iOS Dev Skills

Reusable agent skills for iOS app development workflows.

Skills that improve common Apple-platform engineering tasks such as localization, RTL review, release preparation, testing, and product copy.

Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and 40+ other coding agents via skills.sh.

Included Skills

apple-arabic-localization

Use this skill when localizing Apple-platform apps between Arabic and English, reviewing RTL and LTR behavior, running EN/AR simulator audits, extracting visible strings into localization resources, wiring in-app language switching, or preparing Arabic App Store copy for Xcode-based apps.

Included references:

• references/apple-localization-checklist.md — end-to-end implementation checklist
• references/rtl-review.md — Arabic/LTR visual audit and remediation flow
• references/apple-rtl-principles.md — Apple-authored RTL rules and mirroring guidance
• references/copy-guidelines.md — Arabic/English product copy and store copy rules

tvos-focus

Use this skill when building or debugging tvOS focus navigation in SwiftUI apps, including Siri Remote movement, focusSection, FocusState, focus traps, custom focus chrome, overlay dismissal, ScrollView focus behavior, and Apple TV button styles.

Included references:

• references/full-guide.md — complete tvOS focus guide with gotchas, patterns, and code examples

app-store-review-preflight

Use this skill before submitting an Apple-platform app to App Review, auditing release readiness, checking metadata, privacy policy links, permission purpose strings, StoreKit or subscription copy, in-app purchase review risk, placeholders, debug UI, and reviewer access.

Included references:

• references/review-checklist.md — App Review readiness checklist
• references/privacy-strings.md — privacy, permissions, and purpose string checks
• references/storekit-paywall-review.md — StoreKit, paywall, and subscription review checks

Install

Via skills.sh (recommended)

Install all skills to your current project:

npx skills add Abdo-codes/iOS-development-agent-skills

Install only the Arabic localization skill:

npx skills add Abdo-codes/iOS-development-agent-skills --skill apple-arabic-localization

Install only the tvOS focus skill:

npx skills add Abdo-codes/iOS-development-agent-skills --skill tvos-focus

Install only the App Store review preflight skill:

npx skills add Abdo-codes/iOS-development-agent-skills --skill app-store-review-preflight

Install globally (available in all projects):

npx skills add Abdo-codes/iOS-development-agent-skills -g

Manual

Copy one or more skill folders into your agent's skills directory:

# Claude Code
cp -R apple-arabic-localization .claude/skills/
cp -R tvos-focus .claude/skills/
cp -R app-store-review-preflight .claude/skills/

# Cursor / Codex / other agents
cp -R apple-arabic-localization .agents/skills/
cp -R tvos-focus .agents/skills/
cp -R app-store-review-preflight .agents/skills/

Repository Layout

iOS-development-agent-skills/
  apple-arabic-localization/
    SKILL.md                          # Skill definition (frontmatter + instructions)
    scripts/
      audit-localization.sh           # Localization audit helper
    references/
      apple-localization-checklist.md # Implementation checklist
      rtl-review.md                   # RTL visual review guide
      apple-rtl-principles.md         # Apple RTL rules and mirroring guidance
      copy-guidelines.md              # Arabic/English copy rules
  tvos-focus/
    SKILL.md                          # tvOS focus gotchas and patterns
    references/
      full-guide.md                   # Complete tvOS focus guide
  app-store-review-preflight/
    SKILL.md                          # App Review preflight workflow
    scripts/
      audit-app-store-preflight.sh    # Static preflight audit helper
    references/
      review-checklist.md             # App Review readiness checklist
      privacy-strings.md              # Privacy and permission checks
      storekit-paywall-review.md      # StoreKit and paywall checks

Trigger Examples

Arabic localization:

• "Localize this SwiftUI app to Arabic and English."
• "Review all RTL issues in this iOS app."
• "Run an English and Arabic RTL audit on this SwiftUI app."
• "Add in-app language switching for this Xcode project."
• "Move all visible app strings into localization files."
• "Prepare Arabic App Store copy for this app."

tvOS focus:

• "Fix tvOS focus navigation in this SwiftUI app."
• "Debug Siri Remote focus traps."
• "Remove the default white focus bubble."
• "Make this Apple TV overlay restore focus after dismissal."
• "Review focusSection and FocusState usage in this tvOS screen."

App Store review:

• "Run an App Store review preflight on this iOS app."
• "Check this app for App Review rejection risks."
• "Audit Info.plist permission strings before release."
• "Review this StoreKit paywall before App Store submission."

Scope

These skills are intended for Apple-platform projects, especially SwiftUI and UIKit apps managed in Xcode. The tvos-focus skill is tvOS-only.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for skill quality guidelines, PR expectations, and the skill-template/ starter.