Apple HIG Expert
Audits and designs iOS/macOS/watchOS/visionOS interfaces against Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, including the Liquid Glass design language.
Design & UIIntermediate★ 24,151⑂ 3,405AI score 9/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026
What it does
- Audits Apple-platform screens against the HIG and returns a scored report (100 points, -10 per violation).
- Ships
scripts/hig_checker.py(stdlib-only) withcontrast,target, andbatchsubcommands to actually compute WCAG contrast ratios and check 44x44 pt tap targets from a JSON file. - Covers Liquid Glass material hierarchy (iOS 26 / macOS Tahoe), semantic colors, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver labeling.
- Two modes: design from scratch (platform navigation paradigms first) or audit an existing mockup, with findings delivered bottom-line-first and tagged 🟢 tool-verified / 🟡 needs device test / 🔴 assumed.
Who it's for
- iOS/macOS engineers building SwiftUI or UIKit apps
- Product designers who need genuinely native-feeling Apple UI
- Teams that want a pre-release accessibility and design QA checklist
Examples
- "Audit my iOS settings screen against the HIG" → 80/100 scorecard listing a failing caption contrast (3.26) and an undersized 32x32 close button.
- "Is #8E8E93 readable on a white card?" → computes the ratio and suggests
.secondaryLabelor a darker value. - "Design a new visionOS screen" → layout proposal using ornaments, gaze states, and platform-appropriate navigation.
· · · Install guide · · ·
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- In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
- Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart. Copy the .gemini/skills/apple-hig-expert folder from the GitHub repo alirezarezvani/claude-skills into my ~/.claude/skills/apple-hig-expert/. When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.
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git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git /tmp/claude-skills && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/claude-skills/.gemini/skills/apple-hig-expert ~/.claude/skills/⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.
- Open a terminal.
- Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git - Create the skills folder:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills - Copy the skill:
cp -r claude-skills/.gemini/skills/apple-hig-expert ~/.claude/skills/ - Verify Python 3 is available with
python3 --version(the checker uses only the standard library). - Restart Claude Code and ask something like "audit this iOS mockup against the HIG" to trigger the skill.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT