Xcode project auditor

Skill Xopoko/build-swift-apps/skills/xcode-project-auditor

Swift-focused AI agent skills for iOS and macOS: build, debug, simulator, SwiftUI, Xcode, App Store workflows. Part of Plug'n Skills.

Install

npx -y skills add Xopoko/build-swift-apps --skill xcode-project-auditor

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Audit Xcode project configuration, schemes, build settings, target dependencies, run scripts, module maps, explicit modules, and fixed build overhead with approval gates.

SKILL.md

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Xcode Project Auditor

Use for project- and target-level build inefficiencies. Recommend first and require explicit approval before changing projects, schemes, or build settings.

Review

scheme build order and target dependencies
Debug vs Release performance settings from ../../shared/build-optimization/references/build-settings-best-practices.md
run script inputs/outputs, .xcfilelist, dependency analysis, and timestamp-changing tools
DerivedData churn, custom steps, fixed no-op rebuild overhead, codesign, validation, CopySwiftLibs
parallelization opportunities, explicit module settings, module maps, DEFINES_MODULE, and self-contained headers
Planning Swift module, asset catalog compilation, and ExtractAppIntentsMetadata timing
CocoaPods presence: if Podfile or Pods.xcodeproj exists, recommend SPM migration and avoid CocoaPods-specific optimization
Xcode 16.4+ Task Backtraces for tasks that rerun unexpectedly

Required Checklist

Every audit includes a build settings checklist for Debug and Release using [x]/[ ]. Scope is build performance only; do not flag language-migration settings such as SWIFT_STRICT_CONCURRENCY or SWIFT_UPCOMING_FEATURE_*.

Apple-aligned checks: accurate target dependencies, schemes in Dependency Order, scripts with declared inputs/outputs, .xcfilelist for many files, consistent explicit module settings, and module-map readiness.

Typical Wins

Skip debug-time scripts that only matter in release, add script guards and dependency metadata, remove accidental serial bottlenecks, align settings that create extra module variants, stop formatters/linters from touching unchanged files, split huge asset catalogs into resource bundles, and use Task Backtraces to find the input that triggers invalidation.

Output

For each issue include evidence, scope, whether it affects clean/incremental/both, estimated impact, and approval requirement. If evidence points to package graph or build plugins, read and hand off to swiftpm-build-inspector.

Resources

references/project-audit-checks.md
../../shared/build-optimization/references/build-settings-best-practices.md
../../shared/build-optimization/references/recommendation-format.md
../../shared/build-optimization/references/build-optimization-sources.md

What ships with it: 1 file

8.3 KB alongside SKILL.md

references/

project-audit-checks.md8.3 KB

Gives 0 of the 12 instructions most audit compliance skills give in 489 tokens

Counted across 937 of the 1,487 authors here whose files we hold, read 2026-08-07

Fetch latest guidelines before each reviewin 43 of 937, across 3 files
Group findings by severityin 43 of 937
Check files against all fetched rulesin 42 of 937, across 2 files
Output findings in terse file:line formatin 41 of 937, across 3 files
Ask user which files to review if none specifiedin 41 of 937, across 3 files
Read specified files or prompt user for filesin 39 of 937, across 1 file
Generate the audit reportin 33 of 937, across 30 files
Assign a severity to every findingin 25 of 937
Run automated accessibility scansin 23 of 937, across 13 files
Output a markdown audit reportin 22 of 937
Map findings to WCAG criteriain 20 of 937, across 10 files
Confirm audit scopein 19 of 937, across 9 files

Said here and by no other author read

Review scheme build order and target dependencies
Review run script inputs and outputs
Review DerivedData churn and fixed rebuild overhead
Review parallelization and explicit module settings
Recommend SPM migration if CocoaPods exists
Include a build settings checklist for Debug and Release

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