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Inspect

Connects AI coding agents to real iPhones and Androids for actual mobile web debugging

freemiumDR 53Free to find devices, with no login required. Pro removes usage limits at $29, and an annual option is listed at $79/year; a per-user tier is listed at $99.View full pricing →

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About Inspect

Inspect gives an AI coding agent a real iPhone or Android device to debug against. The problem it names is precise: your agent writes mobile code it cannot run, so it fixes layout and behavior bugs blind. Inspect connects agents to physical devices and simulators, speaking Safari's debugging protocol natively and translating it to Chrome DevTools Protocol, and driving Android over ADB — on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Notably, no Mac is required for physical devices and there is no cloud device farm; on macOS with Xcode, agents can create and boot iOS simulators for a zero-hardware path, while a USB cable gives them real hardware. It meets agents wherever they are, with no SDK and no lock-in. The CLI returns console errors, network requests, and snapshots as clean JSON, with error messages written to explain how to recover — a detail that matters because agents act on error text. Chrome DevTools MCP connects straight to Inspect's CDP endpoint, so MCP-based agents debug real devices using tools they already have, and Puppeteer-compatible clients work too. There are installable agent Skills plus workflow guidance served by the CLI itself and version-matched so the agent's playbook never drifts from the installed tool. Setup is a single prompt: tell your agent to fetch the agent.md file and configure itself. Finding a device is always free and needs no login; talking to it is what the paid tier covers.

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Key Features

✓Connects agents to real iOS and Android devices plus simulators

✓Native Safari debugging protocol translated to Chrome DevTools Protocol

✓Android driven over ADB; works on macOS, Windows, and Linux

✓No Mac required for physical devices and no cloud device farm

✓CLI returns console errors, network requests, and snapshots as clean JSON

✓Error messages written to tell the agent how to recover

✓Chrome DevTools MCP connects directly to Inspect's CDP endpoint

✓Version-matched agent Skills and workflow guidance served by the CLI

Inspect Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

+Fills a genuine blind spot — agents cannot otherwise verify mobile rendering
+No cloud device farm means lower latency and no privacy handoff
+Works without a Mac for physical devices, which is unusual for iOS tooling
+One-prompt setup via agent.md is about as low-friction as agent tooling gets

⚠️ Cons

−Pricing is presented in several places and is not fully consistent across the site
−Requires physical devices or Xcode simulators — it does not supply hardware
−Scope is mobile web and WebViews, not native app debugging
−Value is limited if you do not ship mobile web surfaces