Bifrost, the build and distribution service from the NativePHP team, has reached its first anniversary and 10,000 successful builds. Co-creators Simon Hamp and Shane Rosenthal marked the milestone with six updates. The main additions are an MCP server, automated workflows, managed signing credentials, and AI diagnoses for failed builds.
The service launched in September 2025 to turn Laravel projects into signed iOS and Android binaries without requiring developers to maintain their own build machines. Its second year begins with deeper support for AI agents and repository-driven builds.
Build and Ship Through MCP
Bifrost now provides a remote MCP server. After authentication, an AI agent can find teams and projects, start or cancel builds, check build credits, upload signing credentials, run workflows, and retrieve diagnoses for failed builds.
Claude Code users can connect with one command:
claude mcp add --transport http bifrost https://bifrost.nativephp.com/mcp/oauthOther MCP clients can use the same remote server URL. Team owners must first allow MCP connections for their team, and each user authenticates through Bifrost in the browser.
Automated Build Workflows
New workflows can start builds when a pull request opens, code is pushed, a branch or tag is created, or a GitHub release is published. Developers can also trigger them through an AI agent or an HTTP webhook.
Each workflow can build iOS and Android versions together with separate signing settings. Once the builds finish, Bifrost can send a signed webhook, Slack or Discord notification, or email. Branch and tag filters accept wildcards, and Bifrost avoids duplicate builds when two events refer to the same commit within ten minutes.
Workflows are included on every plan. Apprentice and Loki plans allow one workflow per app, while Hela and Thor plans have no workflow limit.
Managed Signing Credentials
Managed Credentials handles iOS certificates, provisioning profiles, and Android keystores. For iOS, developers provide an App Store Connect API key. Bifrost can then register the bundle ID, generate certificates, store provisioning profiles, and send a warning 30 days before credentials expire.
For Android apps, Bifrost can generate a keystore from a Play Store service account key. Developers receive an upload key to register with Play Console and can rotate its password when needed.
AI Diagnoses for Failed Builds
Failed builds now include an AI diagnosis from Claude with a plain-language explanation and a suggested fix. The feature is enabled by default on every plan, and connected agents can retrieve the diagnosis through MCP.
Website and Monorepo Support
The other anniversary updates are a redesigned Bifrost website and monorepo support. Developers can select the folder that contains their app, and Bifrost runs builds from that directory without requiring them to reorganise the repository.
The anniversary offer gives customers 30% off annual Loki, Hela, and Thor plans with the code HAPPYBIRTHDAY. It runs through the end of 2026 and applies on top of the annual billing discount. See the Bifrost anniversary announcement for the full details.
