build-macos-apps

What problem does it solve?

Developing professional native macOS applications requires navigating complex frameworks, debugging tools, and platform-specific nuances. This Skill provides comprehensive, CLI-first guidance to streamline the entire app development lifecycle, enabling you to build, debug, and ship high-quality macOS apps efficiently.

Core Features & Use Cases

• CLI-First Development: Master building, running, debugging, and monitoring macOS apps entirely from the command line, integrating seamlessly into automated workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Expert Guidance: Access in-depth knowledge on SwiftUI, AppKit integration, modern Swift concurrency, robust data persistence, security best practices, and achieving native macOS polish.
• Use Case: Rapidly scaffold a new SwiftUI macOS app with SwiftData, implement complex features, then use CLI tools like xcodebuild, lldb, and xctrace to ensure it builds, passes tests, and is free of bugs and performance issues, all without opening Xcode.

Quick Start

Describe your desired macOS app and its core features. Claude will scaffold the project using XcodeGen, set up the basic UI, and guide you through the CLI-only development process, providing code and commands as needed.