Swift iOS Development Automation Platform

High-performance Swift-based MCP server for Xcode automation with hybrid architecture

Transform your iOS development workflow through real-time build intelligence, advanced automation, and native macOS integration—eliminating 90+ second build feedback delays while providing capabilities no Node.js solution can match.

!Swift iOS Automation Platform

🚀 Core Value Proposition

• ⚡ 10x Faster Build Cycles: Real-time error detection in <5 seconds vs 90+ second baseline
• 🔋 Native Performance: 2-3x improvement over Node.js implementations
• 🔒 Maximum Security: App Sandbox compliance with user-controlled access
• 🏗️ Hybrid Architecture: Best patterns from proven solutions + Swift enhancements
• 💪 Mac Studio Optimized: Dynamic 85-90% resource utilization

🎯 Target Hardware

Recommended: Mac Studio M2 Max (32GB RAM, 12-core CPU)
Minimum: Apple Silicon Mac with 16GB RAM, 8+ cores
OS: macOS 14+ (Sonoma or later)

✨ Key Features

🧠 Real-Time Build Intelligence

• Sub-5 second error detection with DispatchSource file monitoring
• Intelligent error categorization and fix suggestions
• Performance regression detection with automatic optimization

📱 Advanced Multi-Simulator Management

• 6+ concurrent simulators with intelligent resource allocation
• Native UI automation with Accessibility API integration
• Visual documentation generation with screenshot/video capture

🔄 Hybrid Pattern Extraction

• XcodeBuildMCP patterns: xcodemake integration, UI automation
• r-huijts patterns: Project management, security framework
• Swift enhancements: Native performance, direct API access

🛡️ Security-First Design

• App Sandbox compliance for sensitive code protection
• User-controlled permissions with security bookmarks
• Local-only processing - no data leaves your Mac

🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  Swift MCP Server Core                     │
│                    (SwiftMCP Framework)                    │
└─────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┘
                      │
┌─────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Hybrid Pattern Extraction Layer               │
│  ┌─────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────────┐   │
│  │ XcodeBuildMCP   │   r-huijts      │  Swift Enhanced │   │
│  │ Patterns        │   Patterns      │  Capabilities   │   │
│  │ • xcodemake     │ • Project Mgmt  │ • Native APIs   │   │
│  │ • UI Automation │ • File Ops      │ • Performance   │   │
│  │ • Build Logic   │ • Security      │ • Integration   │   │
│  └─────────────────┴─────────────────┴─────────────────┘   │
└─────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┘
                      │
┌─────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┐
│                Native Swift Integration                    │
│  ┌─────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────────┐   │
│  │ Subprocess Mgmt │ DispatchSource  │ Framework APIs  │   │
│  │ xcodebuild      │ File Monitoring │ XcodeKit        │   │
│  │ simctl          │ Real-time Logs  │ Accessibility   │   │
│  │ Git operations  │ Change Events   │ Core Foundation │   │
│  └─────────────────┴─────────────────┴─────────────────┘   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

# Verify your setup
xcodebuild -version  # Should be 16.5+
swift --version      # Should be 6.0+
system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep -E "Total Number of Cores|Memory"

Installation

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/cbvibe69/swift-ios-automation-platform.git
cd swift-ios-automation-platform

# 2. Run setup script
chmod +x Scripts/setup.sh
./Scripts/setup.sh

# 3. Build the project
./Scripts/build.sh

# 4. Run the automation server
./Scripts/run.sh --log-level debug --max-resource-utilization 85

First Automation

# Start the MCP server
swift run XcodeAutomationServer

# In another terminal, test with an MCP client
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/list", "id": 1}' | swift run XcodeAutomationServer

📊 Performance Targets

Metric	Target	Current Baseline
Error Detection	<5 seconds	90+ seconds
Incremental Build	<10 seconds	Minutes
Build Intelligence	<0.5 seconds	N/A
Resource Utilization	85-90%	<50%
Simulator Launch	<30 seconds (6 devices)	2+ minutes
UI Automation Reliability	98%+	70-80%

📖 Documentation

Document	Description
Implementation Guide	Step-by-step development roadmap
Architecture Overview	Detailed system design
Performance Targets	Benchmarks and optimization guides
Security Model	App Sandbox and privacy controls
API Reference	Complete MCP tool documentation

🛠️ Development

Build Commands

# Development build
swift build

# Release build (optimized for M2 Max)
./Scripts/build.sh

# Run tests
./Scripts/test.sh

# Start development server
./Scripts/run.sh

Development Phases

• Phase 1 (Weeks 1-2): Foundation + Core Extraction ← Current
• Phase 2 (Weeks 3-4): Enhanced Swift Implementation
• Phase 3 (Weeks 5-6): Advanced Features + Optimization
• Phase 4 (Weeks 7-8): Security Hardening + Production

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details. For our security policy and vulnerability reporting guidelines, see SECURITY.md.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Anthropic for the Model Context Protocol specification
• XcodeBuildMCP for xcodemake and UI automation patterns
• r-huijts for comprehensive project management patterns
• Swift Community for excellent tooling and frameworks

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Transform your iOS development with native Swift performance and intelligence! 🚀