momenbuilds/app-launch-guard

AppLaunchGuard is an open-source command-line tool and matching GitHub Action that scans an iOS project on disk and flags things that often trip up Apple App Store review. It does not call any Apple service, does not upload your code, does not send telemetry, and the README is explicit that it does not use AI in version 1. Everything runs locally. The scanner reads source files, Info.plist, the PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy manifest, Xcode project files, fastlane metadata, app icons, and screenshots. From that it checks a list of common review traps: permission APIs used without a matching Info.plist usage description, missing or unparseable privacy manifests, AppTrackingTransparency code without NSUserTrackingUsageDescription (or the reverse), RevenueCat and StoreKit subscription configuration, presence of analytics, crash, ads, attribution, push, and paywall SDKs, missing app icon or iPad screenshots, exposed secrets (printed masked in the report), and review-sensitive wording around mental health, therapy, medical advice, and crisis topics. The tool runs as a Node CLI installed with npm install -g app-launch-guard, then invoked as app-launch-guard scan followed by a path. Reports can be terminal text, Markdown for pull request comments, JSON for automation, or a self-contained HTML dashboard that can either be saved or served on a local port. By default the scan ignores AI assistant directories like .claude.cursor.codex, plus node_modules, build outputs, and .git, to avoid false positives from transcripts and logs. The flags --include-docs and --include-all widen the scan. In CI, you wire it up by adding momenbuilds/app-launch-guard@v1 (or @main pre-release) to a workflow with inputs path, output, fail-on, no-color, include-docs, and include-all. The --fail-on switch chooses when the exit code is non-zero: none, critical, or warning. The README is clear about scope. The tool does not guarantee App Store approval and is not a replacement for Apple's own guidelines or for the privacy answers required in App Store Connect. License is MIT.