Agent skill

macOS Settings UI

by fayazara in fayazara/macos-app-skills

Build a proper macOS settings/preferences window with liquid glass support for macOS 26 (Tahoe).

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Install macOS Settings UI

skills CLI
$ npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-settings-ui -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install fayazara/macos-app-skills macos-settings-ui --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/fayazara/macos-app-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/settings-ui .claude/skills/macos-settings-ui && 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
macos-settings-ui
GitHub stars
676
Token cost
~2.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
608 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Build a proper macOS settings/preferences window with liquid glass support for macOS 26 (Tahoe).

  • Works in 6 steps: Create the Tab Enum → Create the Window Controller → Create the Root Settings View → …
  • The user asks to create a settings window
  • SKILL.md covers Architecture Overview, Why NSWindowController Instead…, Critical Modifiers and Reference Implementation, plus 4 more sections
  • Runs Swift scripts from its folder

What it does

macOS Settings UI is an agent skill from fayazara/macos-app-skills. Build a proper macOS settings/preferences window with liquid glass support for macOS 26 (Tahoe). Use this skill whenever the user asks to create a settings window, preferences UI, settings view, or preferences pane for a macOS app. Also trigger when the user mentions "liquid glass settings", "NavigationSplitView settings", "grouped Form settings", "macOS settings layout", or wants to add/fix/rebuild a settings screen in any native macOS SwiftUI app. This includes phrases like "add settings to my app", "create a…

Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files.

It sits in Mobile, covering iOS development. 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 asks to create a settings window
  • Preferences pane for a macOS app
  • The user mentions liquid glass settings
  • NavigationSplitView settings

Example prompts

  • “liquid glass settings”
  • “NavigationSplitView settings”
  • “grouped Form settings”
  • “/macos-settings-ui”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Create the Tab Enum
  2. Create the Window Controller
  3. Create the Root Settings View
  4. Create Detail Panes
  5. Open Settings from Your App
  6. Remove Any SwiftUI Window Scene

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

    Ships script files (Swift), which the agent can run.

    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 Settings UI loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 187 tokens; SKILL.md has 608 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~187
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 608 words (~2,189 tokens).

“This skill produces a native macOS settings window that follows Apple's macOS 26 design guidelines. The result is a sidebar + detail NavigationSplitView with liquid glass window chrome, back/forward toolbar navigation, grouped Form sections with transparent backgrounds, and proper scroll…”

— opening of SKILL.md by fayazara
name
macos-settings-ui

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in settings-ui of fayazara/macos-app-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/ExampleDetailPane.swift
  • references/SettingsView.swift
  • references/SettingsWindowController.swift

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a60365a

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Questions about macOS Settings UI

What does macOS Settings UI do?

Build a proper macOS settings/preferences window with liquid glass support for macOS 26 (Tahoe). macOS Settings UI is an agent skill from fayazara/macos-app-skills. Build a proper macOS settings/preferences window with liquid glass support for macOS 26 (Tahoe).

When should I use macOS Settings UI?

macOS Settings UI fits situations like: the user asks to create a settings window; preferences pane for a macOS app; the user mentions liquid glass settings; navigationSplitView settings.

How do I install macOS Settings UI in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-settings-ui -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (settings-ui in fayazara/macos-app-skills) into .claude/skills/macos-settings-ui in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install macOS Settings UI in Codex?

Run `npx skills add fayazara/macos-app-skills --skill macos-settings-ui -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (settings-ui in fayazara/macos-app-skills) into .agents/skills/macos-settings-ui in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use macOS Settings UI 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-settings-ui -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-settings-ui, .gemini/skills/macos-settings-ui, .github/skills/macos-settings-ui and .opencode/skills/macos-settings-ui in your project.

What does macOS Settings UI need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, macOS Settings UI needs Swift for the scripts in its folder.

Does macOS Settings UI 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 Settings UI 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 Settings UI use?

No licence was found for macOS Settings UI or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does macOS Settings UI use?

About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.8k 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 3.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to macOS Settings UI?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with macOS Settings UI: Swiftui Expert Skill (omarshahine/HomeClaw, 175 stars), Appkit Swiftui Bridge (KartikLabhshetwar/better-shot, 2.4k stars), macOS Notch UI (fayazara/Screendrop, 2.1k stars) and Swiftui Patterns (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 Settings UI?

fayazara (a GitHub user) maintains it in fayazara/macos-app-skills, which has 676 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.