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XcodeBuildMCP MCP Server

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XcodeBuildMCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 43 328 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Aug 2026.

XcodeBuildMCP provides tools for Xcode project management, simulator management, and app utilities.

Installs per day peak 54 578 · avg 15 698 · -51% w/w
a month agotoday
43 328
Installs / week
npm · xcodebuildmcp
6412
Stars
14 open issues
2 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What changed 45

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 9 August 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

22 Sep the owner changed
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and 35 more, back to 9 August 2026

What the code does

We read the source, 6 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

A line of code looks encrypted src/snapshot-tests/preflight/xcode-state.ts:6
  'YnBsaXN0MDDUAQIDBAUGBwpYJHZlcnNpb25ZJGFyY2hpdmVyVCR0b3BYJG9iamVjdHMSAAGGoF8QD05TS2V5ZWRBcmNoaXZlctEICVRyb290gAGnCwwVFhwdHlUkbnVsbNMNDg8QEhRXTlMua2V5c1pOUy5vYmplY3RzViRjbGFzc6ERgAKhE4ADgAZcQWN0aXZlU2NoZW1l0w0ODxcZFKEYgAShGoAFgAZdSURFTmFtZVN0cmluZ11DYWxjdWxhdG9yQXBw0h8gISJaJGNsY…
File ships in the package but is absent from the source [пакет] bundled/Frameworks/FBControlCore.framework/Versions/A/Headers/FBAccessibilityTraits.h:1, [пакет] bundled/Frameworks/XCTestBootstrap.framework/Versions/A/Headers/FBActivityRecord.h:1, [пакет] bundled/Frameworks/FBDeviceControl.framework/Versions/A/Headers/FBAFCConnection.h:1 и ещё 72
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
Package points at a different repository cameroncooke/xcodebuildmcp
пакет xcodebuildmcp ссылается на getsentry/xcodebuildmcp
      for (const key of Object.keys(process.env)) {
In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

Builds a database query by concatenation .github/workflows/publish-manifests.yml:83
      - name: Commit and push website update
        env:
          REF: ${{ steps.ref.outputs.value }}

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add XcodeBuildMCP -- npx -y xcodebuildmcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "XcodeBuildMCP": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xcodebuildmcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.XcodeBuildMCP]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "xcodebuildmcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "XcodeBuildMCP": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xcodebuildmcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "XcodeBuildMCP": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xcodebuildmcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: INCREMENTAL_BUILDS_ENABLED (Enable experimental xcodemake incremental builds (true/false or 1/0).), XCODEBUILDMCP_ENABLED_WORKFLOWS (Comma-separated list of workflows to load at startup (e.g., 'simulator,device,project-discovery').), XCODEBUILDMCP_SENTRY_DISABLED (Disable Sentry error reporting (preferred flag).), XCODEBUILDMCP_DEBUG (Enable verbose debug logging from the server.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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XcodeBuildMCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for XcodeBuildMCP?
XcodeBuildMCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package xcodebuildmcp was installed 43 328 times last week.
How do I connect XcodeBuildMCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls xcodebuildmcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use XcodeBuildMCP?
The npm package xcodebuildmcp was installed 43 328 times in the last week. Week over week that is -51%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is XcodeBuildMCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 6 412 stars on GitHub and 14 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.