Does Xcode have an MCP server?
Xcode maintains an official MCP server.
The popular XcodeBuildMCP (now getsentry/MobileBuildMCP) is a Sentry project, not Apple's.
- Access
- Built into the product
- Endpoint
- Built into Xcode 26.3+ — connect via xcrun mcpbridge
- Category
- Developer Tools
Ships inside Xcode's own product rather than as a standalone server. Documented at developer.apple.com.
Ships inside the vendor's own app or CLI rather than as a standalone download.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add xcode -- npx -y <package-from-readme>Swap in the exact package and flags from the package page — most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable.
Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config and add the server to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"xcode": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop after saving.
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"xcode": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"xcode": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
]
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
Does Xcode have an official MCP server?
Yes. Xcode maintains an official MCP server.
How do I connect Xcode to Claude?
Run the server locally and register it in Claude's MCP config. In Claude Code that's a single "claude mcp add" command; in Claude Desktop you add it to claude_desktop_config.json.
How is this verdict verified?
Apple's developer documentation describes the MCP server that Xcode provides to external agents (enable it in Settings > Intelligence, then run xcrun mcpbridge). Apple's newsroom post for Xcode 26.3 confirms Xcode exposes its capabilities through MCP. GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
Apple's developer documentation describes the MCP server that Xcode provides to external agents (enable it in Settings > Intelligence, then run xcrun mcpbridge). Apple's newsroom post for Xcode 26.3 confirms Xcode exposes its capabilities through MCP.
- github data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours
- vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29
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