choose_technology
Select the framework/technology to scope all subsequent searches and documentation lookups
LABSCO SUMMARY
It saves the tab-hopping to developer.apple.com when a modifier turns out not to exist.
Scoping is what makes it precise: choose_technology fixes the framework, so a search for a common symbol name resolves inside SwiftUI rather than returning every same-named type Apple ships. Wildcard search covers the case you hit most often — you remember half the name and the shape of the rest.
What it is
A local server over Apple's developer documentation: you pick a technology, and the remaining tools search symbols and fetch documentation inside that scope.
What you get
- Browse and filter the available Apple technologies before choosing one (discover_technologies, paged).
- Scope the session to one framework (choose_technology) and check which one is active (current_technology).
- Search symbols inside that scope — exact names resolve directly, wildcards take * and ?, and broader keyword searches return symbols first — filterable by platform and symbolType (search_symbols).
- Fetch the full documentation for a symbol or documentation path (get_documentation).
Requirements
Node.js on the machine; no account and no key. MIT licensed.
Setup effort
One command — npx apple-doc-mcp-server@latest
USE CASES
01
Finding the API that does the thing you can describe but not name
Search by keyword inside the framework you are working in, and read what comes back symbol-first.
02
Checking a signature before writing against it
Resolve the symbol and read its documentation rather than trusting recall.
03
Working in an Apple framework you have not used before
Find out what the framework is called, scope to it, and confirm the scope stuck.
6 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
current_technology
Report the currently selected technology and how to change it
discover_technologies
Explore and filter available Apple technologies/frameworks before choosing one
get_documentation
Get detailed documentation for specific symbols within the selected technology. Use this for known symbol names or paths (e.g., "View", "ButtonStyle", "documentation/SwiftUI/GridItem").
get_version
Get the current version information of the Apple Doc MCP server
search_symbols
Search the selected technology with symbol-first results. Exact symbol names are resolved directly when possible, wildcard queries support * and ?, and broader keyword searches return symbols first with articles and guides listed separately.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
6 tools when we connected.
Requires
npx on PATH
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 6 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.
Server setup
Configuration file
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-doc-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"apple-doc-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}npx
TERMINAL
npx apple-doc-mcp-server@latest
