Agent skill

Apple Hig

by CamilleScholtz in CamilleScholtz/swmpc

Apple Human Interface Guidelines as structured design values — system colors (incl.

EUPL-1.2Auto-check passedMobile

Install Apple Hig

skills CLI
$ npx skills add CamilleScholtz/swmpc --skill apple-hig -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install CamilleScholtz/swmpc apple-hig --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CamilleScholtz/swmpc.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/apple-hig .claude/skills/apple-hig && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
apple-hig
GitHub stars
239
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
708 words
Files
7 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
27
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
EUPL-1.2

At a glance

Apple Human Interface Guidelines as structured design values — system colors (incl.

  • Works in 6 steps: Reference colors by name, never by hex.… → Drive type from text styles, not point… → Design hit targets to 44×44pt on… → …
  • Reviewing any Apple-platform UI: picking a color
  • SKILL.md covers Non-negotiables and Current OS status (verified…
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Apple Hig is an agent skill from CamilleScholtz/swmpc. Apple Human Interface Guidelines as structured design values — system colors (incl. increased-contrast variants), the full Dynamic Type ramp, Liquid Glass rules and budgets, layout and hit-target metrics, SF Symbols, and HIG-to-SwiftUI component mappings. Use when styling or reviewing any Apple-platform UI: picking a color, size, spacing, corner radius, or hit target; writing .glassEffect / material code; choosing an SF Symbol; or answering 'what does the HIG say about X'.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `references/color.md`, `references/components.md` and `references/layout.md`).

It sits in Mobile, covering iOS development. It works with SwiftUI and iOS. The repository describes itself as: An MPD client for macOS & iOS.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing any Apple-platform UI: picking a color
  • Writing .glassEffect / material code
  • Choosing an SF Symbol
  • Answering what does the HIG say about X

Example prompts

  • “what does the HIG say about X”
  • “/apple-hig”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Reference colors by name, never by hex. Color(.blue), Color(.label), Color(.secondarySystemBackground) are adaptive — they resolve per…
  2. Drive type from text styles, not point sizes. .font(.body), .font(.headline). Hardcoded sizes break Dynamic Type — and Body runs 17 → 53…
  3. Design hit targets to 44×44pt on iOS/iPadOS. Apple publishes this as the default control size; the published minimum is 28×28pt — a floor…
  4. Continuous corners, not circular — and on iOS 26+ prefer the real concentric APIs (ConcentricRectangle, .containerShape) over…
  5. Any translucency needs a contrast plan. Text contrast ≥4.5:1 (≥3:1 at 18pt or bold), measured after blur against the real backdrop, in…
  6. Supply light + dark + increased-contrast variants for every custom color — even in a single-appearance app. Liquid Glass adaptivity…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 51fa7cb. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Apple Hig loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~19k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 122 tokens; SKILL.md has 708 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~122
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~19k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (EUPL-1.2) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 708 words (~1,457 tokens).

“Apple refreshed the vivid system color palette on 2025-06-09 (WWDC25 / Liquid Glass). Model training data predates this and is wrong. systemBlue is #0088FF, not #007AFF. Never answer a color question from memory — read references/color.md.”

— opening of SKILL.md by CamilleScholtz, EUPL-1.2
name
apple-hig

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (references) in .agents/skills/apple-hig of CamilleScholtz/swmpc.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/color.md
  • references/components.md
  • references/layout.md
  • references/liquid-glass.md
  • references/sf-symbols.md
  • references/typography.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 51fa7cb

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Hig Project Contextraintree-technology/hig-doctor1445 repos~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
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Questions about Apple Hig

What does Apple Hig do?

Apple Human Interface Guidelines as structured design values — system colors (incl. Apple Hig is an agent skill from CamilleScholtz/swmpc. Apple Human Interface Guidelines as structured design values — system colors (incl.

When should I use Apple Hig?

Apple Hig fits situations like: reviewing any Apple-platform UI: picking a color; writing .glassEffect / material code; choosing an SF Symbol; answering what does the HIG say about X.

How do I install Apple Hig in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add CamilleScholtz/swmpc --skill apple-hig -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/apple-hig in CamilleScholtz/swmpc) into .claude/skills/apple-hig in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Apple Hig in Codex?

Run `npx skills add CamilleScholtz/swmpc --skill apple-hig -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/apple-hig in CamilleScholtz/swmpc) into .agents/skills/apple-hig in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Apple Hig in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add CamilleScholtz/swmpc --skill apple-hig -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/apple-hig, .gemini/skills/apple-hig, .github/skills/apple-hig and .opencode/skills/apple-hig in your project.

What does Apple Hig need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Apple Hig is instructions for the agent only.

Does Apple Hig access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Apple Hig safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Apple Hig use?

Apple Hig is published under the EUPL-1.2 licence (the repository's licence).

How many tokens does Apple Hig use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 18k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Apple Hig?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Apple Hig: Update Swiftui APIs (AvdLee/SwiftUI-Agent-Skill, 3.7k stars), Swiftui Liquid Glass (harperreed/dotfiles, 334 stars), Swiftui Expert Skill (omarshahine/HomeClaw, 176 stars) and Hig Project Context (raintree-technology/hig-doctor, 144 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Apple Hig?

CamilleScholtz (a GitHub user) maintains it in CamilleScholtz/swmpc, which has 239 GitHub stars. The repository holds 27 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: CamilleScholtz/swmpc on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.