Agent skill

Maui Accessibility

by davidortinau in davidortinau/maui-skills

Guide for making .NET MAUI apps accessible — screen reader support via SemanticProperties, heading levels, AutomationProperties visibility control, programmatic focus and announcements, and…

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Maui Accessibility

skills CLI

$ npx skills add davidortinau/maui-skills --skill maui-accessibility -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install davidortinau/maui-skills maui-accessibility --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/davidortinau/maui-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility .claude/skills/maui-accessibility && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "maui-accessibility" agent skill from https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills/tree/main/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility into .claude/skills/maui-accessibility/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maui-accessibility", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills/tree/main/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add davidortinau/maui-skills --skill maui-accessibility -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install davidortinau/maui-skills maui-accessibility --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility .agents/skills/maui-accessibility && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "maui-accessibility" agent skill from https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills/tree/main/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility into .agents/skills/maui-accessibility/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maui-accessibility", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add davidortinau/maui-skills --skill maui-accessibility -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install davidortinau/maui-skills maui-accessibility --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility .cursor/skills/maui-accessibility && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "maui-accessibility" agent skill from https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills/tree/main/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility into .cursor/skills/maui-accessibility/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maui-accessibility", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills.git --path plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add davidortinau/maui-skills --skill maui-accessibility -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install davidortinau/maui-skills maui-accessibility --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility .gemini/skills/maui-accessibility && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "maui-accessibility" agent skill from https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills/tree/main/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility into .gemini/skills/maui-accessibility/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maui-accessibility", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install davidortinau/maui-skills maui-accessibility

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add davidortinau/maui-skills --skill maui-accessibility -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility .github/skills/maui-accessibility && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "maui-accessibility" agent skill from https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills/tree/main/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility into .github/skills/maui-accessibility/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maui-accessibility", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add davidortinau/maui-skills --skill maui-accessibility -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install davidortinau/maui-skills maui-accessibility --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility .opencode/skills/maui-accessibility && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "maui-accessibility" agent skill from https://github.com/davidortinau/maui-skills/tree/main/plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility into .opencode/skills/maui-accessibility/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maui-accessibility", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: maui-accessibility
GitHub stars: 175
Token cost: ~974 tokens
SKILL.md length: 291 words
Files: 2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 41
Repo updated: Jul 6, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Guide for making .NET MAUI apps accessible — screen reader support via SemanticProperties, heading levels, AutomationProperties visibility control, programmatic focus and announcements, and…

Works in 5 steps: Don't set Description on Label → Android Entry/Editor: Description breaks… → iOS: Description on parent hides children → …
: add accessibility
SKILL.md covers Critical Platform Gotchas and Accessibility Checklist
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Maui Accessibility is an agent skill from davidortinau/maui-skills. Guide for making .NET MAUI apps accessible — screen reader support via SemanticProperties, heading levels, AutomationProperties visibility control, programmatic focus and announcements, and platform-specific gotchas for TalkBack, VoiceOver, and Narrator. USE FOR: "add accessibility", "screen reader support", "SemanticProperties", "AutomationProperties", "TalkBack", "VoiceOver", "Narrator", "accessible MAUI", "heading levels", "semantic description", "announce to screen reader", "accessibility audit". DO NOT USE…

Its SKILL.md is about 970 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/accessibility-api.md`).

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering Accessibility, Cross-platform mobile apps and Text to speech and voice. It works with Android and iOS. The repository describes itself as: .NET MAUI skills for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

: add accessibility
Screen reader support
SemanticProperties
AutomationProperties

Example prompts

“add accessibility”
“screen reader support”
“SemanticProperties”
“/maui-accessibility”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Don't set Description on Label
Android Entry/Editor: Description breaks TalkBack actions
iOS: Description on parent hides children
Hint conflicts with Entry.Placeholder on Android
HeadingLevel platform differences

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 79bb4bf. 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 (its code samples are xml).
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

Maui Accessibility loads about 974 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 169 tokens; SKILL.md has 291 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~169
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~974
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~1.6k

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

The full file from davidortinau/maui-skills at commit 79bb4bf, republished under its MIT licence (© davidortinau). 291 words, ~974 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/maui-accessibility/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: maui-accessibility
description: Guide for making .NET MAUI apps accessible — screen reader support via SemanticProperties, heading levels, AutomationProperties visibility control, programmatic focus and announcements, and platform-specific gotchas for TalkBack, VoiceOver, and Narrator. USE FOR: "add accessibility", "screen reader support", "SemanticProperties", "AutomationProperties", "TalkBack", "VoiceOver", "Narrator", "accessible MAUI", "heading levels", "semantic description", "announce to screen reader", "accessibility audit". DO NOT USE FOR: general UI layout (use maui-collectionview or maui-shell-navigation), animations (use maui-animations), or gestures (use maui-gestures).

