# hig-project-context

Writes one shared document about your Apple project so the other HIG skills stop asking the same setup questions.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 628 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-project-context/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hig-project-context

## What it does

The skill creates and maintains `.claude/apple-design-context.md`. That file holds the product description, target platforms, minimum OS versions, UI framework, design system, accessibility targets, personas and known design challenges. Other HIG skills — `hig-foundations`, `hig-platforms`, `hig-components-*`, `hig-inputs`, `hig-technologies` — read it and tailor their advice instead of interrogating you again.

Discovery runs before any questions. The skill checks `README.md`, `Package.swift` or `.xcodeproj`, `Info.plist`, import statements in your code, `Assets.xcassets` and accessibility modifiers. It shows what it found and asks you to confirm or correct. When a context file already exists, it reads that first and only asks about what changed, leaving the rest of the sections alone.

Run it at the start of an Apple project, or when the platform list and stack shift. Without the file, every other HIG skill will pull the same details out of you one more time.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add raintree-technology/hig-doctor --skill hig-project-context -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-project-context/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pin down target platforms and minimum OS versions in one file
- stop repeating stack and design-system answers to every HIG skill
- collect project context from README, Info.plist and imports before answering by hand
- update only the changed sections when the platform list shifts
- record accessibility targets and personas for later recommendations

## Example prompts
- set up my project context
- what platforms am I targeting?
- configure HIG settings for a new watchOS target

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: hig-project-context
version: 1.0.0
description: >-
  Create or update a shared Apple design context document that other HIG skills
  use to tailor guidance. Use when the user says "set up my project context,"
  "what platforms am I targeting," "configure HIG settings," or when starting a
  new Apple platform project. Also activates when other HIG skills need project
  context but none exists yet. This skill creates .claude/apple-design-context.md
  so that hig-foundations, hig-platforms, hig-components-*, hig-inputs, and
  hig-technologies can provide targeted advice without repetitive questions.
---

# Apple HIG: Project Context

Create and maintain `.claude/apple-design-context.md` so other HIG skills can skip redundant questions.

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

## Gathering Context

Before asking questions, auto-discover context from:

1. **README.md** -- Product description, platform targets
2. **Package.swift / .xcodeproj** -- Supported platforms, minimum OS versions, dependencies
3. **Info.plist** -- App category, required capabilities, supported orientations
4. **Existing code** -- Import statements reveal frameworks (SwiftUI vs UIKit, HealthKit, etc.)
5. **Assets.xcassets** -- Color assets, icon sets, dark mode variants
6. **Accessibility audit** -- Grep for accessibility modifiers/attributes

Present findings and ask the user to confirm or correct. Then gather anything still missing:

### 1. Product Overview
- What does the app do? (one sentence)
- Category (productivity, social, health, game, utility, etc.)
- Stage (concept, development, shipped, redesign)

### 2. Target Platforms
- Which Apple platforms? (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS)
- Minimum OS versions
- Universal or platform-specific?

### 3. Technology Stack
- UI framework: SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, or mixed?
- Architecture: single-window, multi-window, document-based?
- Apple technologies in use? (HealthKit, CloudKit, ARKit, etc.)

### 4. Design System
- System defaults or custom design system?
- Brand colors, fonts, icon style?
- Dark mode and Dynamic Type support status

### 5. Accessibility Requirements
- Target level (baseline, enhanced, comprehensive)
- Specific considerations (VoiceOver, Switch Control, etc.)
- Regulatory requirements (WCAG, Section 508)

### 6. User Context
- Primary personas (1-3)
- Key use cases and environments (desk, on-the-go, glanceable, immersive)
- Known pain points or design challenges

### 7. Existing Design Assets
- Figma/Sketch files?
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