Appearance Sync

AutoMobile can align device appearance (light/dark mode) with the host system. Configuration is managed through a Unix socket (not MCP tools).

Unix Socket

• Path: ~/.auto-mobile/appearance.sock
• Protocol: newline-delimited JSON

Commands

{"id":"1","command":"set_appearance_sync","enabled":true}
{"id":"2","command":"set_appearance_sync","enabled":false}
{"id":"3","command":"set_appearance","mode":"light"}
{"id":"4","command":"set_appearance","mode":"dark"}
{"id":"5","command":"set_appearance","mode":"auto"}
{"id":"6","command":"get_appearance_config"}

Responses

{"id":"6","type":"appearance_response","success":true,"result":{"config":{"syncWithHost":true,"defaultMode":"auto","applyOnConnect":true}}}

When a command applies an appearance change immediately, the response includes appliedMode (light or dark).

Configuration Shape

{
  "appearance": {
    "syncWithHost": true,
    "defaultMode": "auto",
    "applyOnConnect": true
  }
}

Host Detection

• macOS: defaults read -g AppleInterfaceStyle
• Linux: GNOME gsettings (color-scheme / gtk-theme) and KDE kreadconfig*

Device Control

• Android: adb shell cmd uimode night yes|no
• iOS Simulator: xcrun simctl ui <device> appearance light|dark