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XcodeBuildMCP Server
Open-source MCP server from Sentry (originally created by Cameron Cooke) that gives AI agents full control over Xcode for building, testing, debugging, and deploying iOS and macOS apps. Provides 82 MCP tools covering simulators, physical devices over USB and Wi-Fi, LLDB debugging with breakpoints and variable inspection, UI automation with screenshot capture, and project scaffolding. AI agents can independently build projects, fix compilation errors, and iterate on solutions. 5,400+ GitHub stars.
MCP verified
Integration
| Transport | stdio |
| Auth | none |
| Endpoint | XcodeBuildMCP Server |
| Install | brew install xcodebuildmcp |
Use Cases
| 01 | Build, run, and test iOS and macOS apps directly from AI coding agents like Claude Code or Cursor without leaving the agent, with automatic compilation error detection and fixing |
| 02 | Debug iOS apps through AI agents using LLDB integration for setting breakpoints, inspecting variables, and executing debugger commands on simulators and physical devices |
| 03 | Automate UI testing workflows by capturing screenshots, interacting with simulator UI elements, and deploying to physical devices over USB or Wi-Fi through MCP-compatible clients |
Tags
xcode ios macos swift build test debug simulator lldb sentry mobile-development
Machine-readable: /api/servers.json
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