# swiftui-guidance-for-macos

Runtime-level SwiftUI guidance for macOS applications in Claude Code. Helps debug state tracking, actor scheduling, and AppKit integration issues.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 13
- Author: kageroumado
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/kageroumado/swiftui-macos-skill
- Updated: 2026-10-17
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/swiftui-guidance-for-macos

## What it does

The plugin equips Claude Code with technical references on SwiftUI internals for macOS. It details the mechanics of observation tracking, including `_modify` accessors, version counters, and `Observations {}` streams, helping identify why views drop their state or trigger redundant updates.

Reference documents cover AppKit integration with `NSViewRepresentable` and `NSHostingView`, macOS scenes such as `MenuBarExtra`, and SwiftData persistence via `@ModelActor`. They also outline accessibility setup for VoiceOver and keyboard navigation.

Because the guidance targets macOS 26+ and Swift 6.2 with strict concurrency, it omits beginner syntax to focus on actor isolation boundaries and modern Swift evolution proposals.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install swiftui-guidance-for-macos@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- debug redundant view rendering and identity graph resets
- bridge AppKit components using `NSViewRepresentable` and `NSHostingView`
- handle actor isolation and background persistence with SwiftData
- configure macOS scenes, menu bar items, and keyboard navigation

## Example prompts
- /swiftui-macos diagnose why view state resets inside this NSViewRepresentable
- /swiftui-macos configure debounced background saving with SwiftData and @ModelActor
- /swiftui-macos inspect this SwiftUI view hierarchy for redundant body evaluations

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# SwiftUI macOS Skill

An agent skill for macOS SwiftUI work, centered on observation internals, actor scheduling, view identity and AppKit integration. Its reference files explain framework behavior behind common failures, including redundant updates, lost view state and incorrect actor hops.

```text
/plugin marketplace add kageroumado/swiftui-macos-skill
/plugin install swiftui-macos
```

## Highlights

- Trace common SwiftUI failures to observation, scheduling, and view-identity behavior.
- Use the same skill for writing and reviewing macOS code.
- Consult focused references for AppKit integration, persistence, performance, and accessibility.

<details>
<summary>Full feature list</summary>

| File | Coverage |
|---|---|
| `references/observation.md` | Observation tracking: state capture, `_modify` vs `set`, version counters, scope narrowing, `Observations {}` streams, computed property propagation |
| `references/concurrency.md` | Scheduling cost hierarchy, actor isolation, SE-0461/0469/0420/0471/0472, `AsyncStream` bridging, `@concurrent`, `sending` |
| `references/views.md` | View decomposition, `.task(id:)`, preference keys, custom `Layout`, animation, navigation |
| `references/data.md` | Manager pattern, `@Bindable`, SwiftData, debounced saving, `@ModelActor`, environment injection |
| `references/platform.md` | `NSViewRepresentable`, `NSHostingView`, multi-window state, `openWindow`, AppKit bridging, macOS scenes |
| `references/scenes.md` | Scene and window API catalog: `UtilityWindow`, `MenuBarExtra` styles, `Settings`, window sizing and chrome, `Commands`, file dialogs, `Table`, `PasteButton` |
| `references/performance.md` | View identity graph, `.id()` dangers, `Equatable` views, `@State` for gestures, `Canvas`, `TimelineView`, `drawingGroup()` |
| `references/api.md` | Deprecated API replacements, Swift modernisms, `@Previewable`, `@Entry`, Apple open-source Swift packages |
| `references/accessibility.md` | VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, keyboard navigation, accessibility rotors, `@AccessibilityFocusState`, drag-and-drop a11y, testing |

</details>

## Notes

- Invoke `/swiftui-macos` in Claude Code or `$swiftui-macos` in Codex.
- Manual installation: copy `skills/swiftui-macos` into the agent’s user or project skills directory.
- Contributions should explain recurring errors or framework behavior and include supporting evidence.
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