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App Store optimization and marketing skills for descriptions, screenshots, keywords, review responses, and comprehensive promotional strategy. Use when user needs help with App Store presence, ASO, marketing, or customer communication.

Apple Intelligence skills for on-device AI features including Foundation Models, Visual Intelligence, App Intents, and intelligent assistants. Use when implementing AI-powered features.

Core ML, Create ML, Vision framework, Natural Language framework, on-device ML integration. Use when user wants image classification, text analysis, object detection, sound classification, model optimization, or custom model integration. Covers Core ML vs Foundation Models decision.

Design skills for Apple platform UI — Liquid Glass, animations, game feel (haptics, sound, celebrations), UI prototyping, UX writing, SF Symbols, typography, and design-system rules that keep apps cheap to restyle. Use when implementing design language features, adding juice/feedback, writing interface copy, or choosing type and iconography.

Foundation framework skills — AttributedString patterns for rich text formatting, alignment, selection, and SwiftUI integration. Use when working with styled text or AttributedString APIs.

Code generator skills that produce production-ready Swift code for common app components. Use when user wants to add logging, analytics, onboarding, review prompts, networking, authentication, paywalls, settings, persistence, error monitoring, CI/CD pipelines, localization, push notifications, deep linking, testing, accessibility, widgets, feature flags, app icons, image caching, pagination, HTTP caching, share cards, social export, subscription lifecycle, referral systems, watermarks, streak tracking, milestone celebrations, what's new screens, lapsed user re-engagement, usage insights, variable rewards, consent flows, account deletion, permission priming, force updates, state restoration, debug menus, offline queues, feedback forms, announcement banners, quick win sessions, Spotlight indexing, App Clips, screenshot automation, background processing, app extensions, data export, or SwiftUI preview sample data and variant matrices.

Growth skills for indie Apple developers — user acquisition, analytics interpretation, press/media outreach, community building, and indie business operations. Also covers the stage-by-stage store-growth audit and the post-launch store-signals loop. Use when user asks about growing their app, auditing growth levers, understanding metrics, getting press coverage, or running an indie dev business.

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.

Legal document generation and compliance guidance for indie Apple developers. Covers privacy policies, terms of service, EULAs, GDPR/CCPA/DPDP compliance, and Apple App Store legal requirements. Use when user needs legal documents or compliance guidance.

Comprehensive macOS development guidance including Swift 6+, SwiftUI, SwiftData, architecture patterns, AppKit bridging, and macOS 26 Tahoe APIs, plus MLX on-device inference, Apple Intelligence on macOS, Continuity, and Xcode tooling. Use for macOS code review, best practices, UI review, platform-specific features, or MLX/on-device model integration.

MapKit and GeoToolbox skills — PlaceDescriptor patterns, geocoding, and cross-service place identifiers with MapKit integration. Use when working with maps, place data, or geocoding.

Monetization strategy for iOS/macOS apps. Covers readiness assessment, pricing model selection, tier structuring, free trial strategy, and implementation guidance. Use when deciding what to charge, how to price, or planning monetization end-to-end.

Performance profiling and SwiftUI debugging skills — Instruments guidance, hangs, memory issues, slow launches, energy drain, unnecessary re-renders, and view identity problems. Use when an app is slow, janky, or resource-hungry.

End-to-end product development for iOS/macOS apps. Covers market research, competitive analysis, PRD generation, architecture specs, UX design, implementation guides, testing, and App Store release. Use for product planning, validation, or generating specification documents.

Senior developer-level release review for macOS/iOS apps. Identifies security, privacy, UX, and distribution issues with actionable fixes. Use when preparing an app for release, want a critical review, or before App Store submission.

Security category index for Apple platforms. Routes to the privacy-manifests skill. General secure-storage/biometrics/ATS guidance was retired in the 2026 blind-test audit — current models cover it natively.

Platform-agnostic skills including skill creation templates and best practices. Use when creating new skills or improving existing ones.

Swift language patterns and best practices including concurrency, performance, and modern idioms. Use for Swift language-level code review or architecture guidance.

SwiftData skills — class inheritance patterns for hierarchical models, type-based querying, polymorphic relationships, and inheritance-vs-enum decisions. Use when designing SwiftData model hierarchies.

SwiftUI framework skills — data flow (identity, Observation, state ownership), layout & containers (Layout protocol, lazy-stack performance), AlarmKit, 3D charts, rich text editing, customizable toolbars, and WebKit embedding. Use for SwiftUI state/rendering bugs, custom layouts, scroll performance, or these feature areas.

