Generates documentation for a Swift Package using DocC.
AI agents use generate_swift_docs to create or update resources in Xcode — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Xcode environment.
The tool creates documentation artifacts (reversible output files) without executing arbitrary code, deleting data, or causing destructive side effects. Documentation generation is a standard build/compilation step that produces readable files.
From the tool's definition Tool generates documentation files using DocC for Swift packages. 'Generates' indicates creation of new files/content rather than mere retrieval.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access generate_swift_docs gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Xcode, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for generate_swift_docs:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"generate_swift_docs": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "generate_swift_docs_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}generate_swift_docs stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Generates documentation for a Swift Package using DocC. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Xcode MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Xcode MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for generate_swift_docs: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Xcode. Nothing to install.
generate_swift_docs is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the generate_swift_docs rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for generate_swift_docs. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
generate_swift_docs is provided by the Xcode MCP server (xcode-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 69 Xcode tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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69 Xcode tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.