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84 verified skills50,181 total stars
ios-simulator
Manages iOS Simulator devices and tests app behavior using xcrun simctl. Covers device lifecycle (create, boot, shutdown, erase, delete), app install and launch, push notification simulation, location simulation, permission grants via privacy subcommand, deep link testing via openurl, status bar overrides, screenshot and video recording, log streaming with os_log filtering, get_app_container paths, and #if targetEnvironment(simulator) compile-time checks. Use when creating or managing simulator devices, testing push notifications without APNs, simulating GPS locations, granting or resetting privacy permissions, capturing screenshots or screen recordings from the command line, streaming device logs, debugging simulator boot failures, troubleshooting CoreSimulator issues, or checking simulator hardware limitations.
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activitykit
Implement, review, or improve Live Activities and Dynamic Island experiences in iOS apps using ActivityKit. Use when building real-time updating widgets for the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — delivery tracking, sports scores, ride-sharing status, workout timers, media playback, or any time-sensitive information that updates in real time. Also use when working with ActivityKit, ActivityAttributes, Activity lifecycle (request/update/end), Dynamic Island layouts (compact/minimal/expanded), push-to-update Live Activities, or Lock Screen live widgets.
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accessorysetupkit
Discover and configure Bluetooth and Wi-Fi accessories using AccessorySetupKit. Use when presenting a privacy-preserving accessory picker, defining discovery descriptors for BLE or Wi-Fi devices, handling accessory session events, migrating from CoreBluetooth permission-based scanning, or setting up accessories without requiring broad Bluetooth permissions.
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app-clips
Build iOS App Clips with invocation URLs, App Clip Codes, NFC, QR codes, Safari banners, Maps, Messages, target setup, App Store Connect experiences, size/capability constraints, NSUserActivity routing, SKOverlay promotion, App Group/keychain handoff, ephemeral notifications, location confirmation, and full-app migration. Use when creating App Clips or wiring App Clip invocation, experience configuration, or full-app handoff.
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alarmkit
Implement AlarmKit alarms and countdown timers for iOS and iPadOS with Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, StandBy, and paired Apple Watch system UI. Covers AlarmManager scheduling, AlarmAttributes and AlarmPresentation, AlarmButton stop and snooze actions, authorization, state observation, countdown widget-extension handoff, and Live Activity integration. Use when building wake-up alarms, countdown timers, or alarm-style alerts that need Apple's system alarm experience.
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adattributionkit
Measure ad effectiveness with privacy-preserving attribution using AdAttributionKit. Use when registering ad impressions, handling attribution postbacks, updating conversion values, implementing re-engagement attribution, configuring publisher or advertiser apps, or replacing SKAdNetwork with AdAttributionKit for ad measurement.
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ios-networking
Build, review, or improve networking code in iOS/macOS apps using URLSession with async/await, structured concurrency, and modern Swift patterns. Use when working with REST APIs, downloading files, uploading data, WebSocket connections, pagination, retry logic, request middleware, caching, background transfers, or network reachability monitoring. Also use when handling HTTP requests, API clients, network error handling, or data fetching in Swift apps.
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debugging-instruments
Debug iOS apps and profile performance using LLDB, Memory Graph Debugger, and Instruments. Use when diagnosing crashes, memory leaks, retain cycles, main thread hangs, slow rendering, build failures, or when profiling CPU, memory, energy, and network usage.
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apple-on-device-ai
Integrate on-device AI using Foundation Models framework, Core ML, and open-source LLM runtimes on Apple Silicon. Covers Foundation Models (LanguageModelSession, @Generable, @Guide, SystemLanguageModel, structured output, tool calling), Core ML (coremltools, model conversion, quantization, palettization, pruning, Neural Engine, MLTensor), MLX Swift (transformer inference, unified memory), and llama.cpp (GGUF, cross-platform LLM). Use when building tool-calling AI features, working with guided generation schemas, converting models, or running on-device inference.
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app-store-optimization
Optimize App Store product pages for search visibility and conversion. Use for App Store Optimization (ASO), keyword research, app name/subtitle/keyword-field strategy, conversion-focused descriptions and promotional text, screenshot captions and ordering, Custom Product Pages with assigned search keywords, In-App Events, Product Page Optimization tests, localized metadata, ratings/review strategy, and in-app review prompt timing with RequestReviewAction or AppStore.requestReview. Also use when routing ASO vs App Store review, privacy/ATT, or StoreKit implementation boundaries.
