appium-mcp 1.72.5 → 1.72.6

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package/CHANGELOG.md CHANGED
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
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+ ## [1.72.6](https://github.com/appium/appium-mcp/compare/v1.72.5...v1.72.6) (2026-05-04)
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+
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+ ### Bug Fixes
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+
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+ * **session:** improve capabilities handling for wider LLMs ([#316](https://github.com/appium/appium-mcp/issues/316)) ([c18f35d](https://github.com/appium/appium-mcp/commit/c18f35d33de4580538a5e02d489e50ce4b79577e))
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  ## [1.72.5](https://github.com/appium/appium-mcp/compare/v1.72.4...v1.72.5) (2026-05-03)
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  ### Miscellaneous Chores
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  'Use "general" for non-Android/iOS drivers (Windows, macOS, custom). ' +
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  'For remote servers, infer from context.'),
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  capabilities: z
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- .record(z.string(), z.any())
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+ .string()
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  .optional()
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- .describe('Optional W3C capabilities for create. Applied on top of defaults for ios/android, or used as-is for general. ' +
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- 'Common: appium:app, appium:deviceName, appium:platformVersion, appium:bundleId.'),
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+ .describe('Optional W3C capabilities for create. Provide as a JSON string (e.g. \'{"appium:app":"/path/to/app","appium:platformVersion":"17.0"}\'). ' +
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+ 'Applied on top of defaults for ios/android, or used as-is for general. ' +
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+ 'Common: appium:app, appium:deviceName, appium:platformVersion, appium:bundleId. ' +
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+ 'When passing from a capabilitiesHint result, serialize the full object to JSON — do NOT drop boolean or numeric values.'),
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  remoteServerUrl: z
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  .string()
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  .optional()
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  },
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  execute: async (args) => {
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  try {
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+ // Parse capabilities: some LLMs (e.g. Gemini) pass a JSON string instead of an object.
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+ const parsedCapabilities = (() => {
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+ if (typeof args.capabilities === 'string') {
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+ try {
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+ return JSON.parse(args.capabilities);
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+ }
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+ catch {
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+ return undefined;
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+ }
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+ }
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+ return args.capabilities;
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+ })();
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  if (args.action === 'create') {
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  if (!args.platform) {
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  return errorResult('platform is required for create action');
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  }
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  return createSessionAction({
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  platform: args.platform,
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+ capabilities: parsedCapabilities,
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  remoteServerUrl: args.remoteServerUrl,
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  });
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  }
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  return attachSessionAction({
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  remoteServerUrl: args.remoteServerUrl,
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  sessionId: args.sessionId,
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  });
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  }
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package/package.json CHANGED
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