Apple Developer Docs MCP Server

I despise reading docs on https://developer.apple.com. This MCP server will do that for you.

Features

• Search Apple Developer Documentation - Find APIs, frameworks, guides, samples, and videos
• Fetch Full Documentation Content - Get detailed content from any Apple Developer documentation page
• Download Code Samples - Download and analyze Apple's sample code projects
• AI-Powered Summarization - Search, fetch, and summarize documentation with key insights tailored to your questions

Available Tools

search_apple_docs

Search Apple Developer Documentation for APIs, frameworks, guides, samples, and videos.

get_apple_doc_content

Get detailed content from a specific Apple Developer Documentation page by recursively fetching and parsing its JSON API data.

download_apple_code_sample

Download, unzip, and analyze Apple Developer code samples. Works with documentation URLs from search_apple_docs results or direct ZIP URLs. Extracts sample code to ~/AppleSampleCode/.

research_apple_docs

Research Apple Developer Documentation and research a direct answer to the user question. Combines search, content fetching, and intelligent summarization to provide actionable information tailored to your specific question. Prefer for simple docs lookups and comprehensive answer based on multiple documentation sources in one go.

Usage

1. Launch VS Code
2. > MCP: Add Server...
3. Select npm Package
4. apple-developer-docs-mcp

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "apple-developer-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "apple-developer-docs-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}