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DimensionXcodeBuildMCPAn Xcode MCP server for iOS and macOS developmentContext7Upstash's official server providing up-to-date third-party library docs for AI coding assistants
FMRS51 / 100 · D80 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2014 / 20
Security and permissions9 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2017 / 20
Documentation11 / 2015 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2018 / 20
Best for
  • Teams developing iOS or macOS applications with macOS and Xcode
  • Developers who want AI coding agents to participate in Xcode workflows
  • Users who need both an MCP server and a unified CLI
  • Developers using fast-moving frameworks/libraries worried about the AI suggesting stale code
  • Scenarios wanting zero-config documentation lookup
Not for
  • Development environments without macOS or Xcode
  • Users requiring native Windows or Linux support
  • Users unwilling to grant local access to Xcode, simulators, or project operations
  • Looking up internal/private codebase documentation (Context7 targets publicly published open-source libraries)
  • Cases needing very high coverage of obscure, niche libraries (coverage depends on what Context7's platform has indexed)
Required permissions
  • Requires access to Xcode and related project workflows on macOS
  • Device tools require code signing to be configured in Xcode
  • Uses Sentry for internal runtime error telemetry by default; it can be disabled with XCODEBUILDMCP_SENTRY_DISABLED
  • Usable without an API key (subject to a free-tier rate limit); CONTEXT7_API_KEY is an optional credential for higher quota
  • Read-only documentation lookup — no code execution or local filesystem access involved
Risks and side effects
  • Device operations may fail when code signing is not configured
  • The server asks xcodebuild to skip macro validation, which changes build behavior for projects using Swift Macros
  • Internal runtime error telemetry is enabled by default
  • Experimental incremental builds may be less stable
  • The free tier has limited quota — high-frequency use may hit rate limits
  • Documentation content comes from Context7's platform index, so its accuracy and freshness depend on that platform's crawl cadence
Supported clientsCursor, Claude Code, CodexClaude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Cline, Amp
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