An MCP server that provides seamless access to Apple Developer documentation, including frameworks, APIs, SwiftUI, UIKit, WWDC videos, and code examples through natural language queries with AI support.

Installation

NPX

npx -y @kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp

Global Installation (pnpm)

pnpm add -g @kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp

Global Installation (npm)

npm install -g @kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp

From Source

git clone https://github.com/kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp.git
cd apple-docs-mcp
pnpm install && pnpm run build

Configuration

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "apple-docs": {
        "type": "stdio",
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
search_apple_docs	Search Apple Developer documentation via official search API, find specific APIs, classes, methods
get_apple_doc_content	Get detailed documentation content with JSON API access, optional advanced analysis
list_technologies	Overview of all Apple technologies with category filtering, language support, beta status
search_framework_symbols	Search symbols in specific frameworks, including classes, structures, protocols with wildcards
get_related_apis	Find related APIs through inheritance, conformance, and "See also" relationships
resolve_references_batch	Batch resolve API references, extract and resolve all links from documentation
get_platform_compatibility	Analyze platform compatibility including version support, beta status, deprecation info
find_similar_apis	Find similar APIs using official Apple recommendations and topic groupings
get_documentation_updates	Track Apple documentation updates including WWDC announcements and release notes
get_technology_overviews	Get technology overviews and comprehensive guides with hierarchical navigation
get_sample_code	Browse Apple sample code with framework filtering and keyword search
search_wwdc_videos	Search WWDC session videos with keyword search and topic/year filtering
get_wwdc_video_details	Get WWDC video details with full transcripts, code examples, and resources
list_wwdc_topics	List all available WWDC topics across 19 categories
list_wwdc_years	List all available WWDC years with conference years and video counts

Features

• Intelligent search across Apple Developer documentation for SwiftUI, UIKit, Foundation, CoreData, ARKit, and more
• Complete documentation access with full Apple JSON API access
• Framework index browsing for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS
• Technology catalog exploration including SwiftUI, UIKit, Metal, Core ML, Vision, and ARKit
• Documentation update tracking for WWDC 2024/2025 announcements and latest SDK releases
• Technology overviews with comprehensive guides for Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit development platforms
• Sample code library with Swift and Objective-C examples for cross-platform development
• WWDC video library with session search 2014-2025 including transcripts and code examples
• Related API discovery for SwiftUI views, UIKit controllers, and framework relationships
• Platform compatibility analysis for iOS 13+, macOS 10.15+, watchOS 6+, tvOS 13+, visionOS

Usage Examples

Search for SwiftUI animations

Find withAnimation API documentation

Look up async/await patterns in Swift

Show me UITableView delegate methods

Search Core Data NSPersistentContainer examples

Notes

All WWDC video data (2014-2025) is included directly in the npm package for zero network latency and offline access. Supports in-memory caching, intelligent UserAgent pooling, and comprehensive error handling. Supports multiple languages (English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese).