Xcode MCP Server
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Xcode MCP Server allows AI assistants like Claude to control and interact with Xcode. It provides functionalities to manage Xcode projects through natural language commands.
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What is Xcode MCP Server?
Xcode MCP Server is a server that enables AI assistants, such as Claude, to interact with and control Xcode using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It acts as a bridge between the AI assistant and Xcode, allowing for tasks like building, running, and cleaning projects through natural language commands.
How to use Xcode MCP Server?
- Install dependencies using pip or uv. 2. Configure Claude for Desktop by adding the Xcode MCP server configuration to the
claude_desktop_config.jsonfile, specifying the path toxcode_mcp.pyand allowed project folders. 3. Open Xcode with your project. 4. Start Claude for Desktop and look for the hammer icon to access Xcode tools. 5. Use natural language commands to interact with Xcode, providing the project path as a parameter.
Key features of Xcode MCP Server
Get project hierarchy
Build and run projects
Retrieve build errors
Get runtime output (placeholder)
Clean projects
Use cases of Xcode MCP Server
Building Xcode projects using natural language commands
Running Xcode projects through AI assistant requests
Retrieving and analyzing build errors with AI assistance
Automating Xcode project cleaning
Integrating Xcode project management into AI-powered workflows
FAQ from Xcode MCP Server
What is MCP?
What is MCP?
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol, a protocol that allows different applications to communicate and share context.
How do I specify allowed folders?
How do I specify allowed folders?
Use the XCODEMCP_ALLOWED_FOLDERS environment variable, providing a colon-separated list of absolute paths to directories.
What security measures are in place?
What security measures are in place?
The server implements path-based security, restricting access to files outside of the specified allowed folders. All paths must be absolute, exist, and be directories, and cannot contain '..' components.
How do I test the server locally?
How do I test the server locally?
Use the mcp dev xcode_mcp.py command after setting the XCODEMCP_ALLOWED_FOLDERS environment variable. This opens the MCP Inspector interface for direct testing.
What are the current limitations?
What are the current limitations?
Runtime output retrieval is not yet fully implemented, the project hierarchy is a simple file listing, and AppleScript syntax may need adjustments for specific Xcode versions.