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app-store-review
Prepare for App Store review and prevent rejections. Covers App Store review guidelines, app rejection reasons, PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy privacy manifest requirements, required API reason codes, in-app purchase IAP and StoreKit rules, App Store Guidelines compliance, ATT App Tracking Transparency, EU DMA Digital Markets Act, HIG compliance checklist, app submission preparation, review preparation, metadata requirements, entitlements, widgets, and Live Activities review rules. Use when preparing for App Store submission, fixing rejection reasons, auditing privacy manifests, implementing ATT consent flow, configuring StoreKit IAP, or checking HIG compliance.
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app-intents
Implement App Intents for Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, widgets, Control Center, and Apple Intelligence on iOS. Covers AppIntent actions, AppEntity and EntityQuery models, AppShortcutsProvider phrases, IndexedEntity Spotlight indexing, WidgetConfigurationIntent, SnippetIntent, and assistant schemas. Use when exposing app actions or entities to system surfaces.
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authentication
Implement iOS authentication flows with AuthenticationServices and LocalAuthentication. Use when building Sign in with Apple, passkey/WebAuthn registration or sign-in with ASAuthorizationPlatformPublicKeyCredentialProvider, ASAuthorizationController credential state and revocation handling, ASWebAuthenticationSession OAuth or third-party login, Password AutoFill, identity-token server validation, or local biometric re-authentication with LAContext.
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avkit
Create media playback experiences using AVKit. Use when adding video players with AVPlayerViewController, enabling Picture-in-Picture, routing media with AirPlay, using SwiftUI VideoPlayer views, configuring transport controls, displaying subtitles and closed captions, or integrating AVFoundation playback with system UI.
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appmigrationkit
Transfer app data to or from other platforms using AppMigrationKit. Use when implementing system-orchestrated one-time migration between iOS and Android or another platform, building an AppMigrationExtension, packaging transportable resources with ResourcesArchiver, importing resources on the destination device, reporting import progress, handling migration errors and app group cleanup, checking MigrationStatus, or testing migration code with AppMigrationTester.
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audioaccessorykit
Support audio accessory features like automatic switching using AudioAccessoryKit. Use when implementing automatic audio routing for paired accessories, registering audio accessory configuration from the container app, updating placement or connected audio source identifiers from an app extension, or handling AccessoryControlDevice capabilities and errors.
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callkit
Implement VoIP calling with CallKit and PushKit. Use when building incoming/outgoing call flows, registering for VoIP push notifications, configuring CXProvider and CXCallController, handling call actions, coordinating audio sessions, or creating Call Directory extensions for caller ID and call blocking.
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carplay
Build CarPlay-enabled apps using the CarPlay framework. Use when creating navigation, audio, communication, EV charging, parking, or food ordering apps for the car display, working with CPTemplateApplicationScene, CPInterfaceController template hierarchies, CPListTemplate, CPMapTemplate, CPNowPlayingTemplate, configuring CarPlay entitlements, or integrating with CarPlay Simulator for testing.
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ios-localization
Implement, review, or improve localization and internationalization in iOS/macOS apps — String Catalogs (.xcstrings), generated localizable symbols, stable key naming, LocalizedStringKey, LocalizedStringResource, pluralization, FormatStyle for numbers/dates/measurements, right-to-left layout, Dynamic Type, and locale-aware formatting. Use when adding multi-language support, setting up String Catalogs, enabling generated symbols for compile-time-safe localization keys, handling plural forms, formatting dates/numbers/currencies for different locales, testing localizations, or making UI work correctly in RTL languages like Arabic and Hebrew.
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browserenginekit
Build alternative browser engines using BrowserEngineKit. Use when developing a non-WebKit browser engine for iOS/iPadOS in supported regions, managing web content/rendering/networking extension processes, configuring GPU and networking process capabilities, checking alternative-engine device eligibility, or reviewing BrowserEngineKit entitlements and Info.plist setup.
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musickit
Integrate Apple Music playback, catalog search, and Now Playing metadata using MusicKit and MediaPlayer. Use when adding music search, Apple Music subscription flows, queue management, playback controls, remote command handling, or Now Playing info to iOS apps.
