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 | 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/