hig-doctor
Apple interface design guidance and automated source audits
Instructs your AI agent to keep Apple-platform rules separate from cross-platform rules, preserve source attribution, treat Apple's live guidelines as canonical, and run bounded, safeguarded file scans when auditing projects.
All Skills in This Repository (14)
Pure Emerald Level Indicatorshig-platforms
Provide Apple HIG design guidance across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS.
hig-components-layout
Guide designers to apply Apple HIG layout and navigation rules across iPhone, iPad, macOS, and visionOS.
hig-components-dialogs
Identify the appropriate Apple HIG presentation component for a UI scenario.
hig-components-status
Design Apple HIG-compliant status and progress indicators for iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS.
hig-components-controls
Provide Apple HIG guidance for selection and input controls.
hig-components-menus
Design Apple HIG-compliant menus and buttons across Apple platforms.
hig-patterns
Map UI challenges to Apple HIG interaction patterns across Apple platforms.
hig-components-search
Consolidate Apple HIG navigation guidance into a searchable skill unit.
hig-components-system
Provide Apple HIG guidance for designing system-experience components across Apple platforms.
hig-components-content
Provide Apple HIG content component guidance for charts, image views, collections, and web content.
hig-foundations
Applies Apple HIG design foundations to UI design and development workflows.
hig-technologies
Document Apple HIG integration guidance for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS technologies.
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQPage SchemaHow to install HIG Doctor?โผ
Run `npx skills add raintree-technology/hig-doctor --all -g -y` in your terminal to install all skills in this suite globally.
How to check my app against Apple's Human Interface Guidelines?โผ
Run the audit command on your project folder and it reports each concern with severity, file location, rule ID, and a fix reference. It covers SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, watchOS, visionOS, and major web and mobile frameworks.
What design topics do the HIG skills cover?โผ
The 14 skills cover foundations like color, typography, and accessibility, plus platforms, interaction patterns, inputs, technologies, and every major component group from sidebars and sheets to widgets and notifications.
Does HIG Doctor work with coding agents?โผ
Yes. The skills follow the standard SKILL.md format and the MCP server lets agents search the guideline corpus, audit files, and explain findings directly inside tools like Claude Code and Cursor.
Is the Apple HIG content kept up to date?โผ
The suite ships a frozen, fully attributed snapshot of Apple's guidelines and runs nightly drift detection against Apple's live documentation, with all content changes reviewed by humans before updating.
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