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core-bluetooth
Build direct Bluetooth Low Energy workflows with Core Bluetooth. Use when implementing BLE central or peripheral GATT communication, scanning or connecting with CBCentralManager, discovering services and characteristics, reading/writing/subscribing with CBPeripheral, publishing local services with CBPeripheralManager, handling Bluetooth authorization, background BLE modes, state restoration, write flow control, or CBUUID-based workflows. For privacy-preserving accessory setup/picker flows, use accessorysetupkit first and return here for post-setup GATT communication.
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core-data
Build, review, or improve Core Data persistence in apps that have not adopted SwiftData. Use when working with NSManagedObject subclasses, NSFetchedResultsController for list-driven UI, NSBatchInsertRequest / NSBatchDeleteRequest / NSBatchUpdateRequest for bulk operations, NSPersistentHistoryChangeRequest for persistent history tracking and multi-target sync, NSStagedMigrationManager for staged schema migrations (iOS 17+), NSCompositeAttributeDescription for composite attributes (iOS 17+), or when integrating Core Data threading with Swift Concurrency. For Core Data + SwiftData coexistence or migration, see the swiftdata skill instead.
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contacts-framework
Read, create, update, and pick contacts using the Contacts and ContactsUI frameworks. Use when fetching contact data, saving new contacts, wrapping CNContactPickerViewController in SwiftUI, handling contact permissions, or working with CNContactStore fetch and save requests.
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cloudkit
Implement, review, or improve CloudKit and iCloud sync in iOS/macOS apps. Use when working with CKContainer, CKRecord, CKQuery, CKSubscription, CKSyncEngine, CKShare, NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore, or iCloud Drive file coordination; when syncing SwiftData models via ModelConfiguration with cloudKitDatabase; when handling CKError codes for conflict resolution, network failures, or quota limits; or when checking iCloud account status before performing sync operations.
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core-motion
Access Core Motion accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, device-motion, pedometer, activity-recognition, altitude, headphone motion, batched high-frequency workout motion, and water-submersion/depth data. Use when reading device sensors, counting steps, detecting walking/running/driving/cycling, tracking altitude, building motion interactions, handling AirPods head tracking, or implementing watchOS dive/depth features.
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natural-language
Tokenize, tag, and analyze natural language text using Apple's NaturalLanguage framework and translate between languages with the Translation framework. Use when adding language identification, sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, part-of-speech tagging, text embeddings, or in-app translation to iOS/macOS/visionOS apps.
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core-nfc
Read and write NFC tags using CoreNFC. Use when scanning NDEF tags, reading ISO7816/ISO15693/FeliCa/MIFARE tags, writing NDEF messages, handling NFC session lifecycle, configuring NFC entitlements, or implementing background tag reading in iOS apps.
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coreml
Integrate Core ML models in iOS apps for on-device machine learning inference. Covers model loading (.mlmodel, .mlpackage, .mlmodelc), predictions with auto-generated classes and MLFeatureProvider, compute unit configuration (CPU, GPU, Neural Engine), MLTensor, VNCoreMLRequest, MLComputePlan, multi-model pipelines, and deployment strategies. Use when loading Core ML models, making predictions, configuring compute units, or profiling model performance.
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cryptotokenkit
Access security tokens and smart cards using CryptoTokenKit. Use when building TKTokenDriver or TKSmartCardTokenDriver extensions, communicating with smart cards via TKSmartCard/TKSmartCardSlotManager, using iOS 26+ NFC smart-card sessions, registering smart cards, querying token-backed keychain items with kSecAttrTokenID, monitoring TKTokenWatcher, or configuring certificate-based smart-card authentication.
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dockkit
Control motorized camera docks and enable intelligent subject tracking using DockKit. Use when discovering DockKit-compatible accessories, implementing camera subject tracking for faces or bodies, controlling dock motors for pan and tilt, configuring framing behavior, setting regions of interest, or building video apps with automatic camera tracking.
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device-integrity
Verify device legitimacy and app integrity using DeviceCheck (DCDevice per-device bits) and App Attest (DCAppAttestService key generation, attestation, and assertion flows). Use when implementing fraud prevention, detecting compromised devices, validating app authenticity with Apple's servers, protecting sensitive API endpoints with attested requests, or adding device verification to a backend architecture.
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eventkit
Create, read, and manage calendar events and reminders using EventKit and EventKitUI. Use when adding events to the user's calendar, creating reminders, setting recurrence rules, requesting calendar or reminders access, presenting event editors, choosing calendars, handling alarms, observing calendar changes, or working with EKEventStore, EKEvent, EKReminder, EKCalendar, EKRecurrenceRule, EKEventEditViewController, EKCalendarChooser, or EventKitUI views.
