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Growth skills for indie Apple developers — user acquisition, analytics interpretation, press/media outreach, community building, and indie business operations. Use when user asks about growing their app, understanding metrics, getting press coverage, or running an indie dev business.
Comprehensive iOS development guidance including Swift best practices, SwiftUI patterns, UI/UX review against HIG, and app planning. Use for iOS code review, best practices, accessibility audits, or planning new iOS apps.
Build, install, and launch an iOS app on a physical iPhone or iPad entirely from the command line (no Xcode GUI), using xcodebuild + devicectl. Use when the user wants to run, test, or screenshot their app on a real device without opening Xcode.
Build, install, launch, and screenshot an iOS app in the Simulator to verify a change visually. Use when the user wants to run the app, see a change live, screenshot the running app, or confirm a UI fix actually works (not just that it compiles).
Guides you through comprehensive iOS/Swift app planning and analysis. Use for new apps (concept to architecture) or existing apps (audit current state, plan improvements, evaluate tech stack). Covers product planning, technical decisions, UI/UX design, and distribution strategy.
Generates technical architecture specification from PRD. Covers architecture pattern, tech stack, data models, and app structure. Use when creating ARCHITECTURE.md or designing system architecture.
Generates detailed implementation guide with pseudo-code and step-by-step development instructions. Creates IMPLEMENTATION_GUIDE.md from PRD, Architecture, and UX specs. Use when creating development roadmap.
| name | growth |
| description | Growth skills for indie Apple developers — user acquisition, analytics interpretation, press/media outreach, community building, and indie business operations. Use when user asks about growing their app, understanding metrics, getting press coverage, or running an indie dev business. |
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Glob","Grep","AskUserQuestion","WebSearch"] |
Growth skills for indie Apple developers — from analytics interpretation to press outreach to community building. Covers the non-code aspects of building a sustainable app business.
Use this skill when the user:
Interpret app metrics and make data-driven decisions. Covers DAU/MAU, retention curves, LTV/ARPU, App Store Connect analytics, funnel analysis (AARRR), cohort analysis, and decision trees for what to fix based on which metric is underperforming.
Get press coverage and media attention for your app. Covers press kit preparation, finding relevant journalists/bloggers/YouTubers, pitch timing and embargo strategy, indie developer story angles, and email templates for outreach.
Build and engage a user community around your app. Covers platform selection (Twitter/X, Mastodon, Reddit, Discord), building in public strategy, content calendars for solo developers, and converting community members into advocates.
Business fundamentals for indie app developers. Covers business entity setup (LLC, S-Corp), Apple Small Business Program, tax basics for app revenue, revenue tracking, when to hire, and financial planning for indie sustainability.
