XcodeBuildMCP

MCP server powering AI-driven automation for iOS and Apple platform developer tools. Build, test, and deliver amazing apps with intelligent workflows.

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

If you missed my workshop on XcodeBuildMCP then I have a gift for you!

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

Biggest XcodeBuildMCP update ever! 🎉

New in 2.5.0:

- Completely new response formats when using CLI, you can now specify text, JSON, streamed NDJSON or raw outputs.
- CLI now streams progress for long running operations like build, test, run etc.
- Added support for MCP Structured Content so that agents can choose to receive JSON responses.
- Published JSON schemas so your agents can verify the responses.
- New `xcodebuildmcp upgrade` command so you'll never missing a new version.
- Build tools now write runtime and build logs to disk and expose them in responses, agents can then tail to get latest logs.
- Removed old logging tools, all tools that launch the app get logging by default.
- MCP text responses are now optimised for token usage, CLI is more verbose for CI and human use workflows.
- Many bugs fixes and smaller improvements.

Install: `brew install getsentry/xcodebuildmcp/xcodebuildmcp` or `npm i -g xcodebuildmcp@latest`

Shout out to @radeezly, @codeman9, @katta_mukunda, @JunghwanNa8355, yjmeqt, bitxeno, sebastiondev, voidborne-d, and trmquang93 for their contributions!

https://t.co/xMn8k7eHv1

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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! 🙌

https://t.co/xMn8k7e9Ft

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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

https://t.co/xMn8k7e9Ft

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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.

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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.

https://t.co/TgwZ8Cz1Hc

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

Debugging is now available in XcodeBuildMCP 2.0 beta!

https://t.co/mC7C0JfyV9

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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

https://t.co/YoJDQDNVLY

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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.

https://t.co/YoJDQDOtBw

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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`

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

XcodeBuildMCP 1.14.1 released! 🎉

What's new:
• New simulator recording tool!
• New simulator, clear content and settings tool

https://t.co/YoJDQDNVLY

[XcodeBuildMCP @xcodebuildmcp]

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

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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 👉 https://t.co/0mbnZf1WeN

[XcodeBuildMCP @xcodebuildmcp]

Boom!

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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!

https://t.co/YoJDQDOtBw

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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! ♥️

https://t.co/ZzOKzlIkbr

[XcodeBuildMCP @xcodebuildmcp]

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

[XcodeBuildMCP @xcodebuildmcp]

@zickox Gap in the market!

[camsoft2000 @camsoft2000]

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. https://t.co/YoJDQDNVLY