apple-hig-skills
Apple Human Interface Guidelines as agent skills covering iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. From raintree-technology, makers of the Apple HIG compliance website.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills --skill apple-hig-skills- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads apple-hig-skills automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
apple-hig-skills
<!-- das:install:start — generated from stub.yaml by `npm run generate`; edit stub.yaml, not this block -->Catalogue stub — full package: raintree-technology/hig-doctor (renamed from
apple-hig-skills)
Decision tree
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Is the full skill already installed? This package installs 14 skills (
hig-foundations,hig-platforms,hig-components-controls,hig-components-layout,hig-components-menus,hig-components-dialogs,hig-components-status,hig-components-search,hig-components-system,hig-components-content,hig-inputs,hig-patterns,hig-technologies,hig-project-context); checking the first.- Global:
f=~/.agents/skills/hig-foundations/SKILL.md; [ -f "$f" ] && ! grep -q "^das:" "$f" && echo "installed" || echo "pointer" - Project:
f=.agents/skills/hig-foundations/SKILL.md; [ -f "$f" ] && ! grep -q "^das:" "$f" && echo "installed" || echo "pointer" installed→ the skill is installed ashig-foundations, invoke it and proceedpointer→ go to step 2
- Global:
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Detect scope, then install:
[ -e ~/.agents/skills/apple-hig-skills ] && echo "global" || echo "project"Global:
npx skills add raintree-technology/hig-doctor --skill hig-foundations hig-platforms hig-components-controls hig-components-layout hig-components-menus hig-components-dialogs hig-components-status hig-components-search hig-components-system hig-components-content hig-inputs hig-patterns hig-technologies hig-project-context -g -yProject:
npx skills add raintree-technology/hig-doctor --skill hig-foundations hig-platforms hig-components-controls hig-components-layout hig-components-menus hig-components-dialogs hig-components-status hig-components-search hig-components-system hig-components-content hig-inputs hig-patterns hig-technologies hig-project-context -yClaude Code: send a command as a chat message starting with
!to run it without leaving the conversation.
Claude Code plugin route:
/plugin marketplace add raintree-technology/hig-doctor
/plugin install apple-hig-skills@apple-hig-skills
Heads-up
- License: MIT (tooling; Apple reference content is attributed, see upstream THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md)
Website: apple.raintree.technology
Invoke after install
Invoke by platform or component area:
hig-foundations— color, typography, layout, materialshig-platforms— iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, tvOS specificshig-components-controls— buttons, toggles, slidershig-components-layout— navigation bars, tab bars, toolbarshig-components-menus— context menus, action sheets, pickershig-components-dialogs— alerts, confirmations, sheetshig-components-status— progress indicators and status UIhig-components-search— search fields and navigation-related componentshig-components-system— widgets, Live Activities, notifications, App Clipshig-components-content— content display componentshig-inputs— gestures, Pencil, keyboards, controllers, pointershig-patterns— loading, onboarding, modalityhig-technologies— Siri, Apple Pay, HealthKit, VoiceOver and other integrationshig-project-context— records your target platforms in a shared context file the other skills read
Trigger phrases: "Apple HIG", "iOS design", "macOS design", "visionOS"
What it does
Apple's Human Interface Guidelines encoded as structured agent skills. Covers every Apple platform (iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, tvOS) with platform-specific component behaviors, navigation patterns, typography scales, accessibility requirements, and HIG guidance. hig-project-context writes .claude/apple-design-context.md in your project so the other skills can tailor advice without repeating questions. From the team behind apple.raintree.technology.
When NOT to use
- Source-code compliance scans and CI gates — use the
hig-doctorstub, which installs upstream'shig-doctor-auditskill from the same repository (the audit CLI and MCP server live there too) - SwiftUI implementation patterns rather than HIG guidance — use
swiftui-design-skillorswiftui-patterns - Material Design or cross-platform guidelines — use
material-3-skillorplatform-design-skills
FAQ
What does the apple-hig-skills skill do?
Apple Human Interface Guidelines as agent skills covering iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. From raintree-technology, makers of the Apple HIG compliance website.
How do I install apple-hig-skills?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills --skill apple-hig-skills in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/apple-hig-skills/ (personal) or .claude/skills/apple-hig-skills/ (project).
Which AI agents can use apple-hig-skills?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is apple-hig-skills safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains apple-hig-skills?
It is published by podo in podo/design-agent-skills. It has 224 recorded installs.
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