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xcodebuild

MCP tool for building Xcode iOS workspace/project and feeding back error to LLMs.

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About xcodebuild

xcodebuild is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) tool that builds Xcode iOS workspaces or projects and returns the resulting build errors to an LLM. It enables AI assistants to automatically trigger builds and receive structured error feedback for iterative problem-solving.

Best for

Developers using AI assistants to build and debug iOS apps within an MCP-based environment

Use cases

  • Automating Xcode builds within an LLM-driven coding loop
  • Feeding build errors back to an AI assistant for next-step suggestions
  • Integrating iOS project compilation checks into a MCP-enabled development workflow

Notes

84 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-08-15. Licensed MIT.

Pros

  • Direct integration of build results into LLM context
  • Open source with 84 GitHub stars and Python implementation
  • Streamlines the debug cycle by bridging Xcode with AI

Cons

  • Limited to Xcode projects (iOS/macOS) only
  • Requires MCP-compatible client and local setup
  • No support for non-Apple build systems or cross-platform projects

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

pip install mcpxcodebuild

Tools exposed

  • build
  • test

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Cline, Claude.app

Install

Add xcodebuild to your client

Not verified yet

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Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.

Works with

What xcodebuild connects to

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Health and security

Is xcodebuild looked after, and what do its setup files show

Security check static checks

97 out of 100

Reads what is published about the server: package advisories, licence, secrets in the documented setup and tool permissions. Nothing is installed or run, so this is not a security assessment. Checked by edna-static-v1. What it checks

Licence: MIT

  • Low The documented install uses mcpxcodebuild, whose published metadata names no source repository. Check it is the right package before installing.
  • Note No published npm or PyPI package of this repository was found, so package advisories were not checked.
  • Note The lab has not recorded this server's tool list yet, so tool permissions were not checked.

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