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gamekit
Integrate Game Center features using GameKit. Use when authenticating GKLocalPlayer, checking player restrictions, submitting leaderboard scores, reporting achievements, implementing real-time or turn-based matchmaking, handling GKMatch data, showing the Game Center dashboard or access point, adding challenges and friend invitations, saving game data, or verifying player identity on a server.
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financekit
Access eligible Wallet financial data using FinanceKit and FinanceKitUI. Use when querying transactions or balances, reading Apple Card, Apple Cash, Savings, or U.K. connected-account data, requesting financial-data authorization, using TransactionPicker, enabling iOS 26 background delivery, or saving and checking Wallet orders.
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energykit
Query grid electricity forecasts and submit load events using EnergyKit to help users optimize home electricity usage. Use when building smart home apps, EV charger controls, HVAC scheduling, or energy management dashboards that guide users to use power during cleaner or cheaper grid periods.
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healthkit
Read, write, and query Apple Health data using HealthKit. Covers HKHealthStore authorization, sample queries, statistics queries, statistics collection queries for charts, saving HKQuantitySample data, background delivery, workout sessions with HKWorkoutSession and HKLiveWorkoutBuilder, HKUnit, and HKQuantityTypeIdentifier values. Use when integrating with Apple Health, displaying health metrics, recording workouts, or enabling background health data delivery.
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speech-recognition
Transcribe speech to text using Apple's Speech framework. Use when implementing live microphone transcription with AVAudioEngine, recognizing recorded audio files, handling speech and microphone authorization, choosing on-device vs server-backed SFSpeechRecognizer behavior, or adopting SpeechAnalyzer, SpeechTranscriber, DictationTranscriber, AssetInventory, and async result streams on iOS 26+.
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focus-engine
Implements keyboard, directional, and scene-level focus behavior across SwiftUI and UIKit. Use when managing @FocusState, defaultFocus, focused values, focusable interactions, focus sections, tvOS geometric focus and Siri Remote navigation, watchOS Digital Crown input, visionOS connected-device focus versus gaze hover/input targets, macOS key view loop and Full Keyboard Access, focus restoration after presentation changes, custom focus routing with UIFocusGuide, or debugging focus with UIFocusDebugger.
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homekit
Control smart-home accessories and commission Matter devices using HomeKit and MatterSupport. Use when managing homes/rooms/accessories, creating action sets or triggers, reading accessory characteristics, onboarding Matter devices, or building a third-party smart-home ecosystem app.
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ios-accessibility
Implements, reviews, or improves accessibility in iOS/macOS apps with SwiftUI, UIKit, and AppKit. Use when adding VoiceOver, Voice Control, Switch Control, or Full Keyboard Access support; when working with accessibility labels, hints, values, traits, accessibilityInputLabels, NSAccessibility, grouping, reading order, accessibility focus restoration with @AccessibilityFocusState, Dynamic Type, @ScaledMetric, custom rotors, accessibility actions, XCTest accessibility checks, App Store Accessibility Nutrition Labels, App Store Connect accessibility answers, a11y compliance audits, or system accessibility preferences.
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metrickit
Collect and analyze on-device performance metrics and crash diagnostics using MetricKit. Use when setting up MXMetricManager, handling MXMetricPayload or MXDiagnosticPayload, processing crash/hang/disk-write diagnostics via MXCallStackTree, adding custom signpost metrics, correcting mxSignpost or extended launch measurement code, or uploading telemetry to an analytics backend.
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mapkit
Implement, review, or improve maps and location features in iOS/macOS apps using MapKit and CoreLocation. Use when working with Map views, annotations, markers, polylines, user location tracking, geocoding, reverse geocoding, search/autocomplete, directions and routes, geofencing, region monitoring, CLLocationUpdate async streams, or location authorization flows. Also use when working with maps, coordinates, addresses, places, directions, distance calculations, or location-based features in Swift apps.
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paperkit
Add drawings, shapes, and a consistent markup experience using PaperKit. Use when integrating PaperMarkupViewController for markup editing, adding shape recognition, working with PaperMarkup data models, embedding markup tools in document editors, or building annotation features that need the system-standard markup toolbar. New in iOS 26.
