apple-design-mcp
by rncrosby
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLE_DESIGN_CACHE | No | Override the cache directory used for storing fetched HIG pages. Defaults to ~/Library/Caches/apple-design-mcp on macOS or $XDG_CACHE_HOME/apple-design-mcp (or ~/.cache/apple-design-mcp) on Linux. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| resources | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| hig_searchA | Search Apple's Human Interface Guidelines by topic, component, pattern, or design question (e.g. 'touch targets', 'tab bars', 'Liquid Glass'). |
| hig_getA | Fetch one Human Interface Guidelines page as Markdown. Pass a slug (color, buttons), title, path, or developer.apple.com URL. |
| hig_tocA | Return the full Human Interface Guidelines table of contents (Getting started, Foundations, Patterns, Components, Inputs, Technologies). |
| hig_listA | List HIG topics, optionally limited to a section such as Foundations, Components, Patterns, Inputs, Technologies, or Getting started. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| hig_review | Review an interface or code against Apple's Human Interface Guidelines for a platform |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| hig-toc | Apple Human Interface Guidelines table of contents |
| Getting started | Getting started — collection |
| Design principles | Getting started — article |
| Designing for iOS | Getting started — article |
| Designing for iPadOS | Getting started — article |
| Designing for macOS | Getting started — article |
| Designing for tvOS | Getting started — article |
| Designing for visionOS | Getting started — article |
| Designing for watchOS | Getting started — article |
| Designing for games | Getting started — article |
| Designing for iPhone Duo | Getting started — article |
| Foundations | Foundations — collection |
| Accessibility | Foundations — article |
| App icons | Foundations — article |
| Branding | Foundations — article |
| Color | Foundations — article |
| Dark Mode | Foundations — article |
| Icons | Foundations — article |
| Images | Foundations — article |
| Immersive experiences | Foundations — article |
| Inclusion | Foundations — article |
| Layout | Foundations — article |
| Materials | Foundations — article |
| Motion | Foundations — article |
| Privacy | Foundations — article |
| Right to left | Foundations — article |
| SF Symbols | Foundations — article |
| Spatial layout | Foundations — article |
| Typography | Foundations — article |
| Writing | Foundations — article |
| Patterns | Patterns — collection |
| Charting data | Patterns — article |
| Collaboration and sharing | Patterns — article |
| Drag and drop | Patterns — article |
| Entering data | Patterns — article |
| Feedback | Patterns — article |
| File management | Patterns — article |
| Going full screen | Patterns — article |
| Launching | Patterns — article |
| Live-viewing apps | Patterns — article |
| Loading | Patterns — article |
| Managing accounts | Patterns — article |
| Managing notifications | Patterns — article |
| Modality | Patterns — article |
| Multitasking | Patterns — article |
| Offering help | Patterns — article |
| Onboarding | Patterns — article |
| Playing audio | Patterns — article |
| Playing haptics | Patterns — article |
| Playing video | Patterns — article |
| Printing | Patterns — article |
| Ratings and reviews | Patterns — article |
| Searching | Patterns — article |
| Settings | Patterns — article |
| Undo and redo | Patterns — article |
| Workouts | Patterns — article |
| Components | Components — collection |
| Content | Components — collection |
| Charts | Components — article |
| Image views | Components — article |
| Text views | Components — article |
| Web views | Components — article |
| Layout and organization | Components — collection |
| Boxes | Components — article |
| Collections | Components — article |
| Column views | Components — article |
| Disclosure controls | Components — article |
| Labels | Components — article |
| Lists and tables | Components — article |
| Lockups | Components — article |
| Outline views | Components — article |
| Split views | Components — article |
| Tab views | Components — article |
| Menus and actions | Components — collection |
| Activity views | Components — article |
| Buttons | Components — article |
| Context menus | Components — article |
| Dock menus | Components — article |
| Edit menus | Components — article |
| Home Screen quick actions | Components — article |
| Menus | Components — article |
| Ornaments | Components — article |
| Pop-up buttons | Components — article |
| Pull-down buttons | Components — article |
| The menu bar | Components — article |
| Toolbars | Components — article |
| Navigation and search | Components — collection |
| Path controls | Components — article |
| Search fields | Components — article |
| Sidebars | Components — article |
| Tab bars | Components — article |
| Token fields | Components — article |
| Presentation | Components — collection |
| Action sheets | Components — article |
| Alerts | Components — article |
| Page controls | Components — article |
| Panels | Components — article |
| Popovers | Components — article |
| Scroll views | Components — article |
| Sheets | Components — article |
| Windows | Components — article |
| Selection and input | Components — collection |
| Color wells | Components — article |
| Combo boxes | Components — article |
| Digit entry views | Components — article |
| Image wells | Components — article |
| Pickers | Components — article |
| Segmented controls | Components — article |
| Sliders | Components — article |
| Steppers | Components — article |
| Text fields | Components — article |
| Toggles | Components — article |
| Virtual keyboards | Components — article |
| Status | Components — collection |
| Activity rings | Components — article |
| Gauges | Components — article |
| Progress indicators | Components — article |
| Rating indicators | Components — article |
| System experiences | Components — collection |
| App Shortcuts | Components — article |
| Complications | Components — article |
| Controls | Components — article |
| Live Activities | Components — article |
| Notifications | Components — article |
| Snippets | Components — article |
| Status bars | Components — article |
| Top Shelf | Components — article |
| Watch faces | Components — article |
| Widgets | Components — article |
| Inputs | Inputs — collection |
| Action button | Inputs — article |
| Apple Pencil and Scribble | Inputs — article |
| Camera Control | Inputs — article |
| Digital Crown | Inputs — article |
| Eyes | Inputs — article |
| Focus and selection | Inputs — article |
| Game controls | Inputs — article |
| Gestures | Inputs — article |
| Gyroscope and accelerometer | Inputs — article |
| Keyboards | Inputs — article |
| Nearby interactions | Inputs — article |
| Pointing devices | Inputs — article |
| Remotes | Inputs — article |
| Technologies | Technologies — collection |
| AirPlay | Technologies — article |
| Always On | Technologies — article |
| App Clips | Technologies — article |
| Apple Pay | Technologies — article |
| Augmented reality | Technologies — article |
| CareKit | Technologies — article |
| CarPlay | Technologies — article |
| Game Center | Technologies — article |
| Generative AI | Technologies — article |
| HealthKit | Technologies — article |
| HomeKit | Technologies — article |
| iCloud | Technologies — article |
| ID Verifier | Technologies — article |
| iMessage apps and stickers | Technologies — article |
| In-app purchase | Technologies — article |
| Live Photos | Technologies — article |
| Mac Catalyst | Technologies — article |
| Machine learning | Technologies — article |
| Maps | Technologies — article |
| NFC | Technologies — article |
| Photo editing | Technologies — article |
| ResearchKit | Technologies — article |
| SharePlay | Technologies — article |
| ShazamKit | Technologies — article |
| Sign in with Apple | Technologies — article |
| Siri | Technologies — article |
| Tap to Pay on iPhone | Technologies — article |
| VoiceOver | Technologies — article |
| Wallet | Technologies — article |