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App Creator

robertguss/app-creator

Orchestrate iOS/macOS app scaffolding and optional skill adoption for existing projects. Use when users want a guided wizard that can scaffold with XcodeGen and optionally install xcode-makefiles and simple-tasks.

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the whole folder, loaded on every use
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how many repositories repackaged it
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on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository 
npx skills add https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill app-creator

What comes with it

51 765 bytes besides the instruction
references/placeholders.md
references/workflow.md
scripts/doctor.sh
scripts/init.sh
scripts/install_agents.sh
scripts/install_toolkit.sh
scripts/move_to_trash.sh
scripts/render_template.py
scripts/scaffold_app.sh
scripts/stabilize_project.sh
templates/xcodegen/ios-swiftui/Resources/Assets.xcassets/AccentColor.colorset/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/ios-swiftui/Resources/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/ios-swiftui/Resources/Assets.xcassets/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/ios-swiftui/Sources/App.swift
templates/xcodegen/ios-swiftui/Sources/ContentView.swift
templates/xcodegen/ios-swiftui/Sources/Info.plist
templates/xcodegen/ios-swiftui/Tests/AppTests.swift
templates/xcodegen/ios-swiftui/Tests/Info.plist
templates/xcodegen/ios-swiftui/project.yml
templates/xcodegen/ios-uikit/Resources/Assets.xcassets/AccentColor.colorset/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/ios-uikit/Resources/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/ios-uikit/Resources/Assets.xcassets/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/ios-uikit/Sources/AppDelegate.swift
templates/xcodegen/ios-uikit/Sources/Info.plist
templates/xcodegen/ios-uikit/Sources/SceneDelegate.swift
templates/xcodegen/ios-uikit/Sources/ViewController.swift
templates/xcodegen/ios-uikit/Tests/AppTests.swift
templates/xcodegen/ios-uikit/Tests/Info.plist
templates/xcodegen/ios-uikit/project.yml
templates/xcodegen/macos-appkit/Resources/Assets.xcassets/AccentColor.colorset/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/macos-appkit/Resources/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/macos-appkit/Resources/Assets.xcassets/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/macos-appkit/Sources/AppDelegate.swift
templates/xcodegen/macos-appkit/Sources/Info.plist
templates/xcodegen/macos-appkit/Tests/AppTests.swift
templates/xcodegen/macos-appkit/Tests/Info.plist
templates/xcodegen/macos-appkit/project.yml
templates/xcodegen/macos-swiftui/Resources/Assets.xcassets/AccentColor.colorset/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/macos-swiftui/Resources/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/Contents.json
templates/xcodegen/macos-swiftui/Resources/Assets.xcassets/Contents.json

The instruction itself

10 sections, as written by the author

App Creator

Overview

Paul Solt

[email protected]

Version: 0.9.8

app-creator is now an orchestrator skill.

Responsibilities:

  • Scaffold new projects with XcodeGen templates.
  • Adopt existing projects non-destructively.
  • Optionally install subskills:
  • xcode-makefiles
  • simple-tasks

Workflow

  • Collect inputs.
  • Run doctor checks.
  • Choose mode: new or adopt.
  • In new mode, scaffold app templates and run XcodeGen.
  • Install selected subskills (default: both).
  • Optionally initialize git and create a baseline commit.
  • Print exact next commands.

Modes

New Project

Run:

skills/app-creator/scripts/init.sh --project-mode new

Required fields in new mode:

  • App name
  • Bundle id
  • Platform (ios or macos)
  • UI framework (swiftui, uikit, appkit)
  • Output directory

Adopt Existing Project

Run:

skills/app-creator/scripts/init.sh --project-mode adopt

Behavior:

  • No scaffolding/regeneration.
  • Only installs selected subskills into the existing project.

Subskill install defaults

Wizard defaults to installing both:

  • xcode-makefiles
  • simple-tasks

You can opt out with:

  • --skip-xcode-makefiles
  • --skip-simple-tasks

Dry run

Use --dry-run to preview actions without mutating files.

Git onboarding

init.sh/scaffold_app.sh support:

  • --git-init auto|never
  • --git-commit prompt|always|never

Defaults:

  • --git-init auto
  • --git-commit prompt

Safety behavior:

  • If the target repo is already dirty before app-creator runs, auto-commit is skipped.
  • If there are no staged/unstaged changes after install/scaffold, no commit is created.

Resources

Use these files when you need details beyond the workflow:

  • references/workflow.md
  • references/placeholders.md

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take robertguss/app-creator from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.