Apple Doc MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless access to Apple's Developer Documentation directly within your AI coding assistant.

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📋 Changelog

• 1.5.1 (Major update!)

  • Now on npm! someone annoying already uploaded it under apple-doc-mcp and theres no way to reach them so I had to rename it to apple-doc-mcp-server thanks random guy!

  • Introduced per-technology caching, mandatory framework selection, and the guided discovery/search flow.

  • Now it doesnt spam the doc server, all tech is cached after first call making every search super efficient!

  • Uses several search fallbacks to make sure it finds what youre looking for, and if it fails it'll do a regex to the entire technology and still give you suggestions!

  • It now asks you which doc is more relevant! and has very rudemntary fuzzy search but it works really well!

  • Simplified MCP in so many ways that I am just kicking myself!

  • Handlers now live in 'src/server/handlers/', so each tool is easy to read and evolve without touching the entrypoint.

  • This should have been version 1.0.0, there are still some kinks so please report them.

• 1.0.2 - Completely removed due to AI slop, sorry I merged without thoroughly going through this.

• 1.0.1 – Initial release.

Quick Start

"Use apple mcp select swiftui search tabbar"

Configure your MCP client (example):

Using npx (recommended):

Claude Code:

Or using node with the built file:

For local development:

🔄 Typical Workflow

1. Explore the catalogue:

   • discover_technologies { "query": "swift" }

   • discover_technologies { "page": 2, "pageSize": 10 }

2. Lock in a framework:

   • choose_technology "SwiftUI"

   • current_technology

3. Search within the active framework:

   • search_symbols { "query": "tab view layout" }

   • search_symbols { "query": "toolbar", "maxResults": 5 }

4. Open documentation:

   • get_documentation { "path": "TabView" }

   • get_documentation { "path": "documentation/SwiftUI/TabViewStyle" }

Search Tips

• Start broad (e.g. "tab", "animation", "gesture").

• Try synonyms ("sheet" vs "modal", "toolbar" vs "tabbar").

• Use multiple keywords ("tab view layout") to narrow results.

• If nothing turns up, re-run discover_technologies with a different keyword or pick another framework.

🧰 Available Tools

• discover_technologies – browse/filter frameworks before selecting one.

• choose_technology – set the active framework; required before searching docs.

• current_technology – show the current selection and quick next steps.

• search_symbols – fuzzy keyword search within the active framework.

• get_documentation – view symbol docs (relative names allowed).