Apple Developer Toolkit

Three tools in one binary. Each part works independently with different credential requirements.

Architecture

Ships as a single unified binary appledev with multi-call support:

appledev build ...    # iOS app builder (SwiftShip)
appledev store ...    # App Store Connect CLI
appledev b ...        # Short alias
appledev s ...        # Short alias

One binary, three tools, zero duplication.

Credential Requirements by Feature

Setup

Part 1: Documentation Search (no setup needed)

Works immediately with Node.js:

node cli.js search "NavigationStack"

Part 2: App Store Connect CLI

Install via Homebrew:

brew install Abdullah4AI/tap/appledev

Authenticate with your App Store Connect API key:

appledev store auth login --name "MyApp" --key-id "KEY_ID" --issuer-id "ISSUER_ID" --private-key /path/to/AuthKey.p8

Or set environment variables:

export APPSTORE_KEY_ID="your-key-id"
export APPSTORE_ISSUER_ID="your-issuer-id"
export APPSTORE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH="/path/to/AuthKey.p8"

API keys are created at https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/access/integrations/api

Part 3: iOS App Builder

Prerequisites: Xcode (with iOS Simulator), XcodeGen, and an LLM API key for code generation.

appledev build setup    # Checks and installs prerequisites

Build from source

bash scripts/setup.sh

Part 1: Documentation Search

node cli.js search "NavigationStack"
node cli.js symbols "UIView"
node cli.js doc "/documentation/swiftui/navigationstack"
node cli.js overview "SwiftUI"
node cli.js samples "SwiftUI"
node cli.js wwdc-search "concurrency"
node cli.js wwdc-year 2025
node cli.js wwdc-topic "swiftui-ui-frameworks"

Part 2: App Store Connect

Full reference: references/app-store-connect.md

Environment Variables

All environment variables are optional. They override flags when set.

Part 3: Multi-Platform App Builder

Supports iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and iPad. Generates complete Swift/SwiftUI apps from natural language with AI-powered code generation.

appledev build                     # Interactive mode
appledev build setup               # Install prerequisites (Xcode, XcodeGen, AI backend)
appledev build fix                 # Auto-fix build errors
appledev build run                 # Build and launch in simulator
appledev build open                # Open project in Xcode
appledev build chat                # Interactive chat mode (edit/ask questions)
appledev build info                # Show project status
appledev build usage               # Token usage and cost

Supported Platforms

How it works

1. Analyze - Extracts app name, features, core flow, target platform from description
2. Plan - Produces file-level build plan: data models, navigation, design
3. Build - Generates Swift source files, project.yml, asset catalog
4. Fix - Compiles and auto-repairs until build succeeds
5. Run - Boots Simulator and launches the app

Interactive commands

References

iOS Rules (38 files)

accessibility, app_clips, app_review, apple_translation, biometrics, camera, charts, color_contrast, components, dark_mode, design-system, feedback_states, file-structure, forbidden-patterns, foundation_models, gestures, haptics, healthkit, live_activities, localization, maps, mvvm-architecture, navigation-patterns, notification_service, notifications, safari_extension, share_extension, siri_intents, spacing_layout, speech, storage-patterns, swift-conventions, timers, typography, view-composition, view_complexity, website_links, widgets

SwiftUI Guides (12 files)

animations, forms-and-input, layout, liquid-glass, list-patterns, media, modern-apis, navigation, performance, scroll-patterns, state-management, text-formatting