xcode-cloud vs ios-agent
xcode-cloud is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by JamalBelilet. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). ios-agent is an MCP server published by emazaheri. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  xcode-cloud |  ios-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.6.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 450 Downloads/week (PyPI): 861 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | xcode-cloud | ios-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (xcode-cloud) | On your machine (ios-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 4, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 12 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jamalbelilet/xcode-cloud-plugin | github.com/emazaheri/ios-agent |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
xcode-cloud
Apple Xcode Cloud CI/CD integration. Monitor builds, diagnose failures, trigger workflows, and manage your iOS/macOS CI pipeline directly from Claude Code. Provides 21 MCP tools, 7 skills, and 3 specialized agents for build analysis, pipeline optimization, and flaky test detection, all powered by the App Store Connect API.
ios-agent
Drive a real iPhone or an iOS Simulator with an AI agent, through XCUIAutomation.
How to run each
xcode-cloud As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install xcode-cloud@claude-communityios-agent As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio ios-agent -- uvx ios-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of xcode-cloud publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: xcode-cloud · What it can do: ios-agent · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.