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Generate premium SwiftUI animations in the legendary-Animo style — spring physics, CoreHaptics, glass morphism, SF Symbols 7 draw animations, complete compilable files.

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When to Use

Building a SwiftUI button, gesture, slider, or liquid effect with premium physics
Need haptic feedback timed correctly to animation phases
Creating a drag interaction with resistance, snap, or threshold trigger
Animating SF Symbols with draw-on, breathe, bounce, replace, or variable color effects (iOS 17–26)
Building a Canvas loader that traces a shape outline with a comet trail (infinity, star, polygon…)
Editing an existing SwiftUI animation file

Mode Detection

Edit mode: prompt contains "edit", "update", "add X to", "change", or a .swift filename → read file first, change only what's asked, overwrite file on disk
Create mode: everything else → generate a new complete file and write it to disk

Intent Inference (runs before code generation)

Before generating any code, parse the prompt for under-specified details and resolve them to defaults. Print a 🔍 Inferred from prompt: block so the user can see — and override — what was auto-resolved. Only print lines that were actually inferred (not ones the user explicitly stated).

Step 0 — Normalize designer vocabulary

Translate any designer words in the prompt into skill-understood terms before running subsequent steps. This lets non-technical prompts ("snappy card that rips with anticipation") produce the same output as fully specified ones.

Animation feel words → physics preset:

Designer says	Maps to
snappy / crisp / tight	UI pop `0.35/0.6`
bouncy / springy / elastic	Snap `0.35/0.5`
stretchy / rubber / wobbly	3-phase rubber-band (see iOS 26 section)
melts / floats / soft / gentle	Slow morph `0.6/0.8`
stiff / precise / mechanical	Precision stiff `interpolatingSpring(220, 22)`
linear / steady / constant	`.linear(duration:)`

Motion principle words → archetype / animation signals:

Designer says	Implies
anticipation	pre-stretch phase before main move
follow-through	add overshoot to settle animation
squash & stretch	scale deformation on impact (x expand, y compress)
staging / stagger	offset `.animation(delay:)` per element
pulse / breathe	`.breathe` isActive loop
ripple	radial spread `Circle` scale from tap point
flood	Liquid Toggle archetype, metaball fill
wiggle / shake	`.wiggle value:` — error / rejection signal
pop	quick `.scaleEffect` overshoot + snap back
morph	Glass Morph archetype or shape interpolation

UI element names → SwiftUI primitives:

Designer says	Also called	SwiftUI
bottom sheet / tray / drawer / panel	pull-up, modal sheet	`.sheet` + `.presentationDetents`
modal / dialog / overlay / lightbox	full-screen sheet	`.sheet` (full) or `.fullScreenCover`
popover / tooltip / callout / bubble	hover card	`.popover`
toast / snackbar / nudge / banner	inline notification	custom overlay + auto-dismiss `.task`
alert / warning / confirm	dialog	`.alert` or `.confirmationDialog`
card / tile / surface	panel	`RoundedRectangle` + material
chip / tag / pill / badge	filter tag	custom `Capsule`
FAB / floating action button	floating button	absolute-positioned `Button` in `ZStack`
segmented control / pill selector / tab strip	toggle group	`Picker(.segmented)` or custom pill
skeleton / shimmer / placeholder	loading placeholder	`redacted(.placeholder)` or animated opacity
spinner / loader / throbber	activity indicator	`ProgressView`
contextual menu / long-press menu	press-hold menu	`.contextMenu`
action sheet / bottom action menu	options sheet	`.confirmationDialog`

Step 1 — Symbol → Effect lookup

If the prompt names a symbol (or describes one by subject) and does not specify an animation effect, apply this table:

Symbol / subject	Type	Auto-effect
`signature`, `pencil`, `pencil.line`, `scribble`, `lasso`	stroke	`.drawOn` auto-loop
`checkmark`, `heart` (outline), `star` (outline), `wifi`, `antenna.radiowaves`	stroke	`.drawOn` auto-loop
`heart.fill`, `star.fill`, `circle.fill`	flood-fill	`.bounce value:` (drawOn invisible on fill shapes)
`circle.dotted`, `rays`, `waveform`	animated structure	`.variableColor.iterative.reversing` or `.breathe`
`arrow.clockwise`, `arrow.2.circlepath`, `gear`	rotation	`.rotate` (indefinite, `isActive`)
`bell`, `bell.fill`	discrete action	`.bounce value:`

Step 2 — Showcase mode vs. interaction mode

No user action described (no "tap to", "on submit", "when user"…) → showcase mode: drive with .task auto-loop. Symbol animates on its own without any tap required.
User action described → gate the animation behind that action only. Do not add an auto-loop.

Step 3 — Apply Defaults Contract

Resolve any unspecified UI elements using the Defaults Contract (see below).

Step 4 — Print inference log

🔍  Inferred from prompt:
    Vocab     → "<designer word>" → <normalized term>  (only if Step 0 fired)
    Symbol    → <name> (<stroke|fill>) → <effect>
    Mode      → showcase (auto-loop) | interaction (tap/submit)
    Container → .sheet (Apple default) | inline | none
    Controls  → Clear · Done | none

Defaults Contract

Absent = Apple HIG default. Any UI element not mentioned in the prompt defaults to the Apple system primitive — never invent a custom modal, overlay, or container when a system one fits.

Element	Apple default	When to escalate
Container	`.sheet(isPresented:)`	Prompt names custom modal / full-screen
Dismiss	`Button("Done")` in `.toolbar(.confirmationAction)`	Prompt names custom button
Clear / reset	`Button("Clear")` in `.toolbar(.cancellationAction)`	Drawing/signature context only
Background inside sheet	System sheet bg (no custom dark fill)	Prompt explicitly names dark/custom bg
Navigation	`NavigationStack`	Multi-step flow or title implied
Loading state	`.progressView()` or symbol `.variableColor`	Prompt names a specific loader shape

Drawing / signature context rule — if the prompt contains "signature", "draw", "sketch", or "handwrite", automatically apply:

Container: .sheet(isPresented:)
Toolbar: Button("Clear") (.cancellationAction) + Button("Done") (.confirmationAction)
No custom dark background inside the sheet (let the system sheet surface show through)

Asset Scanning (run before generating any image-dependent animation)

If the animation involves images, photos, or cards, scan for existing assets first:

Check these paths in order:
- legendary-Animo/Res/Assets.xcassets/Images/
- Assets.xcassets/Images/
- Assets.xcassets/
List .imageset folder names — strip .imageset suffix to get the Image("name") string

If found → use them directly. Print:

🖼️  Assets found: photo1, photo2 … (using in file)

If not found → use Image(systemName: "photo.fill") in a colored RoundedRectangle. Include Asset Notes at the end.

Never invent asset names. Only reference names confirmed to exist on disk.

Haptics — check project first

Before including haptic code, check if HapticFeedback.swift exists anywhere in the project:

If found → call HapticFeedback.lightImpact() etc. directly. Do NOT re-declare the struct.
If not found → call UIImpactFeedbackGenerator / UISelectionFeedbackGenerator directly inline, and add import UIKit at the top.

When to add haptics vs. skip

Add haptics when:

A gesture has a threshold that triggers an irreversible action (drag-to-delete, swipe-to-dismiss) → heavyImpact at the threshold crossing
A toggle switches between two meaningful states → mediumImpact on commit
A destructive action (delete, clear, reset) is confirmed → heavyImpact
A scrub or dial moves across discrete data points → selectionChanged per step
A glass morph or metaball fuse/separate completes → mediumImpact

Skip haptics when:

Pure symbol showcase with auto-loop and no user interaction
Loading indicator or ambient background animation (stars, particles drifting)
Prompt describes no user action at all

Haptic ladder for gesture arcs:

lightImpact — drag starts / touch down
mediumImpact — threshold crossed / halfway
heavyImpact — action commits / destruction confirmed
selectionChanged — discrete value scrub / step

SourceKit HapticFeedback false positive — always ignore: In files written to Carousels/ or Animations/, SourceKit reports Cannot find 'HapticFeedback' in scope. This is not a real error — SourceKit analyzes the new file in isolation and doesn't see other module members. HapticFeedback.swift is registered in the Sources build phase; the real compiler resolves it correctly. Do not add import UIKit, do not re-declare the struct, do not alter the code.

Style Rules

Backgrounds: Color(white: 0.06).ignoresSafeArea() standalone · Color("BgColor").ignoresSafeArea() in-project

Glass surfaces (pre-iOS 26): .ultraThinMaterial or .thickMaterial clipped to shape · track background .white.opacity(0.06) + 1pt stroke .white.opacity(0.08)

Opacity levels: ghost 0.06–0.08 · subtle 0.12 · inactive 0.3 · secondary 0.5 · active 0.8–0.9 · full 1.0

Colors: white + opacity dominant · cyan Color(red: 0.45, green: 0.65, blue: 1.0) · green Color(red: 0.55, green: 0.95, blue: 0.75) · never .blue/.green/.red on dark bg

Gradients: two-tone only · blob fill [.white, Color(white: 0.88)] · progress [cyan, green]

Light Theme

The Style Rules above are dark-first. For a light UI (dashboards, cards, sheets on white), depth comes from tonal deltas, not shadows — premium light design avoids drop shadows between stacked surfaces.

Tonal stack — separate surfaces by lightness:

Role	Value
Screen background	`Color(white: 0.92)` (or gradient `0.93 → 0.87`)
Card / row surface	`Color.white`
Inset well (icon circle, field)	`Color(white: 0.95)`
Track / divider	`Color(white: 0.88)`
Ink (primary text)	`Color(white: 0.10)`
Muted (secondary text)	`Color(white: 0.55)`

Rules:

No .shadow between stacked light surfaces — a white row on a 0.92 background already reads as raised. Reserve a shadow for a single floating primary (e.g. a dark CTA), never for every row.
Accent colors must be deepened for contrast on white — e.g. cyan Color(red: 0.30, green: 0.52, blue: 0.95), the opposite of the dark-bg cyan.
A dark capsule CTA (Color(white: 0.10) fill, white label) is the light-theme equivalent of the glass button.

