/axiom-shipping

name: axiom-shipping
description: Use when preparing ANY app for submission, handling App Store rejections, writing appeals, or managing App Store Connect. Covers submission checklists, rejection troubleshooting, metadata requirements, privacy manifests, age ratings, export compliance.
license: MIT

Shipping & App Store

**You MUST use this skill when preparing to submit ANY app, handling App Store rejections, or working on release workflow.**

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When to Use

Use this skill when you encounter:

• Preparing an app for App Store submission
• App Store rejection (any guideline)
• Metadata requirements (screenshots, descriptions, keywords)
• Privacy manifest and nutrition label questions
• Age rating and content classification
• Export compliance and encryption declarations
• EU DSA trader status
• Account deletion or Sign in with Apple requirements
• Build upload and processing issues
• App Review appeals
• WWDC25/WWDC26 App Store Connect changes
• First-time submission workflow

Quick Reference

| Symptom / Task | Reference | |----------------|-----------| | How do I submit my app? | See `skills/app-store-submission.md` | | Pre-flight checklist | See `skills/app-store-submission.md` | | First-time submission | See `skills/app-store-submission.md` | | Encryption compliance | See `skills/app-store-submission.md` | | Accessibility Nutrition Labels | See `skills/app-store-submission.md` | | Metadata field requirements | See `skills/app-store-ref.md` | | Product Page Header, Asset Library, search visuals `OS27` | See `skills/app-store-ref.md` (Part 11) | | Retention Messaging (subscription cancellation flow) `OS27` | See `skills/app-store-ref.md` (Part 11) | | Group / volume subscription selling (ABM, ASM, volume pricing) `OS27` | See `skills/app-store-ref.md` (Part 11) | | Guideline number lookup | See `skills/app-store-ref.md` | | Privacy manifest schema | See `skills/app-store-ref.md` | | Age rating tiers | See `skills/app-store-ref.md` | | EU DSA compliance | See `skills/app-store-ref.md` | | WWDC25/WWDC26 ASC changes | See `skills/app-store-ref.md` | | App was rejected | See `skills/app-store-diag.md` | | Guideline 2.1/4.2/4.3 rejection | See `skills/app-store-diag.md` | | Writing an appeal | See `skills/app-store-diag.md` | | Repeated rejections | See `skills/app-store-diag.md` | | App Review Guidelines reference | See `skills/app-review-guidelines.md` | | Expert review checklist | See `skills/expert-review-checklist.md` | | Crash data in App Store Connect | See `skills/app-store-connect-ref.md` | | TestFlight crash reports | See `skills/app-store-connect-ref.md` | | ASC metrics dashboards | See `skills/app-store-connect-ref.md` | | Beta tester crash report, local Organizer crash corpus (.xccrashpoint) | See `skills/testflight-triage.md` | | Production corpus triage (Sentry, ASC — multiple grouped issues) | See `skills/production-triage.md` + `triage-analyzer` agent or `axiom-analyze-triage` | | Crash log symbolication (.ips / MetricKit / .crash) | See axiom-tools (skills/xcsym-ref.md) or `axiom-analyze-crash`; `skills/testflight-triage.md` for the full TF workflow | | Automate App Store Connect | See `skills/asc-mcp.md` | | Submit build programmatically | See `skills/asc-mcp.md` | | Manage TestFlight via MCP | See `skills/asc-mcp.md` | | ITMS signing error on upload | See axiom-security (skills/code-signing-diag.md) | | Certificate/profile mismatch | See axiom-security (skills/code-signing-diag.md) | | Code signing setup | See axiom-security (skills/code-signing.md) | | App Clips (size tiers, invocation, AASA, launch experience) | See `skills/app-clips.md` | | App Clip entitlements / size / data-sharing reference | See `skills/app-clips-ref.md` | | Apple Pay / Wallet / Tap to Pay payments | See `axiom-payments` suite | | Shipping update with Claude model-ID change (4.6 → 4.7, etc.) | See **`claude-api`** skill (external) + this skill for submission | | Switching cloud AI provider in-app (OpenAI → Claude, etc.) | See **`claude-api`** skill (external) + this skill for submission |

Routing Logic

1. Pre-Submission Preparation → **app-store-submission**

**Triggers**:

• "How do I submit my app?"
• "What do I need before submitting?"
• Preparing for first submission
• Pre-flight checklist needed
• Screenshot requirements
• Metadata completeness check
• Encryption compliance questions
• Accessibility Nutrition Labels
• Privacy manifest requirements for submission

**Why app-store-submission**: Discipline skill with 8 anti-patterns, decision trees, and pressure scenarios. Prevents the mistakes that cause 90% of rejections.

**Reference**: `skills/app-store-submission.md`

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2. Metadata, Guidelines, and API Reference → **app-store-ref**

**Triggers**:

• "What fields are required in App Store Connect?"
• "What's the max length for app description?"
• Specific guideline number lookup
• Privacy manifest schema details
• Age rating tiers and questionnaire
• IAP submission metadata
• EU DSA compliance details
• Build upload methods
• WWDC25 and WWDC26 changes to App Store Connect

**Why app-store-ref**: 11-part reference covering every metadata field, guideline, and compliance requirement with exact specifications.

**Reference**: `skills/app-store-ref.md`

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3. Rejection Troubleshooting → **app-store-diag**

**Triggers**:

• "My app was rejected"
• "Guideline 2.1 rejection"
• "Binary was rejected"
• Guideline 4.2 or 4.3 rejection (app too simple, web wrapper, spam, duplicate)
• Guideline 1.x