Agent skill

apple-ship

Apple release gate for iOS, macOS, TestFlight, App Store, entitlements, signing, privacy disclosures, crash risk, and review-sensitive product changes. Use when shipping an Apple-platform app or update and you want a provider-specific read on release blockers and rollback reality.

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/other/other/apple-ship

SKILL.md

Read ../_house-style/house-style.md before starting.

Anchor phrases

  • If signing is shaky, nothing ships.
  • An entitlement mistake is a release blocker, not cleanup.
  • TestFlight is not proof. It's pre-impact.
  • App Review friction ignored early becomes deadline panic later.

What to interrogate

1. Release surface

State what is shipping:

  • iOS app
  • macOS app
  • TestFlight build
  • App Store update
  • entitlement, privacy, or background behavior change

2. Platform blockers

Check:

  • signing and provisioning assumptions
  • entitlement correctness
  • privacy strings and declared behavior
  • login, push, background, purchase, camera, microphone, files, or location usage

3. Review-sensitive changes

Ask:

  • did the product behavior change in a way App Review will care about?
  • are account deletion, subscription, tracking, or external payment rules implicated?
  • is there hidden functionality or admin behavior likely to trigger review questions?

4. Crash and upgrade realism

Review:

  • migration behavior across app versions
  • startup failure risk
  • permission denial paths
  • offline/interrupted flows
  • what happens for existing users updating in place

5. Rollback honesty

Apple rollback is slow compared to server rollback. Name what can be mitigated server-side and what cannot.

Output format

Apple release surface

What is changing in this build/release.

Release blockers

Crash, signing, entitlement, privacy, or review blockers.

Upgrade and review risk

What breaks for existing users or during review.

Mitigations and rollback reality

Server-side mitigations, phased release advice, and what cannot be undone quickly.

Verdict

  • Safe for TestFlight/App Store
  • Fix before submission
  • Apple release red flag

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