Adaptive (support BOTH light + dark)

When a screen must follow the system appearance, never hardcode .white/.black or force .preferredColorScheme. Drive everything off @Environment(\.colorScheme) + semantic colors:

@Environment(\.colorScheme) private var scheme
private var isDark: Bool { scheme == .dark }

Text → .primary / .secondary (auto-invert). Replace every .white.opacity(x) with .primary.opacity(x) / .secondary.
Glass card — the official way (iOS 26): use the real Liquid Glass API and tint it dark rather than faking glass with material — .glassEffect(.regular.tint((isDark ? .black : .white).opacity(0.28)), in: shape) keeps genuine specular + refraction while reading as a dark (or light) notification surface. Gate with if #available(iOS 26.0, *); fall back to .ultraThinMaterial + a scheme-aware tint overlay (isDark ? .black.opacity(0.45) : .white.opacity(0.35)) on iOS 18–25. (A plain untinted glassEffect reads light — always tint for a dark surface; don't reach for material on iOS 26.)
Gradients / strokes / shadows → branch on isDark (e.g. navy bg in dark, blue-white in light; shadow 0.35 dark vs 0.12 light).
Accent gradients → lighten in dark, deepen in light, so the accent stays visible on both backgrounds.
A stored let can't read the environment — make scheme-dependent values computed vars.

iOS 26 Liquid Glass

Use .glassEffect() on iOS 26+, fall back to .ultraThinMaterial on older OS. Always wrap in a @ViewBuilder helper so both paths share the same call site:

@ViewBuilder
private func glassShape(radius: CGFloat) -> some View {
    if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: radius, style: .continuous)
            .fill(.clear)
            .glassEffect(in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: radius, style: .continuous))
    } else {
        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: radius, style: .continuous)
            .fill(.ultraThinMaterial)
            .overlay(
                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: radius, style: .continuous)
                    .strokeBorder(Color.white.opacity(0.12), lineWidth: 1)
            )
    }
}

Apply to any shape — pill, capsule, circle. Never hardcode .ultraThinMaterial for new components when iOS 26 is a target.

Tinted glass (colored states)

For destructive / accent buttons, use the built-in tint API — never layer a colored shape on top of glass:

.glassEffect(.regular.tint(dangerColor), in: Circle())

Danger red: Color(red: 0.87, green: 0.32, blue: 0.42) · Accent blue: Color(red: 0.45, green: 0.65, blue: 1.0).

`GlassEffectContainer` — morphing clusters

When multiple glass elements should fuse and separate with the iOS 26 metaball effect (e.g. a capsule that morphs into a separate circle), wrap them in a GlassEffectContainer:

@Namespace private var glassNS

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 18) {
    HStack(spacing: 28) {                 // see spacing trap below
        capsule
            .glassEffect(in: Capsule())
            .glassEffectID("capsule", in: glassNS)

        if isExpanded {
            circle
                .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.red), in: Circle())
                .glassEffectID("circle", in: glassNS)
        }
    }
}

Fusion-threshold spacing trap — GlassEffectContainer(spacing:) is the fusion threshold, not visual padding. Any two glass elements within that distance will visually blob together permanently, even at rest. Always make the layout spacing greater than containerSpacing:

containerSpacing	HStack spacing	Result
18	10	❌ Permanent fusion — edges distorted at rest
18	28	✅ Clean shapes at rest, metaball morph only during transition

Rule: layoutSpacing > containerSpacing + 6pt for safe margin.

Edge distortion trap

Never apply .scaleEffect(x:y:anchor:) with offset anchors (.leading / .trailing) to individual glass elements — subpixel rendering at the anchor edge causes visible edge distortion even when scale = 1.0. Apply container-wide rubber stretch instead:

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 18) { ... }
    .scaleEffect(x: 1.0 + stretch * 0.05, y: 1.0 - stretch * 0.025, anchor: .center)

Also: don't add redundant .clipShape(Capsule()) on top of .glassEffect(in: Capsule()) — glassEffect already clips.

3-phase rubber-band toggle

For glass elements that pop apart or fuse on tap, stack 3 animations to feel like real rubber:

private func toggle() {
    HapticFeedback.mediumImpact()

    // Phase 1 — pre-stretch (rubber tensions)
    withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.28, dampingFraction: 0.55)) {
        stretchAmount = 1.0
    }
    // Phase 2 — morph fires at peak tension
    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.05) {
        withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.55, dampingFraction: 0.72)) {
            isExpanded.toggle()
        }
    }
    // Phase 3 — release snap-back with overshoot
    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.28) {
        withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.45, dampingFraction: 0.55)) {
            stretchAmount = 0
        }
    }
}

Light backgrounds for glass demos

To showcase iOS 26 glass effects, use a light gradient background — dark backgrounds hide the refraction. Standalone demo:

LinearGradient(colors: [Color(white: 0.97), Color(white: 0.88)],
               startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottomTrailing)
    .ignoresSafeArea()

SF Symbols Animation (iOS 17–26)

Auto-effect selection: See Intent Inference § Symbol → Effect lookup above. The table there maps symbol names to the correct effect automatically — no need to specify .drawOn, .breathe, etc. in the prompt unless you want to override the default.

`.drawOn` — iOS 26 only (SF Symbols 7)

isActive is inverted. This is the single most common mistake:

isActive	Visual state	What plays
`true`	Hidden (pre-draw)	Nothing on initial render
`false`	Visible	drawOn traces stroke on
`false → true`	Hidden	Reverse (draw-off) plays automatically

Correct pattern — always name the state variable to reflect "hidden":

@State private var isDrawSymbolHidden = true   // starts hidden

Image(systemName: "checkmark")
    .symbolEffect(.drawOn, options: .speed(0.5), isActive: isDrawSymbolHidden)
    .task {
        try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(0.5))
        while !Task.isCancelled {
            isDrawSymbolHidden.toggle()    // false → draws on; true → draws off
            try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(2.0))
        }
    }

Symbol choice matters for .drawOn:

heart.fill, star.fill — flood-fill shapes, no stroke path. drawOn appears to jump from hidden to filled instantly. Not suitable for demonstrating the pen-trace effect.
checkmark, heart (outline), signature, wifi, star (outline) — stroke-based, clearly show the trace.

Do NOT stack .drawOn and .drawOff on the same image. They conflict and keep the symbol invisible.

.drawOn only plays on a transition — never on appear. isActive: traces the path when the bound value changes while the view is visible. It does NOT replay when the view appears already in the visible state. Two consequences:

"Draw a … demo" / "animate …" → auto-play by default. When the prompt asks the symbol to draw/animate itself (a showcase, a hint, a loading state), drive it with the .task loop above so it traces on its own. Only gate it behind a tap/state change when the prompt explicitly describes a user action ("tap to sign", "on submit"). Reaching for the interaction trigger when the user wanted a self-playing demo is the most common way a drawOn build looks "broken" — the API is present and correct, but nothing ever fires it.
If a tap drives it, the pad/area is empty until the first tap. That's correct behavior, not a bug — but confirm it's what the prompt wanted.

Verification trap — never validate a transition by pre-setting state to its destination. Setting @State private var isDrawSymbolHidden = false at init renders the symbol already fully drawn, with no transition — so a screenshot shows a complete symbol and falsely confirms "it works." That validates layout, not motion. To actually verify the trace: launch with the auto-loop running (or script the tap), and capture a mid-trace frame (a partial stroke). A fully-drawn symbol in a screenshot proves nothing about whether the draw animated. This applies to every isActive:/value: symbolEffect, not just drawOn.

Other Symbol Effects (iOS 17+)

// Discrete — fires once per value change (user actions, additions)
.symbolEffect(.bounce, value: count)
.symbolEffect(.wiggle, value: errorTrigger)

// Indefinite — runs while active (states: recording, loading, scanning)
.symbolEffect(.breathe, isActive: isRecording)
.symbolEffect(.variableColor.iterative.reversing, isActive: isLoading)
.symbolEffect(.rotate, isActive: isSyncing)

// Content transition — swapping symbols on state toggle (always needs withAnimation)
Image(systemName: isPlaying ? "pause.fill" : "play.fill")
    .contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace))
// trigger with: withAnimation(.smooth) { isPlaying.toggle() }

Loop driver — use .task, not Timer:

.task {
    while !Task.isCancelled {
        try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(interval))
        count += 1   // or toggle state
    }
}

.task cancels automatically when the view disappears. Timer leaks.

Spring Presets

Feel	Value
Snap / bounce	`.spring(response: 0.35, dampingFraction: 0.5)`
UI pop	`.spring(response: 0.35, dampingFraction: 0.6)`
Standard settle	`.spring(response: 0.4, dampingFraction: 0.65)`
Physics settle	`.spring(response: 0.45, dampingFraction: 0.7)`
Slow morph	`.spring(response: 0.6, dampingFraction: 0.8)`
Precision stiff	`.interpolatingSpring(stiffness: 220, damping: 22)`
Dial / scrub	`.interactiveSpring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 0.7)`

Never use bare .spring() — always explicit response + dampingFraction. If user supplies values, use them verbatim. Map feel words: "stretchy" → 0.4/0.5, "snappy" → 0.35/0.6, "melts" → 0.6/0.8.

Archetype → physics default (use when the prompt doesn't name a feel):

Archetype	Default physics
Symbol Showcase	`.easeInOut(duration: 0.4)` — symbol effects own their timing
Liquid Toggle	UI pop `0.35/0.6`
Gesture Card	Physics settle `0.45/0.7`
Sheet Interaction	Standard settle `0.4/0.65`
Data Dashboard	Dial/scrub `.interactiveSpring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 0.7)`
Glass Morph	3-phase rubber-band (see iOS 26 section)
Particle / Physics Sim	No SwiftUI spring — custom physics loop
Loading Indicator	`.linear(duration: 0.8)` — never spring (loops look jittery)

Press Feedback — `PressableScale`

Every tappable row/button should shrink under the finger and feel like a real press. Use a gesture-driven modifier, not Button/ButtonStyle — ButtonStyle.isPressed cannot fire a haptic on the press-down edge, but a DragGesture(minimumDistance: 0) can.

private struct PressableScale: ViewModifier {
    var pressedScale: CGFloat = 0.96
    let action: () -> Void
    @State private var isPressed = false

    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
        content
            .scaleEffect(isPressed ? pressedScale : 1.0)
            .animation(.spring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 0.6), value: isPressed)
            .contentShape(Rectangle())
            .simultaneousGesture(                       // simultaneous → won't block parent scroll
                DragGesture(minimumDistance: 0)
                    .onChanged { _ in
                        if !isPressed {                 // haptic on the DOWN edge only
                            isPressed = true
                            HapticFeedback.lightImpact()
                        }
                    }
                    .onEnded { v in
                        isPressed = false
                        // lift-inside-to-fire: dragging off cancels, like a real UIButton
                        if abs(v.translation.width) < 20, abs(v.translation.height) < 20 { action() }
                    }
            )
    }
}
extension View {
    func pressable(scale: CGFloat = 0.96, action: @escaping () -> Void = {}) -> some View {
        modifier(PressableScale(pressedScale: scale, action: action))
    }
}

Non-obvious rules baked in:

.simultaneousGesture (not .gesture) so a row inside a ScrollView/List still scrolls.
Haptic on the down edge only (if !isPressed) — not on every onChanged tick.
Lift-inside-to-fire — verify the finger lifted within ~20pt before running action; a drag-away must cancel.
pressedScale ≈ 0.90 for round icon buttons, ≈ 0.965 for wide rows.

Entrance / Appear Animation

Premium screens assemble themselves. Stagger children in on appear with a single @State flag.

