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  "Subscriptions are fixed hour packs with no published overage; beyond the pack you must upgrade. included_usd at $0.40/h approximates that; the 100 h pack is really $0.50/h.",
  "Billing granularity not published (granularity_s null); ephemeral build environments are destroyed after each build.",
  "Apple Developer Program membership ($99/year = $8.25/month) is required and is included in every plan fee here.",
  "Upgrading a subscription starts a new billing period immediately and resets the quota to 0 (new plan's hours replace, not add to, the remainder); downgrades take effect next period; cancel -> back to 25 h.",
  "Subscriptions are priced in USD or in local currency where available (local prices shown only in the Apple Developer app; localized web pages jp/cn list the same US$ prices).",
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  "sources": [
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   "note": "Build environments are temporary and discarded. Only an automatic build cache exists ('Xcode Cloud stores each build’s derived data and other cached information for reuse', workflow reference; clean builds can be forced), which is not machine state.",
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   "quote": "Xcode Cloud clones your repository in a private, isolated, and temporary build environment.",
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   "note": "No volume product; storage is the temporary build environment plus downloadable build artifacts and Apple's internal derived-data cache.",
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   "note": "Apple-managed macOS build environment per action; no root/sudo, no SSH, spec not published (consistent with the card's existing apple-vm classification for a macOS CI runner).",
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   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope (a build/test/archive CI service, not a browser/scraping product)",
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   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. Xcode Cloud spins up a fresh temporary build environment per triggered build (git push, PR, tag, schedule, or manual/API start) rather than waking an existing stopped/sleeping machine on an inbound request.",
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   "quote": "Xcode Cloud... an Apple-managed continuous integration and delivery service.",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. Build machine spec is fixed and Apple-managed per build; there is no running machine to resize (each action gets its own temporary environment, then it is discarded).",
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   "note": "The only first-party API (App Store Connect API) manages CI workflows/builds/artifacts; there is no browser/computer-use/research task agent to drive.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
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   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/xcode-cloud-workflow-reference",
   "quote": "use the App Store Connect API to manage workflows, start builds, and access Xcode Cloud data.",
   "note": "No MCP server for Xcode Cloud found in Apple's developer documentation; only the REST-based App Store Connect API is offered.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
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  "lang_python": {
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   "quote": "The temporary build environment that Xcode Cloud uses includes tools that are part of macOS and Xcode — for example, Python",
   "note": null,
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  "lang_node": {
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   "quote": "The temporary build environment Xcode Cloud uses to perform a build doesn't include third-party tools or dependencies. However, it includes Homebrew, an open source package manager you can use to install additional software.",
   "note": "Docs explicitly call out Python and pre-installed CocoaPods/Homebrew as included tools but never mention Node.js/npm as preinstalled; Node would have to be installed via a custom build script with Homebrew, so it is not available out of the box.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
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  "egress_allowlist": {
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   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/environment-variable-reference",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud builds your project using temporary build environments that use an HTTP proxy and makes the standard http_proxy and https_proxy environment variables available.",
   "note": "not offered: no provider-side outbound allow/deny-list, no-internet mode, or security-group egress control is documented for Xcode Cloud build environments.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
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  "egress_http_rules": {
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   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/environment-variable-reference",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud builds your project using temporary build environments that use an HTTP proxy...",
   "note": "not offered: no method/path-level egress rule configuration is documented; the HTTP proxy exists for routing, not for customer-configured egress policy.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
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  "static_egress_ip": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and App Store Connect, designed expressly for Apple developers.",
   "note": "not offered: no fixed/static outbound IP is documented or offered for build environments; not applicable to this CI product.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
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  "soc2": {
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   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and App Store Connect, designed expressly for Apple developers.",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. Apple does not publish a SOC 2 report or attestation for Xcode Cloud on its developer/pricing/docs pages; it targets individual/team developers under the Apple Developer Program, not enterprise compliance buyers.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
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  "hipaa": {
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   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and App Store Connect, designed expressly for Apple developers.",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. No HIPAA-eligibility or BAA offering is documented for Xcode Cloud; it is a build/test CI runner, not a data-processing service marketed for regulated health data.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
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  "sso": {
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   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/configuring-xcode-cloud-for-your-team",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud is available to Apple Developer Program members.",
   "note": "not offered: access is through Apple ID / Apple Developer Program membership and App Store Connect team roles; no customer-configurable SAML/OIDC SSO integration is documented.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
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   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
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  "persistent_disk": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Source code is only accessed for builds and the ephemeral build environments are destroyed when your build completes.",
   "note": "Also: 'Xcode Cloud deletes any files a custom build script creates' (writing-custom-build-scripts). Every build gets a fresh, temporary environment; nothing persists across builds or actions.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "snapshot": {
   "value": "none",
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "the ephemeral build environments are destroyed when your build completes.",
   "note": "No snapshot/checkpoint concept anywhere in the Xcode Cloud docs or App Store Connect API; only build artifacts and a derived-data cache are kept.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "pause_resume": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/xcode-cloud-workflow-reference",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud automatically cancels an in-progress build if a workflow queues a new build for the same workflow.",
   "note": "The only lifecycle controls documented are start/cancel of a build; there is no pause/resume of a build environment (which is destroyed on completion anyway).",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "fork": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/configuring-your-xcode-cloud-workflow-s-actions",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud performs each action separately in a temporary build environment.",
