apple-hig
nexu-io/open-design
Apple Human Interface Guidelines as 14 agent skills for iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS design.
What is apple-hig?
A curated collection of 14 agent skills covering Apple's Human Interface Guidelines across platforms, foundations, components, patterns, inputs, and technologies. Use this when designing interfaces for Apple platforms or needing guidance on platform-specific design standards.
- Provides design guidance for iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS
- Covers platform foundations, components, and design patterns
- Includes input methods and technology-specific considerations
- Organizes Apple HIG into 14 modular agent skills
- Enables agents to discover and apply design standards during planning
How to install apple-hig
npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill apple-hig- Access to the upstream repository at https://github.com/raintree-technology/apple-hig-skills
- Agent with skills directory support
How to use apple-hig
- 1.Invoke the skill by name (apple-hig) or use trigger phrases like 'apple hig', 'human interface', 'ios design', 'macos design', or 'visionos design'
- 2.Consult the upstream repository README for exact installation paths and assets
- 3.Ask your agent to apply the skill during interface design planning
- 4.Reference specific platform guidelines (iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, tvOS) as needed
Use cases
- Designing iOS or macOS applications with platform-compliant interfaces
- Creating cross-platform Apple ecosystem experiences
- Implementing watchOS or tvOS interfaces with proper guidelines
- Consulting design patterns and component specifications for Apple platforms
- Ensuring accessibility and interaction standards across Apple devices
- UI/UX designers working with Apple platforms
- Developers building iOS, macOS, or other Apple platform apps
- Design system teams implementing Apple standards
- Product teams designing for Apple ecosystem
apple-hig FAQ
iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. The skill is organized into 14 modular skills covering platforms, foundations, components, patterns, inputs, and technologies.
Visit https://github.com/raintree-technology/apple-hig-skills, inspect the README for exact paths, and install the upstream bundle into your agent's skills directory.
You can use 'apple hig', 'human interface', 'ios design', 'macos design', or 'visionos design' to trigger the skill.
This is a curated collection of Apple Human Interface Guidelines organized as agent skills, sourced from raintree-technology.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from nexu-io/open-design.
name: apple-hig description: | Apple Human Interface Guidelines as 14 agent skills covering platforms, foundations, components, patterns, inputs, and technologies for iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. triggers:
- "apple hig"
- "human interface"
- "ios design"
- "macos design"
- "visionos design" od: mode: design-system category: design-systems upstream: "https://github.com/raintree-technology/apple-hig-skills"
apple-hig
Curated from raintree-technology.
What it does
Apple Human Interface Guidelines as 14 agent skills covering platforms, foundations, components, patterns, inputs, and technologies for iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/raintree-technology/apple-hig-skills
- Category:
design-systems
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in Open Design so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/raintree-technology/apple-hig-skills
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (apple-hig) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
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