Is the Building Apple Platform Products skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from kylehughes/apple-platform-build-tools-claude-code-plugin. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Building Apple Platform Products SkillProof Score?

9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Building Apple Platform Products?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Building Apple Platform Products with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Building Apple Platform Products

Reference-table driven xcodebuild/swift/xcrun command coverage for build, test, sign, and deploy.

by kylehughes · kylehughes/apple-platform-build-tools-claude-code-plugin

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.2/10
Tested: Jul 14, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 819d412

Asked for a real test-then-screenshot task: baseline guessed a hardcoded 'iPhone 15' destination, the skill instead forced `xcodebuild -list` + `simctl list devices available` first, sidestepping exactly the stale-simulator-name failure it calls out as pitfall #5.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Building Apple Platform Products does

Wraps xcodebuild, swift build/test, xcrun simctl and devicectl into lookup tables covering project discovery, simulator lifecycle, device deployment, code signing, profiling, and distribution. Triggers on any xcodebuild/swift/xcrun invocation or Apple build/test/archive/deploy request, and routes to 14 topic-specific reference files for deep detail.

How to install Building Apple Platform Products

git clone https://github.com/kylehughes/apple-platform-build-tools-claude-code-plugin
cd apple-platform-build-tools-claude-code-plugin
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/building-apple-platform-products ~/.claude/skills/building-apple-platform-products

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Building Apple Platform Products

/building-apple-platform-products Reference-table driven xcodebuild/swift/xcrun command coverage for build, test, sign, and deploy.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Run the unit tests for my iOS app on an iPhone simulator.
Archive and export my Xcode project for App Store distribution.
How do I install my app on a physical iPhone using devicectl?

Frequently asked questions

Is the Building Apple Platform Products skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from kylehughes/apple-platform-build-tools-claude-code-plugin. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Building Apple Platform Products work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Asked for a real test-then-screenshot task: baseline guessed a hardcoded 'iPhone 15' destination, the skill instead forced `xcodebuild -list` + `simctl list devices available` first, sidestepping exactly the stale-simulator-name failure it calls out as pitfall #5.
What is the Building Apple Platform Products SkillProof Score?: 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Building Apple Platform Products?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Building Apple Platform Products with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.