Getting Started with Axiom
Welcome! This skill helps new users discover the most relevant Axiom skills for their situation.
How This Skill Works
- Ask the user 2-3 targeted questions about their project
- Provide personalized skill recommendations (3-5 skills max)
- Show example prompts they can try immediately
- Include a complete skill reference for browsing
Step 1: Ask Questions
Use the AskUserQuestion tool to gather context:
Question 1: Current Focus
Question: "What brings you to Axiom today?"
Header: "Focus"
Options:
- "Debugging an issue" → Prioritize diagnostic skills
- "Optimizing performance" → Prioritize profiling skills
- "Adding new features" → Prioritize reference skills
- "Code review / quality check" → Prioritize audit commands
- "Just exploring" → Show overview
Question 2: Tech Stack
Question: "What's your primary tech stack?"
Header: "Stack"
Options:
- "SwiftUI (iOS 16+)" → SwiftUI-focused skills
- "UIKit" → UIKit-focused skills
- "Mixed SwiftUI + UIKit" → Both
- "Starting new project" → Best practices skills
Question 3: Pain Points (Optional, Multi-Select)
Only ask if "Debugging an issue" was selected:
Question: "Which areas are you struggling with?"
Header: "Pain Points"
Multi-select: true
Options:
- "Xcode/build issues"
- "Memory leaks"
- "UI/animation problems"
- "Database/persistence"
- "Networking"
- "Concurrency/async"
- "Accessibility"
Step 2: Provide Personalized Recommendations
Based on answers, recommend 3-5 skills using this matrix:
If "Debugging an issue"
Always recommend: axiom:xcode-debugging (universal starting point)
Then add based on pain points:
- Xcode/build → xcode-debugging, axiom-build-debugging
- Memory leaks → memory-debugging, axiom-objc-block-retain-cycles
- UI/animation (SwiftUI) → swiftui-debugging, axiom-swiftui-performance
- UI/animation (UIKit) → uikit-animation-debugging, axiom-auto-layout-debugging
- Database → database-migration, axiom-sqlitedata-migration (decision guide)
- Networking → networking, axiom-networking-diag
- Concurrency → swift-concurrency
- Accessibility → accessibility-diag
If "Optimizing performance"
SwiftUI stack:
- performance-profiling (decision trees for tools)
- swiftui-performance (SwiftUI Instrument)
- swiftui-debugging (view update issues)
UIKit/Mixed:
- performance-profiling (Instruments guide)
- memory-debugging (leak detection)
- uikit-animation-debugging (CAAnimation issues)
If "Adding new features"
Design decisions:
- hig (quick design decisions, checklists)
- hig-ref (comprehensive HIG reference)
iOS 26+ features:
- liquid-glass (material design system)
- foundation-models (on-device AI)
- swiftui-26-ref (complete iOS 26 guide)
Navigation patterns:
- swiftui-nav (iOS 18+ Tab/Sidebar, deep linking)
- swiftui-nav-ref (comprehensive API reference)
Integrations:
- app-intents-ref (Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight)
- networking (Network.framework modern patterns)
Data persistence:
- Ask: "Which persistence framework?" → swiftdata, axiom-sqlitedata, or grdb
- Migration: axiom-sqlitedata-migration, axiom-realm-migration-ref
If "Code review / quality check"
Start with audit commands (quick wins):
/axiom:audit-accessibility — WCAG compliance/axiom:audit-concurrency — Swift 6 violations/axiom:audit-memory — Leak patterns/axiom:audit-core-data — Migration safety/axiom:audit-networking — Deprecated APIs
Then suggest:
- Review skills based on what audits find
If "Just exploring"
Show the complete skill index (see below) and explain categories.
Step 3: Output Format
After gathering answers, output:
## Your Recommended Skills
Based on your answers, here are the skills most relevant to you right now:
### [Icon] [Category Name]
**axiom:[skill-name]** — [One-line description]
> Try: "[Example prompt they can use immediately]"
[Repeat for 3-5 skills]
### Quick Wins
Run these audit commands to find issues automatically:
- `/axiom:audit-[name]` — [What it finds]
## What's Next
1. **Try the example prompts above** — Copy/paste to see how skills work
2. **Run an audit command** — Get immediate actionable insights
3. **Describe your problem** — I'll suggest the right skill
4. **Browse the complete index below** — Explore all 34 skills
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[Include the Complete Skill Reference below]
Complete Skill Reference
Include this reference section in every response for browsing:
Debugging & Troubleshooting
Environment & Build Issues
- xcode-debugging — BUILD FAILED, simulator hangs, zombie processes, environment-first diagnostics
- build-debugging — Dependency conflicts, CocoaPods/SPM failures, Multiple commands produce
Memory & Performance
- memory-debugging — Memory growth, retain cycles, leak diagnosis with Instruments
- performance-profiling — Decision trees for Instruments (Time Profiler, Allocations, Core Data, Energy)
- objc-block-retain-cycles — Objective-C block memory leaks, weak-strong pattern
UI Debugging
- swiftui-debugging — View update issues, struct mutation, binding identity, view recreation
- swiftui-performance — SwiftUI Instrument (iOS 26), long view bodies, Cause & Effect Graph
- uikit-animation-debugging — CAAnimation completion, spring physics, gesture+animation jank
- auto-layout-debugging — Auto Layout conflicts, constraint debugging (not yet in manifest)
Concurrency & Async
- swift-concurrency — Swift 6 strict concurrency, @concurrent, actor isolation, Sendable, data races
UI & Design (iOS 26+)
Liquid Glass (Material Design)
- liquid-glass — Implementation, Regular vs Clear variants, design review defense
