axiom-optimize-build

axiom-optimize-build is a command for Claude Code, Cursor from CharlesWiltgen/Axiom. It costs 27 tokens per session (273 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A command that scans an Xcode project for ways to reduce build time. Xcode is Apple's development tool for making apps, and build settings control how source code is compiled.

In plain words
What is it for?
It is for investigating and suggesting fixes for slow Xcode builds.
Why use it?
It helps find slow compiler settings, scripts, type checking, and build options without requiring a manual inspection of the whole project.

Command for Claude CodeCursor

Written for Cursor and Claude Code: shipped in a Cursor plugin, but also a Claude Code command (commands/*.md). Also seen: mentions subagents.

Part of the axiom plugin — 17 commands shipped together

Good fit It is for investigating and suggesting fixes for slow Xcode builds.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/charleswiltgen/axiom/axiom-optimize-build
About the project

Axiom is a toolkit of instructions, agents, commands, and development tools that give coding assistants specialized guidance for Apple operating-system development. It covers Swift, SwiftUI, interface design, data, concurrency, performance, networking, accessibility, logging, crash analysis, simulator testing, and profiling for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. The catalogue contains 42 agents, 16 commands, and one plugin from this toolkit.

CharlesWiltgen/Axiom · 1,151 stars · on GitHub · charleswiltgen.github.io

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CharlesWiltgen/Axiom

Made for: Claude Code, Cursor.

Or install axiom, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 17 commands.

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Per session 27 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 273 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00027 $0.00273
Opus 5 $0.00014 $0.00137
Sonnet 5 $0.00005 $0.00055
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00027

Measured 4d ago against content hash 7234f987adaa, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-10, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

axiom-optimize-build scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 4d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

axiom-cursor/commands/axiom-optimize-build.md · 45 lines

What it actually says

Optimize Build Performance

Delegate to the build-optimizer subagent to scan your Xcode project for build performance optimization opportunities.

What It Does

The agent will:

  1. Scan build settings for quick wins (compilation mode, architecture settings)
  2. Check build phase scripts for conditional execution
  3. Identify type checking performance issues
  4. Detect suboptimal compiler flags
  5. Provide specific fixes with expected time savings

Expected Results

Based on typical findings:

  • 30-50% faster incremental debug builds
  • 5-10 seconds saved per build from conditional scripts
  • Measurable improvements in Build Timeline

Prefer Natural Language?

Instead of using this command, you can simply say:

  • "My builds are slow"
  • "How can I speed up build times?"
  • "Optimize my Xcode build performance"
  • "Builds are taking forever"

The build-optimizer agent will automatically trigger.

Deep Dive

For comprehensive build analysis and optimization workflows, use:

/skill axiom:build-performance

This provides Build Timeline interpretation, type checking deep dive, and incremental vs clean build comparison.

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 4d ago First seen · 45 lines · 27 tokens per session scan A 7234f987adaa

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axiom-optimize-build is a command published in the GitHub repository CharlesWiltgen/Axiom (1,151 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 27 tokens to every session and 273 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-06.