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- Look up reference documentation, API signatures, and integration guides for CE.SDK Swift projects targeting iOS, macOS, or Mac Catalyst.
Use it for first-party CreativeEditor SDK guidance, module scope, Xcode
implementation, or bundled Swift references. It distinguishes cross-platform
IMGLYEngine from iOS-only editor, camera, and UI modules. Prefer live Xcode
symbols for the installed SDK, then bundled references. Do not use it for
Web, Android, Flutter, or React Native.
Example:
Context: An iOS developer needs an engine method signature
user: "How do I find an asset source with IMGLYEngine?"
assistant: "I will check the installed Xcode symbols, then the bundled IMGLYEngine digest."
Example:
Context: A macOS developer asks about editor UI
user: "Can I present the prebuilt editor on macOS?"
assistant: "I will verify the platform boundary and outline the custom engine-backed UI route."
# CE.SDK Swift Documentation
## Version Notice
> CE.SDK `1.83.0` · generated `2026-09-30` · plugin `cesdk-swift`
> · canonical update source `imgly/agent-skills`.
>
> If this bundle is over six weeks old, or the user asks about updates, follow
> `references/update-check.md` once per task and reuse the result for all CE.SDK
> skills. Keep the check read-only. Never install, update, overwrite, or delete
> anything without explicit user approval. Continue with this bundle unless an
> update is approved.
## Platform and Module Scope
Determine the target from the request, active Xcode destination, Package.swift,
or project settings. If the answer materially changes and the target remains
unclear, ask whether it is iOS, macOS, or Mac Catalyst.
| Module surface | iOS | macOS | Mac Catalyst |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| `IMGLYEngine` | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| `IMGLYCore`, `IMGLYCoreUI`, `IMGLYCamera`, `IMGLYEditor` | Yes | No | No |
| Prebuilt editor products and SwiftUI starter kits | Yes | No | No |
For macOS or Mac Catalyst editor-UI requests, explain that the prebuilt editor
UI is unavailable and offer an `IMGLYEngine`-backed custom UI instead.
## Source Priority
1. Prefer live Xcode symbol or documentation lookup, when available, for exact
installed-SDK signatures, generic constraints, availability, and deprecations.
2. Use bundled API digests for discovery, planning, and portable lookup.
3. Use bundled guides for integration recipes.
4. Use pretrained knowledge only when the installed SDK and bundle do not answer.
If live Xcode symbols disagree with a bundled API digest, follow the installed
SDK and call out the version difference.
## Lookup Workflow
1. Resolve the target platform and module surface.
2. Search the relevant guide index below and read files under
`guides/<platform>/`.
3. For API lookup, use the module-qualified index and read
`api/<Module>/<Type>.md`, for example
`api/IMGLYEngine/AssetAPI.md`.
4. Cross-check exact callable signatures in live Xcode documentation when
available.
## Guide Indexes
### iOS (Swift)
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### macOS (Swift)
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