Agent skill

Apple Human Interface Guidelines

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Install Apple Human Interface Guidelines

skills CLI

$ npx skills add zoonk/zoonk --skill apple-human-interface-guidelines -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install zoonk/zoonk apple-human-interface-guidelines --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/zoonk/zoonk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines .claude/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines && 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 "apple-human-interface-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/zoonk/zoonk/tree/main/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines into .claude/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apple-human-interface-guidelines", 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/zoonk/zoonk/tree/main/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines

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 zoonk/zoonk --skill apple-human-interface-guidelines -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install zoonk/zoonk apple-human-interface-guidelines --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zoonk/zoonk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines .agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines && 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 "apple-human-interface-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/zoonk/zoonk/tree/main/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines into .agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apple-human-interface-guidelines", 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 zoonk/zoonk --skill apple-human-interface-guidelines -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install zoonk/zoonk apple-human-interface-guidelines --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zoonk/zoonk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines .cursor/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines && 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 "apple-human-interface-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/zoonk/zoonk/tree/main/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines into .cursor/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apple-human-interface-guidelines", 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/zoonk/zoonk.git --path .agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines

--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 zoonk/zoonk --skill apple-human-interface-guidelines -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install zoonk/zoonk apple-human-interface-guidelines --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/zoonk/zoonk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines .gemini/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines && 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/

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Install the "apple-human-interface-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/zoonk/zoonk/tree/main/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines into .gemini/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apple-human-interface-guidelines", 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 zoonk/zoonk apple-human-interface-guidelines

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 zoonk/zoonk --skill apple-human-interface-guidelines -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zoonk/zoonk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines .github/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines && 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 "apple-human-interface-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/zoonk/zoonk/tree/main/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines into .github/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apple-human-interface-guidelines", 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 zoonk/zoonk --skill apple-human-interface-guidelines -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 zoonk/zoonk apple-human-interface-guidelines --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zoonk/zoonk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines .opencode/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines && 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 "apple-human-interface-guidelines" agent skill from https://github.com/zoonk/zoonk/tree/main/.agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines into .opencode/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "apple-human-interface-guidelines", 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: apple-human-interface-guidelines
GitHub stars: 157
Token cost: ~942 tokens
SKILL.md length: 382 words
Files: 2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 12
Repo updated: Oct 2, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Works in 5 steps: Identify every target platform: iOS,… → Read the current official HIG pages that… → If a page requires JavaScript, fetch the… → …
Implementing any Apple-platform UI
SKILL.md covers Required Workflow, Product Rule, Design Defaults and Official Starting Points
Reaches developer.apple.com

What it does

Apple Human Interface Guidelines is an agent skill from zoonk/zoonk. Use when designing, reviewing, or implementing any Apple-platform UI or feature for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, tvOS, watchOS, SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, WatchKit, app icons, Dark Mode, SF Symbols, system colors, native controls, or when porting web features to Apple platforms. Ensures current official Apple Human Interface Guidelines are checked and platform conventions are preferred over copying web layouts.

Its SKILL.md is about 940 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/official-links.md`).

It sits in Mobile, covering iOS development. It works with iOS, macOS and SwiftUI. The repository describes itself as: Turn any topic into clear, structured lessons. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Implementing any Apple-platform UI
Feature for iOS
Native controls
Porting web features to Apple platforms

Example prompts

“/apple-human-interface-guidelines”

Workflow steps

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

Identify every target platform: iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, tvOS, and/or watchOS.
Read the current official HIG pages that match the feature, component, interaction, and platform. Start with references/official-links.md.
If a page requires JavaScript, fetch the official JSON data instead
Choose the platform convention first. Only use custom UI when the system component, color, symbol, material, navigation pattern, or…
Before finishing, review the work against the relevant platform page, foundation pages, and component or pattern pages.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e0fe2d6. 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
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- developer.apple.com
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 Human Interface Guidelines loads about 942 tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 111 tokens; SKILL.md has 382 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~111
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~942
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~5.1k

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 zoonk/zoonk at commit e0fe2d6, republished under its MIT licence (© zoonk). 382 words, ~942 tokens.

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

name: apple-human-interface-guidelines
description: Use when designing, reviewing, or implementing any Apple-platform UI or feature for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, tvOS, watchOS, SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, WatchKit, app icons, Dark Mode, SF Symbols, system colors, native controls, or when porting web features to Apple platforms. Ensures current official Apple Human Interface Guidelines are checked and platform conventions are preferred over copying web layouts.
license: MIT
metadata.author: zoonk
metadata.version: 1.0.0

Apple Human Interface Guidelines

This skill is a workflow, not a frozen copy of Apple's HIG. Apple's official docs are the source of truth. Use this skill to make sure Apple-platform work starts from current HIG guidance and native platform conventions.

