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DimensionXcodeBuildMCPAn Xcode MCP server for iOS and macOS developmentNPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS51 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions9 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2018 / 20
Documentation11 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2015 / 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 auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 clientsCursor, Claude Code, CodexClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
Tools019