/shared
Platform-agnostic skills including skill creation templates and best practices. Use when creating new skills or improving existing ones.
$ npx -y skills add rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills --skill shared --agent claude-codeHow it fires
How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
- Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
- Slash command
/shared
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The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.
Platform-agnostic skills including skill creation templates and best practices. Use when creating new skills or improving existing ones.
SKILL.md
shared.SKILL.mdname: shared
description: Platform-agnostic skills including skill creation templates and best practices. Use when creating new skills or improving existing ones.
allowed-tools: [Read, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash]
last_verified: 2026-07-16
review_by: 2027-06-22
Shared Skills
Platform-agnostic skills that work across iOS, macOS, and other Apple platforms. This category provides foundational tools for extending Claude Code's capabilities.
When This Skill Activates
Use this skill when the user:
- Wants to create a new Claude Code skill
- Asks about skill structure or organization
- Wants to improve or refactor existing skills
- Needs help with skill modularization
- Asks about skill best practices or templates
Available Modules
Read relevant module files based on the user's needs:
skill-creator/
Templates and guidance for creating well-structured Claude Code skills.
- Skill structure and organization patterns
- YAML front matter configuration
- Modularization strategies
- Templates for simple and complex skills
- Best practices and common pitfalls
How to Use
1. Identify user's need from their question 2. Read relevant module files from subdirectories 3. Apply the guidance to their specific context 4. Provide examples from existing skills when helpful
Example Workflow
**User wants to create a new skill:** 1. Read `skill-creator/SKILL.md` for the full creation process 2. Determine skill complexity (simple vs modularized) 3. Guide through front matter, structure, and content 4. Reference existing skills as examples
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name: shared description: Platform-agnostic skills including skill creation templates and best practices. Use when creating new skills or improving existing ones. allowed-tools: [Read, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash] last_verified: 2026-07-16 review_by: 2027-06-22
Shared Skills
Platform-agnostic skills that work across iOS, macOS, and other Apple platforms. This category provides foundational tools for extending Claude Code's capabilities.
When This Skill Activates
Use this skill when the user:
- Wants to create a new Claude Code skill
- Asks about skill structure or organization
- Wants to improve or refactor existing skills
- Needs help with skill modularization
- Asks about skill best practices or templates
Available Modules
Read relevant module files based on the user's needs:
skill-creator/
Templates and guidance for creating well-structured Claude Code skills.
- Skill structure and organization patterns
- YAML front matter configuration
- Modularization strategies
- Templates for simple and complex skills
- Best practices and common pitfalls
How to Use
1. Identify user's need from their question 2. Read relevant module files from subdirectories 3. Apply the guidance to their specific context 4. Provide examples from existing skills when helpful
Example Workflow
**User wants to create a new skill:** 1. Read `skill-creator/SKILL.md` for the full creation process 2. Determine skill complexity (simple vs modularized) 3. Guide through front matter, structure, and content 4. Reference existing skills as examples
A collection of Claude Code skills for iOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and Apple platform development. These skills help you plan and build apps, maintain code quality, ensure HIG compliance, and guide you from idea to App Store.
Repo: rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills
Other skills on rshankras-apple-skills.
- /app-store
App Store optimization and marketing skills for descriptions, screenshots, keywords, review responses, and comprehensive promotional strategy. Use when user needs help with App Store presence, ASO, marketing, or customer communication.
Open skill - /ad-attribution
Privacy-preserving ad measurement with AdAttributionKit (SKAdNetwork's successor) — install and re-engagement attribution, conversion-value strategy under crowd anonymity, and end-to-end postback testing. Use when running paid acquisition beyond Apple Ads, measuring
Open skill - /app-description-writer
Generate compelling App Store descriptions that convert browsers into users. Use when writing initial descriptions, improving existing copy, or drafting promotional text and What's New for a major update.
Open skill - /apple-search-ads
Apple Search Ads campaign strategy for indie developers — paid acquisition, keyword bidding, budget planning, and ROAS optimization. Use when user asks about running ads, paid user acquisition, or Apple Search Ads campaigns.
Open skill - /iap-finalizer
Take a one-time in-app purchase from MISSING_METADATA to READY_TO_SUBMIT in App Store Connect — set its price schedule and localized display name/description (and optional review screenshot) via the ASC REST API. Use at Phase 6 (Pre-Release), after the IAP is built in-app (Phase
Open skill - /keyword-optimizer
Optimize app title, subtitle, and keywords for maximum App Store discoverability. Use when launching a new app, improving search rankings, entering new markets/languages, or safely optimizing ASO for an app with existing traffic.
Open skill