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DimensionXcodebuild MCP ServerMCP tool for building Xcode iOS projects and feeding back errors to LLMsNPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS41 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability5 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions10 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance8 / 2018 / 20
Documentation10 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience8 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • iOS developers using Visual Studio Code with AI extensions (e.g., Cline, Roo Code)
  • AI coding workflows that require quick build and test of iOS projects
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Users needing a GUI-based build tool
  • Users not working with Xcode or iOS development
  • Those requiring advanced build configurations (e.g., signing, certificate management)
  • Projects outside the NPM ecosystem (e.g., pure Python/Go)
  • Environments without network access to deps.dev, OSV.dev, and the npm registry
  • Scenarios requiring maintenance by an official upstream vendor
Required permissions
  • Reads the full path of the specified folder
  • Executes xcodebuild commands to build or test the project
  • Network access to the NPM registry and external services (deps.dev, OSV.dev, OpenSSF, npms.io, GitHub)
  • Read access to workspace lockfiles (pnpm-lock.yaml, package-lock., yarn.lock) for cache invalidation
Risks and side effects
  • Builds may take a long time; ensure appropriate timeout settings
  • Builds may consume significant CPU and memory
  • Incorrect project paths may cause build failures
  • Third-party READMEs and changelogs are untrusted external content; they are wrapped in tags with _meta flags but should still be handled cautiously
  • Depends on availability and accuracy of external services
  • Batch requests are capped at 25 packages to prevent registry enumeration; larger sets require batching
  • Third-party open source project, not officially maintained by NPM or Anthropic
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Cline, Roo CodeClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
Tools219