The new Claude Code plugin has shipped: github.com/flowdeck-studio/flowdeck-plugin
Two commands to install:
/plugin marketplace add flowdeck-studio/flowdeck-plugin
/plugin install flowdeck@flowdeck-studio-flowdeck-plugin
What It Does
Claude Code knows xcodebuild. It’s been trained on years of Stack Overflow answers and Apple documentation. When you ask it to build an iOS app, that’s what it reaches for.
The plugin changes that. Now Claude uses FlowDeck by default, and more importantly, it knows why to use FlowDeck. The plugin teaches Claude the debug loop: run the app, stream logs, capture screenshots. It understands that flowdeck context --json gives it everything it needs about your project without parsing Xcode files.
It also blocks xcodebuild, xcrun simctl, and xcrun devicectl. Not because they don’t work, but because you have something better installed.
Why Bother
If you’re using Claude Code for iOS development and you have FlowDeck, this makes both tools work together properly. Claude stops guessing at xcodebuild flags and starts using the tool designed to give it visibility into your app.
That’s it. Go install it.