AppsVantage Preflight 🚀

Apple App Store Pre-Flight Guideline & Compliance Auditor, Privacy Manifest Generator, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) AI Agent Server.

Audit iOS applications, Xcode projects, and compiled .ipa archives against Apple App Store Review Guidelines before submitting to TestFlight or App Store Review.

⚡ Quick Start

Run a full audit instantly with zero installation (your first audit is 100% free!):

# Audit an iOS project folder (reads Info.plist, Podfile.lock, Package.resolved)
npx appsvantage-preflight ./ios

# Audit a compiled .ipa archive
npx appsvantage-preflight ./build/MyApp.ipa

# Strict CI/CD build gate (fails with exit code 1 if critical blockers detected)
npx appsvantage-preflight ./ios --fail-on-critical

Related MCP server: App Store Connect MCP Server

🎟️ Pricing & License Activation

AppsVantage Preflight is designed for indie developers and production engineering teams:

Activating Your License

Once purchased at https://www.appsvantage.com/preflight, pass your key via CLI or environment variable:

# Pass via CLI flag
npx appsvantage-preflight ./ios --key YOUR_LICENSE_KEY

# Or export as environment variable
export APPSVANTAGE_LICENSE_KEY=YOUR_LICENSE_KEY
npx appsvantage-preflight ./ios

🤖 Model Context Protocol (MCP) Agent Server

Integrate preflight auditing directly into Cursor, Windsurf, or Claude Code:

Add to Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json) or Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appsvantage": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["appsvantage-preflight", "mcp"],
      "env": {
        "APPSVANTAGE_LICENSE_KEY": "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Autonomous AI Agent Capabilities:

• appsvantage_audit: Deep compliance audit of local Xcode projects or .ipa packages.

• appsvantage_generate_privacy_manifest: Writes a valid Apple PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy XML manifest.

• appsvantage_decode_rejection: Diagnoses rejection text, produces a Resolution Center appeal letter, and provides an AI fix prompt.

🛠️ CLI Commands & Options

USAGE:
  appsvantage-preflight [target-path] [options]
  appsvantage-preflight mcp

COMMANDS:
  mcp                     Launch Model Context Protocol (MCP) server over stdio.

ARGUMENTS:
  target-path             Path to an .ipa file, Info.plist, or Xcode project directory.
                          Defaults to current directory (.) if omitted.

OPTIONS:
  -k, --key <key>         AppsVantage license key or account email.
  --json                  Output audit report as raw JSON (for CI/CD pipelines).
  --fail-on-critical      Exit with code 1 if critical submission blockers are detected.
  --generate-xcprivacy    Generate a valid Apple PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy file.
  --decode-rejection      Decode Apple Review rejection text and generate appeal letter.
  -v, --version           Print tool version.
  -h, --help              Show help screen.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:
  APPSVANTAGE_LICENSE_KEY AppsVantage license key or account email.

🔍 What AppsVantage Preflight Checks

1. Apple May 2024 Privacy Manifest Mandate:

   • Audits third-party SDKs against Apple's mandatory SDK list.

   • Verifies framework-level PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy and Required Reason API declarations.

   • Cross-checks tracking SDKs against declared NSPrivacyTracking.

2. Provisioning Profiles & Entitlements:

   • Flags development builds (get-task-allow: true) or Ad-Hoc profiles that cause App Store rejection.

   • Verifies In-App Purchase, Push Notification, and Sign in with Apple capabilities.

3. App Transport Security (ATS):

   • Identifies insecure HTTP exceptions and legacy UIWebView usage.

4. Purpose Strings & Permissions:

   • Verifies usage descriptions (NSCameraUsageDescription, NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription, etc.).

5. Leak & Secret Scanner:

   • Flags local development endpoints (localhost, 127.0.0.1, .local) in production configs.

🌐 Web Platform & Deep Analytics

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📄 License

Commercial © AppsVantage. All rights reserved. Free for initial pre-flight scans. See appsvantage.com/preflight for terms.