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passkit
Integrate Apple Pay payments and Wallet passes using PassKit. Use when adding Apple Pay buttons, creating payment requests, handling payment authorization, adding passes to Wallet, configuring merchant capabilities, managing shipping/contact fields, or working with PKPaymentRequest, PKPaymentAuthorizationController, PKPaymentButton, AddPassToWalletButton, PKPass, PKAddPassesViewController, PKPassLibrary, Wallet pass distribution, or Apple Pay checkout flows for physical goods, real-world services, donations, and eligible recurring payments.
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permissionkit
Create child communication safety experiences using PermissionKit to request parental permission for children. Use when building apps that involve child-to-contact communication, need to check communication limits, request parent/guardian approval, or handle permission responses for minors.
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realitykit
Build iOS augmented reality and 3D experiences with RealityKit and ARKit. Use when adding RealityView content, loading entities or USDZ models, anchoring objects to planes or world positions, distinguishing entity hit tests from ARKit real-world raycasts, handling AR camera availability, world tracking, scene updates, or RealityKit entity gestures and interactions.
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pencilkit
Add Apple Pencil drawing with PKCanvasView, PKToolPicker, PKDrawing serialization/export, stroke inspection, and PencilKit/PaperKit handoffs. Use when building drawing apps, annotation features, handwriting capture, signature fields, content-version-safe ink workflows, or Apple Pencil-powered experiences on iOS/iPadOS/visionOS.
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push-notifications
Implement, review, or debug push notifications in iOS/macOS apps — local notifications, remote (APNs) notifications, rich notifications, notification actions, silent pushes, and notification service/content extensions. Use when working with UNUserNotificationCenter, registering for remote notifications, handling notification payloads, setting up notification categories and actions, creating rich notification content, or debugging notification delivery. Also use when working with alerts, badges, sounds, background pushes, or user notification permissions in Swift apps.
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scenekit
Maintain and extend existing SceneKit 3D scenes and visualizations. Use when working with SCNView, SCNScene, SCNNode scene graphs, SceneKit geometry/materials/lights/cameras, SCNAction animation, SCNPhysicsBody physics, SCNParticleSystem effects, .scn/.dae/.abc SceneKit assets, shader modifiers, or SwiftUI SceneView. SceneKit is soft-deprecated and in maintenance mode; route new apps, significant updates, USD/USDZ pipelines, and migration planning toward RealityKit.
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relevancekit
Increase widget visibility on Apple Watch using RelevanceKit. Use when providing contextual relevance signals for watchOS widgets, declaring time-based or location-based relevance, combining multiple relevance providers, helping the system surface the right widget at the right time on watchOS 26, or routing mixed RelevanceKit/WidgetKit/HealthKit/MapKit Smart Stack scope.
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shareplay-activities
Build shared real-time experiences using GroupActivities and SharePlay. Use when implementing shared media playback, collaborative app features, synchronized game state, or any FaceTime, Messages, AirDrop, or nearby visionOS group activity on iOS, macOS, tvOS, or visionOS.
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sensorkit
Access research-grade sensor data using SensorKit for approved studies. Use when an app needs SensorKit entitlement setup, Research Sensor & Usage Data authorization, ambient light, recorded motion, device usage, keyboard metrics, visits, speech, face, wrist temperature, ECG, PPG, acoustic settings, or sleep-session data. Route ordinary motion to CoreMotion and health records/workouts to HealthKit.
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swift-architecture
Select, implement, or migrate between app architecture patterns for Apple platform apps. Use when choosing between MV (Model-View with @Observable), MVVM, MVI, TCA (The Composable Architecture), Clean Architecture, VIPER, or Coordinator patterns; when evaluating architecture fit for a feature's complexity; when migrating from one pattern to another; or when reviewing whether an app's current architecture is appropriate. Scoped to Apple-platform patterns using Swift 6.3, SwiftUI, and UIKit.
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swift-charts
Implement, review, or improve data visualizations using Swift Charts. Use when building bar, line, area, point, pie, donut, or iOS 26 3D charts; when adding chart selection, scrolling, annotations, axes, scales, legends, or foregroundStyle grouping; when plotting functions with BarPlot, LinePlot, AreaPlot, PointPlot, Chart3D, or SurfacePlot; or when creating heat maps, Gantt charts, grouped bars, sparklines, threshold lines, or spatial visualizations.
