Xcode MCP MCP Server

Integrate with Xcode to build and manage your projects.

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What is the Xcode MCP MCP server?

Integrate with Xcode to build and manage your projects. That is what the xcode mcp mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server providing comprehensive Xcode integration for AI assistants. This server enables AI agents to interact with Xcode projects, manage iOS simulators, and perform various Xcode-related tasks with enhanced error handling and support for multiple project types.

Getting it running

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at tsc on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 3 tools. What each one is for:

  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Setup — The Setup tool exposed by this server
  • Debugging — 1. Start the server with debug logging enabled: npm start -- --debug 2. Check the console output for detailed error messages 3. Examine the server

What it needs from you

  • macOS with Xcode 14.0 or higher installed - Node.js 16 or higher - npm or yarn - Swift 5.5+ for Swift Package Manager features - CocoaPods (optional, for CocoaPods integration)

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Xcode MCP's toolset — Prerequisites, Setup, Debugging — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
SetupThe Setup tool exposed by this server.
Debugging1. Start the server with debug logging enabled: npm start -- --debug 2. Check the console output for detailed error messages 3. Examine the server logs for request and response details 4. For tool-specific issues, try ru

How to install the Xcode MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-com-r-huijts-xcode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tsc"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • macOS with Xcode 14.0 or higher installed - Node.js 16 or higher - npm or yarn - Swift 5.5+ for Swift Package Manager features - CocoaPods (optional, for CocoaPods integration)

Example prompts to try

  • Use Xcode MCP to Prerequisites.
  • Use Xcode MCP to Setup.
  • Use Xcode MCP to Debugging.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Xcode MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (Prerequisites, Setup, Debugging) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Xcode MCP directly.