doublespeed — Xcode as an API

Name: doublespeed — Xcode as an API
Author: doublespeed-main

by doublespeed-mainversion 0.1.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameai.doublespeed/mcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Build, test and run iOS apps on a remote Mac from any machine. XcodeBuildMCP-compatible tools.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other
You need to fill in: DS_API_KEY

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: DS_API_KEY

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "doublespeed": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@doublespeed/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DS_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add doublespeed --env DS_API_KEY=your-value -- npx -y @doublespeed/mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "doublespeed": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@doublespeed/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DS_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "doublespeed": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@doublespeed/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DS_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

DS_API_KEY secret required env
doublespeed API key (dsx_…) from https://mac.doublespeed.ai/dashboard

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 6, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain doublespeed.ai (the registry checks domain ownership)
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32461 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 31% of the other 32461 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32461 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is doublespeed — Xcode as an API safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: DS_API_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.1) reached the registry 2 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, dotnet-mcp

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README from the maker

Open the README

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@doublespeed/mcp

An MCP server that gives a coding agent a Mac. Build, test, archive and run iOS apps — native, React Native, Expo — on the doublespeed Mac fleet from Linux, a container, CI, or a Mac without Xcode.

Tool names match XcodeBuildMCP (build_sim, test_sim, build_run_sim, list_sims, discover_projs, list_schemes, stop_app_sim, doctor) so prompts and skills written for a local Mac work unchanged when there is no Mac.

Install

Needs Node 20+. check_project works with no key at all; everything else needs a DS_API_KEY (free $100 of Mac time at https://mac.doublespeed.ai/dashboard → API keys).

Claude Code

claude mcp add doublespeed -e DS_API_KEY=dsx_... -- npx -y @doublespeed/mcp

Cursor / Windsurf / Codex / VS Code — add to the client's MCP config:

{ "mcpServers": { "doublespeed": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@doublespeed/mcp"], "env": { "DS_API_KEY": "dsx_..." } } } }

Tools

Tool	What it does	Where it runs
`discover_projs`	find .xcworkspace / .xcodeproj / Package.swift	local
`list_schemes`	shared schemes of a project/workspace	local
`list_sims`	simulators, runtimes and Xcode versions on the fleet	API
`check_project`	no key needed — schemes resolve, every Swift file parses, plists valid (lint, no compile)	Mac
`build_sim`	compile for the iOS Simulator; `file:line:col` errors	Mac
`test_sim`	build + XCTest / Swift Testing; per-test results	Mac
`build_run_sim`	build, install, launch; returns a browser URL to a live simulator	Mac
`stop_app_sim`	end a live session	API
`archive_app`	unsigned `.xcarchive` (Release)	Mac
`job_status`	status, diagnostics, tests, log tail of any job	API
`doctor`	key, API reachability, fleet capabilities	local + API

Only files under workspaceRoot (default: the project's directory) are uploaded, content-addressed — after the first run only changed files move. A small app's test run takes ~20–40 s of Mac time and costs a few cents; nothing is billed while queued.

Not yet

Screenshots / accessibility tree of the running simulator, code signing and TestFlight upload. The live build_run_sim link is meant for a human to look at.

Agents without a Mac build, test and run iOS apps through mac.doublespeed.ai (npx -y @doublespeed/ds). Docs: https://mac.doublespeed.ai/docs.md

doublespeed — Xcode as an API

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

dotnet-mcp

README from the maker

@doublespeed/mcp

Install

Tools

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