Claude Skills

Symptom-based background task troubleshooting - decision trees for 'task never runs', 'task terminates early', 'works in dev not prod', 'handler not called', with time-cost analysis for each diagnosis path

Use when researching Apple frameworks, APIs, or WWDC sessions - provides techniques for retrieving full transcripts, code samples, and documentation using Chrome browser and sosumi.ai

Use when profiling async/await performance, diagnosing actor contention, or investigating thread pool exhaustion. Covers Swift Concurrency Instruments template, task visualization, actor contention analysis, thread pool debugging.

Use when implementing 'CloudKit sync', 'CKSyncEngine', 'CKRecord', 'CKDatabase', 'SwiftData CloudKit', 'shared database', 'public database', 'CloudKit zones', 'conflict resolution' - comprehensive CloudKit database APIs and modern sync patterns reference

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 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 debugging schema migration crashes, concurrency thread-confinement errors, N+1 query performance, SwiftData to Core Data bridging, or testing migrations without data loss - systematic Core Data diagnostics with safety-first migration patterns

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 structuring app entry points, managing authentication flows, switching root views, handling scene lifecycle, or asking 'how do I structure my @main', 'where does auth state live', 'how do I prevent screen flicker on launch', 'when should I modularize' - app-level composition patterns for iOS 26+

Use when implementing widgets, Live Activities, Control Center controls, or app extensions - comprehensive API reference for WidgetKit, ActivityKit, App Groups, and extension lifecycle for iOS 14+

Use when needing synchronous actor access in tests, legacy delegate callbacks, or performance-critical code. Covers MainActor.assumeIsolated, @preconcurrency protocol conformances, crash behavior, Task vs assumeIsolated.

Use when implementing in-app purchases, StoreKit 2, subscriptions, or transaction handling - testing-first workflow with .storekit configuration, StoreManager architecture, transaction verification, subscription management, and restore purchases for consumables, non-consumables, and auto-renewable subscriptions

Use when implementing ANY Apple Intelligence or on-device AI feature. Covers Foundation Models, @Generable, LanguageModelSession, structured output, Tool protocol, iOS 26 AI integration.

Use when ANY iOS build fails, test crashes, Xcode misbehaves, or environment issue occurs before debugging code. Covers build failures, compilation errors, dependency conflicts, simulator problems, environment-first diagnostics.

Use when writing ANY test, debugging flaky tests, making tests faster, or asking about Swift Testing vs XCTest. Covers unit tests, UI tests, fast tests without simulator, async testing, test architecture.

Use when implementing ANY computer vision feature - image analysis, object detection, pose detection, person segmentation, subject lifting, hand/body pose tracking.

Use when planning comprehensive Liquid Glass adoption across an app, auditing existing interfaces for Liquid Glass compatibility, implementing app icon updates, or understanding platform-specific Liquid Glass behavior - comprehensive reference guide covering all aspects of Liquid Glass adoption from WWDC 2025

Use when localizing apps, using String Catalogs, generating type-safe symbols (Xcode 26+), handling plurals, RTL layouts, locale-aware formatting, or migrating from .strings files - comprehensive i18n patterns for Xcode 15-26