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xcode-build-benchmark

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See your Xcode build baseline before optimizing.

build performance

What it does

Benchmarks Xcode clean and incremental builds and saves repeatable timing summaries and timestamped artifacts.

When to use it

Use when establishing a build-time baseline, comparing changes, or determining whether Xcode builds became faster or slower.

How to use it

Give it an Xcode project and scheme; it benchmarks build types, saves artifacts in the project, and reports timing summaries.

What you provide

  • the scheme
  • An existing project

Uses


Access · 3

This skill

DerivedData

Write

Clears and rewrites DerivedData (irreversible)

Xcode compilation cache

Write

Warms the Xcode compilation cache

host environment

Read

Reads host and Xcode details

Good to know

  • cannot be undone: DerivedData

What you need · 5

Requires xcodebuild to execute builds and produce Build Timing Summary output.

Hands the benchmark artifact to xcode-compilation-analyzer when the user also wants optimization guidance.

Hands the benchmark artifact to xcode-project-analyzer when the user also wants optimization guidance.

Hands the benchmark artifact to spm-build-analysis when the user also wants optimization guidance.


About this skill

Visibility
Public
Repository
avdlee/xcode-build-optimization-agent-skill
Created
Oct 8, 2026
Updated
Oct 8, 2026
Files
5