Swift Bits: Swift Package Plugins on CI

Ever added a Swift Package plugin, verified everything works locally, then watched your CI fail before the build even started?

I checked the documentation and asked few LLMs - both not clearly told that it will omit the trust message. That’s why revising is critical for every process.

The issue isn’t necessarily the plugin: it’s the one-time Trust & Enable confirmation that Xcode shows interactively. Since CI has no UI, the build can’t approve it on its own.

Here’s a quick guide on how to enable trusted Swift Package plugins on CI, using the SwiftLintBuildToolPlugin error as a real-world example.