Xcode MCP Tool Reference

Complete reference for all 20 tools exposed by Xcode's MCP server (xcrun mcpbridge).

Important: Parameter schemas below are sourced from blog research and initial testing. Validate against your live mcpbridge with tools/list if behavior differs.

Discovery

XcodeListWindows

Call this first. Returns open Xcode windows with tabIdentifier values needed by most other tools.

• Parameters: None
• Returns: List of { tabIdentifier: string, workspacePath: string }
• Notes: No parameters needed. If empty, no project is open in Xcode.

XcodeListWindows()
→ { "tabIdentifier": "abc-123", "workspacePath": "/Users/dev/MyApp.xcodeproj" }