Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI) MCP Server

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Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI) is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. It exposes 55 tools.

Ship a new iOS app from chat. AI runs App Store Connect, builds, release, and submission through Ap…

Uptime history 6 days of history · worst day 96%

6 days agonow

97.8%

Uptime 24h

89 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

561 ms

Response time

average over 24h

open, no key

Access

streamable-http

What changed 392

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 3 November 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

7 Nov 56 tools appeared apple_developer, attach_build_and_compliance, attach_review_item and 53 more

7 Nov 56 tools disappeared apple_developer, attach_build_and_compliance, attach_review_item and 53 more

6 Nov 55 tools disappeared attach_build_and_compliance, attach_review_item, create_app and 52 more

6 Nov a tool appeared apple_developer

5 Nov 56 tools appeared apple_developer, attach_build_and_compliance, attach_review_item and 53 more

5 Nov 56 tools disappeared apple_developer, attach_build_and_compliance, attach_review_item and 53 more

3 Nov 56 tools appeared apple_developer, attach_build_and_compliance, attach_review_item and 53 more

3 Nov 56 tools disappeared apple_developer, attach_build_and_compliance, attach_review_item and 53 more

Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI) does not always answer

Over the last week it answered 98.2% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add mcp-apple_developer --transport http https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-apple_developer

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-apple_developer

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mcp-apple_developer]
url = "https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-apple_developer"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-apple_developer": {
      "url": "https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-apple_developer"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-apple_developer": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-apple_developer"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 55

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

app

create_app

Create App Store Connect app

create_app_bundle

Create ASC app bundle (may 403 if tenant allows GET only).

get_app

Get one app's details (name, bundle id, SKU) by asc_app_id. Use to confirm the right app before making changes to it.

get_app_store_version

GET iOS appStoreVersions for asc_app_id

list_app_bundles

List ASC app bundles (iris GET /appBundles).

list_app_media_sets

List existing screenshot and app preview sets for an app store version localization (read-only). Use before upload_screenshot to see which display sizes already have assets.

set_app_privacy

Set App Privacy data-collection declarations (iris appDataUsages): pass app_privacy_profile=contact or analytics for the built-in presets, or app_privacy_profile=custom with an inline declarations JSON array when the presets don't match what the app actually collects. See SKILLS.md App Privacy section for the preset definitions.

set_app_store_metadata

Set primary App Store category, version copyright, and third-party content rights declaration.

update_app

Update an existing app's name, primary locale, or bundle id (PATCH apps). Use when correcting app-level metadata after create_app.

update_app_info_localization

Update the localized app name, subtitle, and privacy policy URL for one locale (PATCH app info localization). Use for text shown on the App Store listing page, not screenshots.

update_app_review_information

Create or update App Store review contact and demo sign-in for the current version (iris appStoreReviewDetail). Required before press_submit_for_review for login apps.

bundle

create_bundle_id

delete_bundle_id

Remove a bundle ID from developer.apple.com (requires Developer Identifiers session from start_browser_auth).

get_bundle_id

Get details for one existing bundle ID by its ASC resource id. Use after list_bundle_ids to confirm platform and capabilities before create_app.

list_bundle_ids

List bundle IDs registered on developer.apple.com for the current team. Use to find an existing bundle_id before create_bundle_id or get_bundle_id.

review

create_review_submission

Create a new, empty review submission (READY_FOR_REVIEW) for an app so a version/build can be attached before submit. Use press_submit_for_review instead if you just want to submit the current version in one step.

get_review_path

Get the Resolution Center and App Review URLs for an app, for messages Apple has not exposed via list_review_messages. Use when an operator needs to open the review thread directly in a browser.

get_review_submission

Get the status and attached items of one review submission by review_submission_id. Use to check progress after create_review_submission.

list_review_messages

Resolution Center threads and App Review messages for asc_app_id. Empty threads until Apple opens a rejection/message thread.

submit

submit_build_and_press_submit

Upload done: attach latest/build number/build_id to current version, then press Submit for Review in ASC via API.

submit_build_for_review

Operator uploaded a new build: attach latest, build_number (ASC build version), or build_id to the current store version; optionally submit for review when confirm_submit_for_review=true.

submit_for_review

Press Submit for Review, restricted to apps on the probe/disposable allowlist (checked server-side) and gated behind confirm_probe_submit=true. For regular apps use press_submit_for_review or submit_build_and_press_submit instead; this tool exists only for automated testing against throwaway apps.

submit_testflight_beta_review

Submit a processed build for TestFlight external Beta App Review (iris betaAppReviewSubmissions). Not App Store press_submit_for_review. Fills beta app description, what to test, contact, and privacy URL when provided. Poll get_testflight_public_link until accepting_public_testers is true before sharing the join URL.

asc

create_asc_api_key

Create an App Store Connect API team key. Optionally downloads the one-time .p8 private key PEM (treat like a password; never commit).

list_asc_api_keys

List App Store Connect API team keys and the team issuer id (for EAS / CI). Does not return private keys.

list_asc_team_members

List active App Store Connect team members and pending email invitations, returning only each person's identifier (email/username) and roles. Use before internal TestFlight distribution to confirm someone is on the team and has a TestFlight-eligible role.

upload

upload_build

Upload a .ipa to App Store Connect via Transporter on the replay host. For CI/Expo-built apps, upload the .ipa through Expo or your CI pipeline directly and skip this tool — it exists only for builds that must be uploaded from the replay host itself. Supply ipa_url (https) or the host-local ipa_path.

