Mcp Compliant Tool Exposure For Apple Applications

via “dual-mode tool invocation (mcp server + cli)”

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and CLI that provides tools for agent use when working on iOS and macOS projects.

Unique: Implements a true dual-mode architecture where MCP server and CLI modes share 100% of tool implementation logic through a unified entry point, rather than maintaining separate code paths. This is achieved via a manifest-driven discovery system that decouples tool definitions from invocation context, allowing the same tool to be called via JSON-RPC or CLI arguments.

vs others: Unlike tools that provide separate MCP and CLI implementations (requiring maintenance of two code paths), XcodeBuildMCP's shared implementation ensures feature parity and eliminates sync issues between agent and human interfaces.