dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills Skills

Implement, review, or improve App Intents for Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, widgets, and Apple Intelligence. Use when creating AppIntent actions, defining AppEntity models with EntityQuery, building AppShortcutsProvider phrases, adding Spotlight indexing with IndexedEntity, integrating assistant schemas for Apple Intelligence, migrating from SiriKit to App Intents, building interactive widgets with WidgetConfigurationIntent, creating Control Center widgets, implementing SnippetIntent for visual intelligence, or wiring focus filters with SetFocusFilterIntent.

App Store review preparation and rejection prevention. 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.

Use when integrating Foundation Models framework, implementing on-device AI with Apple Intelligence, building tool-calling AI features, working with guided generation schemas, converting models with Core ML and coremltools, or running open-source LLMs 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).

Implement, review, or improve accessibility in iOS/macOS apps with SwiftUI and UIKit. Use when adding VoiceOver support with accessibility labels, hints, values, and traits; when grouping or reordering accessibility elements; when managing focus with @AccessibilityFocusState; when supporting Dynamic Type with @ScaledMetric; when building custom rotors or accessibility actions; when auditing a11y compliance; or when adapting UI for assistive technologies and system accessibility preferences.

Implement, review, or improve localization and internationalization in iOS/macOS apps — String Catalogs (.xcstrings), 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, handling plural forms, formatting dates/numbers/currencies for different locales, testing localizations, or making UI work correctly in RTL languages like Arabic and Hebrew.

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. Trigger for any task involving HTTP requests, API clients, network error handling, or data fetching in Swift apps.

iOS security best practices including Keychain Services, CryptoKit encryption, biometric authentication with Face ID and Touch ID, Secure Enclave key storage, LAContext configuration, App Transport Security (ATS), certificate pinning, data protection classes, secure coding patterns, and encryption implementation. Use when implementing app security features, auditing privacy manifests, configuring App Transport Security, securing keychain access, adding biometric authentication, or encrypting sensitive data with CryptoKit.

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. Trigger for any task involving ActivityKit, ActivityAttributes, Activity lifecycle (request/update/end), Dynamic Island layouts (compact/minimal/expanded), push-to-update Live Activities, or Lock Screen live widgets.

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. Trigger for any task involving maps, coordinates, addresses, places, directions, distance calculations, or location-based features in Swift apps.

Implement, review, or improve photo picking, camera capture, and media handling in iOS apps. Use when working with PhotosPicker, PHPickerViewController, camera capture sessions (AVCaptureSession), photo library access, image loading and display, video recording, or media permissions. Trigger for any task involving selecting photos from the library, taking pictures, recording video, processing images, or handling photo/camera privacy permissions in Swift apps.

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. Trigger for any task involving alerts, badges, sounds, background pushes, or user notification permissions in Swift apps.

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.

Implement, review, or improve data visualizations using Swift Charts. Use when building bar, line, area, point, pie, or donut charts; when adding chart selection, scrolling, or annotations; when plotting functions with vectorized BarPlot, LinePlot, AreaPlot, or PointPlot; when customizing axes, scales, legends, or foregroundStyle grouping; or when creating specialized visualizations like heat maps, Gantt charts, stacked/grouped bars, sparklines, or threshold lines.

Resolve Swift concurrency compiler errors, adopt Swift 6.2 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.

Swift Testing framework guide for writing tests 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.

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.

Implement, review, or improve SwiftUI animations and transitions. Use when adding implicit or explicit animations with withAnimation, 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.