Use when implementing iOS 26 SwiftUI features - covers Liquid Glass design system, performance improvements, @Animatable macro, 3D spatial layout, scene bridging, WebView/WebPage, AttributedString rich text editing, drag and drop enhancements, and visionOS integration for iOS 26+
Use when implementing haptic feedback, Core Haptics patterns, audio-haptic synchronization, or debugging haptic issues - covers UIFeedbackGenerator, CHHapticEngine, AHAP patterns, and Apple's Causality-Harmony-Utility design principles from WWDC 2021
Use when integrating App Intents for Siri, Apple Intelligence, Shortcuts, Spotlight, or system experiences - covers AppIntent, AppEntity, parameter handling, entity queries, background execution, authentication, and debugging common integration issues for iOS 16+
Use when indexing app content for Spotlight search, using NSUserActivity for prediction/handoff, or choosing between CSSearchableItem and IndexedEntity - covers Core Spotlight framework and NSUserActivity integration for iOS 9+
Use when making app surface in Spotlight search, Siri suggestions, or system experiences - covers the 6-step strategy combining App Intents, App Shortcuts, Core Spotlight, and NSUserActivity to feed the system metadata for iOS 16+
Use when layouts need to adapt to different screen sizes, iPad multitasking, or iOS 26 free-form windows — decision trees for ViewThatFits vs AnyLayout vs onGeometryChange, size class limitations, and anti-patterns preventing device-based layout mistakes
Use when building, fixing, or improving ANY iOS UI including SwiftUI, UIKit, layout, navigation, animations, design guidelines. Covers view updates, layout bugs, navigation issues, performance, architecture, Apple design compliance.
Use when implementing App Shortcuts for instant Siri/Spotlight availability, configuring AppShortcutsProvider, adding suggested phrases, or debugging shortcuts not appearing - covers complete App Shortcuts API for iOS 16+
Use when asking about 'purge files', 'storage pressure', 'disk space iOS', 'isExcludedFromBackup', 'URL resource values', 'volumeAvailableCapacity', 'low storage', 'file purging priority', 'cache management' - comprehensive reference for iOS storage management and URL resource value APIs
Reference — Complete SwiftUI adaptive layout API guide covering ViewThatFits, AnyLayout, Layout protocol, onGeometryChange, GeometryReader, size classes, and iOS 26 window APIs
Use for Core Location troubleshooting - no location updates, background location broken, authorization denied, geofence not triggering
Use when working with ANY data persistence, database, axiom-storage, CloudKit, migration, or serialization. Covers SwiftData, Core Data, GRDB, SQLite, CloudKit sync, file storage, Codable, migrations.
Use when Now Playing metadata doesn't appear on Lock Screen/Control Center, remote commands (play/pause/skip) don't respond, artwork is missing/wrong/flickering, or playback state is out of sync - provides systematic diagnosis, correct patterns, and professional push-back for audio/video apps on iOS 18+
Reference — Comprehensive SwiftUI navigation guide covering NavigationStack (iOS 16+), NavigationSplitView (iOS 16+), NavigationPath, deep linking, state restoration, Tab+Navigation integration (iOS 18+), Liquid Glass navigation (iOS 26+), and coordinator patterns
Use when working with Codable protocol, JSON encoding/decoding, CodingKeys customization, enum serialization, date strategies, custom containers, or encountering "Type does not conform to Decodable/Encodable" errors - comprehensive Codable patterns and anti-patterns for Swift 6.x
Use when fixing or auditing ANY accessibility issue - VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, color contrast, touch targets, WCAG compliance, App Store accessibility review.
Use when implementing Network.framework connections, debugging connection failures, migrating from sockets/URLSession streams, or adopting structured concurrency networking patterns - prevents deprecated API usage, reachability anti-patterns, and thread-safety violations with iOS 12-26+ APIs
Use when needing thread-safe primitives for performance-critical code. Covers Mutex (iOS 18+), OSAllocatedUnfairLock (iOS 16+), Atomic types, when to use locks vs actors, deadlock prevention with Swift Concurrency.
Use when implementing SwiftUI animations, understanding VectorArithmetic, using @Animatable macro, zoom transitions, UIKit/AppKit animation bridging, choosing between spring and timing curve animations, or debugging animation behavior - comprehensive animation reference from iOS 13 through iOS 26
Use for Core Location implementation patterns - authorization strategy, monitoring strategy, accuracy selection, background location
TextKit 2 complete reference (architecture, migration, Writing Tools, SwiftUI TextEditor) through iOS 26
Use when integrating ANY iOS system feature - Siri, Shortcuts, widgets, IAP, camera, photo library, audio, ShazamKit, haptics, localization, privacy, alarms, calendar, reminders, contacts. Covers App Intents, WidgetKit, StoreKit, AVFoundation, ShazamKit, Core Haptics, Spotlight, EventKit, Contacts.
This skill should be used when working with NWConnection patterns for iOS 12-25, supporting apps that can't use async/await yet, or maintaining backward compatibility with completion handler networking.
Use when adding debug-only deep links for testing, enabling simulator navigation to specific screens, or integrating with automated testing workflows - enables closed-loop debugging without production deep link implementation