@State private var appeared = false

ForEach(Array(items.enumerated()), id: \.element.id) { i, item in
    rowView(item)
        .opacity(appeared ? 1 : 0)
        .offset(y: appeared ? 0 : 16)
        .scaleEffect(appeared ? 1 : 0.97, anchor: .top)
        .animation(.spring(response: 0.5, dampingFraction: 0.82)
                       .delay(0.10 + Double(i) * 0.07), value: appeared)
}
.onAppear { appeared = true }   // trigger once — NEVER init appeared = true

Combine opacity + offset(y:) + scaleEffect(anchor:.top) for a soft rise-and-settle; 0.07s per-index delay reads as a cascade.
Inside a .sheet, @State resets on every presentation — so this re-fires each time the sheet opens, a free "assembles itself" entrance with no extra code.
Verification trap (same as .drawOn): never initialise the flag to its destination — the transition won't play.

Custom Transitions — rubber-band entrance

.transition(.scale) only interpolates from its scale to 1.0 — so it can't make an element enter oversized and settle back. For an "enters wider, rubber-bands to true size" pop, write a custom modifier transition and drive it with a low-damping (bouncy) spring so it overshoots:

private struct WidthPopModifier: ViewModifier {
    let active: Bool
    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
        content
            .scaleEffect(x: active ? 1.16 : 1.0, y: active ? 1.07 : 1.0, anchor: .top)  // anisotropic → wider
            .offset(y: active ? -34 : 0)
            .opacity(active ? 0 : 1)
    }
}
private extension AnyTransition {
    static var widthPop: AnyTransition {
        .modifier(active: WidthPopModifier(active: true), identity: WidthPopModifier(active: false))
    }
}

// usage — the surrounding withAnimation's spring governs the transition:
withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.5, dampingFraction: 0.55)) { items.insert(item, at: 0) }
// on the view:  .transition(.asymmetric(insertion: .widthPop, removal: .move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity)))

Anisotropic scale (x > y) makes it read as a width stretch, not a uniform zoom.
The rubber-band comes from the spring damping, not the transition: dampingFraction ≈ 0.55 overshoots; ≈ 0.8 settles flat. Lower = bouncier.
.modifier(active:identity:) is the general recipe for any entrance the built-in transitions can't express.

Data Dashboard Patterns

Animated proportional bar — capsule track + fill whose width grows from 0 on appear and re-springs on data change:

GeometryReader { geo in
    ZStack(alignment: .leading) {
        Capsule().fill(track).frame(height: 6)
        Capsule().fill(ink.opacity(0.85))
            .frame(width: geo.size.width * (appeared ? share : 0), height: 6)
            .animation(.spring(response: 0.6, dampingFraction: 0.85), value: appeared)
            .animation(.spring(response: 0.5, dampingFraction: 0.8), value: selection)
    }
}.frame(height: 6)

.numericText as a count-up — not just for currency. A hero metric that changes with a segmented selector rolls its digits via .contentTransition(.numericText(value: Double(total))) + .animation(..., value: period). Pair the segment switch with selectionChanged haptic and a sliding indicator (see Tab Bar Patterns).

State & Code Rules

Default: pure @State for all gesture tracking · @GestureState only if value must auto-reset
Constants: camelCase private let at struct level (2–5 values) — never SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE
Liquid metaball: render blobs in a Canvas with .addFilter(.alphaThreshold) + .addFilter(.blur) — see the Canvas Metaball section. (Older alt: white circles on black + .blur + .contrast(50) + .blendMode(.screen).)
Multi-phase sequences: stacked DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter with overlapping delays

ZStack frame trap — always apply both rules together: When a ZStack has a fixed .frame(height:) AND contains a LazyVGrid, List, or any tall component:

Conditionally render the tall child only when needed (if isExpanded || childVisible)
Add .clipped() to the ZStack

Relying on .opacity(0) alone does NOT prevent overflow — the component still renders outside the frame and changing height constants has no visual effect.

Floating bar layout: Build multi-component bars (pill + separate action button) as HStack of independent views, not one monolithic ZStack. Each component gets its own glass background and shadow.

Sheet wrapping — outer launcher + private inner content: When a demo needs a native .sheet, use two structs in the same file. private model types defined in the file are visible to both structs — no access-level changes needed.

struct MyDemoView: View {               // public — registered in ContentView
    @State private var showSheet = false
    var body: some View {
        ZStack { Color("BgColor").ignoresSafeArea(); triggerButton }
            .sheet(isPresented: $showSheet) {
                MySheetContent()
                    .presentationDetents([.height(540)])
                    .presentationCornerRadius(28)
                    .presentationDragIndicator(.visible)
            }
    }
}

private struct MySheetContent: View {  // private — only used as sheet body
    @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
    // sheet body here — X button calls dismiss()
}

Numeric text transition — split the currency prefix: .contentTransition(.numericText(value:)) on a currency string like "$173.11" can glitch the $ during the digit roll. Split prefix and number into separate Text views — only the numeric part gets the transition:

HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline, spacing: 1) {
    Text("$")                                          // static — no transition
        .font(.system(size: 32, weight: .bold))
    Text(String(format: "%.2f", amount))
        .font(.system(size: 44, weight: .bold))
        .contentTransition(.numericText(value: amount))
        .animation(.spring(response: 0.4, dampingFraction: 0.65), value: triggerValue)
}

When the transition is driven by a discrete step (card carousel, dial tick): use selectionChanged haptic, not mediumImpact — it matches the numeric ticker feel.

File layout (mandatory MARK order):

// MARK: - Model
// MARK: - Main View   (tokens → @State → body → subviews → gesture → actions)
// MARK: - Supporting Shapes
// MARK: - Preview

Archetype Catalog

The archetype drives physics, haptics, and container defaults. Pick the closest match from the prompt — if ambiguous, choose the simpler one.

Archetype	Prompt signals	Container	Physics	Haptics
Symbol Showcase	"animate", "draw", "show" + symbol name	none (inline)	`.easeInOut`	none
Liquid Toggle	"toggle", "switch", "flood", "metaball"	inline	UI pop `0.35/0.6`	mediumImpact on toggle
Gesture Card	"drag", "pull", "rip", "swipe", "dismiss"	inline ZStack	Physics settle `0.45/0.7`	light start → heavy commit
Sheet Interaction	"sheet", "sign", "draw", "pick", "form"	`.sheet`	Standard settle `0.4/0.65`	selectionChanged on controls
Data Dashboard	"chart", "graph", "metric", "scrub", "data"	full-screen	Dial/scrub `.interactiveSpring`	selectionChanged per step
Glass Morph	"glass", "fuse", "morph", "capsule"	inline	3-phase rubber-band	mediumImpact on morph
Particle / Physics Sim	"gravity", "fluid", "rope", "cloth", "sand"	full-screen	custom physics loop	lightImpact on touch
Loading Indicator	"loading", "spinner", "progress", "scanning"	inline	`.linear(duration:)`	none

Print the resolved archetype on the 🎯 Archetype: line. If the user's prompt overrides any default in this table, use their value and note the override in parentheses.

Tab Bar Patterns

Sliding selection indicator — use GeometryReader + offset(x:), never manual position math:

GeometryReader { geo in
    let tabW = geo.size.width / CGFloat(tabCount)
    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: indicatorRadius, style: .continuous)
        .fill(Color.white.opacity(0.14))
        .padding(5)
        .frame(width: tabW)
        .offset(x: tabW * CGFloat(selectedIndex))
        .animation(.spring(response: 0.35, dampingFraction: 0.65), value: selectedIndex)
}

Active indicator spec (matches Apple Music / iOS 26 HIG):

Fill: Color.white.opacity(0.14) — solid presence, clearly distinct from glass background
Padding: 5pt inset on all sides (fills full tab height minus 5pt each edge)
Corner radius: outerRadius - 5 (softer than the outer pill, independent value ~16–18pt)
Width: exactly pillWidth / tabCount — crisp slot division, no guessing

Tab cell layout (icon + label, per HIG):

Icon: 22pt, .semibold when active · .regular inactive
Label: 10–11pt, .semibold when active · .regular inactive
Both tinted with activeColor when selected · white.opacity(0.5) inactive
VStack(spacing: 4) inside .frame(maxWidth: .infinity).frame(height: barHeight)

SF Symbol replace transition — for any button that toggles state and changes its icon (e.g. more → close, play → pause, add → done):

Image(systemName: isExpanded ? "xmark" : "ellipsis")
    .contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace.downUp))
    .animation(.spring(response: 0.35, dampingFraction: 0.6), value: isExpanded)

.replace.downUp — old icon scales down, new scales up. Use for open/close toggles.
.replace.upUp — both scale up. Use for sequential forward actions.
The button action must toggle: isExpanded ? collapse() : expand() — never hide the button to show a separate close button.
Available iOS 17+. No fallback needed for legendary-Animo (iOS 16+ minimum → gate with if #available(iOS 17, *) only if targeting iOS 16).

Standard heights: barHeight = 49pt (icon-only) · barHeight = 68pt (icon + label)

Carousels & Paging

Velocity-aware paging — threshold on predictedEndTranslation, not raw translation. A slow short drag shouldn't page; a fast flick should — even if the finger barely moved. The predicted end is velocity-aware:

DragGesture(minimumDistance: 12)
    .onChanged { v in dragOffset = v.translation.width * 0.5 }   // 0.5 = drag resistance
    .onEnded { v in
        let threshold: CGFloat = 52
        withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.42, dampingFraction: 0.72)) {
            if v.predictedEndTranslation.width < -threshold, index < count - 1 {
                index += 1; HapticFeedback.selectionChanged()
            } else if v.predictedEndTranslation.width > threshold, index > 0 {
                index -= 1; HapticFeedback.selectionChanged()
            }
            dragOffset = 0
        }
    }

Fan / card-stack layout — position each card from its distance to the selected index, scale down siblings, z-order by proximity:

let diff = CGFloat(index - selectedIndex)
card
    .scaleEffect(index == selectedIndex ? 1.0 : 0.86)
    .offset(x: diff * xStep + dragOffset, y: index == selectedIndex ? -10 : 14)
    .zIndex(index == selectedIndex ? 10 : Double(5 - abs(index - selectedIndex)))
    .animation(.spring(response: 0.42, dampingFraction: 0.72), value: selectedIndex)

selectionChanged (not mediumImpact) per card switch — discrete scrub feel.
Apply a resistance multiplier (* 0.5) to dragOffset so the stack feels weighty under the finger.
MeshGradient (iOS 18+, 9-point) makes a premium card/orb fill — animate the control points for a living surface.

Stacked Cards (notification stack)

Apple's collapsed notification stack: newest card full-size in front, older ones peek behind (scaled down + offset + dimmed by depth), tap to expand into a list, swipe the front card to dismiss, and cap the count so the oldest drops off the back.

