Apple's asc CLI gains scripted control of tax categories, Xcode Cloud and App Review

On September 6, @rudrank revealed in a thread that Apple's asc CLI added several sets of experimental commands, moving operations once possible only on the App Store Connect website into the command line, covering five areas: taxes, Xcode Cloud, App Review, iCloud containers, and Website Push IDs.

Confirmed

• In-app purchase tax categories: asc web iap tax-category list / view / set / reset provides full query and set capability
• App tax categories: asc web apps tax-category view/set; set requires --confirm, and it's advised to first run list to review Apple's category catalog and compatibility conditions
• Xcode Cloud: can persistently set the next build number; create and manage custom version aliases; duplicate a workflow in one command with asc xcode-cloud workflows duplicate --id WORKFLOWID --name "Nightly", with the copy disabled by default pending review
• App Review: asc web review reply --thread-id … --message … enables scripted replies to review messages, with the sent result forcibly read back for confirmation; commands like asc web review drafts create support creating, updating, and deleting unsent drafts; asc web review threads --app APPID --drafts --plain-text reads all Resolution Center threads, including unsent drafts
• iCloud containers: asc web icloud-containers list --output table lists team containers in table form; adding --hidden shows hidden sets — currently read-only
• Website Push IDs: new list, view, create, delete commands, with read-back verification after creation

Why it matters

• These commands are experimental, yet already cover high-frequency developer tasks previously done manually — replying to reviews, adjusting tax categories, managing Xcode Cloud workflows — laying a scripting foundation for CI/CD and bulk operations
• Design choices like read-back confirmation, a draft mechanism, and disabled-by-default copies show the author's attention to automation safety

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