TDD and testing skills for iOS/macOS apps. Covers characterization tests, TDD workflows, test contracts, snapshot tests, test infrastructure, and deterministic quality gates (fitness functions, coverage ratchet, mutation testing). Use for test-driven development, adding tests to existing code, or building test infrastructure.

visionOS skills — spatial design (layout ergonomics, eyes-and-hands input, motion comfort, immersion, environments) and widget patterns (mounting styles, glass/paper textures, proximity-aware layouts). Use when designing, building, or reviewing anything for visionOS.

watchOS development guidance including SwiftUI for Watch, Watch Connectivity, complications, and watch-specific UI patterns. Use for watchOS code review, best practices, or Watch app development.

Privacy-preserving ad measurement with AdAttributionKit (SKAdNetwork's successor) — install and re-engagement attribution, conversion-value strategy under crowd anonymity, and end-to-end postback testing. Use when running paid acquisition beyond Apple Ads, measuring re-engagement campaigns, designing conversion values, or migrating from SKAdNetwork.

Generate compelling App Store descriptions that convert browsers into users. Use when writing initial descriptions, improving existing copy, or drafting promotional text and What's New for a major update.

Apple Search Ads campaign strategy for indie developers — paid acquisition, keyword bidding, budget planning, and ROAS optimization. Use when user asks about running ads, paid user acquisition, or Apple Search Ads campaigns.

Take a one-time in-app purchase from MISSING_METADATA to READY_TO_SUBMIT in App Store Connect — set its price schedule and localized display name/description (and optional review screenshot) via the ASC REST API. Use at Phase 6 (Pre-Release), after the IAP is built in-app (Phase 4) and its ASC record exists. NOT for subscriptions, and NOT the same as promoted-iap (which displays IAPs in-app).

Optimize app title, subtitle, and keywords for maximum App Store discoverability. Use when launching a new app, improving search rankings, entering new markets/languages, or safely optimizing ASO for an app with existing traffic.

App Store marketing strategy advisor that analyzes your app and recommends the best promotional features. Orchestrates sub-skills for implementation. Use when planning app promotion, launch strategy, user acquisition, or re-engagement campaigns.

Guideline-4.3 anti-spam / originality gate — score whether an app (and each portfolio addition) is meaningfully distinct in function, content, and metadata before you invest or submit. Use at validation/new-app time and again before submission. Protects the whole developer account from 4.3 (spam/duplicate) rejections. NOT rejection-handler (that works an existing rejection) and NOT competitive-analysis (that positions in the market).

How App Store ratings actually behave — per-storefront isolation (your US stars show nowhere else), the never-reset rule, phased release + manual release as rating protection, and where prompting/replying fit. Use when planning ratings strategy for new markets, considering a ratings reset, setting release options, or diagnosing "why is my rating missing in country X."

Handle App Store rejections, prepare submissions to avoid common rejection reasons, write Resolution Center responses, and navigate the appeal process. Use when user's app was rejected, is preparing for submission, or needs help with App Review.

Write professional, empathetic responses to App Store reviews that build trust and turn critics into fans. Use when responding to negative reviews, drafting templates for common review types, or improving review management strategy.

Plan compelling App Store screenshot sequences that showcase your app's value. Use when preparing App Store assets, improving screenshot conversion, or drafting screenshot captions for a launch or major update.

The discovery surfaces outside the App Store app — your apps.apple.com product page ranking on Google, an owned landing page with a Smart App Banner, and the deal-site ecosystem that auto-amplifies price drops. Use when building a landing page, improving Google visibility for an app, planning a price-drop promotion, or auditing off-store discovery.

App Intents for Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, and Apple Intelligence integration including intent modes, interactive snippets, visual intelligence, and entity indexing. Use when implementing Siri integration, App Shortcuts, or Spotlight indexing.

On-device LLM integration using Apple's Foundation Models framework. Use when implementing AI text generation, structured output, or tool calling.

Integrate your app with iOS Visual Intelligence for camera-based search and object recognition. Use when adding visual search capabilities.

SwiftUI animation patterns including springs, transitions, PhaseAnimator, KeyframeAnimator, SF Symbol effects, scroll-driven effects, mesh gradients, text renderers, and shader effects. Use when implementing, reviewing, or fixing animation or visual-effect code on iOS/macOS.

Build-time design-system rules that keep an Apple app cheap to restyle — role-named tokens, text styles that carry case and tracking, shared components with a ContentStateView, small views, identifier-based UI tests, and SwiftLint enforcement with a shrinking baseline. iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS. Use when starting an app's UI, setting up tokens, adopting a designer's Figma/Sketch system, or preparing for or doing a redesign.