// front = index 0. Transform each card from its depth + an `expanded` flag:
let yOffset  = expanded ? CGFloat(depth) * (cardHeight + 10) : CGFloat(depth) * 16   // peek step
let scale    = expanded ? 1.0 : max(0.88, 1.0 - CGFloat(depth) * 0.06)
let opacity  = expanded ? 1.0 : (depth < 3 ? 1.0 - Double(depth) * 0.22 : 0.0)        // only ~3 peek
card.scaleEffect(scale).opacity(opacity).offset(y: yOffset).zIndex(Double(count - depth))

Insert front + cap: withAnimation(.spring) { items.insert(new, at: 0); if items.count > cap { items.removeLast() } } — newest pops in (pair with widthPop), oldest fades off the back.
Expand toggle: onTapGesture on the stack flips expanded with selectionChanged haptic + .spring(0.5/0.8).
Swipe-to-dismiss (front only): gate the DragGesture to depth == 0; rubber-band dragOffset, lightImpact on start, past ~120pt removeFirst() + heavyImpact, else spring back.
Each card .transition(.asymmetric(insertion: .widthPop, removal: .move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))).
"Notification" card surface: on iOS 26 use authentic Liquid Glass — .glassEffect(.regular.tint((isDark ? .black : .white).opacity(0.28)), in: shape); fall back to .ultraThinMaterial + scheme-aware tint below (see Light Theme → Adaptive). 28pt continuous radius + soft shadow.

Canvas Metaball (goo / liquid extrusion)

For elements that should fuse and split like liquid in plain SwiftUI (no iOS 26 GlassEffectContainer) — e.g. a speed-dial FAB whose actions extrude out of the button — render the blobs in a Canvas with the goo filter:

Canvas { ctx, size in
    ctx.addFilter(.alphaThreshold(min: 0.5, color: blobColor)) // hard edge after blur
    ctx.addFilter(.blur(radius: 16))                           // halos overlap → merge
    ctx.drawLayer { layer in
        layer.fill(Path(ellipseIn: fabRect), with: .color(.white))
        for b in bubbles { layer.fill(Path(ellipseIn: b.rect), with: .color(.white)) }
    }
}

Non-obvious rules — each one is a real trap:

alphaThreshold gives a HARD edge. Blobs are crisp circles at rest, gooey only where they overlap. "Liquid" ≠ "soft/blurry".
Animate the Canvas by making the layer View, Animatable with animatableData = progress. A raw @State read inside the Canvas closure jumps — Animatable lets SwiftUI interpolate progress frame-by-frame and redraw the goo each step.
Keep every blob ~the same size. One global blur only matches one circle size — if a bubble shrinks (e.g. 0.45·r mid-travel) the fixed blur ≈ its radius and the threshold collapses it into a line. Hold blobs near full size (0.9–1.0·r).
Rest spacing must exceed diameter + 2·blur or neighbours never clear each other's blurred alpha → permanent teardrops. The neck should exist only during the transition.
Slow the morph (spring(response ≈ 1.0)) — fast springs hide the whole goo.
The Canvas is visual only. Put real Buttons on top at the same positions for taps + icons. Icons must travel with their blob on the same spring (animated .position), not .transition-pop at the destination, or the motion looks non-uniform. Closed buttons stacked on the FAB need .allowsHitTesting(false) so they don't steal its tap.

Styling taste: a liquid FAB reads best flat (no shadow). Make blob + icon colors parameters that invert with the background — dark bg → white blob + dark glyphs, light bg → dark blob + white glyphs. + → ✕ is just a 135° rotation of one plus symbol; a .thin weight makes a premium glyph.

Canvas Path Loaders (outline tracing / comet trail)

For a loader that traces a shape's outline with a fading comet trail (infinity, star, polygon, heart, rose…), drive a Canvas from a TimelineView clock and a precomputed set of outline samples — never re-evaluate the shape's math every frame:

// Build ONCE — cache unit samples per shape (e.g. in a static dictionary).
let samples: [CGPoint] = makeSamples(for: shape)   // arc-length-even points

TimelineView(.animation(minimumInterval: 1.0/60.0)) { ctx in
    let progress = (ctx.date.timeIntervalSince(start) / duration).wrappedUnit
    Canvas(rendersAsynchronously: true) { gc, size in
        // stroke the static outline faintly …
        // … then draw N trail dots, each at interpolatedPoint(in: samples,
        //    progress: progress - tail*trailLength), radius/opacity fading by tail.
    }
}

Non-obvious rules — each one is a real trap:

Sample-then-animate; never eval-per-frame. Precompute the outline as [CGPoint] unit samples (cache them). Animate only a progress head that interpolates along the cached samples. The renderer (outline stroke + trail) is shape-agnostic — adding a new shape = adding one sample generator, with zero changes to the motion code. Keeps "what shape" fully decoupled from "how it moves."
Arc-length-even sampling = constant-velocity motion. Walk the outline at equal arc-length steps, not equal parameter t. Equal-t bunches points where the curve is slow and spreads them where it's fast, so a head advancing by progress visibly speeds up / slows down (worst around polygon corners). Equal arc-length → the head glides at uniform speed. Shape sharpness and motion smoothness are independent — sharp corners in the silhouette do not cause jerk in the travel.
Two samplers for two silhouettes. A polyline arc-length sampler (straight edges, crisp vertices → star / polygon) vs a closed Catmull-Rom spline (organic flowing curves). Catmull-Rom needs > 3 control points — fall back to the polyline sampler otherwise. Pick by whether the shape should have corners.
Shape recipes. An N-point star = 2N vertices alternating outer radius 1.0 / inner radius ~0.42; a regular polygon = N unit-circle vertices; a rotation offset orients it (point-up -π/2, flat-top hexagon +π/6).
Use a TimelineView clock, not a spring / withAnimation. A loader is a continuous loop, not a state transition — derive everything from time: progress = (time/duration).wrappedUnit, plus independent rotation and breathe from the same clock. (This is the Canvas form of the Loading Indicator → never spring rule in the Archetype Catalog.)

Content taste: for a generic loader showcase, prefer generic geometric primitives (star, pentagon, hexagon, infinity) over tracing brand/trademark logos — same premium feel, no trademark exposure, and the shapes generalize.

Liquid Glass Toasts & Status Banners

For Apple-style transient toasts/banners (success / error / warning / info / "copied") rendered in Liquid Glass, the glass only reads if there's colorful content behind it — put an image grid (or any vivid backdrop) behind the toast layer so the refraction is visible; a flat dark/light background hides the effect.

// neutral glass = maximum refraction; status color lives in the icon, NOT the glass tint
.background(glassBackground(Capsule(), tint: nil))   // .glassEffect(.regular) / .ultraThinMaterial fallback

Non-obvious rules — each one is a real trap:

A backdrop taller than the screen must go in .background, never as a ZStack sibling. (headline) An image grid / LazyVGrid whose intrinsic height exceeds the screen, placed as a ZStack sibling, inflates the container's height — so a Spacer()-anchored control (e.g. a bottom button) is pushed off-screen and silently disappears. Move the backdrop into .background { grid }.clipped() so it fills the screen but cannot drive the foreground's layout; the foreground then lays out against the true viewport. Corollary: don't stack an opaque Color in front of a .background layer — it hides it.
Keep every toast's glass identical; put status in the icon, not the surface. Tinting the glass per status (.glassEffect(.regular.tint(statusColor))) makes that toast read as a near-solid colored fill while the neutral ones refract, so they look inconsistent. Use neutral .regular glass for all toast surfaces (capsule and card alike) and carry the status color in the SF Symbol / a small tinted icon well. This is the opposite of the tinted-glass-for-destructive-buttons rule — toasts want consistency, controls want signalling.
Toast position respects the safe area for free. An .overlay(alignment: .top) { toast } aligns to the safe-area top, so a small .padding(.top, 10) drops it just below the Dynamic Island. A fixed top pad (.padding(.top, 70)) lands under the notch whenever the view ignores the top safe area — don't hardcode it.
Auto-dismiss with a token, not a bare delay. On show, set toast = new; schedule dismissal after ~2.5s but only clear it if toast?.id == new.id, so a newer toast isn't cut short. Slide in/out with .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity)) inside withAnimation.
Shapes: Capsule for single-line statuses, a RoundedRectangle card (icon well + title + subtitle) for richer ones — both on the same neutral glass.

Icon-only Liquid Glass action button (cycling trigger) — an Apple-native glass button that morphs its icon on each tap:

Button(action: trigger) {
    Image(systemName: kind.icon)
        .contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace))   // morph to the next action
        .frame(width: 72, height: 72)
}
.buttonStyle(.glass)            // iOS 26 — material-circle fallback below
.buttonBorderShape(.circle)
.tint(kind.tint ?? .white)
// trigger(): show(current); withAnimation { index = (index + 1) % count }

Just the icon — let the glass and its refraction be the whole button; the .replace transition (driven inside withAnimation) is the headline interaction. Don't add a text label or a custom ring.
Haptic ladder for statuses: notificationSuccess / Warning / Error for those kinds, lightImpact for neutral info/copied.

Output (Create mode)

Stream these progress lines one by one:

⚙️  swiftui-microinteractions v1.12.0
🖼️  Assets: <found: name1, name2… · or · none found, using placeholders>
🎯  Archetype: <archetype name>
⚡  Physics: <spring preset and why — one phrase>
🎮  Haptics: <2–3 haptic moments>
🏗️  State: <tier> — <@State var names>
✍️  Writing <FileName>.swift…

Step 1 — Write the file to disk:

Carousel → legendary-Animo/Carousels/ if exists, else Carousels/ if exists, else cwd
Other → legendary-Animo/Animations/ if exists, else Animations/ if exists, else cwd

Print: ✅ Saved to <full relative path>

Step 2 — Xcode project registration:

Check for a .xcodeproj file:

find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xcodeproj" -type d | head -1

If .xcodeproj found → register the file in project.pbxproj using this Python script:

import uuid, re

pbxproj  = "<xcodeproj_path>/project.pbxproj"
filename = "<FileName>.swift"
filepath = "<full relative path written above>"
# Determine target group: "Carousels" if saved in Carousels/, else "Animations"
group_name = "Carousels"  # or "Animations"

FILE_REF   = uuid.uuid4().hex[:24].upper()
BUILD_FILE = uuid.uuid4().hex[:24].upper()

with open(pbxproj) as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find an existing file in the same group as an insertion anchor
# Look for the last .swift entry in PBXFileReference section for that group
# Insert PBXBuildFile, PBXFileReference, group child, and Sources build phase entry
# Use the same indentation and formatting as surrounding entries

Run the script with the actual values. Use an existing same-group file as the anchor for each insertion point. Print:

📦  Registered in Xcode project: <xcodeproj name>
    └─ PBXFileReference  ✓
    └─ PBXBuildFile      ✓
    └─ Group child       ✓
    └─ Sources phase     ✓

If no .xcodeproj found → print:

⚠️  No Xcode project found. Add the file manually:
    File path: <full path>
    In Xcode: File → Add Files to "<ProjectName>"
              or drag into the Navigator → check "Add to target"

Step 3 — ContentView registration snippet (```swift block, paste manually):

Use today's actual date for the date: field — never hardcode a past date.

