ios-platform-capabilities

name	ios-platform-capabilities
description	iOS platform capability orchestration for App Intents, Siri, Spotlight semantic indexing, widgets, biometrics, Bluetooth printing, push notifications, native PDF export, networking, media, and Apple framework entitlements.
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iOS Platform Capabilities

Acknowledgement: Shared by Peter Bamuhigire, techguypeter.com, [phone].

Use When

• Implementing or reviewing iOS capabilities that require Apple frameworks, entitlements, permissions, device hardware, background delivery, native export, Siri exposure, or Spotlight indexing.
• The task references App Intents, App Entities, App Schemas, View Annotations, Core Spotlight, WidgetKit, LocalAuthentication, CoreBluetooth, APNs, notification extensions, URLSession, offline queues, certificate pinning, NowPlaying, Music Understanding, or UIGraphicsPDFRenderer.
• A retired capability skill is referenced by name.

Do Not Use When

• The work is general iOS architecture or UI without a platform framework capability.
• The work is StoreKit monetization; use ios-monetization.
• The work is security/RBAC governance rather than capability implementation; use ios-security-and-rbac.

Required Inputs

• Capability scope, target iOS versions, entitlements, permission copy, backend/API contract, offline requirements, privacy disclosures, and relevant device constraints.

Workflow

1. Load ios-development for baseline Swift and app-structure rules.
2. Load ios-security-and-rbac when the capability touches secrets, identity, device trust, authorization, or tenant data.
3. Load references/app-intents-siri-spotlight-wwdc26.md when the feature exposes content/actions to Siri, Spotlight, widgets, or App Intents Testing.
4. Pick the reference for the requested capability and follow its implementation workflow.
5. Verify simulator/device limitations, entitlement setup, fallback behaviour, App Review evidence, and user-facing permission states.

Quality Standards

• Capabilities must handle permission denied, unavailable hardware, offline operation where relevant, and background lifecycle constraints.
• Native framework use must be testable, privacy-compliant, and documented in release notes or app-review evidence when required.
• Siri/App Intents integrations must have entity/action inventory, semantic-index privacy review, App Intents tests, and unavailable-state handling.

Anti-Patterns

• Implementing hardware or notification features without real-device verification.
• Hiding entitlement, permission, or App Review requirements inside code comments only.
• Building PDF/report/networking features without retry, failure, and export-state handling.

Outputs

• Capability implementation guidance, framework integration checklist, entitlement/privacy notes, test plan, or review findings.

References

• references/ios-biometric-login.md for Face ID/Touch ID launch gates and LocalAuthentication.
• references/ios-bluetooth-printing.md for CoreBluetooth ESC/POS thermal printing.
• references/ios-push-notifications.md for APNs, rich notifications, service extensions, and silent push.
• references/ios-pdf-export.md for native multipage PDF export with UIGraphicsPDFRenderer.
• references/ios-networking-advanced.md for production URLSession, typed errors, refresh, pinning, multipart, and offline queues.
• references/app-intents-siri-spotlight-wwdc26.md for App Intents, App Entities, App Schemas, View Annotations, Spotlight semantic indexing, App Intents Testing, and widget customization.
• references/apple-framework-watch-items-wwdc26.md for NowPlaying, Music Understanding, RAW, camera/media, Background Assets, Game Porting Toolkit, Unity plugins, and specialty follow-up routing.