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swiftdata-coredata-persistence

swiftdata-coredata-persistence — a Claude Code skill from dagba/ios-mcp

Features

  • ✓Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for iOS simulators
  • ✓Integrates with Xcode for seamless development
  • ✓Automated testing and debugging with Claude AI
  • ✓Comprehensive set of MCP tools for simulator control
  • ✓Curated development patterns and workflows

Installation Guide

Prerequisites

  • macOS (iOS Simulator only available on macOS)

  • Xcode 15+ with Command Line Tools installed

  • Node.js 18+

    • Quick Setup

    bash
    # Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ios-dev-mcp-server.git
cd ios-dev-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

    Installing fb-idb (Required for Advanced Features)

    11 of 23 simulator tools require fb-idb (iOS Development Bridge) to be installed. These include all UI interaction tools (tap, swipe, long-press), UI inspection tools (describe_ui, describe_point), and all debugging/automation tools (crash logs, log streaming, text input, button press).

    Installation Steps:

    bash
    # 1. Install idb_companion via Homebrew
brew tap facebook/fb
brew install idb-companion

# 2. Install idb client via Python pip (in virtual environment)
python3 -m venv ~/.idb-venv
source ~/.idb-venv/bin/activate
pip install fb-idb

# 3. Create symlink for global access
mkdir -p ~/bin
ln -sf ~/.idb-venv/bin/idb ~/bin/idb

# 4. Verify installation
~/bin/idb list-targets

    What gets installed:

  • idb_companion - Server process that communicates with simulators/devices (via Homebrew)

  • idb - Client CLI tool (via Python pip in virtual environment)

  • Symlink at ~/bin/idb - Allows MCP server to find idb executable

    • Testing the installation:

    bash
    # Boot a simulator (if not already running)
xcrun simctl boot "iPhone 17"

# Connect idb to the simulator
~/bin/idb connect <DEVICE_UDID>

# Test UI inspection
~/bin/idb ui describe-all --udid <DEVICE_UDID>

    Tools that require idb:

  • simulator_tap, simulator_swipe, simulator_long_press - UI interaction

  • simulator_describe_ui, simulator_describe_point - UI inspection

  • simulator_list_crashes, simulator_get_crash, simulator_delete_crashes - Crash management

  • simulator_stream_logs - Real-time log monitoring

  • simulator_input_text - Text field input

  • simulator_press_button - Hardware button simulation

    • Tools that work without idb:

  • All device management tools (boot, shutdown, device info)

  • All app lifecycle tools (launch, terminate, install, uninstall)

  • Screenshot tool

  • Build and test tools

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