Apple dev research

Skill Xopoko/build-swift-apps/skills/apple-dev-research

Search Apple Dev Search for Swift, SwiftUI, Xcode, iOS, macOS, and Apple-platform community articles, tutorials, blogs, and write-ups.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add Xopoko/build-swift-apps --skill apple-dev-research

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runs commandsInstructs the agent to run 5 commands, including `python3 "$PLUGIN_ROOT/skills/apple-dev-research/scripts/appledevsearch.py" --query 'build speed' --limit 5` and 4 more.

SKILL.md

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Apple Developer Research

Bundled commands use $PLUGIN_ROOT ($env:PLUGIN_ROOT in PowerShell; same path suffix) for the plugin root. Set it once: use the host's plugin-root variable when defined (Claude Code: PLUGIN_ROOT="$CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT"), otherwise the absolute path of this plugin's root directory.

Use Apple Dev Search for Apple-platform community content when the user wants articles, tutorials, or reading material rather than official docs or generic web results. Do not hard-code service counts; query --counts when counts matter.

Workflow

Start with one focused query using the user's wording.
Hard cap ordinary requests at 3 commands total: initial search plus 2 retries. Stop once 3 useful candidates are found.
If broad/noisy, retry with --title-only and tighter terms.
Use syntax when helpful: quotes, |, -, *, ~1, parentheses.
For fresh reading lists, inspect --recent.
Verify selected article URLs with Crawl4AI only when snippets are insufficient or candidates are close. Avoid generic web search/Tavily/Firecrawl unless Crawl4AI fails.
Return 3-8 links with title, blog, date, URL, and one-line relevance.

Commands

python3 "$PLUGIN_ROOT/skills/apple-dev-research/scripts/appledevsearch.py" --query 'build speed' --limit 5
python3 "$PLUGIN_ROOT/skills/apple-dev-research/scripts/appledevsearch.py" --query '"incremental builds" | "compile time"' --title-only --limit 5
python3 "$PLUGIN_ROOT/skills/apple-dev-research/scripts/appledevsearch.py" --query 'swift testing -uikit' --limit 5
python3 "$PLUGIN_ROOT/skills/apple-dev-research/scripts/appledevsearch.py" --recent --limit 8
python3 "$PLUGIN_ROOT/skills/apple-dev-research/scripts/appledevsearch.py" --counts

Use full text for errors/API/framework names; title-only for broad topics. Keep user terminology in at least one query before expanding synonyms.

Reusable search URL:

https://appledevsearch.com/#q=<urlencoded query>&titleOnly=true|false

Mention exact queries used, separate title-only vs full-text results, prefer direct article links, and say when results are weak or empty.

What ships with it: 2 files

7.6 KB alongside SKILL.md, 1 of them executable

agents/

openai.yaml217 B

scripts/

appledevsearch.pyruns7.4 KB

Gives 0 of the 12 instructions most research analysis skills give in 507 tokens

Counted across 1,213 of the 2,113 authors here whose files we hold, read 2026-09-06

Cite sources for every important claimin 47 of 1213, across 38 files
Separate facts from inferences and recommendationsin 21 of 1213, across 12 files
Write findings to a markdown filein 19 of 1213
Label every insight with a confidence levelin 18 of 1213, across 8 files
Read product marketing context before asking questionsin 18 of 1213, across 8 files
Rank themes by frequency and intensityin 16 of 1213, across 6 files
Establish research mode before proceedingin 16 of 1213, across 6 files
Segment survey responses by customer tier or tenurein 16 of 1213, across 6 files
Categorize support tickets before analyzingin 16 of 1213, across 6 files
Weight research sources from the last twelve monthsin 16 of 1213, across 6 files
Use at least five data points per segmentin 15 of 1213, across 5 files
Extract verbatim quotes for all research findingsin 15 of 1213, across 5 files

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Use Apple Dev Search for community articles and tutorials
Start with one focused query using user wording
Retry with title-only for broad or noisy results
Use search syntax for complex queries
Inspect recent articles for fresh reading lists
Verify URLs with Crawl4AI only when necessary

Grouped from the skills themselves: near-identical wordings counted once, and counted by distinct author, so one author publishing three of these counts once. Length counted with cl100k_base; the agent that loads this file may tokenize it differently.