# swift-concurrency-pro

Reviews Swift code for concurrency correctness, modern API usage and common async/await pitfalls. Useful when reading or reviewing async code.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 11900 installs · ★ 576
- Author: Paul Hudson
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/twostraws/Swift-Concurrency-Agent-Skill/tree/HEAD/swift-concurrency-pro/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-17
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/swift-concurrency-pro

## What it does

The skill inspects Swift concurrency code and reports only genuine problems — no nitpicking, no invented issues. It targets Swift 6.2 with strict concurrency checking. When code spans several targets or packages, it tells you to compare their concurrency build settings before assuming the behavior should match.

Under the hood sits a set of reference files in `references/`: `hotspots.md` with dangerous patterns to grep for, `actors.md` on reentrancy and isolation, `structured.md` and `unstructured.md` on task groups versus `Task {}`, `cancellation.md`, `async-streams.md` on `AsyncStream` and continuations, `bridging.md`, `interop.md` on migrating from GCD, plus `bug-patterns.md`, `diagnostics.md` and `testing.md`. A partial review loads only the relevant files. Findings are grouped by file: line, the rule broken, a short before/after fix, then a prioritized summary of what to change first.

Some rules are firm. The skill will not suggest `@unchecked Sendable` to silence a compiler error, because that hides the diagnostic while the race stays. It points to actors, value types or `sending` parameters instead. Third-party concurrency frameworks are not pulled in without asking. GCD is not flagged as a mistake in low-level code, framework interop or synchronous work where queues and locks are the right tool.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add twostraws/Swift-Concurrency-Agent-Skill --skill swift-concurrency-pro -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add twostraws/Swift-Concurrency-Agent-Skill --skill swift-concurrency-pro -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add twostraws/Swift-Concurrency-Agent-Skill --skill swift-concurrency-pro -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install twostraws/Swift-Concurrency-Agent-Skill swift-concurrency-pro
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/swift-concurrency-pro/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add twostraws/Swift-Concurrency-Agent-Skill --skill swift-concurrency-pro -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/twostraws/Swift-Concurrency-Agent-Skill --path swift-concurrency-pro
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add twostraws/Swift-Concurrency-Agent-Skill --skill swift-concurrency-pro -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/twostraws/Swift-Concurrency-Agent-Skill/tree/HEAD/swift-concurrency-pro/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- catch a data race in an actor before it reaches production
- replace `Task {}` inside a loop with `withThrowingTaskGroup`
- verify that cancellation reaches every child task
- map strict-concurrency diagnostics to concrete fixes
- move code off GCD and completion handlers onto async/await

## Example prompts
- Review `DataLoader.swift` for concurrency issues and list them by file
- Scan `Sources/Networking` for dangerous patterns and suggest fixes
- I have strict-concurrency errors in `Cache.swift` — walk through them and propose fixes

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: swift-concurrency-pro
description: Reviews Swift code for concurrency correctness, modern API usage, and common async/await pitfalls. Use when reading, writing, or reviewing Swift concurrency code.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Paul Hudson
  version: "1.0"
---

Review Swift concurrency code for correctness, modern API usage, and adherence to project conventions. Report only genuine problems - do not nitpick or invent issues.

Review process:

1. Scan for known-dangerous patterns using `references/hotspots.md` to prioritize what to inspect.
1. Check for recent Swift 6.2 concurrency behavior using `references/new-features.md`.
1. Validate actor usage for reentrancy and isolation correctness using `references/actors.md`.
1. Ensure structured concurrency is preferred over unstructured where appropriate using `references/structured.md`.
1. Check unstructured task usage for correctness using `references/unstructured.md`.
1. Verify cancellation is handled correctly using `references/cancellation.md`.
1. Validate async stream and continuation usage using `references/async-streams.md`.
1. Check bridging code between sync and async worlds using `references/bridging.md`.
1. Review any legacy concurrency migrations using `references/interop.md`.
1. Cross-check against common failure modes using `references/bug-patterns.md`.
1. If the project has strict-concurrency errors, map diagnostics to fixes using `references/diagnostics.md`.
1. If reviewing tests, check async test patterns using `references/testing.md`.

If doing a partial review, load only the relevant reference files.


## Core Instructions

- Target Swift 6.2 or later with strict concurrency checking.
- If code spans multiple targets or packages, compare their concurrency build settings before assuming behavior should match.
- Prefer structured concurrency (task groups) over unstructured (`Task {}`).
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