Claude Skills by dpearson2699

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. Also use when working with alerts, badge...

Build iOS augmented reality and 3D experiences with RealityKit and ARKit. Use when adding RealityView content, loading entities or USDZ models, anchoring objects to planes or world positions, distinguishing entity hit tests from ARKit real-world raycasts, handling AR camera availability, world tracking, scene updates, or RealityKit entity gestures and interactions.

Increase widget visibility on Apple Watch using RelevanceKit. Use when providing contextual relevance signals for watchOS widgets, declaring time-based or location-based relevance, combining multiple relevance providers, helping the system surface the right widget at the right time on watchOS 26, or routing mixed RelevanceKit/WidgetKit/HealthKit/MapKit Smart Stack scope.

Maintain and extend existing SceneKit 3D scenes and visualizations. Use when working with SCNView, SCNScene, SCNNode scene graphs, SceneKit geometry/materials/lights/cameras, SCNAction animation, SCNPhysicsBody physics, SCNParticleSystem effects, .scn/.dae/.abc SceneKit assets, shader modifiers, or SwiftUI SceneView. SceneKit is soft-deprecated and in maintenance mode; route new apps, significant updates, USD/USDZ pipelines, and migration planning toward RealityKit.

Access research-grade sensor data using SensorKit for approved studies. Use when an app needs SensorKit entitlement setup, Research Sensor & Usage Data authorization, ambient light, recorded motion, device usage, keyboard metrics, visits, speech, face, wrist temperature, ECG, PPG, acoustic settings, or sleep-session data. Route ordinary motion to CoreMotion and health records/workouts to HealthKit.

Build shared real-time experiences using GroupActivities and SharePlay. Use when implementing shared media playback, collaborative app features, synchronized game state, or any FaceTime, Messages, AirDrop, or nearby visionOS group activity on iOS, macOS, tvOS, or visionOS.

Transcribe speech to text using Apple's Speech framework. Use when implementing live microphone transcription with AVAudioEngine, recognizing recorded audio files, handling speech and microphone authorization, choosing on-device vs server-backed SFSpeechRecognizer behavior, or adopting SpeechAnalyzer, SpeechTranscriber, DictationTranscriber, AssetInventory, and async result streams on iOS 26+.

Build 2D games and animations using SpriteKit. Use when creating game scenes with SKScene and SKView, adding sprites with SKSpriteNode, animating with SKAction sequences, simulating physics with SKPhysicsBody and contact detection, creating particle effects with SKEmitterNode, building tile maps, using SKCameraNode, or integrating SpriteKit scenes in SwiftUI with SpriteView.

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 Fami...

Apply Swift API Design Guidelines to name, label, and document Swift APIs. Covers argument label rules (prepositional phrase rule, grammatical phrase rule, first-label omission), mutating/nonmutating pair naming (-ed/-ing participle pattern, form- prefix, sort/sorted, formUnion/union), side-effect naming (noun for pure, verb for mutating), documentation comment structure (summary by declaration kind, O(1) complexity rule), clarity at call site, role-based naming, protocol naming (-able/-ible/...

Select, implement, or migrate between app architecture patterns for Apple platform apps. Use when choosing between MV (Model-View with @Observable), MVVM, MVI, TCA (The Composable Architecture), Clean Architecture, VIPER, or Coordinator patterns; when evaluating architecture fit for a feature's complexity; when migrating from one pattern to another; or when reviewing whether an app's current architecture is appropriate. Scoped to Apple-platform patterns using Swift 6.3, SwiftUI, and UIKit.

Implement, review, or improve data visualizations using Swift Charts. Use when building bar, line, area, point, pie, donut, or iOS 26 3D charts; when adding chart selection, scrolling, annotations, axes, scales, legends, or foregroundStyle grouping; when plotting functions with BarPlot, LinePlot, AreaPlot, PointPlot, Chart3D, or SurfacePlot; or when creating heat maps, Gantt charts, grouped bars, sparklines, threshold lines, or spatial visualizations.

Implement Swift Codable models for JSON and property-list encoding and decoding with JSONDecoder, JSONEncoder, CodingKeys, and custom init(from:) or encode(to:). Use when parsing API responses, remapping keys, flattening nested JSON, handling date or data decoding strategies, decoding heterogeneous arrays, or integrating Codable with URLSession, SwiftData, or UserDefaults.