DemoItem(
    row: RowView(icon: "💧", title: "Title Here", desc: "Feature · feature · feature"),
    destination: wrappedDestination { YourView() },
    date: "<today's date e.g. June 11, 2026>",
    hasDateHeader: true
)

Step 4 — Asset notes (only if placeholders were used):

ASSET NOTES:
- Add portrait images to Assets.xcassets/Images/ named: photo1, photo2…
  → Recommended size: 400×600pt, portrait ratio
- Remove placeholder RoundedRectangle once real assets are added

Output (Edit mode)

Stream before editing:

📂  Reading <FileName>.swift…
✏️  Applying: <one-line summary of change>
✍️  Writing updated file…

Overwrite the file at its existing path, then print:

✅  Updated <full relative path>

Then output a Changes bullet list of what was modified and why. (No pbxproj update needed for edits — file is already registered.)

name	swiftui-microinteractions
description	Generate premium SwiftUI animations in the legendary-Animo style — spring physics, CoreHaptics, glass morphism, SF Symbols 7 draw animations, complete compilable files.

Generate a complete, compilable SwiftUI animation file in the legendary-Animo style. No placeholders. No TODO comments.

When to Use

Building a SwiftUI button, gesture, slider, or liquid effect with premium physics
Need haptic feedback timed correctly to animation phases
Creating a drag interaction with resistance, snap, or threshold trigger
Animating SF Symbols with draw-on, breathe, bounce, replace, or variable color effects (iOS 17–26)
Building a Canvas loader that traces a shape outline with a comet trail (infinity, star, polygon…)
Editing an existing SwiftUI animation file

Mode Detection

Edit mode: prompt contains "edit", "update", "add X to", "change", or a .swift filename → read file first, change only what's asked, overwrite file on disk
Create mode: everything else → generate a new complete file and write it to disk

Intent Inference (runs before code generation)

Step 0 — Normalize designer vocabulary

Animation feel words → physics preset:

Designer says	Maps to
snappy / crisp / tight	UI pop `0.35/0.6`
bouncy / springy / elastic	Snap `0.35/0.5`
stretchy / rubber / wobbly	3-phase rubber-band (see iOS 26 section)
melts / floats / soft / gentle	Slow morph `0.6/0.8`
stiff / precise / mechanical	Precision stiff `interpolatingSpring(220, 22)`
linear / steady / constant	`.linear(duration:)`

Motion principle words → archetype / animation signals:

Designer says	Implies
anticipation	pre-stretch phase before main move
follow-through	add overshoot to settle animation
squash & stretch	scale deformation on impact (x expand, y compress)
staging / stagger	offset `.animation(delay:)` per element
pulse / breathe	`.breathe` isActive loop
ripple	radial spread `Circle` scale from tap point
flood	Liquid Toggle archetype, metaball fill
wiggle / shake	`.wiggle value:` — error / rejection signal
pop	quick `.scaleEffect` overshoot + snap back
morph	Glass Morph archetype or shape interpolation

UI element names → SwiftUI primitives:

Designer says	Also called	SwiftUI
bottom sheet / tray / drawer / panel	pull-up, modal sheet	`.sheet` + `.presentationDetents`
modal / dialog / overlay / lightbox	full-screen sheet	`.sheet` (full) or `.fullScreenCover`
popover / tooltip / callout / bubble	hover card	`.popover`
toast / snackbar / nudge / banner	inline notification	custom overlay + auto-dismiss `.task`
alert / warning / confirm	dialog	`.alert` or `.confirmationDialog`
card / tile / surface	panel	`RoundedRectangle` + material
chip / tag / pill / badge	filter tag	custom `Capsule`
FAB / floating action button	floating button	absolute-positioned `Button` in `ZStack`
segmented control / pill selector / tab strip	toggle group	`Picker(.segmented)` or custom pill
skeleton / shimmer / placeholder	loading placeholder	`redacted(.placeholder)` or animated opacity
spinner / loader / throbber	activity indicator	`ProgressView`
contextual menu / long-press menu	press-hold menu	`.contextMenu`
action sheet / bottom action menu	options sheet	`.confirmationDialog`

Step 1 — Symbol → Effect lookup

If the prompt names a symbol (or describes one by subject) and does not specify an animation effect, apply this table:

Symbol / subject	Type	Auto-effect
`signature`, `pencil`, `pencil.line`, `scribble`, `lasso`	stroke	`.drawOn` auto-loop
`checkmark`, `heart` (outline), `star` (outline), `wifi`, `antenna.radiowaves`	stroke	`.drawOn` auto-loop
`heart.fill`, `star.fill`, `circle.fill`	flood-fill	`.bounce value:` (drawOn invisible on fill shapes)
`circle.dotted`, `rays`, `waveform`	animated structure	`.variableColor.iterative.reversing` or `.breathe`
`arrow.clockwise`, `arrow.2.circlepath`, `gear`	rotation	`.rotate` (indefinite, `isActive`)
`bell`, `bell.fill`	discrete action	`.bounce value:`

Step 2 — Showcase mode vs. interaction mode

No user action described (no "tap to", "on submit", "when user"…) → showcase mode: drive with .task auto-loop. Symbol animates on its own without any tap required.
User action described → gate the animation behind that action only. Do not add an auto-loop.

Step 3 — Apply Defaults Contract

Resolve any unspecified UI elements using the Defaults Contract (see below).

Step 4 — Print inference log

🔍  Inferred from prompt:
    Vocab     → "<designer word>" → <normalized term>  (only if Step 0 fired)
    Symbol    → <name> (<stroke|fill>) → <effect>
    Mode      → showcase (auto-loop) | interaction (tap/submit)
    Container → .sheet (Apple default) | inline | none
    Controls  → Clear · Done | none

Defaults Contract

Absent = Apple HIG default. Any UI element not mentioned in the prompt defaults to the Apple system primitive — never invent a custom modal, overlay, or container when a system one fits.

Element	Apple default	When to escalate
Container	`.sheet(isPresented:)`	Prompt names custom modal / full-screen
Dismiss	`Button("Done")` in `.toolbar(.confirmationAction)`	Prompt names custom button
Clear / reset	`Button("Clear")` in `.toolbar(.cancellationAction)`	Drawing/signature context only
Background inside sheet	System sheet bg (no custom dark fill)	Prompt explicitly names dark/custom bg
Navigation	`NavigationStack`	Multi-step flow or title implied
Loading state	`.progressView()` or symbol `.variableColor`	Prompt names a specific loader shape

Drawing / signature context rule — if the prompt contains "signature", "draw", "sketch", or "handwrite", automatically apply:

Container: .sheet(isPresented:)
Toolbar: Button("Clear") (.cancellationAction) + Button("Done") (.confirmationAction)
No custom dark background inside the sheet (let the system sheet surface show through)

Asset Scanning (run before generating any image-dependent animation)

If the animation involves images, photos, or cards, scan for existing assets first:

Check these paths in order:
- legendary-Animo/Res/Assets.xcassets/Images/
- Assets.xcassets/Images/
- Assets.xcassets/
List .imageset folder names — strip .imageset suffix to get the Image("name") string

If found → use them directly. Print:

🖼️  Assets found: photo1, photo2 … (using in file)

If not found → use Image(systemName: "photo.fill") in a colored RoundedRectangle. Include Asset Notes at the end.

Never invent asset names. Only reference names confirmed to exist on disk.

Haptics — check project first

Before including haptic code, check if HapticFeedback.swift exists anywhere in the project:

If found → call HapticFeedback.lightImpact() etc. directly. Do NOT re-declare the struct.
If not found → call UIImpactFeedbackGenerator / UISelectionFeedbackGenerator directly inline, and add import UIKit at the top.

When to add haptics vs. skip

Add haptics when:

A gesture has a threshold that triggers an irreversible action (drag-to-delete, swipe-to-dismiss) → heavyImpact at the threshold crossing
A toggle switches between two meaningful states → mediumImpact on commit
A destructive action (delete, clear, reset) is confirmed → heavyImpact
A scrub or dial moves across discrete data points → selectionChanged per step
A glass morph or metaball fuse/separate completes → mediumImpact

Skip haptics when:

Pure symbol showcase with auto-loop and no user interaction
Loading indicator or ambient background animation (stars, particles drifting)
Prompt describes no user action at all

Haptic ladder for gesture arcs:

lightImpact — drag starts / touch down
mediumImpact — threshold crossed / halfway
heavyImpact — action commits / destruction confirmed
selectionChanged — discrete value scrub / step

Style Rules

Backgrounds: Color(white: 0.06).ignoresSafeArea() standalone · Color("BgColor").ignoresSafeArea() in-project

Glass surfaces (pre-iOS 26): .ultraThinMaterial or .thickMaterial clipped to shape · track background .white.opacity(0.06) + 1pt stroke .white.opacity(0.08)

Opacity levels: ghost 0.06–0.08 · subtle 0.12 · inactive 0.3 · secondary 0.5 · active 0.8–0.9 · full 1.0

Colors: white + opacity dominant · cyan Color(red: 0.45, green: 0.65, blue: 1.0) · green Color(red: 0.55, green: 0.95, blue: 0.75) · never .blue/.green/.red on dark bg

Gradients: two-tone only · blob fill [.white, Color(white: 0.88)] · progress [cyan, green]

Light Theme

Tonal stack — separate surfaces by lightness:

Role	Value
Screen background	`Color(white: 0.92)` (or gradient `0.93 → 0.87`)
Card / row surface	`Color.white`
Inset well (icon circle, field)	`Color(white: 0.95)`
Track / divider	`Color(white: 0.88)`
Ink (primary text)	`Color(white: 0.10)`
Muted (secondary text)	`Color(white: 0.55)`

Rules:

No .shadow between stacked light surfaces — a white row on a 0.92 background already reads as raised. Reserve a shadow for a single floating primary (e.g. a dark CTA), never for every row.
Accent colors must be deepened for contrast on white — e.g. cyan Color(red: 0.30, green: 0.52, blue: 0.95), the opposite of the dark-bg cyan.
A dark capsule CTA (Color(white: 0.10) fill, white label) is the light-theme equivalent of the glass button.

