Route real Apple TV through mobilecli

src/ios.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ export interface IosDevice {
 	deviceName: string;
 }
 
+export type IosPlatform = "ios" | "tvos";
+
+/**
+ * Real Apple TV units are enumerated over the same go-ios connection as iPhones and
+ * iPads, so they are distinguished by their product type (e.g. "AppleTV14,1") rather
+ * than a separate device class.
+ */
+export const platformFromProductType = (productType: string): IosPlatform =>
+	productType.startsWith("AppleTV") ? "tvos" : "ios";
+
 const getGoIosPath = (): string => {
 	if (process.env.GO_IOS_PATH) {
 		return process.env.GO_IOS_PATH;
@@ -282,7 +292,7 @@ export class IosManager {
 		return devices;
 	}
 
-	public listDevicesWithDetails(): Array<IosDevice & { version: string }> {
+	public listDevicesWithDetails(): Array<IosDevice & { version: string; platform: IosPlatform }> {
 		if (!this.isGoIosInstalled()) {
 			console.error("go-ios is not installed, no physical iOS devices can be detected");
 			return [];
@@ -296,6 +306,7 @@ export class IosManager {
 				deviceId: device,
 				deviceName: info.DeviceName,
 				version: info.ProductVersion,
+				platform: platformFromProductType(info.ProductType),
 			};
 		});
 

src/server.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
 import { error, trace } from "./logger";
 import { AndroidRobot, AndroidDeviceManager } from "./android";
 import { ActionableError, Robot } from "./robot";
-import { IosManager, IosRobot } from "./ios";
+import { IosManager, IosRobot, platformFromProductType } from "./ios";
 import { PNG } from "./png";
 import { isScalingAvailable, Image } from "./image-utils";
 import { Mobilecli } from "./mobilecli";
@@ -172,6 +172,24 @@ export const createMcpServer = (): McpServer => {
 		const iosDevices = iosManager.listDevices();
 		const iosDevice = iosDevices.find(d => d.deviceId === deviceId);
 		if (iosDevice) {
+			// Real Apple TV units are driven through mobilecli, which installs and drives
+			// the tvOS runner (re-signed with a provisioning profile). iPhones and iPads
+			// keep using the WebDriverAgent-based IosRobot.
+			const platform = platformFromProductType(iosManager.getDeviceInfo(deviceId).ProductType);
+			if (platform === "tvos") {
+				if (!agentVerifiedSimulators.has(deviceId)) {
+					const agentStatus = mobilecli.agentStatus(deviceId);
+					if (agentStatus.status === "fail") {
+						mobilecli.agentInstall(deviceId);
+					}
+
+					agentVerifiedSimulators.add(deviceId);
+				}
+
+				posthog("get_robot", { "DevicePlatform": "tvos", "DeviceType": "real" }).then();
+				return new MobileDevice(deviceId);
+			}
+
 			posthog("get_robot", { "DevicePlatform": "ios", "DeviceType": "real" }).then();
 			return new IosRobot(deviceId);
 		}
@@ -240,14 +258,14 @@ export const createMcpServer = (): McpServer => {
 				});
 			}
 
-			// Get iOS physical devices with details
+			// Get iOS and tvOS physical devices with details
 			try {
 				const iosDevices = iosManager.listDevicesWithDetails();
 				for (const device of iosDevices) {
 					devices.push({
 						id: device.deviceId,
 						name: device.deviceName,
-						platform: "ios",
+						platform: device.platform,
 						type: "real",
 						version: device.version,
 						state: "online",

test/ios-platform.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+
+import { platformFromProductType } from "../src/ios";
+
+test.describe("ios platform detection", () => {
+
+	test("maps Apple TV product types to tvos", () => {
+		expect(platformFromProductType("AppleTV14,1")).toBe("tvos");
+		expect(platformFromProductType("AppleTV11,1")).toBe("tvos");
+	});
+
+	test("maps iPhone and iPad product types to ios", () => {
+		expect(platformFromProductType("iPhone15,3")).toBe("ios");
+		expect(platformFromProductType("iPad13,1")).toBe("ios");
+	});
+
+	test("defaults unknown product types to ios", () => {
+		expect(platformFromProductType("")).toBe("ios");
+	});
+});