How to install XcodeBuildMCP in Gemini CLI

XcodeBuildMCP provides tools for Xcode project management, simulator management, and app utilities.

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Steps

1Install Node.js 18 or newer (for npx)
2Open ~/.gemini/settings.json (or .gemini/settings.json in your project)
3Add the entry below. If the file already has "mcpServers", add just the inner entry
4Restart Gemini CLI and run /mcp to confirm

Configuration

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xcodebuildmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xcodebuildmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Environment variable	Required	What it is
INCREMENTAL_BUILDS_ENABLED	No	Enable experimental xcodemake incremental builds (true/false or 1/0).
XCODEBUILDMCP_ENABLED_WORKFLOWS	No	Comma-separated list of workflows to load at startup (e.g., 'simulator,device,project-discovery').
XCODEBUILDMCP_SENTRY_DISABLED	No	Disable Sentry error reporting (preferred flag).
XCODEBUILDMCP_DEBUG	No	Enable verbose debug logging from the server.

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