Create media playback experiences using AVKit. An agent skill from dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedMobile

Install Avkit

skills CLI
$ npx skills add dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills --skill avkit -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills avkit --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/dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/avkit .claude/skills/avkit && 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
avkit
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~4.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,118 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
86
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Create media playback experiences using AVKit. An agent skill from dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills.

  • Works in 3 steps: Enable Background Modes > Audio,… → Set the audio session category to… → Defer setActive(true) until playback…
  • Adding video players with AVPlayerViewController
  • SKILL.md covers Contents, Setup, AVPlayerViewController and SwiftUI VideoPlayer, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Avkit is an agent skill from dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills. Create media playback experiences using AVKit. Use when adding video players with AVPlayerViewController, enabling Picture-in-Picture, routing media with AirPlay, using SwiftUI VideoPlayer views, configuring transport controls, displaying subtitles and closed captions, or integrating AVFoundation playback with system UI.

Its SKILL.md is about 4.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `evals/evals.json` and `references/avkit-patterns.md`).

It sits in Mobile, covering Transcription and iOS development. It works with SwiftUI. The repository describes itself as: Agent Skills for iOS 26+, Swift 6.3, SwiftUI, and modern Apple frameworks.

When your agent uses it

  • Adding video players with AVPlayerViewController
  • Enabling Picture-in-Picture
  • Routing media with AirPlay
  • Using SwiftUI VideoPlayer views

Example prompts

  • “/avkit”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Enable Background Modes > Audio, AirPlay, and Picture in Picture (the
  2. Set the audio session category to .playback
  3. Defer setActive(true) until playback begins so you do not interrupt other

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8d90fd1. 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 swift).

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • sosumi.ai

    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

Avkit loads about 4.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~9.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 82 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,118 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~82
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~9.3k

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 (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,118 words (~4,314 tokens).

“High-level media playback UI built on AVFoundation. Provides system-standard video players, Picture-in-Picture, AirPlay routing, transport controls, and subtitle/caption display. Targets Swift 6.3 / iOS 26+.”

— opening of SKILL.md by dpearson2699, Custom licence
name
avkit

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in skills/avkit of dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • evals/evals.json
  • references/avkit-patterns.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8d90fd1

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Questions about Avkit

What does Avkit do?

Create media playback experiences using AVKit. An agent skill from dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills. Avkit is an agent skill from dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills. Create media playback experiences using AVKit.

When should I use Avkit?

Avkit fits situations like: adding video players with AVPlayerViewController; enabling Picture-in-Picture; routing media with AirPlay; using SwiftUI VideoPlayer views.

How do I install Avkit in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills --skill avkit -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/avkit in dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills) into .claude/skills/avkit in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Avkit in Codex?

Run `npx skills add dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills --skill avkit -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/avkit in dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills) into .agents/skills/avkit in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Avkit 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 dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills --skill avkit -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/avkit, .gemini/skills/avkit, .github/skills/avkit and .opencode/skills/avkit in your project.

What does Avkit need to run?

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

Does Avkit access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: sosumi.ai. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Avkit 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 Avkit use?

Avkit has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Avkit use?

About 4.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 17k 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 5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Avkit?

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Who maintains Avkit?

dpearson2699 (a GitHub user) maintains it in dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills, which has 1,175 GitHub stars. The repository holds 86 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 31, 2026.

Source: dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.