The One File I Keep Out of Claude Code's Reach: project.pbxproj
With Xcode project files, the breakage that still opens costs far more than the breakage that refuses to open. Here is what I measured before moving every edit behind a script, and where the line sits today.
Auditing Your Own Code for Required Reason API Declarations with Claude Code
Required reason codes in PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy apply to your own code, not just third-party SDKs. After a wallpaper app of mine was rejected, here is the Claude Code workflow I use to scan Swift sources and match APIs to reason codes before submission.
Fixing Blurry Wallpapers on New iPhones with Claude Code: Safely Growing a Per-Device Resolution Map
Why wallpapers go blurry or letterboxed on brand-new iPhones, and how to collapse scattered device branches into a single source of truth you can extend in one line — walked through as a real Claude Code refactor with before/after code.
Stop Terminology Drift in Localized Apps: A Consistent Localizable.strings Pipeline with the Batch API and a Cached Glossary
Translating UI strings one at a time invites inconsistency. Pair Claude's Message Batches API with a prompt-cached glossary to translate Localizable.strings across 10+ languages consistently, with measured costs and the pitfalls I hit in production.
Clearing Crashlytics 'Missing dSYM' Warnings with Claude Code: A Field Memo
Right after moving Firebase to SPM, my Crashlytics reports stopped symbolicating and showed raw addresses. Here is how I narrowed down the Missing dSYM cause with Claude Code and rebuilt an upload path that does not break again.
Triaging iOS Test Failures Fast: Parsing .xcresult with Claude Code
Xcode 16 deprecated xcresulttool's legacy JSON, changing how you pull test failures out of a .xcresult bundle. Here's how to shape the new test-results format with jq and hand it to Claude Code to pinpoint the cause and a fix, drawn from running six apps in parallel.
Two Weeks of Splitting iOS Work Between Claude on Xcode and Claude Code
I ran Claude on Xcode, which lives in the Xcode sidebar, alongside Claude Code in the terminal across two weeks of real wallpaper-app work. Here is how I ended up dividing the tasks, and the simple rule I use to decide which one to open.
Moving Firebase From CocoaPods to SPM With Claude Code as a Partner: An Implementation Memo
A record of migrating Firebase from CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager in an indie iOS app. What I handed to Claude Code, what I decided myself, and the Crashlytics dSYM trap I hit along the way.
A Month of Reading App Store Connect Sales and Trends Weekly with Claude in Chrome
Notes from one month of switching App Store Connect Sales and Trends from a monthly glance to a weekly review, with Claude in Chrome walking the dashboards and four apps worth of numbers showing me what I had been missing.
Claude Code × Xcode Cloud — A One-Week Migration of ci_scripts and TestFlight Auto-Delivery
Notes from migrating a long-running indie iOS CI from Fastlane to Xcode Cloud in one week, with the three ci_scripts/ hook scripts in full, TestFlight automation, and dSYM upload — all paired with Claude Code.
Semi-Automating Firebase SDK Upgrades with Claude on Xcode — Implementation Notes from Six Indie iOS Apps
How I used Claude on Xcode integrated into Xcode 16.4 to walk six iOS apps through Firebase SDK 12 to 13 upgrades and finish the CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager migration — with the actual prompts, regression tests, and the judgment calls along the way.
Four Weeks With Claude Code: Driving Xcode Warnings to Zero in an Indie iOS Codebase
An indie iOS developer behind 50M+ downloads pairs with Claude Code for four weeks to clear hundreds of accumulated Xcode warnings. Notes on weekly scope, what to delegate, and the boundary where human judgment still wins.