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Limrun

Limrun (Limrun, Inc.) is a Y Combinator-backed cloud infrastructure company for mobile development, built so cloud coding agents and Linux CI runners can build, run, and test iOS and Android apps without a Mac. Limrun exposes three composable cloud services behind one REST control plane at api.limrun.com: iOS simulators running on real Macs (streamable in a browser and drivable programmatically through taps, screenshots, accessibility element trees, video recording, and app lifecycle), remote Xcode and Bazel build sandboxes that accept synced sources and run xcodebuild or remote build execution, and accelerated Android emulators reachable over an ADB tunnel by Android Studio, Appium, or scrcpy. Gradle build sandboxes and a managed Asset Storage service for .apk and .app build artifacts round out the platform. Every instance is created through the control plane with an org API key and returns its own per-instance token, data-plane URLs, a signed browser stream URL, and its own Model Context Protocol server, which makes Limrun one of the few providers shipping a per-instance MCP endpoint alongside first-party Agent Skills for coding agents.

Limrun publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Analytics API, Android Instances API, Assets API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Company, Mobile, iOS, Android, and Simulators.

Limrun’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, signup flow, developer console, support, CLI, and 26 more developer resources.

38.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 43/100 agent native saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyMobileiOSAndroidSimulatorsEmulatorsCloud InfrastructureContinuous IntegrationDeveloper ToolsTestingAgentsMCPSandboxesXcode

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.
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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Limrun Analytics API

The Analytics API from Limrun — 3 operation(s) for analytics.

Limrun Android Instances API

The Android Instances API from Limrun — 2 operation(s) for android instances.

Limrun Assets API

The Assets API from Limrun — 2 operation(s) for assets.

Limrun Downloads API

The Downloads API from Limrun — 1 operation(s) for downloads.

Limrun Gradle Instances API

The Gradle Instances API from Limrun — 2 operation(s) for gradle instances.

Limrun Ios Instances API

The Ios Instances API from Limrun — 2 operation(s) for ios instances.

Limrun Xcode Instances API

The Xcode Instances API from Limrun — 4 operation(s) for xcode instances.

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Open Collections 8

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Limrun Analytics API

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Limrun MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Limrun Authentication

http/oauth2/openIdConnect · 5 schemes

SECURITY

Limrun Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Limrun Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Limrun Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Limrun Agentic Access

26 operations · 11 acting

26 operations · 11 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: limrun
name: Limrun
description: 'Limrun (Limrun, Inc.) is a Y Combinator-backed cloud infrastructure company for mobile development, built so
  cloud coding agents and Linux CI runners can build, run, and test iOS and Android apps without a Mac. Limrun exposes three
  composable cloud services behind one REST control plane at api.limrun.com: iOS simulators running on real Macs (streamable
  in a browser and drivable programmatically through taps, screenshots, accessibility element trees, video recording, and
  app lifecycle), remote Xcode and Bazel build sandboxes that accept synced sources and run xcodebuild or remote build execution,
  and accelerated Android emulators reachable over an ADB tunnel by Android Studio, Appium, or scrcpy. Gradle build sandboxes
  and a managed Asset Storage service for .apk and .app build artifacts round out the platform. Every instance is created
  through the control plane with an org API key and returns its own per-instance token, data-plane URLs, a signed browser
  stream URL, and its own Model Context Protocol server, which makes Limrun one of the few providers shipping a per-instance
  MCP endpoint alongside first-party Agent Skills for coding agents.'
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  - url: https://lim.run
    status: 301
    note: declared website redirects to https://limrun.com/ — a different registrable domain (lim.run -> limrun.com), possible
      rename or acquisition (probed 2026-09-03, roadmap#169)
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://lim.run/logo-inner-filled-no-border.svg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/limrun/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Mobile
- iOS
- Android
- Simulators
- Emulators
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Continuous Integration
- Developer Tools
- Testing
- Agents
- MCP
- Sandboxes
- Xcode
tags_raw:
- Company
- Mobile
- iOS
- Android
- Simulators
- Emulators
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Continuous Integration
- Developer Tools
- Testing
- Agents
- Model Context Protocol
- Sandboxes
- Xcode
apis:
- aid: limrun:limrun-analytics-api
  name: Limrun Analytics API
  description: The Analytics API from Limrun — 3 operation(s) for analytics.
  humanURL: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
  baseURL: https://api.limrun.com
  tags:
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/limrun-analytics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
- aid: limrun:limrun-android-instances-api
  name: Limrun Android Instances API
  description: The Android Instances API from Limrun — 2 operation(s) for android instances.
  humanURL: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
  baseURL: https://api.limrun.com
  tags:
  - Android Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/limrun-android-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
- aid: limrun:limrun-assets-api
  name: Limrun Assets API
  description: The Assets API from Limrun — 2 operation(s) for assets.
  humanURL: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
  baseURL: https://api.limrun.com
  tags:
  - Assets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/limrun-assets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
- aid: limrun:limrun-downloads-api
  name: Limrun Downloads API
  description: The Downloads API from Limrun — 1 operation(s) for downloads.
  humanURL: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
  baseURL: https://api.limrun.com
  tags:
  - Downloads
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/limrun-downloads-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
- aid: limrun:limrun-gradle-instances-api
  name: Limrun Gradle Instances API
  description: The Gradle Instances API from Limrun — 2 operation(s) for gradle instances.
  humanURL: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
  baseURL: https://api.limrun.com
  tags:
  - Gradle Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/limrun-gradle-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
- aid: limrun:limrun-ios-instances-api
  name: Limrun Ios Instances API
  description: The Ios Instances API from Limrun — 2 operation(s) for ios instances.
  humanURL: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
  baseURL: https://api.limrun.com
  tags:
  - Ios Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/limrun-ios-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
- aid: limrun:limrun-xcode-instances-api
  name: Limrun Xcode Instances API
  description: The Xcode Instances API from Limrun — 4 operation(s) for xcode instances.
  humanURL: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
  baseURL: https://api.limrun.com
  tags:
  - Xcode Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/limrun-xcode-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
common:
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/limrun-api-overlay.yaml
- type: Website
  url: https://lim.run
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/reference/sdk
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/quickstart
- type: SignUp
  url: https://console.limrun.com
- type: Console
  url: https://console.limrun.com
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/limrun-inc
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.limrun.com
- type: Support
  url: mailto:contact@limrun.com
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/limrun-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/limrun-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/limrun-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/limrun-cli.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/limrun-components.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/limrun-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/limrun-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/limrun-scopes.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/limrun-well-known.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/limrun-conventions.yml
- type: Idempotency
  url: conventions/limrun-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/limrun-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/limrun-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/limrun-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/limrun-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/limrun-data-model.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/limrun-sandbox.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/limrun-domain-security.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/limrun-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://github.com/limrun-inc/typescript-sdk/blob/main/SECURITY.md
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/limrun-agentic-access.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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