Homebrew Tap for xcsift

A Homebrew tap for xcsift - a Swift command-line tool to parse and format xcodebuild output for coding agents.

Installation

Option 1: Direct install

brew install ldomaradzki/xcsift/xcsift

Option 2: Tap then install

brew tap ldomaradzki/xcsift
brew install xcsift

Option 3: Brewfile

Add to your Brewfile:

tap "ldomaradzki/xcsift"
brew "xcsift"

Usage

After installation, you can use xcsift to parse xcodebuild output:

xcodebuild build 2>&1 | xcsift
xcodebuild test 2>&1 | xcsift
swift build 2>&1 | xcsift

Note: Always use 2>&1 to redirect stderr to stdout for proper error capture.

About xcsift

xcsift transforms verbose Xcode build output into concise, structured JSON format optimized for coding agents. Unlike xcbeautify and xcpretty which focus on human-readable output, xcsift prioritizes information density and machine readability.

Documentation

• xcsift GitHub Repository
• Homebrew Documentation