autonomo

Autonomo MCP provides a live, state-aware AI integration that lets your AI see and interact with your running app. It exposes structured JSON state (screens, elements, errors, network activity, and app state) so the AI can read, act on, and verify UI behavior in real time rather than guessing from screenshots. With the Autonomo MCP setup, you can drive multi-device interactions and have the AI perform actions like clicking UI elements, inspecting responses, and validating outcomes using the live app state reported by Autonomo. This makes the AI’s feedback loop fast, grounded in actual app data, and suitable for debugging, testing, and iterative development across web, mobile, and desktop platforms.

To use it, install the MCP server (Autonomo) and connect it to your editor/AI toolchain. You can invoke the MCP server via the configured command and enable platform prompts to tailor how the AI interacts with your specific stack (React, React Native, Swift, Kotlin, Angular, etc.). Once running, your AI will receive a unified snapshot of UI state, app state, network activity, and errors after each action, and can perform follow-up actions to fix issues in real time. The result is a more transparent, verifiable development loop where the AI proves it works instead of guessing it works.

Prerequisites:

• Node.js and npm installed on your machine
• A compatible editor/AI toolchain integrated with MCP (as described in Autonomo docs)

Step 1: Install Node.js and npm

• Download and install from https://nodejs.org/
• Verify: node -v npm -v

Step 2: Install Autonomo globally (MCP server)

• npm install -g autonomo

Step 3: Run the MCP server via npx configuration (as documented in this repo)

• This will pull and run the Autonomo MCP server in the desired runtime environment
• Example (from this MCP setup): npx -y autonomo

Step 4: Integrate with your editor/AI workflow

• Follow the QUICKSTART and platform-specific prompts in the Autonomo docs to connect your AI to the MCP server
• Configure any required environment variables as described in the Autonomo guidance

Tips and common issues:

• Ensure your Node.js version is compatible with Autonomo requirements.
• If you encounter permission errors with npm install -g, consider using a version manager (nvm) and re-running the install.
• When using npx autonomo, ensure you have network access to fetch the package if not cached.
• If your editor’s AI prompts fail to connect, verify MCP server is running and accessible at the expected endpoint.
• Environment variables may be needed for auth, logs, or platform-specific integrations; consult the Autonomo docs for a full list and examples.
• For troubleshooting, use the built-in help prompts described in the Autonomo documentation to inspect available topics like troubleshooting, elements, and local-development workflows.