apple-docs

CLI for querying Apple Developer Documentation. Searches docs, reads full API pages, lists frameworks, browses symbols, and tracks documentation updates — all from the terminal.

Getting Started

apple-docs --schema — view the full typed command spec at once.

Commands

# Search documentation
apple-docs search <query> [--type all|documentation|sample] [--limit 50]

# Read a full documentation page
apple-docs doc <url> [--related] [--references] [--similar] [--platform]

# List all Apple frameworks and technologies
apple-docs technologies [--category "App Frameworks"] [--language swift|occ] [--no-beta] [--limit 200]

# Search symbols within a framework
apple-docs symbols <framework> [--type class|struct|enum|protocol|method|property|func|...] [--pattern "*View"] [--language swift|occ] [--limit 50]

# Get latest documentation updates
apple-docs updates [--category all|wwdc|technology|release-notes] [--technology SwiftUI] [--year 2025] [--search "..."] [--limit 50]

# Browse sample code projects
apple-docs samples [--framework SwiftUI] [--search "camera"] [--beta include|exclude|only] [--limit 50]

Workflow

Finding an API

1. Search for a topic:

   apple-docs search "navigation stack"
   

2. Read the full documentation page from the URL in search results:

   apple-docs doc https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/navigationstack --related --platform
   

Exploring a Framework

1. List symbols in a framework:

   apple-docs symbols swiftui --type protocol --pattern "*Style"
   

2. Read a specific symbol’s page:

   apple-docs doc https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/buttonstyle
   

Staying Current

# Latest documentation updates
apple-docs updates --category wwdc --year 2025

# What's new in a specific framework
apple-docs updates --technology SwiftUI

# New sample code
apple-docs samples --framework RealityKit --beta only

Tips

• doc --related includes “See Also” and relationship sections — useful for discovering related APIs.
• doc --platform shows platform availability (iOS, macOS, visionOS, etc.) with version numbers.
• symbols --pattern supports wildcards: "*Controller", "UI*", "*View*".
• technologies --language occ filters Objective-C only frameworks.
• All output is Markdown — pipe to mq or other tools as needed.

Troubleshooting

If apple-docs is not found: bun install -g github:ethan-huo/apple-docs

No authentication required — all data comes from Apple’s public documentation API.