Apple DocSAFE
MCP server providing seamless access to Apple Developer Documentation with smart search and wildcard support
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless access to Apple's Developer Documentation directly within your AI coding assistant. Note: Hey guys, thanks for checking out this MCP! Since I've been working on it on a regular basis, and as such its getting really expensive to build it and improve it to work on different platforms, all while adding new features (tokens aint cheap ya'll).
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📋 Changelog
Thank you to the Github team for your support! and thank you @billibala, @theoddbrick, @christopherbattlefrontlegal for sponsoring! you guys are amazing.
- Full release history lives in CHANGELOG.md.
- 1.9.6
- MAJOR FIX: Simplified
search_symbolsto be more predictable for AI agents - Added exact symbol resolution inside
search_symbolsfor queries likeGridItem,View, andButtonStyle - Changed
search_symbolsto return symbol-first results with articles and guides separated into their own section - Fixed wildcard behavior so fallback search respects
*and?patterns instead of degrading to plain substring matches - Removed misleading search messaging about background downloads and "comprehensive" indexing
- Removed dead or unused search code paths that were adding confusion without improving results
- Fixed first-search index initialization so cache-backed symbol search finishes building before results are used
- 1.9.1
- Moved cached docs into
.cache/to keep the repo clean - Routed MCP logging to stderr so protocol stdout stays clean (this was breaking codex symbol search)
Installation
VS Code
- Open Command Palette (
Shift+Cmd+P). - Run
MCP: Add Server. - When prompted for server type, choose
npm. - Enter this package:
apple-doc-mcp-server
Claude Code:
f2fa087da329OBSERVED · 2026-09-28Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add apple-doc-mcp-server -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-doc-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (6)
6 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
choose_technology | read | Select the framework/technology to scope all subsequent searches and documentation lookups |
current_technology | read | Report the currently selected technology and how to change it |
discover_technologies | read | Explore and filter available Apple technologies/frameworks before choosing one |
get_documentation | read | Get detailed documentation for specific symbols within the selected technology. |
get_version | read | Get the current version information of the Apple Doc MCP server |
search_symbols | read | Search the selected technology with symbol-first results. |
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- declared (5 observation(s))
- Network
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (8)
.prettierignore
.prettierrc.json
const packageJsonPath = join(__dirname, '../../package.json');
import type { FrameworkData, ReferenceData } from '../../apple-client.js';const mcpRoot = join(__dirname, '../../..');
const packageJsonPath = join(__dirname, '../../package.json');
import type { SymbolData, ReferenceData } from '../../apple-client.js';@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, axios, @eslint/js, eslint, eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-n, prettier, typescript
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
f2fa087da329full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/mightydillah__apple-doc.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | f2fa087da329 | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Apple Doc MCP server?
MCP server providing seamless access to Apple Developer Documentation with smart search and wildcard support
What tools does Apple Doc expose?
6 in total: 6 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Apple Doc safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.
What credentials does Apple Doc need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does Apple Doc run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as apple-doc-mcp-server at 1.9.6.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (f2fa087da329), read on 2026-09-28. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.