Prerequisites

Required

Xcode (14.0 or later, 15+ recommended)

Download from the Mac App Store or Apple Developer.

After installing, open Xcode once to accept the license agreement and install components.
Xcode Command Line Tools
Terminal window
```
xcode-select --install
```
Verify the installation:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
```
xcode-select -p
```

Node.js 20 or later

Install via nodejs.org, Homebrew, or a version manager:

# Homebrew
brew install node@20

# nvm
nvm install 20
nvm use 20

# Verify
node --version
# Expected: v20.x.x or later

Optional Tools

These tools extend Xcode Pilot’s capabilities but are not required for core functionality:

Tool	Purpose	Install
SwiftLint	Code quality analysis and auto-fix	`brew install swiftlint`
swift-format	Code formatting checks	`brew install swift-format`
CocoaPods	Pod dependency management	`sudo gem install cocoapods`
xcbeautify	Prettier Xcode build output	`brew install xcbeautify`

Verify Your Setup

Run this quick check to make sure everything is ready:

# Xcode CLI tools
xcodebuild -version
# Xcode 16.0 (or your version)

# Simulator runtime
xcrun simctl list runtimes
# Should list iOS runtimes

# Node.js
node --version
# v20.x.x or later

Next Step

Ready to install? Head to the Installation guide.