- liquid-glass-ref — Complete app-wide adoption guide (icons, controls, navigation, windows)
Layout & Navigation
- swiftui-layout — ViewThatFits vs AnyLayout vs onGeometryChange, decision trees, iOS 26 free-form windows
- swiftui-layout-ref — Complete layout API reference
- swiftui-nav — NavigationStack vs NavigationSplitView, deep links, coordinator patterns, iOS 18+ Tab/Sidebar
- swiftui-nav-ref — Comprehensive navigation API reference
- swiftui-nav-diag — Navigation not responding, unexpected pops, deep link failures, state loss
Testing
- ui-testing — Recording UI Automation (Xcode 26), condition-based waiting, accessibility-first patterns
Persistence
Frameworks
- swiftdata — @Model, @Query, @Relationship, CloudKit, iOS 26 features, Swift 6 concurrency
- sqlitedata — Point-Free SQLiteData, @Table, FTS5, CTEs, JSON aggregation, CloudKit sync
- grdb — Raw SQL, complex joins, ValueObservation, DatabaseMigrator, performance
- database-migration — Safe schema evolution for SQLite/GRDB, additive migrations, prevents data loss
Migration Guides
- sqlitedata-migration — Decision guide, pattern equivalents, performance benchmarks
- realm-migration-ref — Realm → SwiftData migration (Realm Device Sync sunset Sept 2025)
Networking
- networking — Network.framework (iOS 12-26), NetworkConnection (iOS 26), structured concurrency
- networking-diag — Connection timeouts, TLS failures, data not arriving, performance issues
- network-framework-ref — Complete API reference, TLV framing, Coder protocol, Wi-Fi Aware
Apple Intelligence (iOS 26+)
- foundation-models — On-device AI, LanguageModelSession, @Generable, streaming, tool calling
- foundation-models-diag — Context exceeded, guardrails, slow generation, availability issues
- foundation-models-ref — Complete API reference, all 26 WWDC examples
Design & UI Guidelines
- hig — Quick design decisions, color/background/typography choices, HIG compliance checklists
- hig-ref — Comprehensive Human Interface Guidelines reference with code examples
Integrations
- app-intents-ref — Siri, Apple Intelligence, Shortcuts, Spotlight (iOS 16+)
- swiftui-26-ref — iOS 26 SwiftUI features, @Animatable, 3D layout, WebView, AttributedString
- avfoundation-ref — Audio APIs, bit-perfect DAC, iOS 26 spatial audio, ASAF/APAC
Diagnostics (Systematic Troubleshooting)
- accessibility-diag — VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, color contrast, WCAG compliance, App Store defense
- core-data-diag — Schema migration crashes, thread-confinement, N+1 queries
Audit Commands (Quick Scans)
/axiom:audit-accessibility — VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type, contrast, touch targets/axiom:audit-concurrency — Swift 6 violations, unsafe tasks, missing @MainActor/axiom:audit-memory — Timer leaks, observer leaks, closure captures, delegate cycles/axiom:audit-core-data — Migration risks, thread violations, N+1 queries/axiom:audit-networking — Deprecated APIs (SCNetworkReachability, CFSocket), anti-patterns/axiom:audit-liquid-glass — Glass adoption opportunities, toolbar improvements, blur migration
Skill Categories Explained
- Discipline skills (no suffix) — Step-by-step workflows with pressure scenarios, TDD-tested
- Diagnostic skills (-diag suffix) — Systematic troubleshooting with production crisis defense
- Reference skills (-ref suffix) — Comprehensive API guides with WWDC examples
Quick Decision Trees
"My build is failing"
→ Start: axiom:xcode-debugging
→ If dependency issue: axiom:build-debugging
"App is slow"
→ Start: axiom:performance-profiling (decision trees)
→ If SwiftUI: axiom:swiftui-performance
→ If memory grows: axiom:memory-debugging
"Memory leak"
→ Start: axiom:memory-debugging
→ If Objective-C blocks: axiom:objc-block-retain-cycles
"SwiftUI view issues"
→ Start: axiom:swiftui-debugging
→ If performance: axiom:swiftui-performance
"Navigation problems"
→ Start: axiom:swiftui-nav-diag (troubleshooting)
→ For patterns: axiom:swiftui-nav
"Which database?"
→ Decision guide: axiom:sqlitedata-migration
→ Then: axiom:swiftdata, axiom:sqlitedata, or axiom:grdb
"iOS 26 design"
→ Start: axiom:liquid-glass
→ Complete guide: axiom:liquid-glass-ref
"Code quality check"
→ Run: /axiom:audit-accessibility, /axiom:audit-concurrency, /axiom:audit-memory
→ Fix issues with relevant skills
How Skills Work
Axiom skills load automatically — you don't need to memorize names or commands.
Automatic triggering (most common): Just describe your problem naturally. Claude detects which skill applies and loads it.
- "My SwiftData CloudKit sync isn't working" → loads
cloud-sync-diag
- "I'm getting Sendable errors in Swift 6" → loads
swift-concurrency
Explicit invocation: If you know the skill name, invoke it directly:
/skill axiom-swift-concurrency/skill axiom-liquid-glass
Audit commands: Run automated scans with slash commands:
/axiom:audit-memory — scans for memory leak patterns/axiom:audit-concurrency — scans for Swift 6 violations
Key insight: You don't need to know skill names. Describe what you're working on and Axiom routes to the right skill automatically.
Tips
- Describe your problem — Claude will suggest the right skill
- Run audits first — Quick wins with automated scans
- Start with diagnostic skills — When troubleshooting specific issues
- Use reference skills — When implementing new features
- All skills are searchable — Just describe what you need
Total: 50 skills, 12 audit commands, covering the complete iOS development lifecycle from design to deployment