upload_screenshot

Upload one App Store screenshot into a single carousel slot via the screenshot bytes (screenshot_image_base64) or a URL to fetch them from (screenshot_image_url). Call once per slide (default size APP_IPHONE_65 / 6.5″); screenshot_file_path only works when the file already exists on the replay host's filesystem.

upload_screenshots

Upload one App Store screenshot for a single iPhone display size from a master image that this tool auto-resizes. Pass screenshot_image_base64 or screenshot_image_url when the image bytes or a fetchable URL are available; use screenshot_display_types to pick exactly one display size per call, and call again for additional sizes.

attach

attach_build_and_compliance

After Expo/CI has uploaded the .ipa to ASC: list builds for asc_app_id, wait until processing is VALID, attach build_id to app_store_version_id, set export compliance (uses_non_exempt_encryption usually false).

attach_review_item

Attach an app store version or build item to an existing review submission by review_submission_id. Use after create_review_submission when building a submission manually.

invite

invite_asc_team_member

Invite a user to your App Store Connect team (email invitation, 3-day expiry). Required for internal TestFlight when they are not already a team user. Does not replace invite_testflight_testers (external beta emails).

invite_testflight_testers

Add testers to a TestFlight beta group by email. testing_scope=internal: ASC team emails for Internal Testing group (required before TestFlight app shows the build). testing_scope=external: external group email invites.

version

set_version_build

Set which build is attached to an app store version without also running export-compliance or wait-for-processing steps. Use attach_build_and_compliance instead when the build may still be processing.

update_version_localization

Update the current app store version's description, keywords, promotional text, what's new, support URL, or marketing URL for one localization (PATCH app store version localization). Use for App Store listing copy tied to a specific version, not app-level info (see update_app_info_localization).

account

get_account_compliance_status

Business portal links for Agreements/Tax/Banking plus price schedule hints (contracts are human-signed).

age

set_age_rating

Set the app's age rating questionnaire answers (content descriptors) required before submit. Use once per app, or when content descriptors change.

apps

list_apps

List apps visible to the current App Store Connect session. Use to find an existing asc_app_id before create_app or any per-app tool.

build

get_build

Get one build's processing state and metadata by build_id. Use before attach_build_and_compliance to confirm the build finished processing.

builds

list_builds

List ASC builds for asc_app_id (newest first). Use before attach if operator names a build number.

distribute

distribute_build_to_testflight

Add a VALID build to TestFlight internal or external beta group. For internal, also pass tester_emails (ASC team addresses) or call invite_testflight_testers testing_scope=internal — otherwise ASC shows 0 Testers and TestFlight stays empty.

download

download_asc_api_key

Download the one-time .p8 private key for an existing API key when canDownload is still true.

export

set_export_compliance

PATCH build export encryption flag

login

After operator completes Apple IDMSA in a browser, verify Developer portal session (checkPermissions).

orphan

delete_orphan_review_submissions

Delete empty READY_FOR_REVIEW review submission drafts (zero items) for an app. Use dry_run=true to list orphans only. Clears slots before press_submit_for_review.

pre

get_pre_submit_status

Read-only checklist before Submit for Review (build, privacy, category, copyright). Includes orphan_review_submission_ids for empty drafts.

press

press_submit_for_review

Build already on version: create review submission and PATCH submitted=true. Requires confirm_submit_for_review=true.

pricing

set_pricing_and_availability

Set or read USA base price tier (0 free, 1+ paid). Paid apps still need Agreements/Tax/Banking in ASC Business.

probe

probe_update_version_localization

PATCH app store version localization promotional text (requires asc_app_id / localization_id on tenant).

revoke

revoke_asc_api_key

Permanently revoke an App Store Connect API team key (cannot be undone).

screenshots

delete_screenshots

Delete screenshots for targeted iPhone display types (e.g. APP_IPHONE_61 only). Use dry_run=true to list without DELETE. Requires localization_id from get_app_store_version.

session

session_status

ASC session check

start

start_browser_auth

Open App Store Connect sign-in only when needed. If the saved session is still valid, this tool returns success immediately and does not open the viewer. Call session_status first. Use force_reconnect only when the user explicitly wants to wipe the saved cookie and sign in again (destructive).

testflight

get_testflight_public_link

Create or reuse an external TestFlight group, attach a processed build, enable the public join link, and return https://testflight.apple.com/join/… Requires asc_session_cookie (session_status OK). First external build may need Beta App Review before the link works for everyone.

wait

wait_build_processed

Poll until build processing VALID

Tools removed

Tools this server used to expose. Anything built against them stopped working on the day they went.

apple_developer

removed 7 Nov 2026

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-apple_developer	streamable-http	answering	531 ms	9 min ago

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Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI) — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI) do?

It exposes 55 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: attach_build_and_compliance, attach_review_item, create_app, create_app_bundle, create_asc_api_key, create_bundle_id and 49 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

What is Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI) mostly used for?

Its tools cluster around app, bundle and submit. That is what this server is built to work with — the grouping comes from the actual tool names, not from a category we assigned.

Is Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI) working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 89 of 91 checks got a reply (97.8%), average response time 561 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

Did Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI) ever remove tools?

Yes. apple_developer is no longer exposed — we recorded the date each one disappeared. A tool vanishing usually means a breaking change for anything that depended on it.

How do I connect Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI)?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI) need an API key?

No. Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI) completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 55 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Apple Developer MCP by Nova (CIVAI)?

It answers our handshake in 561 ms on average, which is faster than 20% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.