Schedule iOS AlarmKit alarms and countdown timers with Live Activities.
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Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: alarmkit Source: https://github.com/Roy-wonji/claude-config/tree/main/skills/swift-ios-skills/skills/alarmkit Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Roy-wonji/claude-config --skill alarmkit-roy-wonji
AlarmKit alarms and countdown timers often fail to deliver the expected Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Apple Watch system UI experience unless you wire up authorization, scheduling, intents, and the required Live Activity widget correctly.
Use the alarmkit skill to implement an iOS 26+ alarm and countdown timer with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity support, including authorization, scheduling, and stop/snooze intent handling.
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To schedule iOS alarms with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island UI, configure AlarmManager.AlarmConfiguration and wire AlarmAttributes with AlarmPresentation to render system-managed Live Activities. This requires proper iOS 26+ authorization and widget extension support.
AlarmKit alarms fail to show on Apple Watch when AlarmAttributes and AlarmPresentation are not correctly wired into the widget extension for system-managed presentation. You must ensure your Live Activity widget supports all required countdown and paused states.
Implement snooze and stop actions for iOS countdown timers by defining LiveActivityIntent intents and binding them to the AlarmButton secondary action. This enables system-managed snooze and stop behaviors directly from the Live Activity interface.
Yes, AlarmKit requires iOS 26+ authorization to schedule system-grade alarms. You must request and secure the correct permissions before setting up AlarmManager.AlarmConfiguration to ensure alarms trigger as expected.
Observe alarm lifecycle transitions by subscribing to alarmManager.alarmUpdates. This stream keeps your UI and logic in sync with countdown states, paused states, and alarm completion events as they occur.
Yes, you can use AlarmKit for countdown-style reminders and alarm-like alerts. The framework applies to any alert requiring system-managed presentation rather than custom widget views, including wake-up alarms and timed reminders.
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