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• app_details

  Get detailed info about an app including versions, build status, and release state.

• asc_guide

  START HERE. Returns the exact end-to-end playbook for an App Store task, with every manual ASC-website/Xcode step that no API can do flagged inline. Free.

• asc_setup_check

  Diagnose your setup: checks the .p8 key, Key ID, Issuer ID, a LIVE authenticated connection to App Store Connect, and your license tier. For anything wrong, returns the exact fix. Run this first if something isn't working. Free.

• asc_start_trial

  Start a free 7-day Pro trial, no credit card, unlocking all 41 tools including the full write/control plane. Call this when a Pro tool is refused and the user wants to proceed, and also when they ask for something only a Pro tool can do (editing metadata, screenshots, builds, TestFlight, IAP, submitting, releasing, preflight, briefings, keyword or review intelligence) before you hit the refusal. E

• assign_build_to_group

  Assign a build to a TestFlight beta group so testers can install it (defaults to newest processed build). Needs confirm:true: Apple notifies every tester immediately and the notification cannot be recalled. Pro feature.

• attach_build

  Attach a build to the editable version (defaults to the newest processed build). Pro feature.

• build_and_archive

  Build, archive, and export a signed .ipa via xcodebuild (requires Xcode on this Mac). Needs a scheme and an ExportOptions.plist. Pro feature.

• competitor_snapshot

  Look up any app on the App Store: ratings, reviews, version, price, category, release notes. Search by name or App Store ID. Pro feature.

• create_iapwrite action

  Create (idempotently) a one-time in-app purchase (non-consumable or consumable) with USA price. Pro feature.

• create_subscriptionwrite action

  Create (idempotently) an auto-renewable subscription inside a group, with USA price and an optional free trial. Sets territory availability automatically. Pro feature.

• create_versionwrite action

  Create a new editable App Store version to prepare your next release. Needs confirm:true, because Apple only allows deleting an app's very first version, so this cannot be undone. Pro feature.

• daily_briefing

  Morning briefing across all apps: version status, recent reviews, rejections, action items. One call for full situational awareness. Pro feature.

• draft_review_response

  Draft a public reply to a single App Store review via MCP Sampling, in the review's locale. Uses Elicitation (if your client supports it) to ask for tone. NEVER auto-posts. Always returns a draft that you must post via App Store Connect yourself. Pro feature.

• invite_beta_tester

  Invite an external tester by email and add them to a beta group. Needs confirm:true: Apple emails a real person from your account and it cannot be recalled. Pro feature.

• keyword_insights

  Analyze your app's keywords against search competition. Shows difficulty, competing apps, and budget usage. Uses iTunes Search API. Pro feature.

• list_apps

  List all apps in your App Store Connect account with name, bundle ID, SKU and App ID.

• list_beta_groups

  List TestFlight beta groups for an app. Pro feature.

• list_builds

  List recent builds for an app with processing state (VALID = ready to use). Pro feature.

• list_reviews

  List customer reviews for an app. Filter by rating. Pro feature.

• manage_phased_release

  Control the 7-day phased rollout: start, pause, resume, or complete (release to 100%). Pro feature.

• metadata_diff

  Compare metadata between your live and pending app versions. Shows what changed in descriptions, keywords, and release notes across locales. Pro feature.

• release_notes

  Extract git commits since last tag and return structured data for writing App Store 'What's New' text. Categorizes changes and provides writing guidelines. Pro feature.

• release_preflight

  Pre-submission audit: checks metadata, character limits, screenshots, build status. Catches rejection causes before you submit. Pro feature.

• release_version

  Release an approved version (state PENDING_DEVELOPER_RELEASE) to the public App Store. Outward-facing: requires confirm:true. Pro feature.

• review_status

  Check the current App Store review status - in review, waiting, approved, or rejected.

• sales_report

  Download sales/downloads summary. Shows units, proceeds, territory. Pro feature.

• set_age_rating

  Set the app's age-rating content declarations (Apple computes 4+/9+/12+/17+). Pass a declarations map, e.g. { medicalOrTreatmentInformation: "INFREQUENT_OR_MILD" }. Pro feature.

• set_app_availability

  Set the app's country/region availability. Requires an explicit choice: a territories list, or all_territories:true, or [] to take the app off sale worldwide. Pro feature.

• set_app_metadata

  Set submission-required app basics: primary/secondary category (appCategory ids like HEALTH_AND_FITNESS), copyright, content-rights declaration, and export compliance (encryption). Each applied only if provided. Pro feature.

• set_app_price

  Set the app's base price by creating its price schedule (USA base, auto-equalized). price_usd: 0 for free. Required before submission. Pro feature.

• set_eu_trader_status

  Declare EU Digital Services Act trader status. Not API-addressable; returns the exact steps + deep link. Pro feature.

• set_iap_review_screenshotwrite action

  Upload the App Review screenshot a subscription or in-app purchase needs to leave MISSING_METADATA. Resolves the product by product_id automatically. Pro feature.

• set_privacy_nutrition

  Configure the App Privacy nutrition label. Apple does not expose this via API; returns the exact steps + deep link. Pass data_not_collected:true for the 'Data Not Collected' path. Pro feature.

• set_review_contact

  Set the App Review contact and optional demo account on the editable version. Required before submission. Pro feature.

• setup_app_store_signing

  Prepare App Store binary signing without the cloud-signing permission many API keys lack: downloads the app's IOS_APP_STORE provisioning profiles (app + extensions), installs them, and writes a manual-signing ExportOptions.plist for build_and_archive. Needs an Apple Distribution certificate already in the keychain. Pro feature.

• submit_for_reviewwrite action

  Submit the editable version to Apple App Review. First submits any READY_TO_SUBMIT in-app purchases/subscriptions, then the version. If the app's FIRST in-app purchase is detected (which Apple requires be bundled with the version in the website), it ABORTS without submitting and returns the manual steps, so nothing is orphaned. Outward-facing action: requires confirm:true. Pro feature.

• triage_reviews

  Pull recent App Store reviews and use MCP Sampling to cluster them into 3 to 5 themes with counts, representative quotes, and action buckets (bug, missing_feature, pricing, ux, content). Sampling uses your own MCP client's model, so there is no extra cost from this server. Pro feature.

• update_version_metadatawrite action

  Edit App Store metadata on the editable version: description, keywords, what's-new, promotional text, marketing/support/privacy-policy URLs, plus app name and subtitle. Validates Apple character limits before writing. Pro feature.

• upload_binarywrite action

  Upload a signed .ipa to App Store Connect via altool, using your API key. Outward-facing: requires confirm:true. Pro feature.

• upload_screenshotswrite action

  Upload screenshots to a version localization for a device display type (e.g. APP_IPHONE_67). Handles Apple's reserve/upload/commit flow. Pro feature.

• wait_for_build

  Poll until the newest uploaded build finishes processing (VALID), so the ship flow is one call. Blocks for up to 30 minutes by default; if you should not hold the session that long, call list_builds yourself instead. Pro feature.

• Code scan93 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
• Maintenancelast push 5 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Asc: common questions

Is Asc MCP server safe?

Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the Asc safety report

How do I install Asc?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.

Does Asc need an API key?

Yes. The registry entry asks for ASC_LICENSE_KEY.

Is Asc maintained?

The last commit was 6 days ago (2026-09-15). The latest release is v1.9.11.

What can I use instead of Asc?

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