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storekit
Implement, review, or improve in-app purchases and subscriptions using StoreKit 2. Use when building paywalls with SubscriptionStoreView or ProductView, processing transactions with Product and Transaction APIs, verifying entitlements, handling purchase flows (consumable, non-consumable, auto-renewable), implementing offer codes or promotional/win-back/introductory offers, managing subscription status and renewal state, setting up StoreKit testing with configuration files, or integrating Family Sharing, Ask to Buy, refund handling, and billing retry logic.
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spritekit
Build 2D games and animations using SpriteKit. Use when creating game scenes with SKScene and SKView, adding sprites with SKSpriteNode, animating with SKAction sequences, simulating physics with SKPhysicsBody and contact detection, creating particle effects with SKEmitterNode, building tile maps, using SKCameraNode, or integrating SpriteKit scenes in SwiftUI with SpriteView.
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swift-api-design-guidelines
Apply Swift API Design Guidelines to name, label, and document Swift APIs. Covers argument label rules (prepositional phrase rule, grammatical phrase rule, first-label omission), mutating/nonmutating pair naming (-ed/-ing participle pattern, form- prefix, sort/sorted, formUnion/union), side-effect naming (noun for pure, verb for mutating), documentation comment structure (summary by declaration kind, O(1) complexity rule), clarity at call site, role-based naming, protocol naming (-able/-ible/-ing), default arguments over method families, casing conventions, and terminology. Use when designing new Swift APIs, reviewing naming and argument labels, writing documentation comments, or refactoring for call site clarity.
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background-processing
Schedule and execute background work on iOS using BGTaskScheduler. Use when registering BGAppRefreshTask for short background fetches, BGProcessingTask for long-running maintenance, BGContinuedProcessingTask (iOS 26+) for foreground-started work that continues in background, background URLSession downloads, or background push notifications. Covers Info.plist configuration, expiration handling, task completion, and debugging with simulated launches.
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cryptokit
Use Apple CryptoKit for Swift cryptographic primitives. Use when hashing with SHA-2 or SHA-3, generating HMACs, encrypting with AES-GCM or ChaChaPoly, signing with P256/P384/P521/Curve25519 or ML-DSA keys, performing ECDH, HPKE, ML-KEM, or X-Wing key exchange, using Secure Enclave CryptoKit keys, or migrating CommonCrypto code to CryptoKit.
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pdfkit
Display and manipulate PDF documents using PDFKit. Use when embedding PDFView to show PDF files, creating or modifying PDFDocument instances, adding annotations (highlights, notes, signature widgets), extracting text with PDFSelection, navigating pages, generating thumbnails, filling PDF forms, or wrapping PDFView in SwiftUI.
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vision-framework
Implement computer vision features including text recognition (OCR), face detection, barcode scanning, image segmentation, object tracking, and document scanning in iOS apps. Covers both the modern Swift-native Vision API (iOS 16+) and legacy VNRequest patterns, VisionKit DataScannerViewController for live camera scanning, and VNCoreMLRequest for custom model inference. Use when adding OCR, barcode scanning, face detection, or custom Core ML model inference with Vision.
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swiftui-patterns
Builds SwiftUI views with modern MV architecture, state management, and view composition patterns. Covers @Observable ownership rules, @State/@Bindable/@Environment wiring, view decomposition, custom ViewModifiers, environment values, async data loading with .task, iOS 26+ APIs, Writing Tools, and performance guidelines. Use when structuring a SwiftUI app, managing state with @Observable, composing view hierarchies, or applying SwiftUI best practices.
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swiftui-performance
Audit and improve SwiftUI runtime performance. Use when diagnosing slow rendering, janky scrolling, high CPU, memory usage, excessive view updates, layout thrash, body evaluation cost, identity churn, view lifetime issues, lazy loading, Instruments profiling guidance, and performance audit requests.
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widgetkit
Implement, review, or improve widgets, Live Activities, and controls using WidgetKit and ActivityKit. Use when building home screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy widgets with timeline providers; when creating interactive widgets with Button/Toggle and AppIntent actions; when adding Live Activities with Dynamic Island layouts (compact, minimal, expanded); when building Control Center widgets with ControlWidgetButton/ControlWidgetToggle; when configuring widget families, refresh budgets, deep links, push-based reloads, or Liquid Glass rendering; or when setting up widget extensions, App Groups, and entitlements.
