iCTRL is now open source. โก
It's the iPhone automation tool we built to test Open Minis, and it turns out to be useful for far more than testing.
Built on XCUITest, but designed for AI agents: Codex, Claude Code, Hermes, OpenClaw and Minis can tap, type, read the screen and launch apps on your iPhone or iPad, over Wi-Fi or right on the device.
๐ง Ships with its own Skill: an agent that only knows the IP address learns how to drive the phone by itself
๐ Sees more: built-in OCR reads web views and custom-drawn text
๐ค Built for unattended runs: errors tell the agent what to do next, so it doesn't get stuck
๐ฅ๏ธ Watch live: stream the screen to your browser while it works
๐ก Pair once, then go wireless: set it up one time, and from then on your agent drives the phone over Wi-Fi
One sentence is all it takes: "Open https://t.co/WNRBoT4TEr on my iPhone and find an eSIM for China."
https://t.co/N55kqTvRfX
Weโre excited to open-source iCTRL soon โ the internal iPhone automation tool weโve relied on to develop, test, and polish Open Minis. ๐ฑโก
iCTRL lets any AI agent safely and efficiently control an iPhone โ either wirelessly over the local network or directly on-device.
Like WebDriverAgent, itโs built on Appleโs native XCTest framework, but engineered for the LLM era:
โก Blazing performance: Near-instant execution & lower latency
๐งผ Agent-friendly APIs & Skills: Cleaner view hierarchy designed for maximum token efficiency
๐ Safe & reliable: No jailbreak required, strict sandbox boundaries
But iCTRL is far more than a testing suite โ it turns your iPhone into an actionable surface for daily agent workflows.
Just ask your agent:
"Hey Minis, I want to travel to China. Open the https://t.co/WNRBoT4TEr app on my iPhone and find an eSIM available in China."
Stay tuned โ repo coming to GitHub soon!
Weโre excited to open-source iCTRL soon โ the internal iPhone automation tool weโve relied on to develop, test, and polish Open Minis. ๐ฑโก
iCTRL lets any AI agent safely and efficiently control an iPhone โ either wirelessly over the local network or directly on-device.
Like WebDriverAgent, itโs built on Appleโs native XCTest framework, but engineered for the LLM era:
โก Blazing performance: Near-instant execution & lower latency
๐งผ Agent-friendly APIs & Skills: Cleaner view hierarchy designed for maximum token efficiency
๐ Safe & reliable: No jailbreak required, strict sandbox boundaries
But iCTRL is far more than a testing suite โ it turns your iPhone into an actionable surface for daily agent workflows.
Just ask your agent:
"Hey Minis, I want to travel to China. Open the https://t.co/WNRBoT4TEr app on my iPhone and find an eSIM available in China."
Stay tuned โ repo coming to GitHub soon!
We're exploring a new way to speed up Open Minis on iPhone: AOJIT โก
We pre-record JIT images on a Mac and ship them as native code. Over 95% of hot code is covered in our tests.
Early results on iPhone: ~2.5x faster on average across typical agent tasks (up to 3.9x). Faster runs, less CPU time, less battery.
It's already live in TestFlight โ install the latest build, then go to Settings and turn on AOJIT to try it:
https://t.co/sUTD3rNdfq
Hello, World! ๐
Meet Open Minis โ a private, on-device AI agent for iOS, Mac & Android.
๐ Browse & research
๐ป Real Linux shell
โ๏ธ Native automation
๐ Your data stays yours
Open source: https://t.co/tRIMkz6gV3
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