# bazel_ios_install_app

Install a previously built .app bundle onto an iOS simulator.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `bazel_ios_install_app`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-install-app

## Facts

- Tool: `bazel_ios_install_app`
- Server: XcodeBazelMCP (`xcodebazelmcp/xcodebazelmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/XcodeBazelMCP/XcodeBazelMCP
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "bazel_ios_install_app",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why bazel_ios_install_app is rated High

Installing an app onto a simulator triggers an external operation (modifying simulator state by adding/registering an application). It is not purely a read, and while it modifies simulator state, it is reversible (the app can be uninstalled), placing it in Execute rather than Destructive or Write. Misuse could result in deploying malicious or untested apps to simulators.

From the tool's own definition: "Install a previously built .app bundle onto an iOS simulator"

## Use case

AI agents invoke bazel_ios_install_app to trigger actions in XcodeBazelMCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches XcodeBazelMCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "bazel_ios_install_app": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "bazel_ios_install_app_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on XcodeBazelMCP (124)

- `bazel_ios_agent_debug_log_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-agent-debug-log-clear.md
- `bazel_ios_clean` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-clean.md
- `bazel_ios_device_uninstall_app` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-device-uninstall-app.md
- `bazel_ios_device_unpair` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-device-unpair.md
- `bazel_ios_erase_simulator` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-erase-simulator.md
- `bazel_ios_uninstall_app` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-uninstall-app.md
- `swift_package_clean` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/swift-package-clean.md
- `bazel_daemon_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-daemon-start.md
- `bazel_daemon_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-daemon-stop.md
- `bazel_ios_agent_debug_repro` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-agent-debug-repro.md
- `bazel_ios_boot_simulator` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-boot-simulator.md
- `bazel_ios_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-build.md
- `bazel_ios_build_and_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-build-and-run.md
- `bazel_ios_device_build_and_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-device-build-and-run.md
- `bazel_ios_device_install_app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-device-install-app.md
- `bazel_ios_device_launch_app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-device-launch-app.md
- `bazel_ios_device_log_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-device-log-start.md
- `bazel_ios_device_log_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-device-log-stop.md
- `bazel_ios_device_pair` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-device-pair.md
- `bazel_ios_device_stop_app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-device-stop-app.md
- `bazel_ios_device_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-device-test.md
- `bazel_ios_discover_targets` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-discover-targets.md
- `bazel_ios_double_tap` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-double-tap.md
- `bazel_ios_drag` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-drag.md
- `bazel_ios_key_press` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-key-press.md
- `bazel_ios_launch_app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-launch-app.md
- `bazel_ios_lldb_attach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-lldb-attach.md
- `bazel_ios_lldb_breakpoint` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-lldb-breakpoint.md
- `bazel_ios_lldb_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-lldb-command.md
- `bazel_ios_lldb_detach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp/bazel-ios-lldb-detach.md
- …and 94 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/xcodebazelmcp-xcodebazelmcp.md

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