Axiom Apple Docs
Use when you need Apple's own documentation or a Swift compiler diagnostic explained rather than recalled.
- Skill ID
- charleswiltgen/axiom/axiom-apple-docs
- Publisher
- charleswiltgen
- Repository
- axiom
- Installs
- 0
- Files
- 2
- License
- MIT
- Synced
- Sep 23, 2026
Open any RiverX project, open the Skills panel in the chat, and search for this identifier. The files are fetched from the source repository at install time.
charleswiltgen/axiom/axiom-apple-docsInstalls these files- SKILL.md
- skills/apple-docs-research.md
What this skill tells the agent
Apple Documentation Router
Apple bundles for-LLM markdown documentation inside Xcode. These are authoritative, up-to-date guides and diagnostics written by Apple engineers. Read them directly with Claude Code's native `Read` tool — no MCP server or special tool required.
When to Use
- You need the exact API signature or behavior from Apple
- An Axiom skill references an Apple framework and you want the official source
- A Swift compiler diagnostic needs explanation
- The user asks about a specific Apple framework feature
Priority: Axiom skills provide opinionated guidance (decision trees, anti-patterns, pressure scenarios). Apple docs provide authoritative API details. Use both together.
How to Read These Docs
The session-start hook resolves Xcode's location and echoes the literal base directories into session context (look for "Apple for-LLM Documentation: Xcode detected at <path>"). Use the `Read` tool with <that base>/<filename>.
Default Xcode location (/Applications/Xcode.app) base directories:
| Content | Base directory |
|---|---|
| AdditionalDocumentation guides | /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/PlugIns/IDEIntelligenceChat.framework/Versions/A/Resources/AdditionalDocumentation/ |
| Swift compiler diagnostics | /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/share/doc/swift/diagnostics/ |
Example invocation Claude should produce:
Read /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/PlugIns/IDEIntelligenceChat.framework/Versions/A/Resources/AdditionalDocumentation/SwiftUI-Implementing-Liquid-Glass-Design.mdXcode-beta users: the session-start hook respects AXIOM_XCODE_PATH and reports the resolved path in session context — use that path, not the default above.
Guide Files (AdditionalDocumentation)
20 files. Read with the path pattern {guides base}/{filename}.
UI & Design
| Topic | Filename |
|---|---|
| Liquid Glass in SwiftUI | SwiftUI-Implementing-Liquid-Glass-Design.md |
| Liquid Glass in UIKit | UIKit-Implementing-Liquid-Glass-Design.md |
| Liquid Glass in AppKit | AppKit-Implementing-Liquid-Glass-Design.md |
| Liquid Glass in WidgetKit | WidgetKit-Implementing-Liquid-Glass-Design.md |
| SwiftUI new toolbar features | SwiftUI-New-Toolbar-Features.md |
| SwiftUI styled text editing | SwiftUI-Styled-Text-Editing.md |
| SwiftUI WebKit integration | SwiftUI-WebKit-Integration.md |
| SwiftUI AlarmKit integration | SwiftUI-AlarmKit-Integration.md |
| Swift Charts 3D visualization | Swift-Charts-3D-Visualization.md |
| Foundation AttributedString updates | Foundation-AttributedString-Updates.md |
Data & Persistence
| Topic | Filename |
|---|---|
| SwiftData class inheritance | SwiftData-Class-Inheritance.md |
Concurrency & Performance
| Topic | Filename |
|---|---|
| Swift concurrency updates | Swift-Concurrency-Updates.md |
| InlineArray and Span | Swift-InlineArray-Span.md |
Apple Intelligence
| Topic | Filename |
|---|---|
| Foundation Models (on-device LLM) | FoundationModels-Using-on-device-LLM-in-your-app.md |
System Integration
| Topic | Filename |
|---|---|
| App Intents updates | AppIntents-Updates.md |
| StoreKit updates | StoreKit-Updates.md |
| MapKit GeoToolbox PlaceDescriptors | MapKit-GeoToolbox-PlaceDescriptors.md |
| Widgets for visionOS | Widgets-for-visionOS.md |
Accessibility
| Topic | Filename |
|---|---|
| Assistive Access in iOS | Implementing-Assistive-Access-in-iOS.md |
Computer Vision
| Topic | Filename |
|---|---|
| Visual Intelligence in iOS | Implementing-Visual-Intelligence-in-iOS.md |
Swift Compiler Diagnostics
46 files in the diagnostics directory. Read with the path pattern {diagnostics base}/{filename}.
