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XcodeBuildMCP for VS Code

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XcodeBuildMCP provides tools for Xcode project management, simulator management, and app utilities.

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Install XcodeBuildMCP in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "incremental-builds-enabled",
      "description": "INCREMENTAL_BUILDS_ENABLED",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "xcodebuildmcp-enabled-workflows",
      "description": "XCODEBUILDMCP_ENABLED_WORKFLOWS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "xcodebuildmcp-sentry-disabled",
      "description": "XCODEBUILDMCP_SENTRY_DISABLED",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "xcodebuildmcp-debug",
      "description": "XCODEBUILDMCP_DEBUG",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "xcodebuildmcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xcodebuildmcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INCREMENTAL_BUILDS_ENABLED": "${input:incremental-builds-enabled}",
        "XCODEBUILDMCP_ENABLED_WORKFLOWS": "${input:xcodebuildmcp-enabled-workflows}",
        "XCODEBUILDMCP_SENTRY_DISABLED": "${input:xcodebuildmcp-sentry-disabled}",
        "XCODEBUILDMCP_DEBUG": "${input:xcodebuildmcp-debug}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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