generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/quickstart
summary: >-
  Limrun has no test-vs-live key separation and publishes no magic test values, because the product
  itself is the sandbox - every instance is an ephemeral cloud simulator, emulator, or build sandbox
  that is created on demand and torn down. What this artifact records is the interactive console and
  the free-tier entry path that serve the role a sandbox environment plays for other providers, plus
  the in-product test surfaces (StoreKit local testing, Playwright/Appium sandboxes) the docs
  publish. No credentials or test values are invented here.
test_live_separation:
  supported: false
  key_prefixes:
  - prefix: lim_
    mode: single
    note: One org API key prefix; there is no separate test key.
  note: >-
    Isolation is per-instance and ephemeral rather than per-environment. Instances terminate on
    delete, inactivity timeout, or hard timeout.
console:
  url: https://console.limrun.com
  interactive: true
  capabilities:
  - create and watch instances
  - live simulator streaming in the browser
  - API key management
  - Analytics tab for runtime minutes by platform and region
  - copy-paste MCP connect snippets per agent
free_access:
  offer: Get your free API key
  stage: Early Access
  source: https://docs.limrun.com/docs
  signup: https://console.limrun.com
quickstart:
  url: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/quickstart
  claim: Remote iOS simulator and Xcode build running from the terminal in 3 minutes.
in_product_test_surfaces:
- name: StoreKit local test environment
  description: >-
    Test in-app purchases on a remote iOS simulator using StoreKit's local test environment. Register
    a .storekit config, or let Limrun snapshot one from App Store Connect sandbox products.
  docs: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/ios/in-app-purchases
  mcp_actions:
  - discoverStoreKitConfig
  - clearStoreKitConfig
- name: Playwright Android sandbox
  description: Chrome on a Limrun Android emulator with a CDP endpoint, enabled via spec.sandbox.playwrightAndroid.enabled.
  docs: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/testing/playwright
- name: Appium
  description: >-
    Drive Limrun iOS simulators (via a fork of the XCUITest driver) and Android emulators (upstream
    Appium over the ADB tunnel).
  docs: https://docs.limrun.com/docs/testing/appium
- name: Detox
  description: Detox runtime on Limrun iOS simulators over reverse tunnels.
  skill: skills/limrun-detox-testing.md
sample_apps:
  note: Limrun publishes runnable sample apps in its GitHub org for testing the platform end to end.
  repositories:
  - https://github.com/limrun-inc/sample-native-app
  - https://github.com/limrun-inc/sample-flutter-app
  - https://github.com/limrun-inc/sample-expo54-app
  - https://github.com/limrun-inc/sample-expo55-app
  - https://github.com/limrun-inc/sample-expo56-app
  - https://github.com/limrun-inc/sample-replit-expo54-app
  - https://github.com/limrun-inc/sample-kotlin-minapi-33
  - https://github.com/limrun-inc/sample-kotlin-multiplatform-app
  - https://github.com/limrun-inc/sample-native-bazel-app
  - https://github.com/limrun-inc/sample-xcodegen-app
test_values:
  published: false
  note: No test cards, test identifiers, or fixture values apply to this product category.