Apple Docs

Apple Docs Skill

Query Apple Developer Documentation, frameworks, APIs, and WWDC videos.

Setup

No installation required - works out of the box with native fetch.

Available Tools

Documentation Search

| Command | Description |

|---------|-------------|

| apple-docs search "query" | Search Apple Developer Documentation |

| apple-docs symbols "UIView" | Search framework classes, structs, protocols |

| apple-docs doc "/path/to/doc" | Get detailed documentation by path |

API Exploration

| Command | Description |

|---------|-------------|

| apple-docs apis "UIViewController" | Find inheritance and protocol conformances |

| apple-docs platform "UIScrollView" | Check platform/version compatibility |

| apple-docs similar "UIPickerView" | Find Apple's recommended alternatives |

Technology Browsing

| Command | Description |

|---------|-------------|

| apple-docs tech | List all Apple technologies by category |

| apple-docs overview "SwiftUI" | Get comprehensive technology guides |

| apple-docs samples "SwiftUI" | Browse Swift/Objective-C sample projects |

WWDC Videos

| Command | Description |

|---------|-------------|

| apple-docs wwdc-search "async" | Search WWDC sessions (2014-2025) |

| apple-docs wwdc-video 2024-100 | Get transcript, code examples, resources |

| apple-docs wwdc-topics | List 20 WWDC topic categories |

| apple-docs wwdc-years | List WWDC years with video counts |

Options

| Option | Description |

|--------|-------------|

| --limit <n> | Limit number of results |

| --category | Filter by technology category |

| --framework | Filter by framework name |

| --year | Filter by WWDC year |

| --no-transcript | Skip transcript for WWDC videos |

| --no-inheritance | Skip inheritance info in apis command |

| --no-conformances | Skip protocol conformances in apis command |

Examples

Search Documentation

Search for SwiftUI animations
apple-docs search "SwiftUI animation"

Find UITableView delegate methods
apple-docs symbols "UITableViewDelegate"

Check Platform Compatibility

Check iOS version support for Vision framework
apple-docs platform "VNRecognizeTextRequest"

Find all SwiftUI views that support iOS 15+
apple-docs search "SwiftUI View iOS 15"

Explore APIs

Get inheritance hierarchy for UIViewController
apple-docs apis "UIViewController"

Find alternatives to deprecated API
apple-docs similar "UILabel"

WWDC Videos

Search for async/await sessions
apple-docs wwdc-search "async await"

Get specific video details with transcript
apple-docs wwdc-video 2024-100

List all available years
apple-docs wwdc-years

Browse Technologies

List all Apple technologies
apple-docs tech

Get SwiftUI overview guide
apple-docs overview "SwiftUI"

Find Vision framework samples
apple-docs samples "Vision"

Caching

The underlying MCP server includes:

• -30 minute cache for API docs
• -10 minute cache for search results
• -1 hour cache for framework info
• -1,260+ WWDC videos bundled offline (35MB)

Resources

• -MCP Server: https://github.com/kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp
• -Apple Developer Documentation: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/
• -Apple Developer: https://developer.apple.com/