What problem does it solve?
This skill eliminates the fragmented, error-prone process of shipping iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS apps to the App Store. It replaces scattered documentation and fragile manual steps with a single, framework-aware pipeline that handles building, signing, archiving, validation, upload, TestFlight distribution, metadata management, and App Review submission for native Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, React Native, Expo, Flutter, and Capacitor projects.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Framework-Aware Build Routing: Automatically detects and configures the correct build path for Native, React Native, Expo, Flutter, and Capacitor projects, collapsing each to a buildable Xcode workspace or EAS cloud build.
- Complete Release Pipeline: Guides you through 8 hard-gated phases from pre-flight checks through post-review handling, including archive creation, validation, TestFlight upload, metadata submission, and rejection recovery.
- Safety & Compliance: Enforces critical guardrails like validating before upload, requiring explicit confirmation before irreversible submits, handling privacy manifests, and managing ASC API credentials securely.
Quick Start
Use the app-store-release skill to submit your iOS app to TestFlight by validating your archive with xcrun altool, uploading it to App Store Connect, and verifying the build appears in TestFlight for real-device testing.