build-swift-apps

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Apple firmware and binary reverse engineering with the `ipsw` CLI: IPSW/kernelcache download/extraction, dyld_shared_cache disassembly, private headers, entitlements, Mach-O analysis, Apple internals, KEXTs, and security research.

Use when App Store listing text must be translated or market-adapted across locales, including descriptions, keywords, What's New, subtitles, names, privacy text, and App Store Connect languages. Not for non-translation metadata edits, release-note drafting, or subscription/IAP display-name localization.

Use when App Store listing metadata in canonical `./metadata` JSON needs field edits, validation, push, keyword sync, or legacy fastlane migration. Not for translation-first localization, release-note drafting, or subscription/IAP display-name localizations.

Use for the concrete macOS Developer ID notarization command path with xcodebuild export plus `asc notarization` submit, status, log, and stapling. Not for broad packaging readiness review or signing-only diagnosis.

Set territory-specific subscription and IAP pricing with `asc` setup, pricing summary, CSV import, price-point, availability, and schedule commands. Use for PPP or localized pricing strategies.

End-to-end iOS App Store publishing from local repo to App Store Connect readiness, upload, TestFlight, App Review submission/resubmission, or review issue triage, including signing, metadata, privacy, icons, screenshots, subscriptions, and release evidence.

Use when the requested App Store artifact is What's New release notes or promotional text, drafted from git history, bullets, or free text and optionally localized. Not for full listing translation, canonical metadata field sync, or subscription/IAP display names.

Answer App Store release go/no-go questions and choose the next focused release skill. Use for readiness planning, first-submission blockers, release sequencing, or deciding whether to stage or submit; use appstore-review-readiness for concrete validate, submit, monitor, cancel, and repair commands.

Reconcile App Store Connect subscriptions/IAPs with RevenueCat products, entitlements, offerings, and packages using `asc` plus RevenueCat MCP. Use for catalog bootstrap, drift audits, and deterministic product mapping.

Validate App Store submission readiness and execute prepared review actions with current `asc` commands. Use after appstore-release-planner chooses the review path, or when the user directly asks to validate, stage, submit, monitor, cancel, or repair ASC review blockers.

Resize, strip alpha, color-convert, validate, and upload App Store screenshots using current `asc screenshots` size data and macOS `sips`.

Use when App Store subscription groups, subscriptions, or in-app purchases need localized display names or descriptions created or updated with `asc`. Not for app listing metadata, What's New release notes, keywords, screenshots, or pricing.

Route broad or ambiguous Swift and Apple-platform work across the Build Swift Apps skill pack. Use before choosing among adjacent iOS, macOS, SwiftUI, Xcode, simulator, App Store Connect, Tuist, SwiftPM, signing, profiling, or Apple research skills.

Prefer this over plain simulator-only workflows when the user should watch, interact with, or receive browser-visible proof of an iOS Simulator run. Use to mirror an iOS Simulator into the Codex in-app browser and render SwiftUI previews from importable Swift packages with hot reload.

Build, run, launch, inspect, interact with, and debug iOS simulator apps using XcodeBuildMCP tools, UI descriptions, screenshots, and log capture. Prefer ios-simulator-browser for user-facing browser mirrors, visible simulator proof, or SwiftUI preview viewing.

Build or refactor iOS SwiftUI views/components: navigation, TabView, sheets, async state, responsive stacks/grids, state ownership, environment injection, previews, and performance-aware declarative UI.

Use when preparing or diagnosing macOS Developer ID distribution artifacts, including archives, exported app bundles, bundle structure, hardened runtime, notarization readiness, or distribution-only failures. Not for local signing-only diagnosis or direct `asc notarization` execution.

Use when an existing macOS app or binary needs code-signing, entitlement, hardened runtime, sandbox, Gatekeeper, or trust-policy diagnosis. Not for full distribution packaging or running notarization submissions.

Analyze Swift Package Manager dependencies, plugins, module variants, branch pins, package graph shape, macros, binary targets, and CI/local build overhead that slow Xcode builds.

Recommend-first Xcode build optimization: benchmark, run specialist analyses, prioritize wall-clock findings, request approval, delegate fixes, and re-benchmark. Use for speeding up Xcode builds or full build audits.

Create, generate, evaluate, export, install, or debug iOS and macOS app icons, including AppIcon.appiconset assets and macOS .icns bundle icons.

Orchestrate iOS screenshot automation with xcodebuild/simctl, AXe plans, Koubou framing, review artifacts, and `asc screenshots` upload.

Manage Apple Ads with `asc ads`: separate auth, org lookup, campaigns, ad groups, ads, keywords, reports, raw API requests, and safe live testing.

Manage Xcode version/build numbers, archive, export, upload, and publish IPA/PKG artifacts with `asc xcode` helpers before TestFlight or App Store submission.

Run an offline ASO audit on canonical App Store metadata under `./metadata` and, when available, add Astro MCP keyword-gap analysis and Apple app-tag context. Use after `asc metadata pull`.

Track build processing, find latest builds, and clean up old builds with asc. Use when managing build retention or waiting on processing.

Use `asc` CLI for App Store Connect command discovery, auth, output formats, pagination, schemas, canonical verbs, Apple Ads, and timeout behavior.

Triage TestFlight crashes, beta feedback, hangs, disk writes, launches, and performance diagnostics with `asc` crash/feedback/diagnostics commands.

Resolve App Store Connect IDs (apps, builds, versions, groups, testers) from human-friendly names using asc. Use when commands require IDs.

Create a new App Store Connect app record through visible browser automation when no public API exists. Use for the New App web form after the bundle ID is registered.

Create, revise, translate, scrape, crop, validate, and prepare App Store marketing screenshots and `.appstore-screenshots` workspaces. Not for general image generation.

Set up App Store Connect bundle IDs, capabilities, certificates, provisioning profiles, local profile install, and encrypted signing sync with `asc`.

Orchestrate TestFlight distribution, groups, testers, and What to Test notes using asc. Use when rolling out betas.

Submit or update a Wall of Apps entry in the App-Store-Connect-CLI repository using `asc apps wall submit`. Use when the user says "submit to wall of apps", "add my app to the wall", or "wall-of-apps".

Define, validate, run, resume, and audit repo-local `.asc/workflow.json` automations with current `asc workflow`, including safe release/TestFlight flows and step outputs.

Capture and interpret symbolicated ETTrace profiles for iOS simulator startup, scrolling, navigation, rendering, runtime flows, before/after comparisons, and CPU hotspots.

Design and implement App Intents, AppEntity, EntityQuery, and App Shortcuts for iOS system surfaces such as Shortcuts, Siri, Spotlight, widgets, controls, and app handoff routes.

Implement, refactor, or review iOS 26+ SwiftUI Liquid Glass features using native `glassEffect`, `GlassEffectContainer`, glass button styles, availability gates, and fallbacks.

Capture, inspect, compare, and prove iOS leaks with Apple's `leaks`, simulator memgraphs, retain-cycle evidence, and before/after leak summaries.