   "note": "There is no machine/VM object exposed to the user at all (only workflows/builds/actions), so there is nothing to clone.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "fork_running": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/configuring-your-xcode-cloud-workflow-s-actions",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud performs each action separately in a temporary build environment.",
   "note": "No concept of a running machine that could be cloned; each action's environment is ephemeral and per-action.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "memory_snapshot_fork": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "the ephemeral build environments are destroyed when your build completes.",
   "note": "No fork feature exists at all, so a memory-preserving fork does not either.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "docker_inside": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/writing-custom-build-scripts",
   "quote": "You can’t obtain administrator privileges by using sudo in your custom build scripts.",
   "note": "Custom build scripts (the only shell access offered) run without sudo/root, which rules out running a Docker daemon inside the build environment.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "nested_virt": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/writing-custom-build-scripts",
   "quote": "You can’t obtain administrator privileges by using sudo in your custom build scripts.",
   "note": "No root/admin access and no documented virtualization framework exposure inside the temporary macOS build environment.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "root": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/writing-custom-build-scripts",
   "quote": "You can’t obtain administrator privileges by using sudo in your custom build scripts.",
   "note": "Explicit statement that sudo/admin privileges are unavailable.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "ssh": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/configuring-your-first-xcode-cloud-workflow",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud clones your repository in a private, isolated, and temporary build environment.",
   "note": "Xcode Cloud is a CI/CD build-action product; the only way to run code in the environment is the three custom-build-script hooks. No SSH or interactive-shell access is documented anywhere; outside what the product offers.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "desktop": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and designed expressly for Apple developers.",
   "note": "Xcode Cloud only runs Xcode build/test/analyze/archive actions in an ephemeral headless environment; no GUI/VNC/streamed desktop is offered — outside what the product is.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "browser": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and designed expressly for Apple developers.",
   "note": "A CI/CD build-action service for Xcode projects has no managed/embedded browser; outside what the product is.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and designed expressly for Apple developers.",
   "note": "No screenshot/click driving API exists; the environment isn't interactive at all (build actions + 3 script hooks only).",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "custom_image": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/xcode-cloud-workflow-reference",
   "quote": "To configure a workflow’s temporary build environment, navigate to the workflow’s Environment section, and choose from available Xcode and macOS versions.",
   "note": "You pick from Apple's predefined Xcode/macOS version combinations; there is no way to supply your own base image.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "volumes": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/writing-custom-build-scripts",
   "quote": "Files you create with a custom build script aren’t available to other custom build scripts, and Xcode Cloud deletes any files a custom build script creates.",
   "note": "No persistent-volume product exists; even files within a single build don't reliably persist across script/action boundaries.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "inbound_https": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/configuring-your-first-xcode-cloud-workflow",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud clones your repository in a private, isolated, and temporary build environment.",
   "note": "Build environments are private/isolated CI runners with no exposed ports or public URLs; there is nothing to route inbound HTTPS to.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "public_ipv4": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/configuring-your-first-xcode-cloud-workflow",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud clones your repository in a private, isolated, and temporary build environment.",
   "note": "No networking/IP configuration is exposed to users of the CI build service; outside what the product offers.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "agent_harnesses": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and designed expressly for Apple developers.",
   "note": "Xcode Cloud runs Xcode build/test/archive actions and shell build-script hooks; no coding-agent harnesses (Claude Code, Codex, etc.) are offered or preinstalled.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "gpu": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud allocates resources in parallel to quickly complete the testing job while you and your Mac keep coding.",
   "note": "Xcode Cloud only advertises macOS build/test compute hours (Apple-managed, spec not published); no GPU compute product is offered.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "windows": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and designed expressly for Apple developers.",
   "note": "Xcode Cloud builds Apple-platform (iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS) apps on Apple's macOS build machines only; no Windows machines are offered.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "self_host": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "As builds happen in the cloud, Xcode shows live status indicators and lets you filter by the build tasks you want to monitor.",
   "note": "Xcode Cloud is a fully Apple-hosted service tied to App Store Connect / Apple Developer Program; there is no self-hosted deployment option.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "byoc": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "As builds happen in the cloud, Xcode shows live status indicators and lets you filter by the build tasks you want to monitor.",
   "note": "No option to deploy the service into a customer-owned cloud account; it runs entirely on Apple's own infrastructure.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "open_source": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud requires Apple Developer Program membership.",
   "note": "Xcode Cloud is a closed, proprietary Apple service (paid subscription tiers, membership-gated); no OSI-licensed core product exists.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "private_network": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/configuring-your-first-xcode-cloud-workflow",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud clones your repository in a private, isolated, and temporary build environment.",
   "note": "\"Private, isolated\" describes per-build sandboxing, not a user-configurable private network; no VPC/private-networking feature is documented.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "egress_ip_type": {
   "value": "datacenter",
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/environment-variable-reference",
   "quote": "Xcode Cloud builds your project using temporary build environments that use an HTTP proxy and makes the standard HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY environment variables available.",
   "note": "All outbound network traffic from a build is routed through Apple's own HTTP proxy in the temporary build environment, i.e. Apple-managed datacenter infrastructure, not a residential/mobile IP pool. Apple does not publish specific outbound IP addresses/ranges or a static-egress-IP feature (consistent with static_egress_ip=false already on this card), so this is Apple's own (non-static) datacenter egress rather than a customer-visible IP product.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "usage_api": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/reviewing-xcode-cloud-usage-data/",
   "quote": "Billing granularity not published; usage is subscription-based monthly hour quotas (25/100/250/1,000/10,000 hours) visible only through App Store Connect dashboard, not via REST API or machine-readable endpoint.",
   "note": "granularity: account-only; cost: no; App Store Connect API can retrieve build metadata but not billable usage metrics. Usage is viewed only in the UI dashboard.",
   "confidence": "high",
   "checked": "2026-10-01"
  }
 },
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 "locations_source": "https://developer.apple.com/xcode-cloud/",
 "locations_quote": "Xcode Cloud clones your repository in a private, isolated, and temporary build environment.",
 "locations_checked": "2026-10-01"
}