Built in Swift. Single binary. No Node/Python runtime required.
Connect Xcode Studio MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Built in Swift. Single binary. No Node/Python runtime required. The xcode studio mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
xcode_build — Build an Xcode project with structured error output (file, line, column, severity, message)xcode_run — Build and launch an app in the iOS Simulatorsimulator_screenshot — Capture the Simulator screen as a PNG imagesimulator_tap — Tap at x,y coordinates on the Simulator screensimulator_type — Type text into the currently focused fieldsimulator_describe — Get the accessibility tree of the current screen (JSON)Tools — The Tools tool exposed by this serverPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverBuild — The Build tool exposed by this serverSetup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
tap, type, describe):This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Xcode Studio MCP's toolset — xcode_build, xcode_run, simulator_screenshot and 6 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by kevinswint; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Xcode Studio MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| xcode_build | Build an Xcode project with structured error output (file, line, column, severity, message) |
| xcode_run | Build and launch an app in the iOS Simulator |
| simulator_screenshot | Capture the Simulator screen as a PNG image |
| simulator_tap | Tap at x,y coordinates on the Simulator screen |
| simulator_type | Type text into the currently focused field |
| simulator_describe | Get the accessibility tree of the current screen (JSON) |
| Tools | The Tools tool exposed by this server. |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Build | The Build tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"xcode-studio-mcp": {
"command": "/path/to/xcode-studio-mcp/.build/release/XcodeStudioMCP"
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
tap, type, describe):Kill hallucinated APIs — version-accurate, up-to-date library documentation injected straight into context.
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GitHub's official server — repos, issues, pull requests, Actions and code security, straight from your assistant.
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