Resolve Swift concurrency compiler errors, adopt 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 st...

Format values for display using the FormatStyle protocol and its concrete types. Use when formatting numbers (integers, floating-point, decimals), currencies, percentages, dates, date ranges, relative dates, durations (Duration.TimeFormatStyle, Duration.UnitsFormatStyle), measurements, person names (PersonNameComponents.FormatStyle), byte counts (ByteCountFormatStyle), lists (ListFormatStyle), and URLs (URL.FormatStyle). Also covers creating custom FormatStyle conformances and replacing legac...

Apply modern Swift language patterns and idioms for non-concurrency, non-SwiftUI code. Covers if/switch expressions (Swift 5.9+), typed throws (Swift 6+), result builders, property wrappers, opaque and existential types (some vs any), guard patterns, Never type, Regex builders (Swift 5.7+), basic Codable shaping (CodingKeys, custom decoding, nested containers), modern collection APIs (count(where:), contains(where:), replacing()), basic FormatStyle usage, and string interpolation patterns. Us...

Use when working with iOS/macOS Keychain Services (SecItem queries, kSecClass, OSStatus errors), biometric authentication (LAContext, Face ID, Touch ID), CryptoKit (AES-GCM, ChaChaPoly, ECDSA, ECDH, HPKE, ML-KEM), Secure Enclave, secure credential storage (OAuth tokens, API keys), certificate pinning (SecTrust, SPKI), keychain sharing across apps/extensions, migrating secrets from UserDefaults or plists, or OWASP MASVS/MASTG mobile compliance on Apple platforms.

Writes and migrates Swift Testing framework tests with @Test, @Suite, #expect, #require, confirmation, traits, withKnownIssue, Attachment.record, processExitsWith exit tests and capture lists, Test.cancel, Issue.record warnings/manual failures, XCTest-to-Swift Testing migration, XCUITest UI-test boundaries, performance/snapshot boundaries, mocking, async patterns, and test organization. Use when writing tests, converting XCTest assertions such as XCTUnwrap or XCTFail, reviewing advanced Swift...

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 mig...

Configures and enforces SwiftLint in Swift projects using build tool plugins, run scripts, and CI. Covers .swiftlint.yml configuration, disabled_rules, opt_in_rules, only_rules, analyzer_rules, baselines, autocorrect, swiftlint:disable suppressions, reporter formats (sarif, json, checkstyle), strict and lenient modes, SwiftLintBuildToolPlugin via SimplyDanny/SwiftLintPlugins, swift package plugin swiftlint, Xcode run script phases, CI integration, multiple configuration files, and rollout str...

Implement, review, or improve SwiftUI animations and transitions. Use when adding explicit animations with withAnimation, configuring implicit animations with .animation(_:body:) or .animation(_:value:), 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, wiggl...

Implement, review, or improve SwiftUI gesture handling. Use when adding tap, long press, drag, magnify, or rotate gestures, composing gestures with simultaneously/sequenced/exclusively, managing transient state with @GestureState, resolving parent/child gesture conflicts with highPriorityGesture or simultaneousGesture, building custom Gesture protocol conformances, or migrating from deprecated MagnificationGesture to MagnifyGesture or using the newer RotateGesture.

Build SwiftUI layouts using stacks, grids, lists, scroll views, forms, and controls. Covers VStack/HStack/ZStack, LazyVGrid/LazyHGrid, List with sections and swipe actions, ScrollView with ScrollPosition, Form with validation, Toggle/Picker/Slider, .searchable, and overlay patterns. Use when building data-driven layouts, collection views, settings screens, search interfaces, or transient overlay UI.

Implement, review, or improve SwiftUI Liquid Glass effects for iOS 26+. Covers glassEffect modifier, GlassEffectContainer, glass button styles, glass toolbar, glass tab bar, morphing transitions, translucent material, vibrancy, tinting, interactive glass, ToolbarSpacer, scrollEdgeEffectStyle, backgroundExtensionEffect, and availability gating. Use when asked about Liquid Glass, glass buttons, glassEffect, GlassEffectContainer, GlassEffectTransition, glassEffectID, glassEffectUnion, scroll edg...

