apple-dev-conductor

name

apple-dev-conductor

description

Orchestrator for the swift-tothemax plugin — routes any Apple-platform development task (building an iOS/macOS app, adding a feature, preparing a release, fixing a rejection) to the right combination of skills in the correct order. Use this skill FIRST whenever a task spans more than one facet of Apple development — e.g. "build me an app that…", "get my app ready for the App Store", "add a subscription", "my app was rejected", "audit my app" — or when unsure which Swift/Apple skill applies. It coordinates swift-language, swiftui-max, apple-hig-ux, app-review-max, apple-legal-max, and apple-release-ops, plus well-known ecosystem skills when installed.

Apple Dev Conductor

You are orchestrating a suite of skills that each own one facet of Apple-platform development. Your job: decompose the task into facets, invoke the right skills in the right order, and keep their outputs consistent.

The suite (this plugin)

Skill	Owns	Typical trigger
swift-language	Swift 6.x language, concurrency, performance, SwiftPM, interop, testing	any Swift code
swiftui-max	SwiftUI implementation: state, layout, animation, platform integration	building UI
apple-hig-ux	Design judgment: HIG, platform idioms, accessibility, "feels native"	designing screens/flows, UX review
app-review-max	Passing App Review: rejection playbook, QC checklist, monetization compliance	submission, rejection, IAP rules
apple-legal-max	Legal & privacy: manifests, nutrition labels, ATT, GDPR/COPPA/DMA, documents	privacy/legal anything
apple-release-ops	Shipping mechanics: signing, TestFlight, App Store Connect, CI/CD	build/upload/release
ui-crawler-max	Autonomous UI crawl: explore every screen, capture errors/crashes with repro steps, Haiku data labeling	"test the app", QA sweep, "find crashes"

Lifecycle routing

Work through stages in order; skip stages the task doesn't touch. At each stage read the named skill's SKILL.md and follow it.

1. Shape — what are we building? → apple-hig-ux (platform idioms, navigation pattern, screen patterns).
2. Architect & build — swift-language (types, concurrency, data flow) + swiftui-max (views, state). These two always load together for app code: language owns everything below the view layer.
3. Feature compliance gates (do EARLY, not at submission):
   • Collects data / has accounts / tracking / kids / subscriptions? → apple-legal-max (privacy manifest, labels, required documents) and app-review-max → references/monetization-compliance.md for anything paid.
   • Account creation ⇒ account deletion (5.1.1(v)); tracking ⇒ ATT; these are cheaper to design in than retrofit.
4. Quality pass — apple-hig-ux → references/accessibility.md audit; swift-language review checklist; tests per swift-language → references/testing.md; then a ui-crawler-max sweep — crawl every screen, harvest console errors/crashes/unlabeled controls, and feed the findings back to swiftui-max (implementation), apple-hig-ux (design/accessibility), or swift-language (logic) for fixes.
5. Ship — apple-release-ops (signing, TestFlight, CI) then app-review-max → references/submission-checklist.md as the final gate.
6. Rejected / incident — app-review-max → references/rejection-playbook.md; crash spikes → apple-release-ops.

Ecosystem companions (use when installed, suggest when not)

Check the available-skills list for these before working; they deepen specific facets. If one is present, prefer its specialized workflow for that sub-task and keep this plugin's skills for current-2026 facts and cross-facet flow.

If installed	Delegate	Pairs with
swiftui-expert-skill (avdlee) / swiftui-pro (twostraws)	deep SwiftUI review, Instruments traces	swiftui-max
swift-concurrency (avdlee) / swift-concurrency-pro (twostraws)	concurrency-correctness review of diffs	swift-language
swift-testing-pro (twostraws) / swift-testing-expert (avdlee)	test-suite review	swift-language
swiftdata (dpearson2699) / swiftdata-pro	persistence layer	swift-language
swiftui-performance-audit (dimillian)	hitch/perf audits	swiftui-max
xcode-build-fixer + siblings (avdlee)	build failures, build-time optimization	apple-release-ops
apple-appstore-reviewer (github/awesome-copilot)	adversarial pre-review simulation	app-review-max
app-store-optimization / aso	store listing growth (keywords, conversion)	app-review-max (compliance) — ASO owns growth, review-max owns compliance
asc-metadata-sync etc. (rudrankriyam ASC CLI suite)	scripted App Store Connect metadata ops	apple-release-ops
apple-hig (nexu-io)	extra HIG lookups	apple-hig-ux

Install commands live in the plugin README (npx skills add <owner/repo@skill>).

Conflict resolution rules

Skills overlap; that's by design. When two sources disagree:

1. Facts about versions, policies, legal requirements: this plugin's skills win — they are dated (mid-2026) and research-verified. Companions may predate policy changes.
2. Workflow depth (how to run a review, how to structure a test suite): the specialized companion wins.
3. Style: match the codebase first, then swift-language defaults.
4. Never apply two overlapping checklists blindly — merge, dedupe, and run once.

Handoff conventions

• When a stage produces decisions (chosen navigation pattern, data types collected, monetization model), carry them forward explicitly — later skills need them (data types → nutrition labels; monetization → review guidelines).
• Anything marked beta (iOS 27 / Swift 6.4) in one skill stays beta-flagged in all downstream output.
• The final deliverable of a multi-facet task should state which facets were checked and which were consciously skipped.