app-intents

You can expose app actions to Siri and Shortcuts using plain Swift structs with the App Intents framework, eliminating the need for .intentdefinition files or manual code generation. This provides type-safe, compile-time validated integration across system surfaces.

Migrating from legacy SiriKit to the App Intents framework involves replacing deprecated intent definitions with type-safe Swift structs. This modern approach uses compile-time validation to integrate app actions across Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, and Apple Intelligence without manual code generation.

To make app content searchable in Spotlight, you define dynamic AppEntity types and efficient EntityQuery implementations. These make your app content resolvable across system surfaces with built-in support for Spotlight indexing and Apple Intelligence assistant schemas.

Yes, you can use App Intents to add custom controls to the iOS Action Button and Control Center. By defining type-safe intents in Swift, your app actions integrate directly into these system features alongside Siri, Shortcuts, and interactive widgets.

The App Intents framework supports Apple Intelligence assistant schemas and Visual Intelligence image search. By exposing app content and actions through type-safe entities, your app becomes resolvable by these system intelligence features.

Type-safe, compile-time validated intents are required for iOS system integration because they replace manual code generation with Swift structs. This ensures your custom app actions, entities, and queries are safely exposed to Siri, Shortcuts, and Apple Intelligence without runtime errors.