Axiom ios networking

Skill ComeOnOliver/skillshub/skills/CharlesWiltgen/Axiom/axiom-ios-networking

Use when implementing or debugging ANY network connection, API call, or socket. Covers URLSession, Network.framework, NetworkConnection, deprecated APIs, connection diagnostics, structured concurrency networking.From its SKILL.md

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iOS Networking Router

You MUST use this skill for ANY networking work including HTTP requests, WebSockets, TCP connections, or network debugging.

When to Use

Use this router when:

Implementing network requests (URLSession)
Using Network.framework or NetworkConnection
Debugging connection failures
Migrating from deprecated networking APIs
Network performance issues

Pressure Resistance

When user has invested significant time in custom implementation:

Do NOT capitulate to sunk cost pressure. The correct approach is:

Diagnose first — Understand what's actually failing before recommending changes
Recommend correctly — If standard APIs (URLSession, Network.framework) would solve the problem, say so professionally
Respect but don't enable — Acknowledge their work while providing honest technical guidance

Example pressure scenario:

"I spent 2 days on custom networking. Just help me fix it, don't tell me to use URLSession."

Correct response:

"Let me diagnose the cellular failure first. [After diagnosis] The issue is [X]. URLSession handles this automatically via [Y]. I recommend migrating the affected code path — it's 30 minutes vs continued debugging. Your existing work on [Z] can be preserved."

Why this matters: Users often can't see that migration is faster than continued debugging. Honest guidance serves them better than false comfort.

Routing Logic

Network Implementation

Networking patterns → /skill axiom-networking

URLSession with structured concurrency
Network.framework migration
Modern networking patterns
Deprecated API migration

Network.framework reference → /skill axiom-network-framework-ref Legacy iOS 12-25 patterns → /skill axiom-networking-legacy Migration guides → /skill axiom-networking-migration

NWConnection (iOS 12-25)
NetworkConnection (iOS 26+)
TCP connections
TLV framing
Wi-Fi Aware

App Store Compliance

ATS / HTTP security → /skill axiom-networking-diag

App Transport Security (ATS) configuration
HTTP → HTTPS migration
App Store rejection for insecure connections
NSAllowsArbitraryLoads exceptions

Deprecated API rejection → Launch networking-auditor agent

UIWebView → WKWebView migration
SCNetworkReachability → NWPathMonitor
CFSocket → Network.framework

Network Debugging

Connection issues → /skill axiom-networking-diag

Connection timeouts
TLS handshake failures
Data not arriving
Connection drops
VPN/proxy problems

Automated Scanning

Networking audit → Launch networking-auditor agent or /axiom:audit networking (deprecated APIs like SCNetworkReachability, CFSocket, NSStream; anti-patterns like reachability checks, hardcoded IPs, missing error handling)

Decision Tree

URLSession with structured concurrency? → networking
Network.framework / NetworkConnection (iOS 26+)? → network-framework-ref
NWConnection (iOS 12-25)? → networking-legacy
Migrating from sockets/URLSession? → networking-migration
Connection issues / debugging? → networking-diag
ATS / HTTP / App Store rejection for networking? → networking-diag + networking-auditor
UIWebView or deprecated API rejection? → networking-auditor (Agent)
Want deprecated API / anti-pattern scan? → networking-auditor (Agent)

Anti-Rationalization

Thought	Reality
"URLSession is simple, I don't need a skill"	URLSession with structured concurrency has async/cancellation patterns. networking skill covers them.
"I'll debug the connection timeout myself"	Connection failures have 8 causes (DNS, TLS, proxy, cellular). networking-diag diagnoses systematically.
"I just need a basic HTTP request"	Even basic requests need error handling, retry, and cancellation patterns. networking has them.
"My custom networking layer works fine"	Custom layers miss cellular/proxy edge cases. Standard APIs handle them automatically.

Critical Patterns

Networking (networking):

URLSession with structured concurrency
Socket migration to Network.framework
Deprecated API replacement

Network Framework Reference (network-framework-ref):

NWConnection for iOS 12-25
NetworkConnection for iOS 26+
Connection lifecycle management

Networking Diagnostics (networking-diag):

Connection timeout diagnosis
TLS debugging
Network stack inspection

Example Invocations

User: "My API request is failing with a timeout" → Invoke: /skill axiom-networking-diag

User: "How do I use URLSession with async/await?" → Invoke: /skill axiom-networking

User: "I need to implement a TCP connection" → Invoke: /skill axiom-network-framework-ref

User: "Should I use NWConnection or NetworkConnection?" → Invoke: /skill axiom-network-framework-ref

User: "My app was rejected for using HTTP connections" → Invoke: /skill axiom-networking-diag (ATS compliance)

User: "App Store says I'm using UIWebView" → Invoke: networking-auditor agent (deprecated API scan)

User: "Check my networking code for deprecated APIs" → Invoke: networking-auditor agent

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