Apple Hig Skills

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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.

Overview

Publisher	podo
Repository	`design-agent-skills`
Skill name	`apple-hig-skills`
Stars	27
Forks	3
Bundled files	1
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository Homepage

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
1 bundled files
Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.
Open source
Published by podo on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Apple Hig Skills AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/apple-hig-skills
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills.git /tmp/design-agent-skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/design-agent-skills/skills/apple-hig-skills .claude/skills/apple-hig-skills

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Apple Hig Skills in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Apple Hig Skills on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Apple Hig Skills is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

apple-hig-skills

Catalogue stub — full package: raintree-technology/hig-doctor (renamed from apple-hig-skills)

Decision tree

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 as hig-foundations, invoke it and proceed
- pointer → go to step 2

Detect scope, then install:

bash
[ -e ~/.agents/skills/apple-hig-skills ] && echo "global" || echo "project"

Global:

bash
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 -y

Project:

bash
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 -y

Claude 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, materials
hig-platforms — iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, tvOS specifics
hig-components-controls — buttons, toggles, sliders
hig-components-layout — navigation bars, tab bars, toolbars
hig-components-menus — context menus, action sheets, pickers
hig-components-dialogs — alerts, confirmations, sheets
hig-components-status — progress indicators and status UI
hig-components-search — search fields and navigation-related components
hig-components-system — widgets, Live Activities, notifications, App Clips
hig-components-content — content display components
hig-inputs — gestures, Pencil, keyboards, controllers, pointers
hig-patterns — loading, onboarding, modality
hig-technologies — Siri, Apple Pay, HealthKit, VoiceOver and other integrations
hig-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-doctor stub, which installs upstream's hig-doctor-audit skill from the same repository (the audit CLI and MCP server live there too)
SwiftUI implementation patterns rather than HIG guidance — use swiftui-design-skill or swiftui-patterns
Material Design or cross-platform guidelines — use material-3-skill or platform-design-skills

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

stub.yaml2 KB

Frequently asked questions

What does the Apple Hig Skills AI 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.

Why use Apple Hig Skills on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Apple Hig Skills is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Apple Hig Skills in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/apple-hig-skills. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Apple Hig Skills?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Apple Hig Skills?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Apple Hig Skills with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Apple Hig Skills AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by podo under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

apple-hig-skills

Decision tree

Invoke after install

What it does

When NOT to use

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

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