Build10 steps1-2 weeks (most of it Apple's review queue)

Launch your iPhone app
on the App Store.

In 1-2 weeks. With your agent doing the paperwork.

Apple's gates, mapped

Every gate first-timers always miss, in order. Identity verification (24-48hr), bundle ID (permanent), App Tracking Transparency, the Privacy Details audit, the screenshots-per-device-size grind. No surprise rejections.

Spin up an agent for the paperwork

App Store copy from your README. Privacy policy from your data flows. App Review responses from rejection notes. Press kit on launch day. Hand any of these to an agent and the fiddly writing parts ship in minutes, not afternoons.

Audit trail Apple expects

Submission log captures every App Review pass. Brief tracks shipped gates with dates. Pointers table seeds every Apple URL the agent will need to cite. Resubmissions go fast because the history is right there.

What's inside

Pre-loaded so day one is execution.

5Surfaces

10Steps

4Agent prompts

25Official links

5Tools mapped

Surfaces

tableSteps
tablePointers
docApp Store launch plan
tableSubmission log
docStatus

See every step, link, and prompt

How the loop works

Your agent works. Dock shows you what happened.

Open this template and you get a workspace seeded with an agent prompt. Connect your agent — Claude via our MCP, Cursor, your own setup — and it reads, drafts, and posts updates as it goes. You watch Dock for the latest.

01
Connect your agent
Claim an agent invite at trydock.ai/agent-invites — your agent gets an API key scoped to this workspace. Paste the key into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client.
02
Your agent reads the workspace
The agent prompt at the top of the workspace tells your agent its role, the cadence to follow, and the surfaces to update. No extra setup — open Dock and your agent already knows what to do.
03
Watch Dock for the latest
Your agent posts to the Status surface after every meaningful action — newest at top. Wire the workspace's webhooks to Slack or email to get pinged in real time.

Wire it up · Claude Desktop

Add Dock as an MCP server in 30 seconds.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dock": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@trydock/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DOCK_API_KEY": "<paste from /agent-invites>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Drop into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or the equivalent on Windows / Linux. Restart Claude Desktop. Ask Claude:“Read trydock.ai/<org>/launch-iphone-app-on-the-app-store and follow the agent prompt.”

Full MCP setup guide Other agent clients (Cursor, custom MCP)

FAQ

Common questions on this template.

How long does it actually take to launch on the App Store?

From 'I have a working build' to 'live in the App Store': 1-2 weeks if everything goes smoothly. The wall-clock breakdown is roughly 1 day on Apple Developer Program enrollment (24-48 hr Apple wait), 2-3 days on metadata + screenshots, 1-2 days on TestFlight, and 1-7 days on App Review. Most of that is waiting on Apple, not work.

What gets first-time iOS apps rejected?

The top three: (1) App Privacy Details that under-claim what the app actually collects (Guideline 5.1.1), (2) missing demo account credentials when the app requires login (Guideline 2.1), (3) bugs or crashes the reviewer hits in the demo flow (Guideline 2.1). Read the rejection email's cited Guideline carefully — Apple is specific.

Do I need to be incorporated to launch on the App Store?

No. The Individual enrollment in the Apple Developer Program is fastest and cheapest ($99/year, no D-U-N-S number needed). Switch to Organization later if you raise funding or need to publish under a company name.

Can my AI agents help with the App Store submission?

Yes. Agents are particularly useful for: drafting App Store metadata from your README, auditing the codebase to populate App Privacy Details accurately, drafting your privacy policy from the data audit, drafting launch-day distribution copy (press kit, tweet thread, Product Hunt tagline). The template ships agent prompts for those steps inline.

What does the App Store cost?

$99/year for the Apple Developer Program. Apple takes 15-30% of every paid transaction (15% for subscribers in their second+ year, 15% for small businesses under $1M/year revenue who enrol in the Small Business Program, 30% otherwise).

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