Fastlane-skill setup-fastlane

Set up Fastlane for iOS/macOS app automation

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/greenstevester/fastlane-skill
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/greenstevester/fastlane-skill "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/setup-fastlane" ~/.claude/skills/greenstevester-fastlane-skill-setup-fastlane && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/setup-fastlane/SKILL.md
source content

Fastlane Setup (One-Time)

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  ONE-TIME SETUP                                                 │
│  ══════════════                                                 │
│  After this, you'll have:                                       │
│                                                                 │
│    fastlane ios test    → Run tests                             │
│    fastlane ios beta    → Upload to TestFlight                  │
│    fastlane ios release → Submit to App Store                   │
│                                                                 │
│  Do this once per project. Takes ~10 minutes.                   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Environment Check

  • Xcode CLI: !
    xcode-select -p 2>/dev/null && echo "✓" || echo "✗ Run: xcode-select --install"
  • Homebrew: !
    brew --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "✗ Run: /bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)\""
  • Fastlane: !
    fastlane --version 2>/dev/null | grep -o "fastlane [0-9.]*" | head -1 || echo "✗ Run: brew install fastlane"

Your Project

  • Project: !
    find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.xcodeproj" 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "None found"
  • Workspace: !
    find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.xcworkspace" ! -path "*/.build/*" ! -path "*/xcodeproj/*" 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "None"
  • Bundle ID: !
    grep -r "PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER" --include="*.pbxproj" . 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's/.*= //' | tr -d '";' || echo "Not found"
  • Team ID: !
    grep -r "DEVELOPMENT_TEAM" --include="*.pbxproj" . 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's/.*= //' | tr -d '";' || echo "Not found"

Target: ${ARGUMENTS:-current directory}


Step 1: Install Fastlane

brew install fastlane

Why Homebrew? Bundler 4.x broke Fastlane's Ruby dependencies. Homebrew avoids all version conflicts.


Step 2: Create Configuration Files

fastlane/Appfile

app_identifier("{{BUNDLE_ID}}")  # Your bundle ID
apple_id("{{APPLE_ID}}")         # Your Apple ID email
team_id("{{TEAM_ID}}")           # Your team ID

fastlane/Fastfile

default_platform(:ios)

platform :ios do
  desc "Run tests"
  lane :test do
    scan(scheme: "{{SCHEME}}")
  end

  desc "Upload to TestFlight"
  lane :beta do
    increment_build_number
    gym(scheme: "{{SCHEME}}", export_method: "app-store")
    pilot(skip_waiting_for_build_processing: true)
  end

  desc "Submit to App Store"
  lane :release do
    increment_build_number
    gym(scheme: "{{SCHEME}}", export_method: "app-store")
    deliver(submit_for_review: false, force: true)
  end
end

Replace

{{SCHEME}}
with your app's scheme name (usually the app name).


Step 3: Set Up Metadata (Optional)

Download your existing App Store listing:

fastlane deliver download_metadata
fastlane deliver download_screenshots

This creates

fastlane/metadata/
with editable text files for your app description, keywords, etc.


You're Done!

# Verify setup
fastlane lanes

# Run your first lane
fastlane ios test

Quick Reference

CommandWhat it does
fastlane ios test
Run tests
fastlane ios beta
Build + TestFlight
fastlane ios release
Build + App Store
fastlane deliver download_metadata
Fetch App Store listing

Next Steps

  • Code signing issues? Ask: "Set up Match for code signing"
  • Need screenshots? Ask: "Automate my App Store screenshots"
  • CI/CD setup? See Xcode Cloud guide