Hig Project Context
raintree-technology/hig-doctor
Create or update a shared Apple design context document that other HIG skills use to tailor guidance.
Essential native macOS development patterns that web developers don't know about.
Install macOS Patterns
$ npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-patterns -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install fayazara/macos-app-skills macos-patterns --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/macos-patterns .claude/skills/macos-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "macos-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills/tree/main/macos-patterns into .claude/skills/macos-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macos-patterns", 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 install https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills/tree/main/macos-patternsType 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.
$ npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-patterns -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install fayazara/macos-app-skills macos-patterns --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/macos-patterns .agents/skills/macos-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "macos-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills/tree/main/macos-patterns into .agents/skills/macos-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macos-patterns", 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.
$ npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-patterns -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install fayazara/macos-app-skills macos-patterns --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/macos-patterns .cursor/skills/macos-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "macos-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills/tree/main/macos-patterns into .cursor/skills/macos-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macos-patterns", 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 https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills.git --path macos-patterns--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-patterns -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install fayazara/macos-app-skills macos-patterns --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/macos-patterns .gemini/skills/macos-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "macos-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills/tree/main/macos-patterns into .gemini/skills/macos-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macos-patterns", 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.
$ gh skill install fayazara/macos-app-skills macos-patternsInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-patterns -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/macos-patterns .github/skills/macos-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "macos-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills/tree/main/macos-patterns into .github/skills/macos-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macos-patterns", 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.
$ npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-patterns -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install fayazara/macos-app-skills macos-patterns --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/macos-patterns .opencode/skills/macos-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "macos-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/fayazara/macos-app-skills/tree/main/macos-patterns into .opencode/skills/macos-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macos-patterns", 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
macos-patterns- GitHub stars
- 675
- Token cost
- ~4.6k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 809 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 4
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Essential native macOS development patterns that web developers don't know about.
- The user is building a macOS app and needs guidance on native patterns
- SKILL.md covers Menu Bar Apps, Activation Policy -- Dock Icon…, NSPanel vs NSWindow and Window Levels, plus 10 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- They ask about menu bar apps
What it does
macOS Patterns is an agent skill from fayazara/macos-app-skills. Essential native macOS development patterns that web developers don't know about. Use this skill whenever the user is building a macOS app and needs guidance on native patterns, or when they ask about menu bar apps, floating panels, window levels, keyboard shortcuts, file pickers, clipboard, drag and drop, screen capture, activation policy, Quick Look, launch at login, or any macOS-specific API. Also trigger when the user seems to be applying web development patterns to macOS (e.g., using z-index thinking for…
Its SKILL.md is about 4.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Mobile. It works with macOS and SwiftUI. The repository describes itself as: AI coding agent skills for building, shipping, and maintaining native macOS apps.
When your agent uses it
- The user is building a macOS app and needs guidance on native patterns
- They ask about menu bar apps
- Floating panels
- Keyboard shortcuts
Example prompts
- “how things actually work on macOS”
- “/macos-patterns”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a60365a. 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
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
macOS Patterns loads about 4.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 200 tokens; SKILL.md has 809 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 809 words (~4,578 tokens).
“This is a reference guide for the macOS-specific patterns that have no web equivalent. When building a native macOS app, these are the things that trip up everyone coming from web development. The AI should consult this before generating macOS…”
- name
- macos-patterns
Files
Just SKILL.md in macos-patterns of fayazara/macos-app-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a60365a
Compare with similar skills
macOS Patterns next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| macOS Patterns this skillfayazara/macos-app-skills | 675 | — | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Hig Project Contextraintree-technology/hig-doctor | 143 | 5 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Hig Components Contentraintree-technology/hig-doctor | 143 | 5 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| macOS App Designvaayne/mori | 303 | — | ~789 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Liquid Glassrobinebers/openusage | 4.3k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| iOS Accessibilitydpearson2699/swift-ios-skills | 1.2k | — | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about macOS Patterns
What does macOS Patterns do?
Essential native macOS development patterns that web developers don't know about. macOS Patterns is an agent skill from fayazara/macos-app-skills. Essential native macOS development patterns that web developers don't know about.
When should I use macOS Patterns?
macOS Patterns fits situations like: the user is building a macOS app and needs guidance on native patterns; they ask about menu bar apps; floating panels; keyboard shortcuts.
How do I install macOS Patterns in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-patterns -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (macos-patterns in fayazara/macos-app-skills) into .claude/skills/macos-patterns in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install macOS Patterns in Codex?
Run `npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-patterns -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (macos-patterns in fayazara/macos-app-skills) into .agents/skills/macos-patterns in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use macOS Patterns 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 fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-patterns -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/macos-patterns, .gemini/skills/macos-patterns, .github/skills/macos-patterns and .opencode/skills/macos-patterns in your project.
What does macOS Patterns need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: macOS Patterns is instructions for the agent only.
Does macOS Patterns 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 macOS Patterns 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 macOS Patterns use?
No licence was found for macOS Patterns or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does macOS Patterns use?
About 4.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 18k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to macOS Patterns?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with macOS Patterns: Hig Project Context (raintree-technology/hig-doctor, 143 stars), Hig Components Content (raintree-technology/hig-doctor, 143 stars), macOS App Design (vaayne/mori, 303 stars) and Liquid Glass (robinebers/openusage, 4.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains macOS Patterns?
fayazara (a GitHub user) maintains it in fayazara/macos-app-skills, which has 675 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 27, 2026.
Source: fayazara/macos-app-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.