# Apple RAG MCP server

> Search Apple developer documentation and WWDC transcripts, then fetch full page content.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/apple-rag
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.apple-rag.com` (no sign-in); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: none
- Category: [Docs & Knowledge](https://mcp.tc/c/docs-knowledge)
- Vendor: apple-rag
- Homepage: <https://apple-rag.com/>

## About

Apple RAG searches official Apple developer documentation and WWDC video transcripts using hybrid retrieval (keyword and semantic), with relevance ranking of the merged results. The search tool returns ranked excerpts, and the fetch tool returns the full cleaned content of a specific documentation page or video.

It runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint at https://mcp.apple-rag.com. No sign-in or API key is needed for anonymous use.

## What it can do

- Search Apple developer documentation
- Search WWDC video transcripts
- Hybrid keyword and semantic retrieval with ranking
- Fetch full cleaned content of a page or video by URL
- Read-only access

## Tools (2)

- `search`: Hybrid search of Apple docs and WWDC transcripts, returning ranked source excerpts. (read-only)
- `fetch`: Retrieve complete cleaned content for an Apple documentation page or video by URL. (read-only)

## Example prompts

- "Search Apple docs for how to use SwiftData migrations"
- "Find WWDC sessions that cover Live Activities"
- "Fetch the full documentation page for NavigationStack"
- "What does Apple recommend for background tasks in iOS?"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http apple-rag https://mcp.apple-rag.com
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **apple-rag** should show as connected.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Apple RAG** and paste this URL:

```url
https://mcp.apple-rag.com
```

3. Click **Add**. Its tools appear in the chat’s tools menu.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Apple%20RAG&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.apple-rag.com>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.apple-rag.com` and click **Add**.

3. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**.

2. Enter a name for the server.

3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://mcp.apple-rag.com` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **No authentication**.

4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**.

Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can).

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=apple-rag&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5hcHBsZS1yYWcuY29tIn0%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-rag": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apple-rag.com"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=apple-rag&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.apple-rag.com%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"apple-rag","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.apple-rag.com"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "apple-rag": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apple-rag.com"
    }
  }
}
```

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-rag": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.apple-rag.com"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add apple-rag --url https://mcp.apple-rag.com
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.apple-rag]
url = "https://mcp.apple-rag.com"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http apple-rag https://mcp.apple-rag.com
```

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-rag": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apple-rag.com"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.apple-rag.com`.

## Recent changes

- 2026-11-04 02:48 UTC: New version 5.6.11 (was 5.6.8), reported by the server. Source: automatic check.
- 2026-11-03 08:52 UTC: 2 tools changed. Source: automatic check. Changed: fetch, search.
- 2026-11-03 02:48 UTC: New version 5.2.3 (was 5.1.2), reported by the server. Source: automatic check.
- 2026-11-03 02:48 UTC: 2 tools changed. Source: automatic check. Changed: fetch, search.
- 2026-10-29 05:47 UTC: New version 5.1.2 (was 5.0.26), reported by the server. Source: automatic check.

More on the History tab, with descriptions before and after for the newest entries: https://mcp.tc/i/apple-rag#history (Atom feed: https://mcp.tc/i/apple-rag/history.xml). It records what mcp.tc's anonymous checks saw, every 3 hours where the tool list can be read without sign-in; it is not a security review.

## Details

- Server version: 5.9.0
- MCP protocol version: 2026-07-28
- Last checked: 2026-11-15 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-10-19
- Updated: 2026-11-03

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