Skills
Axiom provides 17 production-ready skills for xOS (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS) development.
Status: All skills TDD-tested using RED-GREEN-REFACTOR methodology
Skill Categories
UI & Design
Build beautiful, performant interfaces with expert guidance on the latest Apple design systems and testing practices.
- Liquid Glass – Apple's new material design system (iOS 26+)
- SwiftUI Performance – Master the new SwiftUI Instrument in Instruments 26
- SwiftUI Debugging – View updates, preview crashes, and layout issues with decision trees
- UI Testing – Recording UI Automation (Xcode 26) and condition-based waiting
Debugging & Troubleshooting
Systematic debugging strategies to solve issues faster and prevent common problems before they happen.
- Xcode Debugging – Environment-first diagnostics for mysterious issues
- Memory Debugging – Systematic leak diagnosis with proven patterns
- Build Troubleshooting – Dependency resolution for CocoaPods and SPM
- Performance Profiling – Instruments decision trees and profiling workflows for CPU, memory, battery
Concurrency & Async
Master Swift's concurrency model and catch data races at compile time with strict concurrency patterns.
- Swift Concurrency – Swift 6 strict concurrency, async/await, MainActor, Sendable
Persistence
Comprehensive database patterns for safe schema evolution and choosing the right persistence framework.
- Database Migration – Safe schema evolution for SQLite/GRDB/SwiftData
- SQLiteData – Point-Free's SQLiteData patterns and CloudKit sync
- GRDB – Raw SQL queries and ValueObservation patterns
- SwiftData – iOS 26+ features, @Model definitions, and @Query patterns
Skill Development Methodology
Skills in Axiom are developed using rigorous quality standards:
TDD-Tested Skills
Battle-tested against real-world scenarios and pressure conditions:
xcode-debugging– Handles mysterious build failures, zombie processes, and simulator hangsswift-concurrency– Prevents data races and actor isolation errors in Swift 6database-migration– Prevents data loss during schema changes with 100k+ usersswiftdata– Handles CloudKit corruption, many-to-many relationships, and unfollow patternsmemory-debugging– Finds PhotoKit leaks and diagnoses non-reproducible memory issuesui-testing– Handles flaky tests, network conditions, and App Store review blockersbuild-troubleshooting– Resolves dependency conflicts under production crisis pressureliquid-glass– Navigates design review pressure and variant decision conflictsswiftui-performance– Diagnoses performance issues under App Store deadline pressureswiftui-debugging– Solves intermittent view updates and preview crashesperformance-profiling– Identifies CPU bottlenecks, memory growth, and N+1 queriessqlitedata– Handles StructuredQueries migration crashes and data-loss scenariosgrdb– Optimizes complex join queries and ValueObservation performance
Reference Skills
All reference skills are reviewed against 4 quality criteria:
- Accuracy – Every claim cited to official sources, code tested
- Completeness – 80%+ coverage, edge cases documented, troubleshooting sections
- Clarity – Examples first, scannable structure, jargon defined
- Practical Value – Copy-paste ready, expert checklists, real-world impact
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Contributing
This is a preview release. Feedback welcome!
- Issues: Report bugs or request features
- Discussions: Share usage patterns and ask questions