Adaptive (support BOTH light + dark)

When a screen must follow the system appearance, never hardcode .white/.black or force .preferredColorScheme. Drive everything off @Environment(\.colorScheme) + semantic colors:

@Environment(\.colorScheme) private var scheme
private var isDark: Bool { scheme == .dark }

Text → .primary / .secondary (auto-invert). Replace every .white.opacity(x) with .primary.opacity(x) / .secondary.
Glass card — the official way (iOS 26): use the real Liquid Glass API and tint it dark rather than faking glass with material — .glassEffect(.regular.tint((isDark ? .black : .white).opacity(0.28)), in: shape) keeps genuine specular + refraction while reading as a dark (or light) notification surface. Gate with if #available(iOS 26.0, *); fall back to .ultraThinMaterial + a scheme-aware tint overlay (isDark ? .black.opacity(0.45) : .white.opacity(0.35)) on iOS 18–25. (A plain untinted glassEffect reads light — always tint for a dark surface; don't reach for material on iOS 26.)
Gradients / strokes / shadows → branch on isDark (e.g. navy bg in dark, blue-white in light; shadow 0.35 dark vs 0.12 light).
Accent gradients → lighten in dark, deepen in light, so the accent stays visible on both backgrounds.
A stored let can't read the environment — make scheme-dependent values computed vars.

iOS 26 Liquid Glass

Use .glassEffect() on iOS 26+, fall back to .ultraThinMaterial on older OS. Always wrap in a @ViewBuilder helper so both paths share the same call site:

@ViewBuilder
private func glassShape(radius: CGFloat) -> some View {
    if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: radius, style: .continuous)
            .fill(.clear)
            .glassEffect(in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: radius, style: .continuous))
    } else {
        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: radius, style: .continuous)
            .fill(.ultraThinMaterial)
            .overlay(
                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: radius, style: .continuous)
                    .strokeBorder(Color.white.opacity(0.12), lineWidth: 1)
            )
    }
}

Apply to any shape — pill, capsule, circle. Never hardcode .ultraThinMaterial for new components when iOS 26 is a target.

Tinted glass (colored states)

For destructive / accent buttons, use the built-in tint API — never layer a colored shape on top of glass:

.glassEffect(.regular.tint(dangerColor), in: Circle())

Danger red: Color(red: 0.87, green: 0.32, blue: 0.42) · Accent blue: Color(red: 0.45, green: 0.65, blue: 1.0).

`GlassEffectContainer` — morphing clusters

When multiple glass elements should fuse and separate with the iOS 26 metaball effect (e.g. a capsule that morphs into a separate circle), wrap them in a GlassEffectContainer:

@Namespace private var glassNS

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 18) {
    HStack(spacing: 28) {                 // see spacing trap below
        capsule
            .glassEffect(in: Capsule())
            .glassEffectID("capsule", in: glassNS)

        if isExpanded {
            circle
                .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.red), in: Circle())
                .glassEffectID("circle", in: glassNS)
        }
    }
}

containerSpacing	HStack spacing	Result
18	10	❌ Permanent fusion — edges distorted at rest
18	28	✅ Clean shapes at rest, metaball morph only during transition

Rule: layoutSpacing > containerSpacing + 6pt for safe margin.

Edge distortion trap

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 18) { ... }
    .scaleEffect(x: 1.0 + stretch * 0.05, y: 1.0 - stretch * 0.025, anchor: .center)

Also: don't add redundant .clipShape(Capsule()) on top of .glassEffect(in: Capsule()) — glassEffect already clips.

3-phase rubber-band toggle

For glass elements that pop apart or fuse on tap, stack 3 animations to feel like real rubber:

private func toggle() {
    HapticFeedback.mediumImpact()

    // Phase 1 — pre-stretch (rubber tensions)
    withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.28, dampingFraction: 0.55)) {
        stretchAmount = 1.0
    }
    // Phase 2 — morph fires at peak tension
    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.05) {
        withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.55, dampingFraction: 0.72)) {
            isExpanded.toggle()
        }
    }
    // Phase 3 — release snap-back with overshoot
    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.28) {
        withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.45, dampingFraction: 0.55)) {
            stretchAmount = 0
        }
    }
}

Light backgrounds for glass demos

To showcase iOS 26 glass effects, use a light gradient background — dark backgrounds hide the refraction. Standalone demo:

LinearGradient(colors: [Color(white: 0.97), Color(white: 0.88)],
               startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottomTrailing)
    .ignoresSafeArea()

SF Symbols Animation (iOS 17–26)

Auto-effect selection: See Intent Inference § Symbol → Effect lookup above. The table there maps symbol names to the correct effect automatically — no need to specify .drawOn, .breathe, etc. in the prompt unless you want to override the default.

`.drawOn` — iOS 26 only (SF Symbols 7)

isActive is inverted. This is the single most common mistake:

isActive	Visual state	What plays
`true`	Hidden (pre-draw)	Nothing on initial render
`false`	Visible	drawOn traces stroke on
`false → true`	Hidden	Reverse (draw-off) plays automatically

Correct pattern — always name the state variable to reflect "hidden":

@State private var isDrawSymbolHidden = true   // starts hidden

Image(systemName: "checkmark")
    .symbolEffect(.drawOn, options: .speed(0.5), isActive: isDrawSymbolHidden)
    .task {
        try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(0.5))
        while !Task.isCancelled {
            isDrawSymbolHidden.toggle()    // false → draws on; true → draws off
            try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(2.0))
        }
    }

Symbol choice matters for .drawOn:

heart.fill, star.fill — flood-fill shapes, no stroke path. drawOn appears to jump from hidden to filled instantly. Not suitable for demonstrating the pen-trace effect.
checkmark, heart (outline), signature, wifi, star (outline) — stroke-based, clearly show the trace.

Do NOT stack .drawOn and .drawOff on the same image. They conflict and keep the symbol invisible.

"Draw a … demo" / "animate …" → auto-play by default. When the prompt asks the symbol to draw/animate itself (a showcase, a hint, a loading state), drive it with the .task loop above so it traces on its own. Only gate it behind a tap/state change when the prompt explicitly describes a user action ("tap to sign", "on submit"). Reaching for the interaction trigger when the user wanted a self-playing demo is the most common way a drawOn build looks "broken" — the API is present and correct, but nothing ever fires it.
If a tap drives it, the pad/area is empty until the first tap. That's correct behavior, not a bug — but confirm it's what the prompt wanted.

Other Symbol Effects (iOS 17+)

// Discrete — fires once per value change (user actions, additions)
.symbolEffect(.bounce, value: count)
.symbolEffect(.wiggle, value: errorTrigger)

// Indefinite — runs while active (states: recording, loading, scanning)
.symbolEffect(.breathe, isActive: isRecording)
.symbolEffect(.variableColor.iterative.reversing, isActive: isLoading)
.symbolEffect(.rotate, isActive: isSyncing)

// Content transition — swapping symbols on state toggle (always needs withAnimation)
Image(systemName: isPlaying ? "pause.fill" : "play.fill")
    .contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace))
// trigger with: withAnimation(.smooth) { isPlaying.toggle() }

Loop driver — use .task, not Timer:

.task {
    while !Task.isCancelled {
        try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(interval))
        count += 1   // or toggle state
    }
}

.task cancels automatically when the view disappears. Timer leaks.

Spring Presets

Feel	Value
Snap / bounce	`.spring(response: 0.35, dampingFraction: 0.5)`
UI pop	`.spring(response: 0.35, dampingFraction: 0.6)`
Standard settle	`.spring(response: 0.4, dampingFraction: 0.65)`
Physics settle	`.spring(response: 0.45, dampingFraction: 0.7)`
Slow morph	`.spring(response: 0.6, dampingFraction: 0.8)`
Precision stiff	`.interpolatingSpring(stiffness: 220, damping: 22)`
Dial / scrub	`.interactiveSpring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 0.7)`

Archetype → physics default (use when the prompt doesn't name a feel):

Archetype	Default physics
Symbol Showcase	`.easeInOut(duration: 0.4)` — symbol effects own their timing
Liquid Toggle	UI pop `0.35/0.6`
Gesture Card	Physics settle `0.45/0.7`
Sheet Interaction	Standard settle `0.4/0.65`
Data Dashboard	Dial/scrub `.interactiveSpring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 0.7)`
Glass Morph	3-phase rubber-band (see iOS 26 section)
Particle / Physics Sim	No SwiftUI spring — custom physics loop
Loading Indicator	`.linear(duration: 0.8)` — never spring (loops look jittery)

Press Feedback — `PressableScale`

private struct PressableScale: ViewModifier {
    var pressedScale: CGFloat = 0.96
    let action: () -> Void
    @State private var isPressed = false

    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
        content
            .scaleEffect(isPressed ? pressedScale : 1.0)
            .animation(.spring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 0.6), value: isPressed)
            .contentShape(Rectangle())
            .simultaneousGesture(                       // simultaneous → won't block parent scroll
                DragGesture(minimumDistance: 0)
                    .onChanged { _ in
                        if !isPressed {                 // haptic on the DOWN edge only
                            isPressed = true
                            HapticFeedback.lightImpact()
                        }
                    }
                    .onEnded { v in
                        isPressed = false
                        // lift-inside-to-fire: dragging off cancels, like a real UIButton
                        if abs(v.translation.width) < 20, abs(v.translation.height) < 20 { action() }
                    }
            )
    }
}
extension View {
    func pressable(scale: CGFloat = 0.96, action: @escaping () -> Void = {}) -> some View {
        modifier(PressableScale(pressedScale: scale, action: action))
    }
}

Non-obvious rules baked in:

.simultaneousGesture (not .gesture) so a row inside a ScrollView/List still scrolls.
Haptic on the down edge only (if !isPressed) — not on every onChanged tick.
Lift-inside-to-fire — verify the finger lifted within ~20pt before running action; a drag-away must cancel.
pressedScale ≈ 0.90 for round icon buttons, ≈ 0.965 for wide rows.

Entrance / Appear Animation

Premium screens assemble themselves. Stagger children in on appear with a single @State flag.

@State private var appeared = false

ForEach(Array(items.enumerated()), id: \.element.id) { i, item in
    rowView(item)
        .opacity(appeared ? 1 : 0)
        .offset(y: appeared ? 0 : 16)
        .scaleEffect(appeared ? 1 : 0.97, anchor: .top)
        .animation(.spring(response: 0.5, dampingFraction: 0.82)
                       .delay(0.10 + Double(i) * 0.07), value: appeared)
}
.onAppear { appeared = true }   // trigger once — NEVER init appeared = true

Combine opacity + offset(y:) + scaleEffect(anchor:.top) for a soft rise-and-settle; 0.07s per-index delay reads as a cascade.
Inside a .sheet, @State resets on every presentation — so this re-fires each time the sheet opens, a free "assembles itself" entrance with no extra code.
Verification trap (same as .drawOn): never initialise the flag to its destination — the transition won't play.

Custom Transitions — rubber-band entrance

private struct WidthPopModifier: ViewModifier {
    let active: Bool
    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
        content
            .scaleEffect(x: active ? 1.16 : 1.0, y: active ? 1.07 : 1.0, anchor: .top)  // anisotropic → wider
            .offset(y: active ? -34 : 0)
            .opacity(active ? 0 : 1)
    }
}
private extension AnyTransition {
    static var widthPop: AnyTransition {
        .modifier(active: WidthPopModifier(active: true), identity: WidthPopModifier(active: false))
    }
}

// usage — the surrounding withAnimation's spring governs the transition:
withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.5, dampingFraction: 0.55)) { items.insert(item, at: 0) }
// on the view:  .transition(.asymmetric(insertion: .widthPop, removal: .move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity)))

Anisotropic scale (x > y) makes it read as a width stretch, not a uniform zoom.
The rubber-band comes from the spring damping, not the transition: dampingFraction ≈ 0.55 overshoots; ≈ 0.8 settles flat. Lower = bouncier.
.modifier(active:identity:) is the general recipe for any entrance the built-in transitions can't express.

