# ShipSwift MCP server

> Browse and fetch production-ready SwiftUI recipes, from animations and charts to auth, paywalls and AWS backends.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/shipswift
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://api.shipswift.app/mcp` (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: [Developer Tools](https://mcp.tc/c/developer-tools)
- Vendor: Signer Labs
- Homepage: <https://shipswift.app>
- Repository: <https://github.com/signerlabs/ShipSwift>

## About

ShipSwift gives an assistant access to a catalog of SwiftUI code recipes for iOS apps. Recipes cover animations, charts, UI components and full-stack modules such as authentication, camera, subscriptions, chat and settings, with backend code in Hono, Node.js and AWS CDK where relevant. You can list recipes by category, search by keyword and fetch a recipe's full source with implementation steps.

It runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint and needs no sign-in or API key. The server also provides two prompts for building an iOS feature and exploring recipes. Some additional Pro recipes are mentioned in the project documentation.

## What it can do

- List SwiftUI recipes by category
- Search recipes by keyword across titles, tags and source
- Fetch complete Swift source for a recipe by ID
- Get backend code for modules (Hono, Node.js, AWS CDK)
- Use prompts to plan and build an iOS feature

## Tools (3)

- `listRecipes`: List SwiftUI and backend code recipes, optionally filtered by category. (read-only)
- `getRecipe`: Get a recipe by ID with full Swift source, architecture notes and implementation steps. (read-only)
- `searchRecipes`: Search recipes by keyword across titles, descriptions, tags and source code. (read-only)

## Example prompts

- "Add a shimmer loading animation to my SwiftUI app"
- "Build an authentication flow with Cognito"
- "Show me all chart recipes"
- "Search for a StoreKit 2 paywall recipe"

## Install

### Claude Code

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

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http shipswift https://api.shipswift.app/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **shipswift** should show as connected.

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

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **ShipSwift** and paste this URL:

```url
https://api.shipswift.app/mcp
```

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=ShipSwift&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.shipswift.app%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://api.shipswift.app/mcp` 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, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**.

2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server.

3. Paste `https://api.shipswift.app/mcp` as the server URL and choose **No authentication**.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=shipswift&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwaS5zaGlwc3dpZnQuYXBwL21jcCJ9>) (opens Cursor)

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

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shipswift": {
      "url": "https://api.shipswift.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

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

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"shipswift","type":"http","url":"https://api.shipswift.app/mcp"}'
```

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

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "shipswift": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.shipswift.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### 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": {
    "shipswift": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.shipswift.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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 shipswift --url https://api.shipswift.app/mcp
```

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

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.shipswift]
url = "https://api.shipswift.app/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http shipswift https://api.shipswift.app/mcp
```

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": {
    "shipswift": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.shipswift.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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://api.shipswift.app/mcp`.

## Details

- Server version: 1.0.0
- MCP protocol version: 2025-11-25
- Last checked: 2026-10-04 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-10-04
- Updated: 2026-10-04

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