About HarmonyOS MCP Server
HarmonyOS MCP Server is an MCP server for controlling HarmonyOS Next devices. It is aimed at developers who want AI clients or agents to operate HarmonyOS hardware. The README includes usage examples for Claude Desktop, the OpenAI Agents SDK and LangGraph.
Key features
- 01Operates HarmonyOS Next devices
- 02Python environment managed with uv
- 03Usage with Claude Desktop
- 04OpenAI Agents SDK call example
- 05LangGraph call example
Use cases
- 01Testing HarmonyOS devices from Claude Desktop
- 02Calling device operations inside LangGraph workflows
- 03Writing device automation scripts with the OpenAI Agents SDK
MCP support
This is an MCP server that exposes HarmonyOS device operations to MCP clients. A system prompt is defined with @mcp.prompt() and can be loaded by clients with load_mcp_prompt.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEIntro
This is a MCP server for manipulating harmonyOS Device.
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Quick Start
Installation
- Clone this repo
git clone https://github.com/XixianLiang/HarmonyOS-mcp-server.git
cd HarmonyOS-mcp-server
- Setup the envirnment.
uv python install 3.13
uv sync
Usage
1.Claude Desktop
You can use Claude Desktop to try our tool.
2.Openai SDK
You can also use openai-agents SDK to try the mcp server. Here's an example
"""
Example: Use Openai-agents SDK to call HarmonyOS-mcp-server
"""
import asyncio
import os
from agents import Agent, Runner, gen_trace_id, trace
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStdio, MCPServer
async def run(mcp_server: MCPServer):
agent = Agent(
name="Assistant",
instructions="Use the tools to manipulate the HarmonyOS device and finish the task.",
mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
)
message = "Launch the app `settings` on the phone"
print(f"Running: {message}")
result = await Runner.run(starting_agent=agent, input=message)
print(result.final_output)
async def main():
# Use async context manager to initialize the server
async with MCPServerStdio(
params={
"command": "<...>/bin/uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<...>/harmonyos-mcp-server",
"run",
"server.py"
]
}
) as server:
trace_id = gen_trace_id()
with trace(workflow_name="MCP HarmonyOS", trace_id=trace_id):
print(f"View trace: https://platform.openai.com/traces/trace?trace_id={trace_id}\n")
await run(server)
if __name__ == "__main__":
asyncio.run(main())
3.Langchain
You can use LangGraph, a flexible LLM agent framework to design your workflows. Here's an example
"""
langgraph_mcp.py
"""
server_params = StdioServerParameters(
command="/home/chad/.local/bin/uv",
args=["--directory",
".",
"run",
"server.py"],
)
#This fucntion would use langgraph to build your own agent workflow
async def create_graph(session):
llm = ChatOllama(model="qwen2.5:7b", temperature=0)
#!!!load_mcp_tools is a langchain package function that integrates the mcp into langchain.
#!!!bind_tools fuction enable your llm to access your mcp tools
tools = await load_mcp_tools(session)
llm_with_tool = llm.bind_tools(tools)
system_prompt = await load_mcp_prompt(session, "system_prompt")
prompt_template = ChatPromptTemplate.from_messages([
("system", system_prompt[0].content),
MessagesPlaceholder("messages")
])
chat_llm = prompt_template | llm_with_tool
# State Management
class State(TypedDict):
messages: Annotated[List[AnyMessage], add_messages]
# Nodes
def chat_node(state: State) -> State:
state["messages"] = chat_llm.invoke({"messages": state["messages"]})
return state
# Building the graph
# graph is like a workflow of your agent.
#If you want to know more langgraph basic,reference this link (https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/tutorials/get-started/1-build-basic-chatbot/#3-add-a-node)
graph_builder = StateGraph(State)
graph_builder.add_node("chat_node", chat_node)
graph_builder.add_node("tool_node", ToolNode(tools=tools))
graph_builder.add_edge(START, "chat_node")
graph_builder.add_conditional_edges("chat_node", tools_condition, {"tools": "tool_node", "__end__": END})
graph_builder.add_edge("tool_node", "chat_node")
graph = graph_builder.compile(checkpointer=MemorySaver())
return graph
async def main():
async with stdio_client(server_params) as (read, write):
async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
await session.initialize()
config = RunnableConfig(thread_id=1234,recursion_limit=15)
# Use the MCP Server in the graph
agent = await create_graph(session)
while True:
message = input("User: ")
try:
response = await agent.ainvoke({"messages": message}, config=config)
print("AI: "+response["messages"][-1].content)
except RecursionError:
result = None
logging.error("Graph recursion limit reached.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
asyncio.run(main())
Write the system prompt in server.py
"""
server.py
"""
@mcp.prompt()
def system_prompt() -> str:
"""System prompt description"""
return """
You are an AI assistant use the tools if needed.
"""
Use load_mcp_prompt function to get your prompt from mcp server.
"""
langgraph_mcp.py
"""
prompts = await load_mcp_prompt(session, "system_prompt")
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