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tipkit
Implement, review, or improve in-app tips and onboarding using Apple's TipKit framework. Use when adding feature discovery tooltips, onboarding flows, contextual tips, first-run experiences, coach marks, or working with Tip protocol, TipView, popoverTip, tip rules, tip events, or feature education UI.
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swiftlint
Configures and enforces SwiftLint in Swift projects using build tool plugins, run scripts, and CI. Covers .swiftlint.yml configuration, disabled_rules, opt_in_rules, only_rules, analyzer_rules, baselines, autocorrect, swiftlint:disable suppressions, reporter formats (sarif, json, checkstyle), strict and lenient modes, SwiftLintBuildToolPlugin via SimplyDanny/SwiftLintPlugins, swift package plugin swiftlint, Xcode run script phases, CI integration, multiple configuration files, and rollout strategies for existing codebases. Use when setting up SwiftLint, configuring lint rules, suppressing warnings, creating baselines, choosing between build tool plugin and run script, or integrating SwiftLint into CI.
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swiftui-uikit-interop
Bridges UIKit and SwiftUI by wrapping UIKit views and view controllers in SwiftUI with UIViewRepresentable and UIViewControllerRepresentable, embedding SwiftUI in UIKit with UIHostingController, and coordinating delegate callbacks. Use when integrating camera previews, map views, mail compose, document scanners, PDF renderers, text views with attributed text, or other UIKit-only or third-party UIKit SDK surfaces into a SwiftUI app, or when migrating a UIKit app to SwiftUI incrementally.
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weatherkit
Fetch current, hourly, and daily weather forecasts and display required attribution using WeatherKit. Use when integrating weather data, showing forecasts, handling weather alerts, displaying Apple Weather attribution, or querying historical weather statistics in iOS apps.
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swiftui-webkit
Embeds and controls web content in SwiftUI with WebKit for SwiftUI, including WebView, WebPage, navigation policies, JavaScript execution, observable page state, link interception, local HTML or data loading, and custom URL schemes. Use when building iOS 26+ article/detail views, help centers, in-app documentation, or other embedded web experiences backed by HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
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tabletopkit
Create multiplayer spatial board games using TabletopKit on visionOS. Use when building tabletop game experiences with boards, pieces, cards, and dice, managing player seats and turns, synchronizing game state over FaceTime with Group Activities, rendering game elements with RealityKit, or implementing piece snapping and physics on a virtual table surface.
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swift-codable
Implement Swift Codable models for JSON and property-list encoding and decoding with JSONDecoder, JSONEncoder, CodingKeys, and custom init(from:) or encode(to:). Use when parsing API responses, remapping keys, flattening nested JSON, handling date or data decoding strategies, decoding heterogeneous arrays, or integrating Codable with URLSession, SwiftData, or UserDefaults.
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photokit
Implement, review, or improve photo picking, camera capture, and media handling in iOS apps using PhotoKit and AVFoundation. Use when working with PhotosPicker, PHPickerViewController, camera capture sessions (AVCaptureSession), photo library access, image loading and display, video recording, or media permissions. Also use when selecting photos from the library, taking pictures, recording video, processing images, or handling photo/camera privacy permissions in Swift apps.
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swiftdata
Implement, review, or improve data persistence using SwiftData. Use when defining @Model classes with @Attribute, @Relationship, @Transient, @Unique, or @Index; when querying with @Query, #Predicate, FetchDescriptor, or SortDescriptor; when configuring ModelContainer and ModelContext for SwiftUI or background work with @ModelActor; when planning schema migrations with VersionedSchema and SchemaMigrationPlan; when setting up CloudKit sync with ModelConfiguration; or when coexisting with or migrating from Core Data.
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swift-concurrency
Resolve Swift concurrency compiler errors, adopt approachable concurrency (SE-0466), and write data-race-safe async code. Use when fixing Sendable conformance errors, actor isolation warnings, or strict concurrency diagnostics; when adopting default MainActor isolation, @concurrent, nonisolated(nonsending), or Task.immediate; when designing actor-based architectures, structured concurrency with TaskGroup, or background work offloading; or when migrating from @preconcurrency to full Swift 6 strict concurrency.
