🚀 Project Ideas
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Summary
- Provides a headless, MCP‑compatible build, test, and preview service for Xcode projects.
- Generates
compile_commands.json and .clangd files automatically, exposing full build metadata to agents.
- Enables agents to run SwiftUI previews, capture screenshots, and perform static analysis without opening Xcode.
Details
| Key |
Value |
| Target Audience |
iOS/macOS developers using Claude Code, Copilot, or custom LLM agents. |
| Core Feature |
MCP‑enabled Xcode build server with automatic compile command generation and preview rendering. |
| Tech Stack |
Swift, XcodeBuildMCP, Docker, gRPC, OpenAPI, optional Rust for performance. |
| Difficulty |
Medium |
| Monetization |
Revenue‑ready: $9/month per project or $99/year for unlimited projects. |
Notes
- “I built an entire iOS app without opening Xcode UI… What still requires Xcode: Instruments profiling, Signing/provisioning” – this tool removes the UI dependency for most tasks.
- “I tried the three provider types with xcodes current agent integration pane and just trying to use them crashed xcode itself” – a stable headless server eliminates crashes.
- Opens discussion on how to standardize MCP tooling across IDEs and encourages open‑source contributions.
Summary
- A command‑line interface that wraps XcodeBuildMCP,
xcrun, and custom scripts to give agents full control over iOS development workflows.
- Commands:
build, run, simulate, screenshot, describe_ui, profile, sign, deploy.
- Designed for agents that prefer a terminal‑first workflow and want to avoid Xcode’s UI quirks.
Details
| Key |
Value |
| Target Audience |
Developers who use LLM agents (Claude, OpenAI) and prefer CLI over Xcode UI. |
| Core Feature |
Unified CLI exposing all Xcode build, run, and debug capabilities to agents. |
| Tech Stack |
Bash/Python, XcodeBuildMCP, Fastlane, lldb, Swift Package Manager. |
| Difficulty |
Low |
| Monetization |
Hobby (open source) with optional paid support add‑ons. |
Notes
- “I built an entire iOS app without opening Xcode UI… I do have claude analyze and test, though” – this toolkit lets agents do everything from the terminal.
- “What still requires Xcode: Instruments profiling, Signing/provisioning” – the CLI includes
profile and sign wrappers.
- Practical utility for teams that want to integrate agentic coding into CI/CD pipelines.
Summary
- A lightweight lldb plugin that preloads framework symbols, caches symbol tables, and enhances the variable view with richer formatting and multi‑screen support.
- Reduces “10‑second” symbol loading delays and improves step‑debugging responsiveness.
- Adds a floating preview window for SwiftUI canvases, solving the “no separate window” issue.
Details
| Key |
Value |
| Target Audience |
Xcode users frustrated with slow debugging and UI preview limitations. |
| Core Feature |
Symbol caching, enhanced variable pane, floating SwiftUI preview, multi‑screen debugging. |
| Tech Stack |
Swift, lldb API, Xcode plugin framework, macOS Accessibility APIs. |
| Difficulty |
High |
| Monetization |
Revenue‑ready: $4.99 one‑time or $29/year for updates and support. |
Notes
- “The debugger variable view panel is so bare bones… When debug‑stepping, the debugger frontend is quite often stuck for 10s” – this plugin directly addresses those pain points.
- “SwiftUI preview canvas can’t be floated as a separate window” – the floating preview solves this.
- Likely to spark discussion on improving Xcode’s core debugging experience and could become a staple for power users.
