--- title: Meet Argent: Agentic Toolkit to Control, Debug and... description: Argent is a free, open-source MCP server and agentic toolkit that gives AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, etc.) direct control over the iOS... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meet-argent-agentic-toolkit-to-control-debug-and-profile-ios-applications-snnwokpnk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meet Argent: Agentic Toolkit to Control, Debug and Profile iOS applications | daily.dev og:description: Argent is a free, open-source MCP server and agentic toolkit that gives AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, etc.) direct control over the iOS... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meet-argent-agentic-toolkit-to-control-debug-and-profile-ios-applications-snnwokpnk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/SNnWOkpNk.png og:image:alt: Meet Argent: Agentic Toolkit to Control, Debug and Profile iOS applications og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meet Argent: Agentic Toolkit to Control, Debug and Profile iOS applications **[Software Mansion](https://daily.dev/sources/swmansion)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Argent is a free, open-source MCP server and agentic toolkit that gives AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, etc.) direct control over the iOS Simulator. It enables agents to launch apps, drive UI interactions (taps, swipes, keyboard input), inspect React component trees, evaluate JavaScript, read logs, monitor HTTP traffic, and record performance profiles — all in a single closed loop. Unlike XCUITest-based tools, Argent talks directly to the simulator for speed. Software Mansion reports real-world wins including ~50% reduction in re-renders and ~30% cut in render times on production apps. It installs via a single npx command and requires no API keys. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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