Data Dashboard Patterns

Animated proportional bar — capsule track + fill whose width grows from 0 on appear and re-springs on data change:

GeometryReader { geo in
    ZStack(alignment: .leading) {
        Capsule().fill(track).frame(height: 6)
        Capsule().fill(ink.opacity(0.85))
            .frame(width: geo.size.width * (appeared ? share : 0), height: 6)
            .animation(.spring(response: 0.6, dampingFraction: 0.85), value: appeared)
            .animation(.spring(response: 0.5, dampingFraction: 0.8), value: selection)
    }
}.frame(height: 6)

.numericText as a count-up — not just for currency. A hero metric that changes with a segmented selector rolls its digits via .contentTransition(.numericText(value: Double(total))) + .animation(..., value: period). Pair the segment switch with selectionChanged haptic and a sliding indicator (see Tab Bar Patterns).

State & Code Rules

Default: pure @State for all gesture tracking · @GestureState only if value must auto-reset
Constants: camelCase private let at struct level (2–5 values) — never SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE
Liquid metaball: render blobs in a Canvas with .addFilter(.alphaThreshold) + .addFilter(.blur) — see the Canvas Metaball section. (Older alt: white circles on black + .blur + .contrast(50) + .blendMode(.screen).)
Multi-phase sequences: stacked DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter with overlapping delays

ZStack frame trap — always apply both rules together: When a ZStack has a fixed .frame(height:) AND contains a LazyVGrid, List, or any tall component:

Conditionally render the tall child only when needed (if isExpanded || childVisible)
Add .clipped() to the ZStack

Relying on .opacity(0) alone does NOT prevent overflow — the component still renders outside the frame and changing height constants has no visual effect.

struct MyDemoView: View {               // public — registered in ContentView
    @State private var showSheet = false
    var body: some View {
        ZStack { Color("BgColor").ignoresSafeArea(); triggerButton }
            .sheet(isPresented: $showSheet) {
                MySheetContent()
                    .presentationDetents([.height(540)])
                    .presentationCornerRadius(28)
                    .presentationDragIndicator(.visible)
            }
    }
}

private struct MySheetContent: View {  // private — only used as sheet body
    @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
    // sheet body here — X button calls dismiss()
}

HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline, spacing: 1) {
    Text("$")                                          // static — no transition
        .font(.system(size: 32, weight: .bold))
    Text(String(format: "%.2f", amount))
        .font(.system(size: 44, weight: .bold))
        .contentTransition(.numericText(value: amount))
        .animation(.spring(response: 0.4, dampingFraction: 0.65), value: triggerValue)
}

When the transition is driven by a discrete step (card carousel, dial tick): use selectionChanged haptic, not mediumImpact — it matches the numeric ticker feel.

File layout (mandatory MARK order):

// MARK: - Model
// MARK: - Main View   (tokens → @State → body → subviews → gesture → actions)
// MARK: - Supporting Shapes
// MARK: - Preview

Archetype Catalog

The archetype drives physics, haptics, and container defaults. Pick the closest match from the prompt — if ambiguous, choose the simpler one.

Archetype	Prompt signals	Container	Physics	Haptics
Symbol Showcase	"animate", "draw", "show" + symbol name	none (inline)	`.easeInOut`	none
Liquid Toggle	"toggle", "switch", "flood", "metaball"	inline	UI pop `0.35/0.6`	mediumImpact on toggle
Gesture Card	"drag", "pull", "rip", "swipe", "dismiss"	inline ZStack	Physics settle `0.45/0.7`	light start → heavy commit
Sheet Interaction	"sheet", "sign", "draw", "pick", "form"	`.sheet`	Standard settle `0.4/0.65`	selectionChanged on controls
Data Dashboard	"chart", "graph", "metric", "scrub", "data"	full-screen	Dial/scrub `.interactiveSpring`	selectionChanged per step
Glass Morph	"glass", "fuse", "morph", "capsule"	inline	3-phase rubber-band	mediumImpact on morph
Particle / Physics Sim	"gravity", "fluid", "rope", "cloth", "sand"	full-screen	custom physics loop	lightImpact on touch
Loading Indicator	"loading", "spinner", "progress", "scanning"	inline	`.linear(duration:)`	none

Print the resolved archetype on the 🎯 Archetype: line. If the user's prompt overrides any default in this table, use their value and note the override in parentheses.

Tab Bar Patterns

Sliding selection indicator — use GeometryReader + offset(x:), never manual position math:

GeometryReader { geo in
    let tabW = geo.size.width / CGFloat(tabCount)
    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: indicatorRadius, style: .continuous)
        .fill(Color.white.opacity(0.14))
        .padding(5)
        .frame(width: tabW)
        .offset(x: tabW * CGFloat(selectedIndex))
        .animation(.spring(response: 0.35, dampingFraction: 0.65), value: selectedIndex)
}

Active indicator spec (matches Apple Music / iOS 26 HIG):

Fill: Color.white.opacity(0.14) — solid presence, clearly distinct from glass background
Padding: 5pt inset on all sides (fills full tab height minus 5pt each edge)
Corner radius: outerRadius - 5 (softer than the outer pill, independent value ~16–18pt)
Width: exactly pillWidth / tabCount — crisp slot division, no guessing

Tab cell layout (icon + label, per HIG):

Icon: 22pt, .semibold when active · .regular inactive
Label: 10–11pt, .semibold when active · .regular inactive
Both tinted with activeColor when selected · white.opacity(0.5) inactive
VStack(spacing: 4) inside .frame(maxWidth: .infinity).frame(height: barHeight)

SF Symbol replace transition — for any button that toggles state and changes its icon (e.g. more → close, play → pause, add → done):

Image(systemName: isExpanded ? "xmark" : "ellipsis")
    .contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace.downUp))
    .animation(.spring(response: 0.35, dampingFraction: 0.6), value: isExpanded)

.replace.downUp — old icon scales down, new scales up. Use for open/close toggles.
.replace.upUp — both scale up. Use for sequential forward actions.
The button action must toggle: isExpanded ? collapse() : expand() — never hide the button to show a separate close button.
Available iOS 17+. No fallback needed for legendary-Animo (iOS 16+ minimum → gate with if #available(iOS 17, *) only if targeting iOS 16).

Standard heights: barHeight = 49pt (icon-only) · barHeight = 68pt (icon + label)

Carousels & Paging

DragGesture(minimumDistance: 12)
    .onChanged { v in dragOffset = v.translation.width * 0.5 }   // 0.5 = drag resistance
    .onEnded { v in
        let threshold: CGFloat = 52
        withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.42, dampingFraction: 0.72)) {
            if v.predictedEndTranslation.width < -threshold, index < count - 1 {
                index += 1; HapticFeedback.selectionChanged()
            } else if v.predictedEndTranslation.width > threshold, index > 0 {
                index -= 1; HapticFeedback.selectionChanged()
            }
            dragOffset = 0
        }
    }

Fan / card-stack layout — position each card from its distance to the selected index, scale down siblings, z-order by proximity:

let diff = CGFloat(index - selectedIndex)
card
    .scaleEffect(index == selectedIndex ? 1.0 : 0.86)
    .offset(x: diff * xStep + dragOffset, y: index == selectedIndex ? -10 : 14)
    .zIndex(index == selectedIndex ? 10 : Double(5 - abs(index - selectedIndex)))
    .animation(.spring(response: 0.42, dampingFraction: 0.72), value: selectedIndex)

selectionChanged (not mediumImpact) per card switch — discrete scrub feel.
Apply a resistance multiplier (* 0.5) to dragOffset so the stack feels weighty under the finger.
MeshGradient (iOS 18+, 9-point) makes a premium card/orb fill — animate the control points for a living surface.

Stacked Cards (notification stack)

// front = index 0. Transform each card from its depth + an `expanded` flag:
let yOffset  = expanded ? CGFloat(depth) * (cardHeight + 10) : CGFloat(depth) * 16   // peek step
let scale    = expanded ? 1.0 : max(0.88, 1.0 - CGFloat(depth) * 0.06)
let opacity  = expanded ? 1.0 : (depth < 3 ? 1.0 - Double(depth) * 0.22 : 0.0)        // only ~3 peek
card.scaleEffect(scale).opacity(opacity).offset(y: yOffset).zIndex(Double(count - depth))

Insert front + cap: withAnimation(.spring) { items.insert(new, at: 0); if items.count > cap { items.removeLast() } } — newest pops in (pair with widthPop), oldest fades off the back.
Expand toggle: onTapGesture on the stack flips expanded with selectionChanged haptic + .spring(0.5/0.8).
Swipe-to-dismiss (front only): gate the DragGesture to depth == 0; rubber-band dragOffset, lightImpact on start, past ~120pt removeFirst() + heavyImpact, else spring back.
Each card .transition(.asymmetric(insertion: .widthPop, removal: .move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))).
"Notification" card surface: on iOS 26 use authentic Liquid Glass — .glassEffect(.regular.tint((isDark ? .black : .white).opacity(0.28)), in: shape); fall back to .ultraThinMaterial + scheme-aware tint below (see Light Theme → Adaptive). 28pt continuous radius + soft shadow.

Canvas Metaball (goo / liquid extrusion)

Canvas { ctx, size in
    ctx.addFilter(.alphaThreshold(min: 0.5, color: blobColor)) // hard edge after blur
    ctx.addFilter(.blur(radius: 16))                           // halos overlap → merge
    ctx.drawLayer { layer in
        layer.fill(Path(ellipseIn: fabRect), with: .color(.white))
        for b in bubbles { layer.fill(Path(ellipseIn: b.rect), with: .color(.white)) }
    }
}

Non-obvious rules — each one is a real trap:

alphaThreshold gives a HARD edge. Blobs are crisp circles at rest, gooey only where they overlap. "Liquid" ≠ "soft/blurry".
Animate the Canvas by making the layer View, Animatable with animatableData = progress. A raw @State read inside the Canvas closure jumps — Animatable lets SwiftUI interpolate progress frame-by-frame and redraw the goo each step.
Keep every blob ~the same size. One global blur only matches one circle size — if a bubble shrinks (e.g. 0.45·r mid-travel) the fixed blur ≈ its radius and the threshold collapses it into a line. Hold blobs near full size (0.9–1.0·r).
Rest spacing must exceed diameter + 2·blur or neighbours never clear each other's blurred alpha → permanent teardrops. The neck should exist only during the transition.
Slow the morph (spring(response ≈ 1.0)) — fast springs hide the whole goo.
The Canvas is visual only. Put real Buttons on top at the same positions for taps + icons. Icons must travel with their blob on the same spring (animated .position), not .transition-pop at the destination, or the motion looks non-uniform. Closed buttons stacked on the FAB need .allowsHitTesting(false) so they don't steal its tap.