.NET MAUI Accessibility

Critical Platform Gotchas

1. Don't set Description on Label

Setting SemanticProperties.Description on a Label overrides the Text property for screen readers. The label may be read twice or behave unexpectedly.

xml

<!-- ❌ Stops Text from being read naturally -->
<Label Text="Welcome"
       SemanticProperties.Description="Welcome" />

<!-- ✅ Screen reader reads Text automatically -->
<Label Text="Welcome" />

2. Android Entry/Editor: Description breaks TalkBack actions

On Android, setting SemanticProperties.Description on Entry or Editor causes TalkBack to lose "double tap to edit" action hints.

xml

<!-- ❌ Breaks TalkBack on Android -->
<Entry SemanticProperties.Description="Email address" />

<!-- ✅ Use Placeholder for context instead -->
<Entry Placeholder="Email address" />

3. iOS: Description on parent hides children

On iOS/VoiceOver, setting SemanticProperties.Description on a layout makes the entire container a single accessible element — child elements become unreachable.

xml

<!-- ❌ Children invisible to VoiceOver -->
<HorizontalStackLayout SemanticProperties.Description="User info">
    <Label Text="Name:" />
    <Label Text="Alice" />
</HorizontalStackLayout>

<!-- ✅ Let children be individually focusable -->
<HorizontalStackLayout>
    <Label Text="Name:" />
    <Label Text="Alice" />
</HorizontalStackLayout>

4. Hint conflicts with Entry.Placeholder on Android

On Android, SemanticProperties.Hint and Entry.Placeholder map to the same Android attribute (contentDescription / hint). Setting both causes one to override the other. Choose one.

5. HeadingLevel platform differences

Windows (Narrator): Supports all 9 heading levels (Level1–Level9).
Android (TalkBack) / iOS (VoiceOver): Only distinguish "heading" vs "not heading". All levels are treated identically.

Use heading levels for semantic correctness — just know the hierarchy only renders on Windows.

Accessibility Checklist

When auditing or retrofitting a page:

Images: Add SemanticProperties.Description to meaningful images. Set AutomationProperties.IsInAccessibleTree="false" on decorative ones.
Buttons/Controls: Ensure icon-only buttons have Description. Text buttons generally don't need it.
Entries/Editors: Use Placeholder for context. Add Hint only if extra instruction is needed. Avoid Description (Android breakage).
Labels: Do not add Description — let Text speak for itself. Add HeadingLevel to section headers.
Headings: Mark page title as Level1, section titles as Level2, etc.
Grouping: Avoid Description on layout containers (iOS breakage). Use ExcludedWithChildren to hide decorative groups.
Dynamic content: Call SemanticScreenReader.Announce for status changes. Use SetSemanticFocus after navigation or error display.
Tab order: Set TabIndex on interactive controls for logical order.
Test: Run TalkBack (Android), VoiceOver (iOS/Mac), and Narrator (Windows) to verify reading order and actions.

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility of davidortinau/maui-skills.

SKILL.md
references/accessibility-api.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 79bb4bf

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Mobile AccessibilityCommunity-Access/accessibility-agents	423	—	~1.1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	16 days ago
Kb Mobile AccessibilityCommunity-Access/accessibility-agents	423	—	~3.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	16 days ago

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Questions about Maui Accessibility

What does Maui Accessibility do?

Guide for making .NET MAUI apps accessible — screen reader support via SemanticProperties, heading levels, AutomationProperties visibility control, programmatic focus and announcements, and…. Maui Accessibility is an agent skill from davidortinau/maui-skills.NET MAUI apps accessible — screen reader support via SemanticProperties, heading levels, AutomationProperties visibility control, programmatic focus and announcements, and platform-specific gotchas for TalkBack, VoiceOver, and Narrator.

When should I use Maui Accessibility?

Maui Accessibility fits situations like: : add accessibility; screen reader support; semanticProperties; automationProperties.

How do I install Maui Accessibility in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davidortinau/maui-skills --skill maui-accessibility -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility in davidortinau/maui-skills) into .claude/skills/maui-accessibility in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Maui Accessibility in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davidortinau/maui-skills --skill maui-accessibility -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/maui-skills/skills/maui-accessibility in davidortinau/maui-skills) into .agents/skills/maui-accessibility in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Maui Accessibility 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 davidortinau/maui-skills --skill maui-accessibility -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/maui-accessibility, .gemini/skills/maui-accessibility, .github/skills/maui-accessibility and .opencode/skills/maui-accessibility in your project.

What does Maui Accessibility need to run?

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

Does Maui Accessibility 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 Maui Accessibility 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 Maui Accessibility use?

Maui Accessibility is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Maui Accessibility use?

About 974 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 614 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Maui Accessibility?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Maui Accessibility: Accessibility (GetStream/stream-chat-react-native, 1.2k stars), Accessibility (VeryGoodOpenSource/vgv-ai-flutter-plugin, 170 stars), Agentic A11y (Ovid/paad, 131 stars) and Mobile Accessibility (Community-Access/accessibility-agents, 423 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Maui Accessibility?

davidortinau (a GitHub user) maintains it in davidortinau/maui-skills, which has 175 GitHub stars. The repository holds 41 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 6, 2026.

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

Install Maui Accessibility

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

.NET MAUI Accessibility

Critical Platform Gotchas

1. Don't set Description on Label

2. Android Entry/Editor: Description breaks TalkBack actions

3. iOS: Description on parent hides children

4. Hint conflicts with Entry.Placeholder on Android

5. HeadingLevel platform differences

Accessibility Checklist

Files

Compare with similar skills

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