |  |
mobium alert accept on an Android 15 emulator
More, from mobium alert --help
mobium alert # is anything asking? what does it say?
mobium alert accept # grant the permission, or confirm the action
mobium alert dismiss
mobium alert accept --text "my draft" # fill a prompt, then confirm it
The tool
alert calls app_alert; its arguments and what every client calls it are there.