{"id":"polarvista-xcode-mcp-server","name":"Xcode-mcp-server","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/PolarVista/Xcode-mcp-server","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","xcode","build-automation","testing","typescript","developer-tools","ios","macos"],"what_it_does":"Xcode-mcp-server is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets an MCP-compatible AI client trigger Xcode project builds and test runs (with schemes/configurations/destinations), stream logs, and persist build/test artifacts and reports to a specified logs directory. It exposes MCP tools such as build_project and run_tests and a resource for the latest log.","use_cases":["Building iOS/macOS Xcode projects from an LLM agent","Running targeted unit tests or test subsets via schemes and test identifiers","Generating and retrieving code coverage and build/test reports","Streaming build/test logs back to an agent for monitoring and debugging"],"not_for":["Deploying to production application environments (it is primarily a developer/build automation tool)","Remote multi-tenant use where untrusted clients could trigger arbitrary filesystem/command execution without additional sandboxing","Environments without Xcode Command Line Tools"],"best_when":"You have a local (or controlled) machine with Xcode installed and you want an AI agent to orchestrate builds/tests while capturing artifacts to disk.","avoid_when":"You need strong authentication/authorization for remote access, or you cannot control the project paths/inputs an agent can supply.","alternatives":["GitHub Actions / CI pipelines for Xcode builds and tests","Fastlane (for build/test automation)","Custom scripts or a dedicated build runner service (e.g., using xcodebuild directly)","Other CI-integrated MCP servers (if available) or generic command-runner MCP tools"],"af_score":54.5,"security_score":19.2,"reliability_score":23.8,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:21:54.865951+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication mechanism is described in the provided README. Usage appears to be local/startup-driven via the MCP client integration."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information is provided (appears to be a self-hosted open-source tool)."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":54.5,"security_score":19.2,"reliability_score":23.8,"mcp_server_quality":55.0,"documentation_accuracy":65.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":100.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":0.0,"auth_strength":10.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":45.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"No authentication/authorization is described; MCP server likely runs locally and can access the filesystem/project paths the server is pointed at. This can be risky if untrusted agents/clients can influence inputs (e.g., projectPath). TLS, secret handling, and dependency security posture are not documented in the provided material.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":35.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Agent-provided projectPath/scheme/destination may trigger long-running and resource-intensive builds/tests.","Default destination is an iOS Simulator device; on machines without that simulator/device availability, runs may fail.","Log streaming/artifact persistence depends on a writable logs directory passed at server start."]}}