# Apple Hig (agent skill)

> Apple Hig is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from justinwetch/HIGAgentSkills. Apple Human Interface Guidelines reference, updated for iPhone Duo and OS 27. It works with Claude Code and has 684 GitHub stars. Install it by copying the skill folder into your agent's skills directory.

Apple Human Interface Guidelines reference, updated for iPhone Duo and OS 27. Provides authoritative platform-specific design rules, component specifications, exact measurements, and interaction patterns for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. Use when designing, reviewing, auditing, or fixing any Apple platform UI, or when asked about specific HIG components, sizing, system behaviors, frameworks (HealthKit, SiriKit, ARKit, etc.), or platform conventions.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/justinwetch/HIGAgentSkills |
| Skill path | SKILL.md |
| Skill name | apple-hig |
| GitHub stars | 684 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 1 |
| Plugin marketplace | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code |
| Category | Design & frontend |
| Last commit | Oct 17, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use when designing, reviewing, auditing, or fixing any Apple platform UI, or when asked about specific HIG components, sizing, system behaviors, frameworks (HealthKit, SiriKit, ARKit, etc.
- use when the user is designing any digital interface and could benefit from established design principles, even without an explicit Apple platform context.

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/justinwetch/HIGAgentSkills.git
cp -r HIGAgentSkills ~/.claude/skills/apple-hig   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/justinwetch/HIGAgentSkills.git
cp -r HIGAgentSkills .agents/skills/apple-hig   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/justinwetch/HIGAgentSkills.git
cp -r HIGAgentSkills .cursor/skills/apple-hig   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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