ios-mcp-code-quality-server: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

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ios-mcp-code-quality-server copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from a-25/ios-mcp-code-quality-server. It costs 1,476 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for a TypeScript MCP server that analyzes iOS code quality. It provides AI coding agents with tools for running tests and SwiftLint, a tool that checks Swift code style and common issues.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when developing or operating the iOS code-quality server and its test-running and SwiftLint integrations.
Why use it?
It documents how to install, build, run, and test the server, including known limits such as the missing lint configuration.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is a-25/ios-mcp-code-quality-server's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on ios-mcp-code-quality-server itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything ios-mcp-code-quality-server configures →

Needs its repository: it runs a file that does not travel with it, so clone the repository first. The line is node dist/index.js.

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2. Test MCP endpoint: `curl -s http://localhost:3000/`
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iOS MCP Code Quality Server

ALWAYS FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST. Only use additional search and context gathering if the information here is incomplete or found to be in error.

This is a Node.js TypeScript MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides iOS code quality analysis tools including test running and SwiftLint integration. The server exposes test and lint tools via the MCP protocol for integration with AI coding agents.

Working Effectively

Bootstrap and Build (Required First Steps)

npm install                                    # Takes ~2 seconds
tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --noEmit false     # Takes ~2 seconds

Start the MCP Server

npm start
# OR run directly:
node dist/index.js

Server starts on port 3000 and provides MCP protocol endpoints at http://localhost:3000/.

Run Tests

npm test                                       # Takes ~1 second. All 19 tests should pass.

Linting (Currently Broken)

npm run lint                                   # FAILS: ESLint config missing

Do NOT try to fix the linting - it fails due to missing ESLint configuration file.

iOS Development Dependencies (CRITICAL LIMITATIONS)

This server is designed to work with iOS development tools that are ONLY available on macOS:

Required but NOT Available in Linux/CI Environments:

  • Xcode Command Line Tools: xcodebuild, xcrun, xcresulttool
  • SwiftLint: For Swift code linting and auto-correction
  • macOS: iOS development tools only work on macOS

What Works Without iOS Tools:

  • Build and start the MCP server
  • Run the test suite (uses mocked data)
  • Basic server functionality

What Does NOT Work Without iOS Tools:

  • Actual iOS project testing via xcodebuild test
  • SwiftLint code analysis
  • Real iOS code quality analysis

Timing and Cancellation Warnings

  • Build: TypeScript compilation takes ~2 seconds - no special timeout needed
  • Tests: Complete test suite runs in ~1 second - no special timeout needed
  • Install: Dependencies install in ~2 seconds - no special timeout needed
  • Server Start: Server starts immediately after build completes

Read the full file on GitHub · 171 lines

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ios-mcp-code-quality-server copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository a-25/ios-mcp-code-quality-server (11 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,476 tokens to every session, about $0.0059 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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