Setup

Requirements

• Windows 10 or 11.
• The Apple Devices app or iTunes, so Windows can see your iPhone.
• A USB cable.
• Your iPhone, unlocked, with Trust this computer tapped once.
• Developer Mode on the phone, for the developer tools (screenshots, performance, screen control and similar).

Install

1. Install the Accretion Link app on your PC. Get it from the GitHub page.
2. Open the app and follow its Setup checklist. It shows what is missing and what to do next.
3. Plug in your iPhone and unlock it. Tap Trust if asked.

Use it with Claude Code or Claude Desktop (free)

Open the Claude page in the app and click Add for the Claude you use. Restart Claude. No account is needed for this.

Use it from anywhere (remote)

Remote access needs a subscription or the free trial.

1. In the app, go to Remote access and click Sign in.
2. Your browser opens. Sign in with Google and check that the code matches the one in the app. Approve it.
3. Back in the app, switch Remote access on, then switch on the categories you want Claude to use.
4. In Claude (web, desktop or phone): Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector. Use this URL:
   https://link.getaccretion.app/mcp
5. Claude opens a consent page here. Allow it.

Remote access is off by default. Claude can use only the categories you switch on. Calls that change the phone ask you to confirm. Every remote tool call is written to an activity log on your PC (tool name and result status, no arguments or results). Your PC must be on, the app running, and the phone connected.

Screen control (tap, swipe, type)

Screenshots work with Developer Mode. Tapping and typing also need the WebDriverAgent runner on the phone, signed with your own Apple developer certificate. You do this once per certificate.

1. Get the prebuilt WebDriverAgent runner from the Appium releases page.
2. Sign it with your development certificate and install it on the phone.
3. If asked, trust the certificate: Settings > General > VPN & Device Management.
4. Re-sign and reinstall when the certificate or profile expires.

The Setup checklist in the app points to the steps. Full details are in the README on GitHub.

Troubleshooting

• Phone locked. Unlock it and keep the screen on. Many tools fail on a locked phone.
• No Trust prompt. Unplug and replug the cable, unlock the phone, and check that the Apple Devices app or iTunes is installed.
• Wi-Fi. Pair over USB first. Over Wi-Fi only some tools work. USB is recommended.
• "PC offline" in Claude. The app is closed, the PC is asleep or off, or it is not signed in. Open the app and check Remote access. Your account page shows whether the PC is online.
• Tool refused. The category is off. Switch it on in the app under Remote access.

Unlink a PC

Open your account page. Under Linked PCs, click Unlink. That PC is disconnected and its sign-in stops working.

Cancel

Cancel in PayPal: Automatic payments. You keep remote access until the end of the paid period. Local use stays free.