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XcodeBuildMCP

XcodeBuildMCP is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. XcodeBuildMCP provides tools for Xcode project management, simulator management, and app utilities. It has 6,462 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y xcodebuildmcp.

github.com/getsentry/MobileBuildMCP (opens in a new tab)

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Install XcodeBuildMCP

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xcodebuildmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xcodebuildmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio xcodebuildmcp -- npx -y xcodebuildmcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xcodebuildmcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xcodebuildmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "xcodebuildmcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xcodebuildmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About XcodeBuildMCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and CLI that provides tools for agent use when working on iOS and macOS projects. MobileBuildMCP ships as a single package with two modes: a CLI for direct terminal use and an MCP server for AI coding agents. Either install method gives you both.

  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • model-context-protocol
  • model-context-protocol-servers
  • xcode
  • xcodebuild
  • tag-non-production

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What is XcodeBuildMCP?

XcodeBuildMCP is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. XcodeBuildMCP provides tools for Xcode project management, simulator management, and app utilities. It has 6,462 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y xcodebuildmcp. The source code is at github.com/getsentry/MobileBuildMCP.

How do I install the XcodeBuildMCP MCP server?

Add the command npx -y xcodebuildmcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is XcodeBuildMCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is XcodeBuildMCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 23, 2026. The latest release is v2.7.1, published Sep 23, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.