openclaw/apps/ios/fastlane/SETUP.md

fastlane setup (OpenClaw iOS)

Install:

brew install fastlane

Create an App Store Connect API key:

• App Store Connect → Users and Access → Keys → App Store Connect API → Generate API Key
• Download the .p8, note the Issuer ID and Key ID

Recommended (macOS): store the private key in Keychain and write non-secret vars:

scripts/ios-asc-keychain-setup.sh \
  --key-path /absolute/path/to/AuthKey_XXXXXXXXXX.p8 \
  --issuer-id YOUR_ISSUER_ID \
  --write-env

This writes these auth variables in apps/ios/fastlane/.env:

ASC_KEY_ID=YOUR_KEY_ID
ASC_ISSUER_ID=YOUR_ISSUER_ID
ASC_KEYCHAIN_SERVICE=openclaw-asc-key
ASC_KEYCHAIN_ACCOUNT=YOUR_MAC_USERNAME

Important: apps/ios/fastlane/.env is only for Fastlane/App Store Connect auth and optional beta-archive settings. It does not configure gateway-side direct APNs push delivery for local iOS builds.

Optional app targeting variables (helpful if Fastlane cannot auto-resolve app by bundle):

ASC_APP_IDENTIFIER=ai.openclaw.client
# or
ASC_APP_ID=YOUR_APP_STORE_CONNECT_APP_ID

File-based fallback (CI/non-macOS):

ASC_KEY_ID=YOUR_KEY_ID
ASC_ISSUER_ID=YOUR_ISSUER_ID
ASC_KEY_PATH=/absolute/path/to/AuthKey_XXXXXXXXXX.p8

Code signing variable (optional in .env):

IOS_DEVELOPMENT_TEAM=YOUR_TEAM_ID

Tip: run scripts/ios-team-id.sh from repo root to print a Team ID for .env. The helper prefers the canonical OpenClaw team (Y5PE65HELJ) when present locally; otherwise it prefers the first non-personal team from your Xcode account (then personal team if needed). Fastlane uses this helper automatically if IOS_DEVELOPMENT_TEAM is missing.

For local/manual iOS builds that stay on direct APNs, configure the gateway host separately with OPENCLAW_APNS_TEAM_ID, OPENCLAW_APNS_KEY_ID, and either OPENCLAW_APNS_PRIVATE_KEY_P8 or OPENCLAW_APNS_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH. Those gateway runtime env vars are separate from Fastlane's .env.

Validate auth:

cd apps/ios
fastlane ios auth_check

ASC auth is only required when:

• uploading to TestFlight
• auto-resolving the next build number from App Store Connect

If you pass --build-number to pnpm ios:beta:archive, the local archive path does not need ASC auth.

Archive locally without upload:

pnpm ios:beta:archive

Upload to TestFlight:

pnpm ios:beta

Direct Fastlane entry point:

cd apps/ios
fastlane ios beta

Maintainer recovery path for a fresh clone on the same Mac:

1. Reuse the existing Keychain-backed ASC key on that machine.
2. Restore or recreate apps/ios/fastlane/.env so it contains the non-secret variables:

ASC_KEY_ID=YOUR_KEY_ID
ASC_ISSUER_ID=YOUR_ISSUER_ID
ASC_KEYCHAIN_SERVICE=openclaw-asc-key
ASC_KEYCHAIN_ACCOUNT=YOUR_MAC_USERNAME

3. Re-run auth validation:

cd apps/ios
fastlane ios auth_check

4. If you are starting a brand-new production release train, pin iOS to the current gateway version:

pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway

5. Set the official/TestFlight relay URL before release:

export OPENCLAW_PUSH_RELAY_BASE_URL=https://relay.example.com

6. Upload:

pnpm ios:beta

Quick verification after upload:

• confirm apps/ios/build/beta/OpenClaw-<version>.ipa exists
• confirm Fastlane prints Uploaded iOS beta: version=<version> short=<short> build=<build>
• remember that TestFlight processing can take a few minutes after the upload succeeds

Versioning rules:

• apps/ios/version.json is the pinned iOS release version source
• apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md is the iOS-only changelog and release-note source
• Supported pinned iOS versions use CalVer: YYYY.M.D
• pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway promotes the current root gateway version into the pinned iOS release version
• Fastlane uses the pinned iOS version only; changing package.json.version alone does not change the iOS app version
• Fastlane sets CFBundleShortVersionString to the pinned iOS version, for example 2026.4.10
• Fastlane resolves CFBundleVersion as the next integer TestFlight build number for that short version
• Run pnpm ios:version:sync after changing apps/ios/version.json or apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md
• pnpm ios:version:check validates that checked-in iOS version artifacts are in sync
• The beta flow regenerates apps/ios/OpenClaw.xcodeproj from apps/ios/project.yml before archiving
• Local beta signing uses a temporary generated xcconfig and leaves local development signing overrides untouched
• See apps/ios/VERSIONING.md for the detailed workflow