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Focused Apple text docs

Apple Text helps route Apple text questions to the right skill or guide.

It covers TextKit, UIKit and AppKit text views, attributed text, layout invalidation, editor behavior, and Writing Tools.

39 skills3 commands6 agents

Status: Apple Text is still in an early phase. Some routes, docs, or packaging paths may still be incomplete or wrong. If you hit a bug or something looks off, please open an issue. Feedback is welcome too.

Start Here

Choose the shortest path that matches the client you are using. Apple Text is one collection, surfaced through plugin commands, MCP, and Xcode MCP.

Ask A Question Start with `/apple-text:ask` for broad Apple text intake.

Use In Xcode Configure Apple Text inside Xcode Claude Agent or Codex via MCP.

Browse Skills Browse the catalog when you already know the API family.

Review Editor Code Use the audit path when you want findings from real code.

Install Add the marketplace in Claude Code, install Apple Text, and verify it in Manage and install.

Use With MCP Connect Apple Text to generic MCP clients and start from `apple_text_route`.

Examples See example prompts, routing, and answer shapes.

Guide Read the routing model for an overview of the entry points.

For findings-first review work, start with apple-text-audit or the Agents page.

Front Doors

These are the main entry points.

apple-text Use when the user has an Apple text-system problem but the right specialist skill is not obvious, or when the request mixes multiple text subsystems.

apple-text-audit Use when reviewing Apple text code for TextKit fallback risk, editing lifecycle bugs, deprecated APIs, or Writing Tools breakage.

apple-text-recipes Use when building common text features or looking up quick recipes.

apple-text-texteditor-26 Use when building rich-text editing with SwiftUI TextEditor on iOS 26+ or evaluating whether it replaces a UITextView wrapper.

apple-text-textkit-diag Use when debugging broken text.

apple-text-views Use when choosing between SwiftUI Text/TextField/TextEditor, UITextView, or NSTextView.

apple-text-apple-docs Use when you need official Apple-authored documentation, exact API signatures, or Swift diagnostic explanations from Xcode-bundled docs.

Install Fast

Pick the surface first, then use the matching front door:

• Claude Code plugin -> install from the marketplace, then start with /apple-text:ask
• Generic MCP client -> connect Apple Text MCP, then start with apple_text_route
• Xcode Claude Agent or Codex -> connect the MCP server inside Xcode, then use the same route-first MCP flow

Claude Code plugin install is the default path:

/plugin marketplace add sitapix/apple-text
/plugin install apple-text@apple-text

Clone the repo only when you want to load Apple Text through a local checkout:

git clone https://github.com/sitapix/apple-text
cd apple-text

Use this path when your client can discover skills from a cloned repo or workspace.

If that client exposes commands, start with /apple-text:ask for broad Apple text questions.

If it only loads direct skills, open the matching Apple Text skill or copy one focused skill into your local skills folder.

Marketplace install is also supported:

/plugin marketplace add sitapix/apple-text
/plugin install apple-text@apple-text

If you only want a subset in another workspace, copy a focused skill instead of the whole collection:

mkdir -p /path/to/your/project/.agents/skills
cp -R skills/apple-text-views /path/to/your/project/.agents/skills/

Why This Exists

Apple text-system work often spans several frameworks and abstractions. These docs keep TextKit, UIKit/AppKit text views, attributed text, layout invalidation, viewport rendering, and Writing Tools easy to find.