apple-docs

CLI for querying Apple Developer Documentation. Searches docs, browses frameworks, WWDC videos, sample code, and more.

Built on top of apple-docs-mcp — uses its library directly, no MCP server needed.

Install

npm i -g apple-docs

Or run directly:

npx apple-docs search "SwiftUI List"

Agent Skill

Install as a skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and 40+ other AI agents:

npx skills add mtcnbzks/apple-docs-cli

Then use /apple-docs in Claude Code to query Apple documentation.

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Usage

apple-docs <command> [args] [--flags]

Search & Documentation

# Search Apple docs
apple-docs search "SwiftUI List"
apple-docs search "CoreML" --type documentation

# Get full doc page content
apple-docs doc "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/list"

# Browse all Apple frameworks
apple-docs tech
apple-docs tech "App Frameworks" --limit 10

# Browse symbols in a framework
apple-docs symbols swiftui
apple-docs symbols uikit --type class --limit 20
apple-docs symbols foundation --type protocol --language swift

WWDC

# List videos by year
apple-docs wwdc 2025
apple-docs wwdc 2024 --limit 10

# Search transcripts and code
apple-docs wwdc-search "async await"

# Get full video content (transcript + code)
apple-docs wwdc-video 2025 245

# Browse code examples
apple-docs wwdc-code SwiftUI --limit 5

# Browse topics
apple-docs wwdc-topics swift

# List available years
apple-docs wwdc-years

Sample Code

apple-docs sample "camera"
apple-docs sample --framework SwiftUI

API Analysis

# Related APIs
apple-docs related "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/list"

# Similar/alternative APIs
apple-docs similar "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/list"

# Platform compatibility
apple-docs platform "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/list"

# Resolve referenced types
apple-docs references "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/list"

Updates & Overviews

apple-docs updates
apple-docs updates --technology SwiftUI --year 2025
apple-docs overviews --platform ios

Version

apple-docs version
apple-docs --version
apple-docs -v

Flags

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --version, -v | Show current version | | --type <type> | Symbol/search type filter (class, struct, enum, protocol) | | --limit <n> | Max results | | --year <year> | Year filter | | --framework <fw> | Framework filter | | --topic <topic> | Topic filter | | --platform <p> | Platform filter (ios, macos, watchos, tvos, visionos) | | --query <q> | Search query filter | | --technology <t> | Technology filter | | --language <lang> | Language filter (swift, occ) | | --depth <d> | Search depth (shallow, medium, deep) |

License

MIT