Concurrency Diagnostics
| Diagnostic | Filename |
|---|---|
| Actor-isolated call from nonisolated context | actor-isolated-call.md |
| Conformance isolation | conformance-isolation.md |
| Isolated conformances | isolated-conformances.md |
| Nonisolated nonsending by default | nonisolated-nonsending-by-default.md |
| Sendable closure captures | sendable-closure-captures.md |
| Sendable metatypes | sendable-metatypes.md |
| Explicit Sendable annotations | explicit-sendable-annotations.md |
| Sending closure risks data race | sending-closure-risks-data-race.md |
| Sending risks data race | sending-risks-data-race.md |
| Mutable global variable | mutable-global-variable.md |
| Preconcurrency import | preconcurrency-import.md |
| Dynamic exclusivity | dynamic-exclusivity.md |
| Exclusivity violation | exclusivity-violation.md |
Type System Diagnostics
| Diagnostic | Filename |
|---|---|
| Existential any | existential-any.md |
| Existential member access limitations | existential-member-access-limitations.md |
| Nominal types | nominal-types.md |
| Multiple inheritance | multiple-inheritance.md |
| Protocol type non-conformance | protocol-type-non-conformance.md |
| Opaque type inference | opaque-type-inference.md |
| Foreign reference type | foreign-reference-type.md |
Build & Migration Diagnostics
| Diagnostic | Filename |
|---|---|
| Deprecated declaration | deprecated-declaration.md |
| Error in future Swift version | error-in-future-swift-version.md |
| Strict language features | strict-language-features.md |
| Strict memory safety | strict-memory-safety.md |
| Implementation only deprecated | implementation-only-deprecated.md |
| Member import visibility | member-import-visibility.md |
| Missing module on known paths | missing-module-on-known-paths.md |
| Module not testable | module-not-testable.md |
| Module version missing | module-version-missing.md |
| Clang declaration import | clang-declaration-import.md |
| Availability unrecognized name | availability-unrecognized-name.md |
| Always-available domain | always-available-domain.md |
| Upcoming language features | upcoming-language-features.md |
| Unknown warning group | unknown-warning-group.md |
| Compilation caching | compilation-caching.md |
| Embedded restrictions | embedded-restrictions.md |
Swift Language Diagnostics
| Diagnostic | Filename |
|---|---|
| Dynamic callable requirements | dynamic-callable-requirements.md |
| Property wrapper requirements | property-wrapper-requirements.md |
| Result builder methods | result-builder-methods.md |
| String interpolation conformance | string-interpolation-conformance.md |
| Trailing closure matching | trailing-closure-matching.md |
| Temporary pointers | temporary-pointers.md |
| Semantic copies | semantic-copies.md |
| Performance hints | performance-hints.md |
Index
| Diagnostic | Filename |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic groups (taxonomy) | diagnostic-groups.md |
| All diagnostics index | diagnostics.md |
If a diagnostic you need isn't listed above, list the diagnostics directory first:
ls $AXIOM_XCODE_PATH/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/share/doc/swift/diagnostics/Filenames follow the diagnostic's short name (lowercase, hyphenated).
Routing Decision Tree
User question about Apple API/framework?
├── Specific compiler error/warning → Read {diagnostics base}/<diagnostic-name>.md
├── Liquid Glass implementation → Read {guides base}/<Framework>-Implementing-Liquid-Glass-Design.md
├── Swift concurrency patterns → Read {guides base}/Swift-Concurrency-Updates.md
├── Foundation Models / on-device AI → Read {guides base}/FoundationModels-Using-on-device-LLM-in-your-app.md
├── SwiftData features → Read {guides base}/SwiftData-Class-Inheritance.md
├── StoreKit / IAP → Read {guides base}/StoreKit-Updates.md
├── App Intents / Siri → Read {guides base}/AppIntents-Updates.md
├── Charts / visualization → Read {guides base}/Swift-Charts-3D-Visualization.mdMore from charleswiltgen
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