XcodeBuildMCP

XcodeBuildMCP v2.3.0 is out! 🎉 🔧 MCP clients can now set session defaults via environment variables - no config file needed 📋 `xcodebuildmcp setup --format mcp-json` exports a config block for pasting into your MCP client's configuration file. 🛠️ Improved setup wizard called via `xcodebuildmcp setup` 🐛 Fixed orphaned server processes lingering after client disconnect, config file being unexpectedly modified on startup, Xcode IDE and `list-schemes` CLI flags, and Swift Package process handling. Upgrade: `brew upgrade xcodebuildmcp` Shout out to @radeezly for their contributions! 🙌 xcodebuildmcp.com

XcodeBuildMCP v2.2.0 is out 🎉 And it's a big one! Lots of great quality of life improvements! What's new: - Code coverage tools: get_coverage_report and get_file_coverage for per-target and function-level coverage from test results. - interactive setup wizard for creating project config. - Custom workflows - define exactly which tools your agent sees. - Unified build-and-run tool for physical devices. - `init` command now generates AGENTS.md with workflow instructions. - Swift Package and test result diagnostic fixes. - CLI auto-fills arguments from session defaults and profiles. Thanks to @irangareddy, doovers, czottmann, saschagordner, and Abdulrahmansoliman xcodebuildmcp.com

XcodeBuildMCP v2.1.0 is out 🎉. Big update!: - `xcodebuildmcp init` one command to install agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor & Codex. - Session defaults profiles: save and switch between project configurations instantly. - Faster MCP startup time. - Persistent custom env vars in session defaults. - Optimised tool descriptions to steer agent to use better optimised tools like the all-in-one build and run tool instead of individual build, install, run tool calls. Also optmised ui-automation tap tool to steer agent to use label/ids over coordinates. - Improved tool next step guidance to adapt examples to CLI or MCP depending on mode being used. - Improved build output error parsing logic. - Security hardening - Reduced Sentry data collection scope to just capture internal runtime failures and redact sensitive data. - Improved Doctor tool to remove sensitive data. If you're using the homebrew install method, make sure you run `brew update && brew upgrade xcodebuildmcp` to get latest version. Verify with `xcodebuildmcp --version`. Shout out to @kamal, @nibuio, @PocketPixels and @mahapmanoj for their contributions.

I’m excited to share that XcodeBuildMCP has been acquired by @sentry! Sentry’s long commitment to open source and growing investment in mobile make it the perfect home, which is why I’ve also joined Sentry. I’m incredibly optimistic about what's next. blog.sentry.io/sentry-acquire…

Debugging is now available in XcodeBuildMCP 2.0 beta! x.com/camsoft2000/st…

Big news, XcodeBuildMCP 2.0 is in beta 🎉 Huge release with major breaking changes: - XcodeBuildMCP is now a CLI tool - don't like MCP servers, well, I've got you covered, all the same benefits of MCP without the upfront token cost. - Stateful CLI - Background daemons are used for stateful operations to avoid keeping the CLI process in the foreground - MCP is not going anywhere - You can still run XcodeBuildMCP in mcp mode by passing the `mcp` argument. - Only simulator tools are loaded by default (MCP mode) - configure XcodeBuildMCP to use the tools that suit your workflows without wasting precious context. Other changes: LLDB debugging tools | fewer MCP schema tokens | new config file support | persisted session defaults between sessions | pre-warmed session defaults | MCP skill | many bug fixes github.com/cameroncooke/X…

XcodeBuildMCP 1.15.0 released! 🎉 Agent sets the project, simulator, scheme once, every call after just works. 📉 24.5% smaller context footprint 📉 Fewer params per call Your context window will thank you. github.com/cameroncooke/X…

XcodeBuildMCP 1.15 beta.0 is now available to test! 🎉 New session aware tools, agents set project and simulator/device defaults upfront, all tools are now session aware and don't require explicit arguments. Use the beta label to try it out: `npx xcodebuildmcp@beta`

XcodeBuildMCP 1.14.1 released! 🎉 What's new: • New simulator recording tool! • New simulator, clear content and settings tool github.com/cameroncooke/X…

@P24L @camsoft2000 Not sure it’s a bug tbh. Doesn’t it affect how the LLM understands the content?

@camsoft2000 @xcodebuildmcp Love the tool — absolutely indispensable. 🚀 Tested an iOS app in landscape today, but Claude still sees the screenshot in portrait. Bug or on my side? 🤔

Want tighter control over context when using XcodeBuildMCP? With Reloaderoo, you can treat the MCP server like a CLI. You’ll lose some ergonomics, but gain the ability to call tools directly with minimal context overhead. XcodeBuildMCP CLI Primer 👉 raw.githubusercontent.com/cameroncooke/X…

Boom!

XcodeBuildMCP 1.11.2 released A small one today, just a single fix for the `clean` tool, which now works again for simulator projects! Thanks @EastlondonDev for the bug report! github.com/cameroncooke/X…

Just a reminder that you can sponsor my work on XcodeBuildMCP, which goes some way to pay for the AI tooling I need to maintain the project. Thanks to all my sponsors! ♥️ github.com/sponsors/camer…

@EastlondonDev @aidenybai feel free to share how's your experience going

@aidenybai Using @xcodebuildmcp right now

does anyone actually use MCPs in Cursor / Claude Code?

@Zickoxcool Gap in the market!

Is there something like @xcodebuildmcp but for Android? 🧐

XcodeBuildMCP 1.12.0 released 🎉 We've lost some weight! - 59 tools is the new 81 tools - All the same functionality - 27% less LLM context used Also, you can use the new `XCODEBUILDMCP_ENABLED_WORKFLOWS` env to expose specific tool sets to shed more. github.com/cameroncooke/X…

Did you know we have an official XcodeBuildMCP Discord community? Come join us: discord.gg/fJG4YHyc

using @xcodebuildmcp dramatically improved my build creation and log reading experience for the ios app i'm building. claude code definitely needs help with swift and xcode. @camsoft2000 thank you for building this. can clearly see why you did it.