/axiom-shipping

name: axiom-shipping
description: Use when preparing an app for App Store submission, handling rejections or appeals, managing App Store Connect and Xcode Cloud, or triaging TestFlight/Sentry crash corpora. Covers checklists, metadata, 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.**

**Bundled tools on Claude Code:** if `command -v <tool>` finds nothing (hooks off or `--bare`), use `<plugin-root>/tools/<tool>` in place of the bare name; `<plugin-root>` is two levels above this skill's `Base directory for this skill:` path.

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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`