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IOS Development skill

Comprehensive iOS development guidance including Swift best practices, SwiftUI patterns, UI/UX review against HIG, and app planning. Use for iOS code review, best practices, accessibility audits, or planning new iOS apps.

$npx skills add rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills --skill ios-development
View this skill on GitHubrshankras/claude-code-apple-skills/skills/ios/SKILL.md
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rshankras

IOS Development

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Install IOS Development

Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.

$npx skills add rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills --skill ios-development

The open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.

01

Install it

Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.

02

Ask naturally

Describe the task. Your agent loads ios-development when the request matches its description.

03

Name it if needed

If it does not trigger, say “use the ios-development skill”. In Codex, type $ios-development.

The skill itself

SKILL.md

FolderGitHub

iOS Development Expert

Comprehensive guidance for iOS app development. This skill aggregates specialized modules for different aspects of iOS development.

When This Skill Activates

Use this skill when the user:

  • Asks about iOS development best practices
  • Wants code review for iOS/Swift projects
  • Needs UI/UX review against Human Interface Guidelines
  • Wants accessibility audit for iOS apps
  • Is planning a new iOS app
  • Needs help with SwiftUI patterns for iOS
  • Asks about navigation architecture (NavigationStack, NavigationSplitView, TabView)
  • Wants to run/launch the app in the Simulator or screenshot it to verify a change

Available Modules

Read relevant module files based on the user's needs:

coding-best-practices/

Swift code quality and modern idioms for iOS.

  • Modern Swift patterns and idioms
  • Architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture)
  • Code quality standards
  • Performance optimization

ui-review/

UI/UX review against Apple HIG.

  • Human Interface Guidelines compliance
  • Font usage and Dynamic Type support
  • Accessibility review (VoiceOver, color contrast)
  • SwiftUI best practices for iOS/watchOS

accessibility-audit/

Structured accessibility audit workflow (advisory).

  • Automated XCUITest audits (performAccessibilityAudit) + CI patterns
  • Accessibility Inspector workflow
  • Manual VoiceOver / Voice Control / Dynamic Type passes per common task
  • App Store Accessibility Nutrition Label evaluation + declaration

SwiftUI navigation architecture patterns.

  • NavigationStack, NavigationLink, navigationDestination
  • NavigationSplitView (two/three column, iPad/macOS)
  • TabView (iOS 18 customizable tabs, sidebar mode)
  • Programmatic navigation (NavigationPath, pop-to-root, state restoration)
  • Navigation transitions (zoom, custom animations)

app-planner/

iOS app planning and analysis.

  • New app concept to architecture
  • Existing app audits
  • Tech stack evaluation
  • Product planning guidance

run-simulator/

Build, install, launch, and screenshot the app in the Simulator to verify a change visually (operational — uses Bash, not just guidance).

  • Discover scheme + an available simulator (no hardcoded device names)
  • Build for the simulator and resolve the .app + bundle id
  • Boot, install, launch, then screenshot and read back a small thumbnail
  • Navigate to the changed screen via deep link or the AXe accessibility tree (tap by id / label / exact point) — never by guessing from screenshots

run-device/

Run an app on a physical iPhone/iPad from the CLI (no Xcode GUI).

  • Build + code-sign for a device with xcodebuild -allowProvisioningUpdates
  • Install and launch via devicectl
  • Screenshot on hardware via libimobiledevice
  • Device prerequisites (Developer Mode, pairing) and signing gotchas

How to Use

  1. Identify user's need from their question
  2. Read relevant module files from subdirectories
  3. Apply the guidance to their specific context
  4. Reference Apple HIG documentation when needed

Example Workflow

User asks for UI review:

  1. Read ui-review/SKILL.md for the full review process
  2. Check their SwiftUI code against HIG
  3. Verify accessibility compliance
  4. Report findings with specific recommendations

Tips for IOS Development

  • • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
  • • It is part of a pack with 30 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
  • • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.

Questions about IOS Development

What does the IOS Development skill do?

Comprehensive iOS development guidance including Swift best practices, SwiftUI patterns, UI/UX review against HIG, and app planning. Use for iOS code review, best practices, accessibility audits, or planning new iOS apps.

How do I install IOS Development?

Run "npx skills add rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills --skill ios-development" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.

Does IOS Development work in Cursor and Codex?

Yes. IOS Development uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.

Is IOS Development free?

IOS Development is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.

Who made IOS Development?

IOS Development is published by rshankras in the rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills repository, together with 29 other skills.

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