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19PythonAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

TL;DR

Packages Apple's own Xcode 27 beta agent skills so you can install them into AI coding assistants like Claude Code without needing the full Xcode beta.

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    What it does
      Redistributes Apple skills
      Plugin marketplace packaging
      Manual install option
    Tech stack
      Claude Code
      Codex CLI
      Grok CLI
    Use cases
      Get SwiftUI best-practice skills in your agent
      Audit Xcode build security settings
      Migrate tests to Swift Testing
    Audience
      Apple platform developers

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Install Apple's SwiftUI and SDK 27 best-practice skills into Claude Code

REASON 2

Add a skill that audits security settings in an Xcode build configuration

REASON 3

Get a skill that helps migrate old UIKit apps to support multi-window setups

What's in the stack?

PythonSwiftUISwift Testing

How it stacks up

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Stars191919
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultyeasymoderatehard
Complexity2/52/54/5
Audiencedevelopervibe coderdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Skills are installed via plugin marketplace commands in Claude Code, Codex, or Grok CLI, or copied manually.

Wtf does this do

This repository packages and redistributes a set of Apple-authored agent skills that were exported from the Xcode 27 developer beta. The skills themselves were not created by this repository's author. Apple ships them inside its developer tooling, and this project simply makes them easier to install outside of Xcode, for use with AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Codex, and Grok CLI. The skills cover several areas of Apple platform development. There are skills for SwiftUI best practices and the new APIs introduced in SDK 27, a skill for modernizing older UIKit apps to handle multi-window setups, a skill for auditing security settings in Xcode build configurations, a guide for a C language safety extension, a tool for migrating older test suites to Swift Testing, and a skill for verifying how an app behaves on a device or simulator using screenshots and UI inspection. Installation is done through plugin commands in whichever coding agent you are using. For Claude Code you run two commands: one to register this repository as a plugin marketplace source and one to install the skills from it. Similar commands exist for Codex CLI, the Codex desktop app, and Grok CLI. There is also a manual option where you copy the skills folder directly into your project directory. The repository is a thin packaging layer. It contains marketplace manifests and distribution files, not original skill content. Anyone working on Apple platform apps who wants these skills available inside their AI coding assistant can install them from here without needing access to the full Xcode 27 beta toolchain.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Help me install these Xcode skills into Claude Code using the plugin marketplace commands
Prompt 2
Explain what the UIKit multi-window modernization skill does
Prompt 3
Walk me through the manual install option by copying the skills folder into my project
Prompt 4
What does the Swift Testing migration skill actually change in my test suite

Frequently asked questions

wtf is xcode-skills?

Packages Apple's own Xcode 27 beta agent skills so you can install them into AI coding assistants like Claude Code without needing the full Xcode beta.

What language is xcode-skills written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, SwiftUI, Swift Testing.

How hard is xcode-skills to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is xcode-skills for?

Mainly developer.

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