Required Workflow

Identify every target platform: iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, tvOS, and/or watchOS.
Read the current official HIG pages that match the feature, component, interaction, and platform. Start with references/official-links.md.
If a page requires JavaScript, fetch the official JSON data instead:
- Index: https://developer.apple.com/tutorials/data/index/design--human-interface-guidelines.json
- Topic: https://developer.apple.com/tutorials/data/design/human-interface-guidelines/<slug>.json
Choose the platform convention first. Only use custom UI when the system component, color, symbol, material, navigation pattern, or interaction truly does not fit the product need.
Before finishing, review the work against the relevant platform page, foundation pages, and component or pattern pages.

Product Rule

Preserve product intent, not web implementation details. Zoonk's main app is a web app; when porting a feature to an Apple app, do not map the same layout, navigation, density, controls, or visual treatment by default. Design the native version for the Apple platform and input method in front of you.

Examples:

iOS and iPadOS should use native navigation, safe areas, sheets, tab bars/sidebar patterns, Dynamic Type, and touch-friendly controls where appropriate.
macOS should respect menu bar, window, toolbar, sidebar, keyboard, pointer, and multiwindow conventions.
visionOS should use spatial layout, depth, ornaments, focus, and immersive guidance instead of flattening the web layout into a window.
tvOS should optimize for focus, remote input, large viewing distance, and clear selection states.
watchOS should favor glanceable, compact, crown-aware interactions.

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Design Defaults

Prefer system colors, semantic colors, materials, typography, spacing, controls, and navigation structures.
Prefer SF Symbols for standard actions and objects. Use custom symbols only when no platform symbol communicates the concept.
Support Dark Mode with semantic colors instead of hardcoded light or dark values.
Respect safe areas, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, reduced motion, contrast settings, platform gestures, pointer/focus behavior, and input-specific affordances.
Use platform-provided components before custom components.
Keep platform differences intentional. A feature can share the same domain model and product goal across Apple platforms while using different native UI on each platform.

Official Starting Points

Human Interface Guidelines: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines
Apple Design: https://developer.apple.com/design/
Apple Design Resources: https://developer.apple.com/design/resources/
SF Symbols: https://developer.apple.com/sf-symbols/
Icon Composer: https://developer.apple.com/icon-composer/
Adopting Liquid Glass: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/TechnologyOverviews/adopting-liquid-glass

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .agents/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines of zoonk/zoonk.

SKILL.md
references/official-links.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e0fe2d6

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Questions about Apple Human Interface Guidelines

What does Apple Human Interface Guidelines do?

A skill your agent uses when designing, reviewing, or implementing any Apple-platform UI or feature for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, tvOS, watchOS, SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, WatchKit, app icons, Dark…. Apple Human Interface Guidelines is an agent skill from zoonk/zoonk. Use when designing, reviewing, or implementing any Apple-platform UI or feature for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, tvOS, watchOS, SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, WatchKit, app icons, Dark Mode, SF Symbols, system colors, native controls, or when porting web features to Apple platforms.

When should I use Apple Human Interface Guidelines?

Apple Human Interface Guidelines fits situations like: implementing any Apple-platform UI; feature for iOS; native controls; porting web features to Apple platforms.

How do I install Apple Human Interface Guidelines in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Apple Human Interface Guidelines in Codex?

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

Can I use Apple Human Interface Guidelines 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 zoonk/zoonk --skill apple-human-interface-guidelines -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-human-interface-guidelines, .gemini/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines, .github/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines and .opencode/skills/apple-human-interface-guidelines in your project.

What does Apple Human Interface Guidelines need to run?

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

Does Apple Human Interface Guidelines access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: developer.apple.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Apple Human Interface Guidelines 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 Human Interface Guidelines use?

Apple Human Interface Guidelines is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Apple Human Interface Guidelines use?

About 942 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k 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 4.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Apple Human Interface Guidelines?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Apple Human Interface Guidelines: Swiftui Expert Skill (AvdLee/SwiftUI-Agent-Skill, 3.7k stars), Swiftui Expert Skill (Eslzzyl/Pixiv-SwiftUI, 111 stars), Hig Project Context (raintree-technology/hig-doctor, 142 stars) and Hig Components Content (raintree-technology/hig-doctor, 142 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Apple Human Interface Guidelines?

zoonk (a GitHub organization) maintains it in zoonk/zoonk, which has 157 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 2, 2026.

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

Install Apple Human Interface Guidelines

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

Apple Human Interface Guidelines

Required Workflow

Product Rule

Design Defaults

Official Starting Points

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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