# hig-components-content

Provides Apple Human Interface Guidelines for content components like charts and collections. It helps choose standard controls across Apple platforms.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 641 installs · ★ 148
- Author: raintree-technology
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/raintree-technology/hig-doctor/tree/HEAD/skills/hig-components-content/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hig-components-content

## What it does

This skill applies Apple Human Interface Guidelines to UI content decisions. It covers when to deploy `Swift Charts`, `UICollectionView`, `WKWebView`, `SFSafariViewController`, or tvOS lockup cards. Before prompting for project details, it checks `.claude/apple-design-context.md` to avoid redundant questions.

Outputs follow a structured format with component recommendations, setup properties, and accessibility rules such as audio graphs and VoiceOver labels. It distinguishes platform behavior directly, contrasting compact touch cells on iOS with parallax cards on tvOS and depth effects on visionOS.

The skill prioritizes built-in system components over custom UI views. Because standard Apple components handle platform adaptations natively, writing custom rendering views requires clear justification.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add raintree-technology/hig-doctor --skill hig-components-content -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add raintree-technology/hig-doctor --skill hig-components-content -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add raintree-technology/hig-doctor --skill hig-components-content -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install raintree-technology/hig-doctor hig-components-content
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/hig-components-content/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add raintree-technology/hig-doctor --skill hig-components-content -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/raintree-technology/hig-doctor --path skills/hig-components-content
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add raintree-technology/hig-doctor --skill hig-components-content -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/raintree-technology/hig-doctor/tree/HEAD/skills/hig-components-content/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- choose appropriate Apple components for charts and quantitative data
- configure accessibility requirements like audio graphs and VoiceOver labels
- decide between WKWebView and SFSafariViewController for web content
- adapt collection views and cards for tvOS or visionOS conventions

## Example prompts
- Which Apple HIG component should I use to display a grid of products?
- Should I use WKWebView or SFSafariViewController for external terms of service?
- How do I configure accessibility for Swift Charts under Apple guidelines?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: hig-components-content
version: 1.0.0
description: >-
  Apple Human Interface Guidelines for content display components. Use this skill when the user asks about
  "charts component", "collection view", "image view", "web view", "color well", "image well",
  "activity view", "lockup", "data visualization", "content display", displaying images, rendering
  web content, color pickers, or presenting collections of items in Apple apps.
  Also use when the user says "how should I display charts", "what's the best way to show images",
  "should I use a web view", "how do I build a grid of items", "what component shows media",
  or "how do I present a share sheet".
  Cross-references: hig-foundations for color/typography/accessibility, hig-patterns for data
  visualization patterns, hig-components-layout for structural containers, hig-platforms for
  platform-specific component behavior.
---

# Apple HIG: Content Components

Check for `.claude/apple-design-context.md` before asking questions. Use existing context and only ask for information not already covered.

## Key Principles

1. **Adapt to different sizes and contexts.** Content components must work across screen sizes, orientations, and multitasking configurations. Use Auto Layout and size classes.

2. **Make content accessible.** Charts need audio graph support. Images need alt text. Collections need proper VoiceOver navigation order. All content components need labels and descriptions.

3. **Maintain visual hierarchy.** Use spacing, sizing, and grouping to establish clear information hierarchy. Primary content should be visually prominent.

4. **Use system components first.** Evaluate UICollectionView, SwiftUI Charts, WKWebView before building custom. System components come with built-in accessibility and platform adaptation.

5. **Respect platform conventions.** A collection on tvOS uses large lockups with parallax. The same collection on iOS uses compact cells with touch targets. On visionOS, content gains depth and hover effects.

6. **Handle empty states.** Show a meaningful empty state with guidance on how to populate it, not a blank screen.

7. **Optimize for performance.** Use lazy loading, cell reuse, pagination, and prefetching for large datasets.

## Reference Index

| Reference | Topic | Key content |
|---|---|---|
| [charts.md](references/charts.md) | Charts | Swift Charts, bar/line/area/point marks, chart accessibility, audio graphs |
| [collections.md](references/collections.md) | Collections | Grid/list layouts, compositional layout, selection, reordering, diffable data sources |
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