Build Swift Apps

Build Swift Apps is the Swift-focused plugin from Plug'n Skills. Use this repository when you want only the Swift, iOS, macOS, Xcode, simulator, and App Store workflows. Use Plug'n Skills when you want the full multi-plugin collection.

Build Swift Apps is a multi-agent skill pack for practical Apple-platform development. It focuses on the workflows that usually decide whether an AI coding session is useful in a real Swift repository: building the app, running it on a simulator, understanding failures, improving SwiftUI and AppKit code, profiling performance, auditing Xcode build times, and preparing apps for release.

The deepest coverage is for iOS and macOS, but the skills are written for Apple-platform Swift work in general. They are intentionally generic: no private project names, no private workflows, and no assumptions about one app architecture.

Repository Role

This repository is intentionally still active. It is the focused public entrypoint and install surface for Swift developers. The broader hub is Xopoko/plug-n-skills, where this same plugin lives under plugins/build-swift-apps alongside other focused agent skill packs.

For users, both install paths are valid:

• install this repository when you only want Build Swift Apps;
• install Plug'n Skills when you want the full curated plugin collection;
• link to this repository from Swift-specific posts, docs, and examples.

Quick Start

Easiest: Ask Your Agent

For most users, the simplest install path is to paste this prompt into the coding agent they already use:

Install the Build Swift Apps plugin from https://github.com/Xopoko/build-swift-apps on this computer. Follow the repository installation instructions for the agent you are running in, install required dependencies, ask before installing optional tools, run the doctor checks, and report what was installed.

If you want the whole plugin collection instead, ask your agent to install Plug'n Skills from https://github.com/Xopoko/plug-n-skills.

Codex

mkdir -p "$HOME/.agents/plugins/plugins"
git clone https://github.com/Xopoko/build-swift-apps.git \
  "$HOME/.agents/plugins/plugins/build-swift-apps"
cd "$HOME/.agents/plugins/plugins/build-swift-apps"

./scripts/install-local-plugin.sh
./scripts/doctor.sh --profile core --profile mcp

Then start a new Codex thread and ask for a focused workflow:

Use the iOS debugger skill to build and run this app on a simulator, inspect the first screen, and summarize any runtime failures.

Claude Code

This repository includes Claude Code plugin metadata under .claude-plugin/. After the repository is public or accessible to your GitHub account:

/plugin marketplace add Xopoko/build-swift-apps
/plugin install build-swift-apps@build-swift-apps
/reload-plugins

If you use the appstore-screenshot-studio skill in Claude Code, install its local Node helper dependency after the plugin is installed:

cd "$HOME/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/build-swift-apps"
./scripts/install-deps.sh --profile screenshots --yes

Claude Code namespaces plugin skills, so invoke them as /build-swift-apps:<skill-name> when calling skills explicitly.

Cursor

This repository includes Cursor plugin metadata under .cursor-plugin/. Use Cursor's plugin install or local testing flow once the repository is available to your Cursor workspace. The same skills/ directory is packaged for Cursor, and AGENTS.md provides repository-level guidance for agents that read the open instruction format.

Dependency Check

The skills can run with partial dependencies. Check the current machine first:

./scripts/doctor.sh --all

Install only the tool groups you need:

./scripts/install-deps.sh --profile core --profile mcp
./scripts/install-deps.sh --profile tuist --profile performance --dry-run
./scripts/install-deps.sh --all --skip ettrace --skip ipsw

See docs/INSTALL.md for full install instructions, dependency profiles, and manual setup notes.

Token Efficiency

Build Swift Apps is designed to keep startup context small. In Codex-style skill loading, the agent starts with lightweight skill metadata: the skill name, description, and file pointer. The full SKILL.md body is loaded only when that skill is selected for the current task.

These estimates are generated with scripts/token-report.py using tiktoken and the o200k_base encoding. Different agents may format metadata slightly differently, but the split is the important part: small always-visible routing metadata, larger instructions on demand.

Measured with exact token counting and the o200k_base encoding. Regenerate the report after skill edits:

python3 scripts/token-report.py

Included Skills

The skill IDs follow a deliberate naming system:

• app-icon-studio for cross-platform Apple app icon generation and export.
• appstore-* for App Store Connect, TestFlight, screenshots, metadata, pricing, and release operations.
• ios-* and macos-* for platform-specific runtime, UI, packaging, and debugging work.
• swiftui-*, xcode-*, swiftpm-*, tuist-*, and apple-* for framework, build, package, project-generation, and research workflows.
• Role nouns describe the agent's posture: architect, inspector, strategist, tuner, director, studio, operator, coordinator, and runner.

Build, Run, Debug, And Test

iOS Simulator, Profiling, And Runtime Evidence

SwiftUI, AppKit, And Product UI

Xcode Build Performance

Release, Signing, And Distribution

App Store Connect (asc CLI)

These skills use the public asc command from rorkai/App-Store-Connect-CLI. They cover auth and command discovery, ID resolution, Xcode archive/export, TestFlight, submission readiness, metadata and localization, screenshots, signing, notarization, subscriptions/IAP pricing, crash triage, Apple Ads, and workflow automation.

Skills: appstore-connect-cli, appstore-id-resolver, appstore-archive-uploader, appstore-build-monitor, appstore-testflight-coordinator, appstore-release-planner, appstore-review-readiness, appstore-metadata-sync, appstore-metadata-localizer, appstore-release-notes-writer, appstore-aso-auditor, appstore-screenshot-validator, appstore-screenshot-pipeline, appstore-signing-setup, appstore-notary-runner, appstore-record-creator, appstore-ads-operator, appstore-pricing-planner, appstore-subscription-localizer, appstore-revenuecat-sync, appstore-crash-insights, appstore-workflow-runner, appstore-wall-publisher.

Tuist And Generated Projects

Research And Low-Level Apple Work

Multi-Agent Packaging

The same repository is packaged for several agent ecosystems:

Host Dependencies

The plugin does not hide host requirements. Skills that need external tools preflight them and fail clearly when missing. Dependency profiles are:

Repository Layout

.
├── .codex-plugin/        # Codex plugin manifest
├── .claude-plugin/       # Claude Code plugin and marketplace manifests
├── .cursor-plugin/       # Cursor plugin manifest
├── agents/               # OpenAI/Codex agent metadata
├── assets/               # Plugin icon assets
├── commands/             # Short command entrypoints
├── docs/                 # Installation and operational documentation
├── NOTICE                # Required copyright and permission notices
├── references/           # Plugin-level audits, ledgers, and routing notes
├── scripts/              # Install, dependency, doctor, and validation helpers
├── shared/               # Shared scripts, references, schemas, and support docs
└── skills/               # Installable Agent Skills, one directory per workflow

Quality Bar

• Evidence first: build, run, test, profile, or inspect before making broad claims.
• Recommend-first for risky build and project changes: benchmark, plan, approve, then fix.
• Scoped edits: prefer the local project's patterns over generic rewrites.
• No private/internal workflows: this repository is meant to be reusable by any Apple-platform developer.
• Cross-agent compatibility: when a skill is added, update Codex, Claude, Cursor, pi, README, and AGENTS.md surfaces together.

Validation

./scripts/validate-package.sh
./scripts/doctor.sh --all

validate-package.sh checks JSON manifests, script syntax, skill frontmatter, multi-agent manifest coverage, and accidental private/work-specific terms.

License

MIT. See LICENSE. Additional required notices are preserved in NOTICE.