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Apple HIG Expert

Audits and designs iOS/macOS/watchOS/visionOS interfaces against Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, including Liquid Glass.

Design & UIIntermediate★ 24,151⑂ 3,405AI score 8/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026

What it does

Audits or designs Apple-platform UI against the Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) in two modes:

  • Design from scratch: picks the platform navigation paradigm (tab bar, sidebar, ornaments) and layout primitives first, then applies typography and semantic color.
  • HIG audit: fills an audit template, runs scripts/hig_checker.py on every measurable element, and returns a 100-point scorecard (-10 per violation).

Coverage includes WCAG contrast ratios (4.5:1 body, 3:1 large text), 44x44 pt minimum tap targets, VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type, Reduce Transparency, and the Liquid Glass material hierarchy shipped with iOS 26 / macOS Tahoe. Findings are delivered bottom-line-first with What/Why/How fixes and confidence tags (🟢 tool-verified / 🟡 needs device test / 🔴 assumed).

Who it's for

  • SwiftUI/UIKit developers who want a native-feeling app
  • Indie devs sweeping accessibility issues before App Store review
  • Web-native designers new to Apple platform conventions
  • Teams that need quantitative readability checks over translucent backgrounds

Examples

  1. Settings-screen audit: feed colors and control sizes as JSON and get "HIG 80/100 — caption contrast 3.26, close button 32x32" plus fixes (use .secondaryLabel, expand the hit region to 44 pt via contentShape).
  2. One-off check: python3 scripts/hig_checker.py contrast "#8E8E93" "#FFFFFF" for a quick contrast verdict.
  3. New visionOS app: ask for a HIG-aligned main screen and get guidance on ornaments, gaze states, and material layering.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install in Claude Code

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Copy the .gemini/skills/apple-hig-expert folder from the GitHub repo alirezarezvani/claude-skills into my ~/.claude/skills/apple-hig-expert/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git && cp -r claude-skills/.gemini/skills/apple-hig-expert ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open your terminal.
  2. Create the skills folder if needed: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  3. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git
  4. Copy this skill: cp -r claude-skills/.gemini/skills/apple-hig-expert ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Confirm Python 3 is available with python3 --version (the checker is stdlib-only).
  6. Restart Claude Code and try: "audit my iOS app against the HIG".
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT