Xcode & builds· Docs

Xcode external agents

Apple’s documentation for letting an external agent use the Xcode MCP server via xcrun mcpbridge, after turning on external agents in Intelligence settings.

Author: Apple
Added: 15 Oct 2026
Works with: Claude Code, Codex, Xcode

Install

claude mcp add --transport stdio xcode -- xcrun mcpbridge

Copied from the upstream source on 15 Oct 2026. Check the repository before you run it.

Source

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/giving-external-agents-access-to-xcode

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Xcode & builds· Docs

Xcode external agents

Apple’s documentation for letting an external agent use the Xcode MCP server via xcrun mcpbridge, after turning on external agents in Intelligence settings.

Author: Apple
Added: 15 Oct 2026
Works with: Claude Code, Codex, Xcode

Install

claude mcp add --transport stdio xcode -- xcrun mcpbridge

Copied from the upstream source on 15 Oct 2026. Check the repository before you run it.

Source

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/giving-external-agents-access-to-xcode

mcpbridge · xcode

MCP server
InstrumentsMCP
MCP server that wraps Xcode Instruments so an agent can record traces, drive the simulator, and read structured profiling data. The README lists Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
Claude Code · Cursor · Windsurf · MCP clients
Xcode & builds
Nemanja Vlahovic · 16 Oct 2026
Skill
iOS Debugger Agent
Codex skill that calls XcodeBuildMCP to compile the open scheme, start it in a simulator that is already running, then read the view tree, save display images, and collect console lines.
Codex
Xcode & builds
Thomas Ricouard · 15 Oct 2026
Skill
macOS SwiftPM App Packaging
Codex skill for a macOS program defined only by Package.swift: it creates the starter tree, compiles it, assembles a .app, signs the bundle, and can submit that bundle for notarization.
Codex
Xcode & builds
Thomas Ricouard · 15 Oct 2026
MCP server
memorydetective
MCP server for iOS leak hunting and performance investigation. It reads memgraph and trace files and classifies retain cycles.
Claude Code · Cursor
Xcode & builds
carloshpdoc · 16 Oct 2026

Xcode external agents

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Xcode external agents

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