Discover and Boot iOS Simulator
SkillDev toolsDiscover and boot an iOS simulator. Use before any command that needs a simulator UDID.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Discover and Boot iOS Simulator skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by woocommerce/woocommerce-ios in .claude/skills/simulator/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Find a booted simulator or boot one. Returns the UDID for use in subsequent commands. Defaults to iPhone; pass ipad to use an iPad instead.
Never hardcode a simulator name (e.g., iPhone 16). Available simulators change across Xcode versions — always discover dynamically.
Usage
Run the script:
# iPhone (default):
UDID=$(Scripts/find-simulator.sh iphone)
# iPad:
UDID=$(Scripts/find-simulator.sh ipad)
The script prints the UDID to stdout and status messages to stderr. It will boot a simulator if none is already running.
Output
Report the simulator name and UDID so the caller can use it:
Simulator ready: iPhone 17 (93E9F784-2B91-4D83-BFA5-F1682C28180B)
Watch
Watch app verification is not supported — the Watch app runs on a separate watchOS simulator with a different build destination (watchOS Simulator). It cannot be tested via the iPhone/iPad iOS simulator used for app verification.
Signals
- GitHub stars
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- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
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simulator- Source
- github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-ios