Agent Skills

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name: app-description-writer

description: 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.

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name: apple-intelligence

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

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name: apple-search-ads

description: 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.

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name: app-store

description: 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.

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name: core-ml

description: 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.

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name: design

description: Design skills for Apple platform UI — Liquid Glass, animations, game feel (haptics, sound, celebrations), UI prototyping, UX writing, SF Symbols, and typography. Use when implementing design language features, adding juice/feedback, writing interface copy, or choosing type and iconography.

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name: foundation

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

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name: generators

description: 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.

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name: growth

description: 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.

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name: iap-finalizer

description: 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).

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name: ios-development

description: 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.

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name: keyword-optimizer

description: 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.

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name: legal

description: 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.

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name: macos-development

description: Comprehensive macOS development guidance including Swift 6+, SwiftUI, SwiftData, architecture patterns, AppKit bridging, and macOS 26 Tahoe APIs. Use for macOS code review, best practices, UI review, or platform-specific features.

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name: mapkit

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

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name: marketing-strategy

description: 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.

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name: monetization

description: 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.

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name: originality-check

description: 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).

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name: performance

description: 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.

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name: product-development

description: 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.

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name: release-review

description: 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.

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name: security

description: 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.

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name: shared

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

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name: swiftdata

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