Implement SwiftUI navigation patterns including NavigationStack, NavigationSplitView, sheet presentation, tab-based navigation, and deep linking. Use when building push navigation, programmatic routing, multi-column layouts, modal sheets, tab bars, universal links, or custom URL scheme handling.

Builds SwiftUI views with modern MV architecture, state management, and view composition patterns. Covers @Observable ownership rules, @State/@Bindable/@Environment wiring, view decomposition, custom ViewModifiers, environment values, async data loading with .task, iOS 26+ APIs, Writing Tools, and performance guidelines. Use when structuring a SwiftUI app, managing state with @Observable, composing view hierarchies, or applying SwiftUI best practices.

Audit and improve SwiftUI runtime performance. Use when diagnosing slow rendering, janky scrolling, high CPU, memory usage, excessive view updates, layout thrash, body evaluation cost, identity churn, view lifetime issues, lazy loading, Instruments profiling guidance, and performance audit requests.

Bridges UIKit and SwiftUI by wrapping UIKit views and view controllers in SwiftUI with UIViewRepresentable and UIViewControllerRepresentable, embedding SwiftUI in UIKit with UIHostingController, and coordinating delegate callbacks. Use when integrating camera previews, map views, mail compose, document scanners, PDF renderers, text views with attributed text, or other UIKit-only or third-party UIKit SDK surfaces into a SwiftUI app, or when migrating a UIKit app to SwiftUI incrementally.

Embeds and controls web content in SwiftUI with WebKit for SwiftUI, including WebView, WebPage, navigation policies, JavaScript execution, observable page state, link interception, local HTML or data loading, and custom URL schemes. Use when building iOS 26+ article/detail views, help centers, in-app documentation, or other embedded web experiences backed by HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Create multiplayer spatial board games using TabletopKit on visionOS. Use when building tabletop game experiences with boards, pieces, cards, and dice, managing player seats and turns, synchronizing game state over FaceTime with Group Activities, rendering game elements with RealityKit, or implementing piece snapping and physics on a virtual table surface.

Implement, review, or improve in-app tips and onboarding using Apple's TipKit framework. Use when adding feature discovery tooltips, onboarding flows, contextual tips, first-run experiences, coach marks, or working with Tip protocol, TipView, popoverTip, tip rules, tip events, or feature education UI.

Implement computer vision features including text recognition (OCR), face detection, barcode scanning, image segmentation, object tracking, and document scanning in iOS apps. Covers both the modern Swift-native Vision API (iOS 16+) and legacy VNRequest patterns, VisionKit DataScannerViewController for live camera scanning, and VNCoreMLRequest for custom model inference. Use when adding OCR, barcode scanning, face detection, or custom Core ML model inference with Vision.

Fetch current, hourly, and daily weather forecasts and display required attribution using WeatherKit. Use when integrating weather data, showing forecasts, handling weather alerts, displaying Apple Weather attribution, or querying historical weather statistics in iOS apps.

Implement, review, or improve widgets, Live Activities, and controls using WidgetKit and ActivityKit. Use when building home screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy widgets with timeline providers; when creating interactive widgets with Button/Toggle and AppIntent actions; when adding Live Activities with Dynamic Island layouts (compact, minimal, expanded); when building Control Center widgets with ControlWidgetButton/ControlWidgetToggle; when configuring widget families, refresh budgets, deep links,...

Use when capturing or analyzing ETTrace profiles for a focused iOS launch or runtime flow, including exact-build dSYM UUID matching, Simulator or device capture, processed per-thread flamegraph JSON, sampled inclusive/exclusive time, unresolved symbols, and comparable verification. Use debugging-instruments or swiftui-performance for generic profiling instead.

Use when capturing or analyzing an iOS .memgraph, especially when the task mentions a memory leak, heap growth, persistent memory increase, ownership path, or matched-capture comparison with Apple CLI tools. Covers unambiguous Simulator capture, leaks/heap/vmmap/malloc_history evidence, raw artifact preservation, and same-flow verification. Use debugging-instruments for interactive Xcode Memory Graph, Instruments, generic retain-cycle inspection, or LLDB work.