{"id":"bbcad467-356c-40fd-8495-42239383fca1","task":"Auto-start and manage an Appium server for WebdriverIO mobile tests using @wdio/appium-service","domain":"mobile-automation","steps":["Install `@wdio/appium-service` as a dev dependency and add `'appium'` to the `services` array in wdio.conf.js","Set `port: 4723` (Appium's default port) in the config so WebdriverIO's driver and the launched Appium server agree on where to connect","Pass Appium CLI arguments via the service's `args` option object using lower-camelCase keys, e.g. `['appium', { args: { platformName: 'iOS', debugLogSpacing: true } }]`","Point `command` at a specific Appium binary (e.g. `'appium'` for a global npm install) if you don't want the bundled version, and set `logPath` to capture server logs","Use `npx start-appium-inspector` to launch a local Appium server plus the Inspector UI at `http://localhost:{port}/inspector` for interactive element exploration","Rely on the service's automatic cloud detection — when your capabilities target a cloud provider it skips starting a local Appium process entirely"],"gotchas":["The optional `trackSelectorPerformance` option is beta and iOS-only today (Android support not yet released) and is unsupported in MultiRemote sessions","If cloud capabilities are present in your config, the service silently skips starting Appium locally — don't assume a missing local server log means misconfiguration"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T00:09:27Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/bbcad467-356c-40fd-8495-42239383fca1"}