app_find

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Find elements matching a locator and return their refs, without tapping. Locator kinds: text, label, testid, role, class, path. Roles: adjustable, button, cell, checkbox, image, input, link, list, password, progressbar, radio, slider, switch, tab, text.

Read-only: readOnlyHint is true.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	What it is
device	string		Device serial to target, e.g. "emulator-5554". Omit when only one device is running.
driver	string: uiautomator2, uiautomator, wda		Driver to use: "uiautomator2" (default for Android; fast, installs a server APK on first use), "uiautomator" (Android, installs nothing, slower, cannot type), or "wda" (WebDriverAgent: iOS simulators and iPhones).
locator	string	yes	For example "text=Sign In", "role=button", "testid=submit".

Examples

Each is the arguments of a tools/call request; the first is shown whole.

Find every button on screen, without tapping

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "app_find",
    "arguments": {
      "locator": "role=button"
    }
  }
}

On an Android 15 emulator the answer's text was:

@e2 Profile picture, double tap to open Google Account (button)
@e3 Search settings (button)
(no ref)  [53,599][200,736]
@e5 Network & internet Mobile, Wi‑Fi, hotspot (button)
@e6 Connected devices Bluetooth, pairing (button)
@e7 Apps Assistant, recent apps, default apps (button)
@e8 Notifications Notification history, conversations (button)
@e9 Battery 100% (button)
@e10 Storage 51% used - 7.85 GB free (button)
@e11 Sound & vibration Volume, haptics, Do Not Disturb (button)

mobium find role=button on an Android 15 emulator