Build and Ship a Mac App
Go from an idea to a signed, notarized macOS app with auto-updates, with an agent doing the build and release chores.
What you get: A Mac app that builds from the terminal, passes notarization and ships with a release checklist.
Agent Templates for This Use Case
Tools These Templates Use
- XcodeBuildMCP (MobileBuildMCP): An MCP server and CLI that lets agents build, run, test and debug Xcode projects and simulators for iOS and macOS apps.
- Apple Docs MCP: An MCP server that searches Apple developer documentation, frameworks and WWDC videos so coding agents can look up current APIs.
- Peekaboo MCP: A macOS CLI and MCP server that captures screenshots and windows, reads the Accessibility tree and automates clicks, typing and menus for agents.
- Apple Foundation Models Framework: Apple's Swift framework for calling the on-device language model behind Apple Intelligence from Mac and iOS apps, with guided generation and tool calling.
- Tart: A virtualization tool for macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon, used to give agents and CI disposable Mac environments.