appstore-connect

Apps & Automation

Interact with App Store Connect via the asc CLI - apps, builds, TestFlight, beta testers, reviews, sales/analytics, metadata, IAP, signing, submissions. Use for "check my app", "App Store Connect", "TestFlight status", "app review", "my app sales", or "asc".

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App Store Connect (asc)

Read, manage, and ship any of the user's App Store apps through the asc CLI (App Store Connect CLI by Rork). asc covers nearly the entire ASC surface; reach for the raw API only for the rare gap.

asc auth status            # shows stored credential profiles + which is default
asc auth status --validate # confirms a credential actually works
asc doctor                 # diagnose auth/config issues

Multiple accounts/teams: asc --profile <name> <command> selects a profile.
A NEW account with no stored key: run the find-asc-credentials skill (locates the .p8, key id, and issuer id, then asc auth login). Never print or commit .p8 keys, key ids, or issuer ids.

<how_to_drive> Do NOT guess flags. asc is large and self-documenting — discover, then act:

asc --help                 # the full command map (areas below)
asc <area> --help          # subcommands + flags for an area, e.g. `asc builds --help`
asc docs list              # embedded guides; `asc docs <topic>` to read one

Read before you write. List/inspect/validate first; mutate second.
Machine output: most commands accept --output json (or --output table for humans) — use JSON when you need to parse ids.
Resolve an app id once and reuse it: asc apps list --output json → the numeric App Store app id. </how_to_drive>

<command_map>

Goal	Area
List/inspect apps, app id	`asc apps`, `asc status --app <id>`
Builds (processing, ids)	`asc builds`
TestFlight: beta groups, testers, distribute a build	`asc testflight`
Versions / release state	`asc versions`, `asc release`, `asc status`
Metadata, localizations, keywords	`asc metadata`, `asc localizations`
Screenshots / previews	`asc screenshots`, `asc video-previews`
Pricing & availability	`asc pricing`
In-app purchases / subscriptions	`asc iap`, `asc subscriptions`
Age rating / privacy / encryption / EULA	`asc age-rating`, `asc encryption`, `asc eula`
Submission readiness + submit	`asc validate`, `asc review`, `asc submit`, `asc publish`
Customer reviews	`asc reviews`
Sales / analytics / finance	`asc analytics`, `asc insights`, `asc finance`, `asc performance`
Signing: certs, profiles, bundle ids	`asc signing`, `asc certificates`, `asc profiles`, `asc bundle-ids`
Team / users / devices	`asc users`, `asc devices`, `asc account`
Xcode Cloud, webhooks, workflows	`asc xcode-cloud`, `asc webhooks`, `asc workflow`
</command_map>

<common_tasks>

# What apps do I have / what's an app's id?
asc apps list --output table

# Where is an app in the release pipeline?
asc status --app <APP_ID> --output table

# Latest builds and processing state
asc builds list --app <APP_ID> --output json

# TestFlight: see groups, add a tester, distribute a build
asc testflight groups list --app <APP_ID>
asc publish testflight --app <APP_ID> --ipa <path.ipa> --group "<GROUP_ID>" --wait

# Is a version ready to submit? (fix every error it reports first)
asc validate --app <APP_ID> --version <VERSION> --platform IOS --output table

# Read customer reviews / respond
asc reviews list --app <APP_ID> --output table

# Sales & analytics
asc analytics --help        # request/download reports
asc insights --help         # weekly/daily insights

</common_tasks>

<raw_api_fallback> For the rare endpoint asc doesn't expose, call the App Store Connect API directly with the bundled helper (zero deps, ES256 JWT). Credentials come from env vars — never hardcode them:

export ASC_KEY_ID=...        # 10-char key id (from the AuthKey_<KEY_ID>.p8 filename)
export ASC_ISSUER_ID=...     # team issuer UUID (App Store Connect > Users and Access > Integrations)
export ASC_P8_PATH=/path/to/AuthKey_<KEY_ID>.p8
node "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/asc-api.mjs" GET "/v1/apps?filter[bundleId]=com.example.app"
node "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/asc-api.mjs" POST /v1/betaGroups body.json

$SKILL_DIR is this skill's directory. The helper prints {"status", "body"} and exits non-zero on HTTP >= 400. </raw_api_fallback>