Canvas Path Loaders (outline tracing / comet trail)

// Build ONCE — cache unit samples per shape (e.g. in a static dictionary).
let samples: [CGPoint] = makeSamples(for: shape)   // arc-length-even points

TimelineView(.animation(minimumInterval: 1.0/60.0)) { ctx in
    let progress = (ctx.date.timeIntervalSince(start) / duration).wrappedUnit
    Canvas(rendersAsynchronously: true) { gc, size in
        // stroke the static outline faintly …
        // … then draw N trail dots, each at interpolatedPoint(in: samples,
        //    progress: progress - tail*trailLength), radius/opacity fading by tail.
    }
}

Non-obvious rules — each one is a real trap:

Sample-then-animate; never eval-per-frame. Precompute the outline as [CGPoint] unit samples (cache them). Animate only a progress head that interpolates along the cached samples. The renderer (outline stroke + trail) is shape-agnostic — adding a new shape = adding one sample generator, with zero changes to the motion code. Keeps "what shape" fully decoupled from "how it moves."
Arc-length-even sampling = constant-velocity motion. Walk the outline at equal arc-length steps, not equal parameter t. Equal-t bunches points where the curve is slow and spreads them where it's fast, so a head advancing by progress visibly speeds up / slows down (worst around polygon corners). Equal arc-length → the head glides at uniform speed. Shape sharpness and motion smoothness are independent — sharp corners in the silhouette do not cause jerk in the travel.
Two samplers for two silhouettes. A polyline arc-length sampler (straight edges, crisp vertices → star / polygon) vs a closed Catmull-Rom spline (organic flowing curves). Catmull-Rom needs > 3 control points — fall back to the polyline sampler otherwise. Pick by whether the shape should have corners.
Shape recipes. An N-point star = 2N vertices alternating outer radius 1.0 / inner radius ~0.42; a regular polygon = N unit-circle vertices; a rotation offset orients it (point-up -π/2, flat-top hexagon +π/6).
Use a TimelineView clock, not a spring / withAnimation. A loader is a continuous loop, not a state transition — derive everything from time: progress = (time/duration).wrappedUnit, plus independent rotation and breathe from the same clock. (This is the Canvas form of the Loading Indicator → never spring rule in the Archetype Catalog.)

Liquid Glass Toasts & Status Banners

// neutral glass = maximum refraction; status color lives in the icon, NOT the glass tint
.background(glassBackground(Capsule(), tint: nil))   // .glassEffect(.regular) / .ultraThinMaterial fallback

Non-obvious rules — each one is a real trap:

A backdrop taller than the screen must go in .background, never as a ZStack sibling. (headline) An image grid / LazyVGrid whose intrinsic height exceeds the screen, placed as a ZStack sibling, inflates the container's height — so a Spacer()-anchored control (e.g. a bottom button) is pushed off-screen and silently disappears. Move the backdrop into .background { grid }.clipped() so it fills the screen but cannot drive the foreground's layout; the foreground then lays out against the true viewport. Corollary: don't stack an opaque Color in front of a .background layer — it hides it.
Keep every toast's glass identical; put status in the icon, not the surface. Tinting the glass per status (.glassEffect(.regular.tint(statusColor))) makes that toast read as a near-solid colored fill while the neutral ones refract, so they look inconsistent. Use neutral .regular glass for all toast surfaces (capsule and card alike) and carry the status color in the SF Symbol / a small tinted icon well. This is the opposite of the tinted-glass-for-destructive-buttons rule — toasts want consistency, controls want signalling.
Toast position respects the safe area for free. An .overlay(alignment: .top) { toast } aligns to the safe-area top, so a small .padding(.top, 10) drops it just below the Dynamic Island. A fixed top pad (.padding(.top, 70)) lands under the notch whenever the view ignores the top safe area — don't hardcode it.
Auto-dismiss with a token, not a bare delay. On show, set toast = new; schedule dismissal after ~2.5s but only clear it if toast?.id == new.id, so a newer toast isn't cut short. Slide in/out with .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity)) inside withAnimation.
Shapes: Capsule for single-line statuses, a RoundedRectangle card (icon well + title + subtitle) for richer ones — both on the same neutral glass.

Icon-only Liquid Glass action button (cycling trigger) — an Apple-native glass button that morphs its icon on each tap:

Button(action: trigger) {
    Image(systemName: kind.icon)
        .contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace))   // morph to the next action
        .frame(width: 72, height: 72)
}
.buttonStyle(.glass)            // iOS 26 — material-circle fallback below
.buttonBorderShape(.circle)
.tint(kind.tint ?? .white)
// trigger(): show(current); withAnimation { index = (index + 1) % count }

Just the icon — let the glass and its refraction be the whole button; the .replace transition (driven inside withAnimation) is the headline interaction. Don't add a text label or a custom ring.
Haptic ladder for statuses: notificationSuccess / Warning / Error for those kinds, lightImpact for neutral info/copied.

Output (Create mode)

Stream these progress lines one by one:

⚙️  swiftui-microinteractions v1.12.0
🖼️  Assets: <found: name1, name2… · or · none found, using placeholders>
🎯  Archetype: <archetype name>
⚡  Physics: <spring preset and why — one phrase>
🎮  Haptics: <2–3 haptic moments>
🏗️  State: <tier> — <@State var names>
✍️  Writing <FileName>.swift…

Step 1 — Write the file to disk:

Carousel → legendary-Animo/Carousels/ if exists, else Carousels/ if exists, else cwd
Other → legendary-Animo/Animations/ if exists, else Animations/ if exists, else cwd

Print: ✅ Saved to <full relative path>

Step 2 — Xcode project registration:

Check for a .xcodeproj file:

find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xcodeproj" -type d | head -1

If .xcodeproj found → register the file in project.pbxproj using this Python script:

import uuid, re

pbxproj  = "<xcodeproj_path>/project.pbxproj"
filename = "<FileName>.swift"
filepath = "<full relative path written above>"
# Determine target group: "Carousels" if saved in Carousels/, else "Animations"
group_name = "Carousels"  # or "Animations"

FILE_REF   = uuid.uuid4().hex[:24].upper()
BUILD_FILE = uuid.uuid4().hex[:24].upper()

with open(pbxproj) as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find an existing file in the same group as an insertion anchor
# Look for the last .swift entry in PBXFileReference section for that group
# Insert PBXBuildFile, PBXFileReference, group child, and Sources build phase entry
# Use the same indentation and formatting as surrounding entries

Run the script with the actual values. Use an existing same-group file as the anchor for each insertion point. Print:

📦  Registered in Xcode project: <xcodeproj name>
    └─ PBXFileReference  ✓
    └─ PBXBuildFile      ✓
    └─ Group child       ✓
    └─ Sources phase     ✓

If no .xcodeproj found → print:

⚠️  No Xcode project found. Add the file manually:
    File path: <full path>
    In Xcode: File → Add Files to "<ProjectName>"
              or drag into the Navigator → check "Add to target"

Step 3 — ContentView registration snippet (```swift block, paste manually):

Use today's actual date for the date: field — never hardcode a past date.

DemoItem(
    row: RowView(icon: "💧", title: "Title Here", desc: "Feature · feature · feature"),
    destination: wrappedDestination { YourView() },
    date: "<today's date e.g. June 11, 2026>",
    hasDateHeader: true
)

Step 4 — Asset notes (only if placeholders were used):

ASSET NOTES:
- Add portrait images to Assets.xcassets/Images/ named: photo1, photo2…
  → Recommended size: 400×600pt, portrait ratio
- Remove placeholder RoundedRectangle once real assets are added

Output (Edit mode)

Stream before editing:

📂  Reading <FileName>.swift…
✏️  Applying: <one-line summary of change>
✍️  Writing updated file…

Overwrite the file at its existing path, then print:

✅  Updated <full relative path>

Then output a Changes bullet list of what was modified and why. (No pbxproj update needed for edits — file is already registered.)

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When to Use

Mode Detection

Intent Inference (runs before code generation)

Step 0 — Normalize designer vocabulary

Step 1 — Symbol → Effect lookup

Step 2 — Showcase mode vs. interaction mode

Step 3 — Apply Defaults Contract

Step 4 — Print inference log

Defaults Contract

Asset Scanning (run before generating any image-dependent animation)

Haptics — check project first

When to add haptics vs. skip

Style Rules

Light Theme

Adaptive (support BOTH light + dark)

iOS 26 Liquid Glass

Tinted glass (colored states)

GlassEffectContainer — morphing clusters

Edge distortion trap

3-phase rubber-band toggle

Light backgrounds for glass demos

SF Symbols Animation (iOS 17–26)

.drawOn — iOS 26 only (SF Symbols 7)

Other Symbol Effects (iOS 17+)

Spring Presets

Press Feedback — PressableScale

Entrance / Appear Animation

Custom Transitions — rubber-band entrance

Data Dashboard Patterns

State & Code Rules

Archetype Catalog

Tab Bar Patterns

Carousels & Paging

Stacked Cards (notification stack)

Canvas Metaball (goo / liquid extrusion)

Canvas Path Loaders (outline tracing / comet trail)

Liquid Glass Toasts & Status Banners

Output (Create mode)

Output (Edit mode)

When to Use

Mode Detection

Intent Inference (runs before code generation)

Step 0 — Normalize designer vocabulary

Step 1 — Symbol → Effect lookup

Step 2 — Showcase mode vs. interaction mode

Step 3 — Apply Defaults Contract

Step 4 — Print inference log

Defaults Contract

Asset Scanning (run before generating any image-dependent animation)

Haptics — check project first

When to add haptics vs. skip

Style Rules

Light Theme

Adaptive (support BOTH light + dark)

iOS 26 Liquid Glass

Tinted glass (colored states)

GlassEffectContainer — morphing clusters

Edge distortion trap

3-phase rubber-band toggle

Light backgrounds for glass demos

SF Symbols Animation (iOS 17–26)

.drawOn — iOS 26 only (SF Symbols 7)

Other Symbol Effects (iOS 17+)

Spring Presets

Press Feedback — PressableScale

Entrance / Appear Animation

Custom Transitions — rubber-band entrance

Data Dashboard Patterns

State & Code Rules

Archetype Catalog

Tab Bar Patterns

Carousels & Paging

Stacked Cards (notification stack)

Canvas Metaball (goo / liquid extrusion)

Canvas Path Loaders (outline tracing / comet trail)

Liquid Glass Toasts & Status Banners

Output (Create mode)

`GlassEffectContainer` — morphing clusters

`.drawOn` — iOS 26 only (SF Symbols 7)

Press Feedback — `PressableScale`

`GlassEffectContainer` — morphing clusters

`.drawOn` — iOS 26 only (SF Symbols 7)

Press Feedback — `PressableScale`