Apple Hig
- 2k installs
- 82k repo stars
- Updated July 28, 2026
- nexu-io/open-design
apple-hig provides Apple Human Interface Guidelines skills for native platform design.
About
The apple-hig skill from Open Design advertises Apple Human Interface Guidelines as fourteen agent skills covering platforms, foundations, components, patterns, inputs, and technologies for iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Triggers include apple hig, human interface, ios design, macos design, and visionos design phrases. Upstream source is raintree-technology apple-hig-skills in the design-systems category. Catalogue entry enables agent discovery during planning; full upstream assets require installing the bundle into the active agent skills directory. Agents invoke by name apple-hig or trigger phrases after upstream install. Use when designing native Apple platform interfaces, reviewing HIG compliance, or planning cross-platform Apple UX patterns before implementation. Fourteen upstream skills covering Apple HIG platforms and components. Platforms: iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Triggers: apple hig, human interface, ios design, macos design. Upstream: raintree-technology apple-hig-skills bundle.
- Fourteen upstream skills covering Apple HIG platforms and components.
- Platforms: iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
- Triggers: apple hig, human interface, ios design, macos design.
- Upstream: raintree-technology apple-hig-skills bundle.
- Open Design catalogue entry for planning-time discovery.
Apple Hig by the numbers
- 1,976 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- +160 installs in the week ending Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
- Ranked #135 of 1,896 Design & UI/UX skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
- Data as of Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
apple-hig capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- platform hig coverage · component patterns · input and technology guidance
- Use cases
- ui design · frontend
- Platforms
- macOS
What apple-hig says it does
Apple Human Interface Guidelines as 14 agent skills covering platforms, foundations, components, patterns, inputs, and technologies
for iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill apple-higAdd your badge
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| Installs | 2k |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 82k |
| Security audit | 3 / 3 scanners passed |
| Last updated | July 28, 2026 |
| Repository | nexu-io/open-design ↗ |
How should this interface follow Apple HIG across our target platforms?
Apply Apple Human Interface Guidelines across iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS via fourteen upstream agent skills.
Who is it for?
Teams designing iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, or tvOS experiences.
Skip if: Web-only design systems without Apple native targets.
When should I use this skill?
User mentions Apple HIG, iOS design patterns, or visionOS interface guidelines.
What you get
HIG-grounded design guidance from upstream apple-hig-skills after install.
By the numbers
- Includes 14 agent skills covering Apple HIG topics
- Covers 5 Apple platforms: iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, tvOS
Files
apple-hig
Curated from raintree-technology.
What it does
Apple Human Interface Guidelines as 14 agent skills covering platforms, foundations, components, patterns, inputs, and technologies for iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/raintree-technology/apple-hig-skills
- Category:
design-systems
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in Open Design so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/raintree-technology/apple-hig-skillsThen ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (apple-hig) or with one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
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How many upstream HIG skills are included?
Fourteen agent skills covering platforms, foundations, components, and patterns.
Is the full HIG bundle in the catalogue entry?
No. Install the upstream raintree-technology apple-hig-skills bundle locally.
Which platforms are covered?
iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
Is Apple Hig safe to install?
skills.sh reports 3 of 3 security scanners passed. Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.