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swift-formatstyle
Format values for display using the FormatStyle protocol and its concrete types. Use when formatting numbers (integers, floating-point, decimals), currencies, percentages, dates, date ranges, relative dates, durations (Duration.TimeFormatStyle, Duration.UnitsFormatStyle), measurements, person names (PersonNameComponents.FormatStyle), byte counts (ByteCountFormatStyle), lists (ListFormatStyle), and URLs (URL.FormatStyle). Also covers creating custom FormatStyle conformances and replacing legacy Formatter subclasses. FormatStyle is available iOS 15+; Duration styles require iOS 16+.
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swift-language
Apply modern Swift language patterns and idioms for non-concurrency, non-SwiftUI code. Covers if/switch expressions (Swift 5.9+), typed throws (Swift 6+), result builders, property wrappers, opaque and existential types (some vs any), guard patterns, Never type, Regex builders (Swift 5.7+), Codable best practices (CodingKeys, custom decoding, nested containers), modern collection APIs (count(where:), contains(where:), replacing()), FormatStyle (.formatted() on dates, numbers, measurements), and string interpolation patterns. Use when writing core Swift code involving generics, protocols, enums, closures, or modern language features.
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swift-security
Use when working with iOS/macOS Keychain Services (SecItem queries, kSecClass, OSStatus errors), biometric authentication (LAContext, Face ID, Touch ID), CryptoKit (AES-GCM, ChaChaPoly, ECDSA, ECDH, HPKE, ML-KEM), Secure Enclave, secure credential storage (OAuth tokens, API keys), certificate pinning (SecTrust, SPKI), keychain sharing across apps/extensions, migrating secrets from UserDefaults or plists, or OWASP MASVS/MASTG mobile compliance on Apple platforms.
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swiftui-animation
Implement, review, or improve SwiftUI animations and transitions. Use when adding explicit animations with withAnimation, configuring implicit animations with .animation(_:body:) or .animation(_:value:), configuring spring animations (.smooth, .snappy, .bouncy), building phase or keyframe animations with PhaseAnimator/KeyframeAnimator, creating hero transitions with matchedGeometryEffect or matchedTransitionSource, adding SF Symbol effects (bounce, pulse, variableColor, breathe, rotate, wiggle), implementing custom Transition or CustomAnimation types, or ensuring animations respect accessibilityReduceMotion.
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swiftui-layout-components
Build SwiftUI layouts using stacks, grids, lists, scroll views, forms, and controls. Covers VStack/HStack/ZStack, LazyVGrid/LazyHGrid, List with sections and swipe actions, ScrollView with ScrollPosition, Form with validation, Toggle/Picker/Slider, .searchable, and overlay patterns. Use when building data-driven layouts, collection views, settings screens, search interfaces, or transient overlay UI.
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swiftui-liquid-glass
Implement, review, or improve SwiftUI Liquid Glass effects for iOS 26+. Covers glassEffect modifier, GlassEffectContainer, glass button styles, glass toolbar, glass tab bar, morphing transitions, translucent material, vibrancy, tinting, interactive glass, ToolbarSpacer, scrollEdgeEffectStyle, backgroundExtensionEffect, and availability gating. Use when asked about Liquid Glass, glass buttons, glassEffect, GlassEffectContainer, GlassEffectTransition, glassEffectID, glassEffectUnion, scroll edge effects, or adopting iOS 26 design.
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swiftui-navigation
Implement SwiftUI navigation patterns including NavigationStack, NavigationSplitView, sheet presentation, tab-based navigation, and deep linking. Use when building push navigation, programmatic routing, multi-column layouts, modal sheets, tab bars, universal links, or custom URL scheme handling.
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swiftui-gestures
Implement, review, or improve SwiftUI gesture handling. Use when adding tap, long press, drag, magnify, or rotate gestures, composing gestures with simultaneously/sequenced/exclusively, managing transient state with @GestureState, resolving parent/child gesture conflicts with highPriorityGesture or simultaneousGesture, building custom Gesture protocol conformances, or migrating from deprecated MagnificationGesture to MagnifyGesture or using the newer RotateGesture.
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swift-testing
Writes and migrates tests using the Swift Testing framework with @Test, @Suite, #expect, #require, confirmation, parameterized tests, test tags, traits, withKnownIssue, XCTest UI testing, XCUITest, test plan, mocking, test doubles, testable architecture, snapshot testing, async test patterns, test organization, and test-driven development in Swift. Use when writing or migrating tests with Swift Testing framework, implementing parameterized tests, working with test traits, converting XCTest to Swift Testing, or setting up test organization and mocking patterns.
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