Take your app from localhost to live.

Give your agent this prompt

Paste this into Claude Code or Codex inside your app project. It tells your agent what FoxDog is, points it at these docs, and starts prepping your app for production.

I'm using you to take my app from my laptop to live in the app stores with FoxDog AI (https://foxdog.ai). I have never shipped a mobile app before, so explain things simply and check with me before each step.

First, run `npx foxdog status` and follow its instructions exactly. If FoxDog isn't connected, help me connect it (npx foxdog login, then add it to you) before doing anything else — do NOT try to build or ship the app manually.

Then:
1. Give me a quick read-only summary of my project — what the app is and roughly what's left to launch.
2. Once FoxDog is connected and my plan is active, call the FoxDog `foxdog_start` tool and follow it one step at a time — let FoxDog drive the build, screenshots, store setup, and upload. Don't improvise those steps.

Start now: run `npx foxdog status`.

What FoxDog is

FoxDog is a guided launch system for people building apps with an AI coding agent. You build the app with Claude Code or Codex. FoxDog does everything after the code: prepares it for the stores, generates your icon and screenshots, gets you through Apple and Google approval, instruments analytics, and helps you reach your first 100 users and gather feedback.

It's built on battle-tested tooling that has shipped 100+ real, native apps — not webview wrappers.

How it works

Three pieces work together:

• Your agent (Claude Code or Codex) runs on your Mac and does the work locally, with your own credentials — which never leave your machine.
• The FoxDog conductor tells your agent the exact next step, the command to run, and how to confirm it worked.
• The FoxDog toolkit runs on your Mac — scaffold, build, screenshots, store metadata, and upload.

You stay in control. FoxDog never holds your signing keys or store credentials — it orchestrates; your machine does the work.

What you'll need

• For iOS — a Mac with Xcode. Apple only lets you build and sign iPhone/iPad apps on macOS, so a Mac with Xcode is required for the App Store. Builds run locally on your machine.
• For Android — Android Studio (the Android SDK). Android builds don't need a Mac — they run on macOS, Windows, or Linux. FoxDog uses the Android SDK to build and sign your app (the .apk/.aab) locally.
• Apple Developer Program ($99/yr) for iOS, and/or Google Play Console ($25 one-time) for Android. You own them; FoxDog guides setup.
• Claude Code or Codex — if you can build with one, FoxDog can get you to the stores.

The launch path

Every launch follows the same path. FoxDog tracks where you are and what's next:

1. You build it — in Claude Code, Codex, or any coding agent.
2. You point your agent to FoxDog — one prompt; that's the last part you do on your own.
3. Scaffold — a production-ready project, with analytics and store config wired in.
4. Brand & assets — your app icon and store screenshots, generated for you.
5. Build & TestFlight — built on your Mac and pushed to TestFlight so you can hold it on your phone.
6. Store setup — the Apple/Google forms with no API (privacy, data safety, content rating) — with the exact answers to paste.
7. Go live — submit to the App Store and Google Play; track approval to live.
8. First 100 users & feedback — installs, ratings, and feedback, so you know whether to double down or move on.

iOS & TestFlight

For iPhone/iPad, the fastest way to get your app into someone's hands is TestFlight — Apple's testing service. FoxDog builds and archives on your Mac, then uploads to TestFlight (no full App Store review needed for internal testers).

For the public App Store, FoxDog handles the metadata, in-app purchases, screenshots, and the App Privacy questionnaire, then guides the one step Apple makes you do by hand (creating the app record). Your app's bundle ID is permanent once set — FoxDog helps you choose it.

Android & APK sharing

Android has a uniquely fast feedback path: you can send your whole app as a single file (an APK) by text or email — your friend taps to install, no store needed. It's the quickest way to get real feedback before dealing with the store. FoxDog builds the signed file for you.

For Google Play, FoxDog handles the build, listing, and the Data Safety / Content Rating / Target Audience forms. Note: brand-new personal Play accounts must run a 12-tester, 14-day closed test before publishing — a company account skips this.

Connect your agent Early Access

Once you've started a plan (or redeemed an invite code), connect your agent in two steps — there's no key to copy or paste.

1. Log in once. In your terminal, run:

npx foxdog login

A browser opens — sign in with your FoxDog account, and this machine is authorized. No API key to handle.

2. Add FoxDog to your agent (one time):

claude mcp add foxdog -- npx -y foxdog mcp

Using Codex? Point an MCP server at the command npx -y foxdog mcp.

That's it — tell your agent to start, and FoxDog drives the guided launch, checking each step automatically. Your plan stays in control: if it lapses, the connection pauses until you reactivate.

FAQ

Do I need to know how to code?

You need to be able to build your app with an AI agent. FoxDog handles the launch part — you don't need prior app-store experience.

Does FoxDog build my app for me?

No. You build it with your agent. FoxDog does everything after the code: prep, assets, approvals, launch, and feedback.

Do my keys leave my computer?

No. Your signing keys and store credentials stay on your Mac and are used locally. FoxDog never holds them.

How do my users pay me?

Through Apple and Google's in-app payments (which FoxDog wires up). Your FoxDog subscription is separate.