Integrate HealthKit to read, write, and query health data.
npx skills add https://github.com/onymchat/onym-ios --skill healthkit-onymchat
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: healthkit Source: https://github.com/onymchat/onym-ios/tree/main/.claude/skills/healthkit Command: npx skills add https://github.com/onymchat/onym-ios --skill healthkit-onymchat
Developers building HealthKit-enabled apps often struggle to securely access, authorize, and query health data from the Apple Health store. This skill provides clear patterns for requesting the right permissions, performing read and write operations, and handling background delivery and live workout data.
Start by enabling HealthKit capability in Xcode, request authorization for the necessary data types, and begin reading or writing data as your app lifecycle requires.
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Request HealthKit authorization by enabling the capability in Xcode, adding Info.plist usage descriptions, and calling HKHealthStore to request access for your required data types. Always perform an availability check before requesting permissions.
Query HealthKit workout and statistics data using modern async descriptors like HKSampleQueryDescriptor and HKStatisticsQueryDescriptor. These provide a streamlined Swift concurrency pattern for reading samples and calculating health statistics.
Yes, you can use HealthKit background delivery alongside HKWorkoutSession to manage live workout lifecycles. This enables your iOS app to receive updates and track health data continuously even when running in the background.
Yes, reading and writing health data requires a HealthKit-enabled Xcode project with proper Info.plist descriptions. You must also use the HKHealthStore singleton to securely perform read and write operations on the Apple Health store.
Your HealthKit query may return no data if authorization was not granted for the requested data types, or if you failed to perform an HKHealthStore availability check. Proper data type scoping and correct permission requests are required before querying.
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