# app-intents

Writes and reviews Swift App Intents code that exposes your app's actions and data to Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and Apple Intelligence.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 509 installs · ★ 38
- Author: Anton Novoselov
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/n0an/App-Intents-Agent-Skill/tree/HEAD/app-intents/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/anton-novoselov-app-intents

## What it does

The skill kicks in when you add `AppIntent`, `AppEntity`, `OpenIntent`, `AppShortcutsProvider`, `EntityQuery`, `@AssistantEntity` and `@AssistantIntent` schemas, Focus Filters, widgets or Control Center controls. It also covers wiring SwiftData and networked data into intents.

Inside is a set of reference files under `references/`, and the agent loads only the ones it needs. Task-based routing maps a goal to a read order: first App Intent, parameters picked in Shortcuts, searchable data from Siri and Spotlight, summary views, Visual Intelligence, testing. Separate files handle parameters, entities, dependencies, long-running execution, on-screen awareness and anti-patterns. Testing is covered by the `AppIntentsTesting` framework.

The catch: this is Swift and Apple platforms only, so it does nothing for a project in another language. Some guidance is version-bound — `LongRunningIntent` and `performBackgroundTask` are marked iOS 27+, while `ForegroundContinuableIntent` covers iOS 17–18. If your deployment target is lower, check API availability before letting the agent paste a call.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add n0an/App-Intents-Agent-Skill --skill app-intents -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/app-intents/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/app-intents/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add n0an/App-Intents-Agent-Skill --skill app-intents -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/app-intents/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add n0an/App-Intents-Agent-Skill --skill app-intents -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/app-intents/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install n0an/App-Intents-Agent-Skill app-intents
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/app-intents/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add n0an/App-Intents-Agent-Skill --skill app-intents -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/n0an/App-Intents-Agent-Skill --path app-intents
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/app-intents/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add n0an/App-Intents-Agent-Skill --skill app-intents -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/n0an/App-Intents-Agent-Skill/tree/HEAD/app-intents/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write a first AppIntent with a correct `perform()` and return type
- register an intent in `AppShortcutsProvider` so it shows up in Shortcuts and Siri
- make app data searchable in Spotlight with `IndexedEntity`
- handle a long upload or sync via `LongRunningIntent` and clean cancellation via `CancellableIntent`
- catch common intent mistakes from the anti-patterns list

## Example prompts
- Add an AppIntent that opens the latest order and register it in AppShortcutsProvider
- Make my notes searchable from Spotlight — I need IndexedEntity and IndexedEntityQuery
- Review my intent against the anti-patterns and tell me what to fix

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: app-intents
description: Writes and reviews Swift App Intents code that exposes app actions and data to Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, widgets, Control Center, and Apple Intelligence. Use when adding AppIntent, AppEntity, OpenIntent, AppShortcutsProvider, EntityQuery, Focus Filters, AssistantEntity/AssistantIntent schemas, on-screen awareness, LongRunningIntent/CancellableIntent, EntityCollection, SyncableEntity, AppIntentsTesting, or when wiring SwiftData/networked data into intents.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Anton Novoselov
  version: "1.3.0"
---

Write and review Swift code that exposes app functionality through the App Intents framework, ensuring correct protocol conformance, safe data flow, and idiomatic discoverability wiring.

Review process:

1. Check intent fundamentals (protocol, `perform()`, return types, dialog) using `references/fundamentals.md`.
1. Validate parameters and parameter options using `references/parameters.md`.
1. Validate entity types, display representations, and queries using `references/entities.md`.
1. Check the `AppShortcutsProvider` registration and discoverability UI using `references/shortcuts-and-siri.md`.
1. Validate `OpenIntent` navigation and snippet view return types using `references/open-and-snippet-intents.md`.
1. Check dependency injection and the data-controller pattern using `references/dependencies.md`.
1. Validate Spotlight indexing via `IndexedEntity`, `IndexedEntityQuery`, and attribute sets using `references/spotlight.md`.
1. Check `@AssistantEntity` / `@AssistantIntent` schema adoption using `references/assistant-schemas.md`.
1. Validate the Siri / Apple Intelligence integration (finding content, custom responses, donations, confirmation, ownership) using `references/siri-intelligence.md`.
1. Check on-screen awareness and content transfer (view annotations, `IntentValueRepresentation`, system-integration annotations) using `references/onscreen-awareness.md`.
1. For intents that run past 30 seconds, handle cancellation, or target a specific process, use `references/long-running-and-execution.md`.
1. If writing or reviewing tests for intents, use `references/testing-intents.md` (covers the new `AppIntentsTesting` framework).
1. Catch common mistakes using `references/anti-patterns.md`.

If doing partial work, load only the relevant reference files.


## Task-based routing

Match the user's goal to the read order. Load only what you need.

### "Create my first App Intent"
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