Read and write HealthKit data with authorization, queries, and background delivery.
npx skills add https://github.com/harshav167/build-ios-apps --skill healthkit-harshav167
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: healthkit Source: https://github.com/harshav167/build-ios-apps/tree/main/skills/healthkit Command: npx skills add https://github.com/harshav167/build-ios-apps --skill healthkit-harshav167
Read and write health data from Apple HealthKit, enabling proper authorization, data queries, and reliable background delivery for workouts and analytics.
Enable HealthKit in your app, request the necessary permissions, and perform a sample read or write to verify the workflow.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
To request HealthKit authorization in Swift, initialize HKHealthStore, configure NSHealthShareUsageDescription and NSHealthUpdateUsageDescription, and request permissions for specific data types. Check HKHealthStore.isHealthDataAvailable() before requesting access to ensure proper authorization management.
HealthKit background delivery enables workout tracking updates when your app is not active. Use HKWorkoutSession and HKLiveWorkoutBuilder to manage live data handling, with availability-based gating to ensure proper background updates across iOS 17+ and iPadOS 17+ contexts.
HKLiveWorkoutBuilder supports multi-device mirroring patterns for live workout data handling. HealthKit availability-based gating ensures proper functionality across iOS 17+, iPadOS 17+, and Vision Pro contexts when managing workout sessions and live data updates.
Query HealthKit statistics and time-series data using sample queries, statistics queries, and time-series queries. These methods enable reading health samples for dashboards and insights, with proper authorization status interpretation ensuring data access compliance.
HealthKit authorization status interpretation depends on correct implementation of HKHealthStore requests and proper Info.plist usage descriptions. Ensure NSHealthShareUsageDescription and NSHealthUpdateUsageDescription are configured, and verify HKHealthStore.isHealthDataAvailable() returns true before requesting access.
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