ios-development

SKILL.md

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)

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

navigation-patterns/

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

How to Use

Identify user's need from their question

Read relevant module files from subdirectories

Apply the guidance to their specific context

Reference Apple HIG documentation when needed

Example Workflow

User asks for UI review:

Read ui-review/SKILL.md for the full review process

Check their SwiftUI code against HIG

Verify accessibility compliance

Report findings with specific recommendations