Xcode (local)
BetaApple's Xcode MCP server lets an agent modify the project open in Xcode and act in Xcode for the developer, such as building the app.
- Apple
- Developer Tools
- Local
- Runs
- On the developer's Mac
- Launched with
- Command line
- Platform
- macOS
- Publisher
- Apple
How it works
Every agent request passes through Ferentin policy before it reaches Xcode (local).
It runs on the developer's Mac and talks to the AI client over stdio, so no network gateway sees it. Developers launch it with xcrun mcpbridge.
Ferentin's endpoint agent finds Xcode (local) in the MCP configuration of AI clients on managed Macs. An administrator adds it once from the local MCP catalog for every managed Mac that launches it this way. Each of its tools starts unvetted until it is approved. Ferentin records every tool call.
- AI agentAsks for something
- Ferentin policies
- Xcode (local) MCP serverRuns on the developer's Mac
- Governed resultChecked, logged, returned
About Xcode (local)
Apple's Xcode MCP server connects external agents such as Claude Code and Codex to the project open in Xcode. Each developer turns it on in Xcode's Intelligence settings. Xcode alerts them when an agent connects.
Frequently asked about Xcode (local)
- How do I connect Xcode (local) to Ferentin?
- Enroll your Macs with the Ferentin endpoint agent, then add Xcode (local) from the local MCP catalog in the Ferentin admin console. Every managed Mac that launches it the way the catalog names it is covered, and each of its tools starts unvetted until you approve it.
- Is the Xcode (local) integration generally available?
- The Xcode (local) integration is currently beta on Ferentin.
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