Axiom Swiftui

CharlesWiltgen/Axiom/axiom-cursor/skills/axiom-swiftui

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Use when building, fixing, or improving ANY SwiftUI UI — views, navigation, layout, animations, gestures, debugging, iOS 26 features, iPhone Duo, view-level performance, feature architecture.

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AI-generated overview

Router skill for SwiftUI work: views, navigation, layout, animations, gestures, previews, performance and debugging.

What it does
This skill acts as a routing index for SwiftUI development tasks. It maps symptoms and tasks — such as views not updating, navigation problems, layout breaks, slow previews, gesture conflicts, toolbars, presentations, iOS 26 features and iPhone Duo — to specific reference documents in its skills folder. It also points non-SwiftUI UI topics to other suites and lists automated audit subagents. It produces guidance and pointers rather than code or files.
When to use it
Use it when building, fixing or improving any SwiftUI interface, including views, state, navigation, layout, animations, gestures, architecture and view-level performance. It is also intended for diagnosing SwiftUI issues such as stale views, preview crashes, slow scrolling or hot reload setup.
Requirements
Instructions only; no scripts are shipped. Some referenced diagnostics assume the Axiom MCP integration and its tools (for example xclog, xcsym, xcprof) are available, and some routes reference other skill suites and subagents.

Cursor MCP Tool Boundary

The xclog, xcsym, and xcprof examples below are reference syntax, not executable commands for Cursor. Map each subcommand to the same-named MCP tool—for example, xclog launch to axiom_xclog_launch, xcsym crash to axiom_xcsym_crash, and xcprof record to axiom_xcprof_record—and preserve its arguments as structured fields. Do not run a bare helper binary. If a required MCP tool is unavailable, stop and report that the Axiom MCP integration is missing; do not fall back to a same-named executable.

SwiftUI

You MUST use this skill for ANY SwiftUI work including views, state, navigation, layout, animations, architecture, gestures, and debugging.

Cursor Subagent Routing

Delegate to the appropriate Cursor subagent when this router calls for a specialized auditor.

Quick Reference

Symptom / TaskReference
View not updatingSee skills/debugging.md
View update still broken after debuggingSee skills/debugging-diag.md
Slow previews / building good previews / @Previewable / PreviewModifier / variant matrixSee skills/previews.md
Preview API reference (#Preview, traits, modes, Development Assets)See skills/previews-ref.md
Preview crashes / won't loadSee skills/debugging.md (Preview Crashes section)
Hot reload / live editing / edit the running app on deviceSee skills/hot-reload.md
Navigation issuesSee skills/nav.md
Navigation still broken after debuggingSee skills/nav-diag.md
Navigation API referenceSee skills/nav-ref.md
Layout breaks on iPad/rotationSee skills/layout.md
State lost on resize/rotation (scroll, selection, focus, drafts)See skills/layout.md (State Survives the Transition)
Layout API referenceSee skills/layout-ref.md
Performance/lag/slow scrollSee skills/swiftui-performance.md
Architecture/testabilitySee skills/architecture.md
@State object rebuilt every view init, or an init assignment ignored at runtimeSee skills/architecture.md (@State is a macro now)
Animation issuesSee skills/animation-ref.md
Stacks/grids/outlinesSee skills/containers-ref.md
Custom containers / List replacement (iOS 18+)See skills/containers-ref.md Part 7
Search implementationSee skills/search-ref.md
Toolbars, ToolbarItem, sheet button placement, customizationSee skills/toolbars.md
Navigation subtitle: navigationSubtitle, .title / .subtitle / .largeTitle / .largeSubtitle placements (iOS 26)See skills/toolbars.md (Pattern 14)
Sheets, detents, popovers, fullScreenCover, presentation adaptationSee skills/presentations.md
Multi-column Table, sortable/resizable columns (iPad/Mac; collapses to first column in compact)See axiom-macos (skills/swiftui-differences.md)
Inspector panel (.inspector — trailing column in regular width, sheet in compact)See axiom-macos (skills/swiftui-differences.md)
Gesture conflictsSee skills/gestures.md
Section index — the vertical A–Z index strip / alphabet scrubber on a list's trailing edge, jump-to-sectionSee skills/26-ref.md (Section Index)
List section margins / insets around a SectionSee skills/26-ref.md (Section Margins)
Web content — WebView / WebPage, scroll modifiers, WebView-in-NavigationStackSee skills/26-ref.md (WebView & WebPage)
iPhone Duo / foldable iPhone: poses, vertical bars, the fold, arrangements, hinge, scene accessories (SwiftUI and UIKit)See skills/iphone-duo.md
iOS 26 featuresSee skills/26-ref.md

Non-SwiftUI UI Routes

These topics are part of the broader iOS UI domain but live in separate suites:

UIKit issues
  • Auto Layout conflicts → See axiom-uikit (skills/auto-layout-debugging.md)
  • Animation timing → See axiom-uikit (skills/uikit-animation-debugging.md)
  • SwiftUI ↔ UIKit bridging → See axiom-uikit (skills/uikit-bridging.md)
Design & guidelines
  • Liquid Glass adoption → See axiom-design (skills/liquid-glass.md)
  • SF Symbols → See axiom-design (skills/sf-symbols.md)
  • HIG compliance → See axiom-design (skills/hig.md)
  • Typography → See axiom-design (skills/typography-ref.md)
  • TextKit/rich text → See axiom-uikit (skills/textkit-ref.md)
Other
  • tvOS (focus, remote, text input) → See axiom-swift (skills/tvos.md)
  • App-level composition (root, auth, scenes) → See axiom-design (skills/app-composition.md)
  • Drag/drop, sharing, copy/paste → See axiom-swift (skills/transferable-ref.md)
  • VoiceOver, Dynamic Type → /skill axiom-accessibility
  • UI test flakiness → /skill axiom-testing
  • UX dead ends, dismiss traps → Delegate to the ux-flow-auditor subagent
watchOS-specific patterns
  • Glanceable UI, watch navigation, Smart Stack widgets → See axiom-watchos

Conflict Resolution

axiom-swiftui vs axiom-performance: When UI is slow (e.g., "SwiftUI List slow"):

  1. Try axiom-swiftui FIRST — Domain-specific fixes (LazyVStack, view identity, @State optimization) often solve UI performance in 5 minutes
  2. Only use axiom-performance if domain fixes don't help — Profiling takes longer and may confirm what domain knowledge already knows

Decision Tree

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digraph swiftui {    start [label="SwiftUI issue" shape=ellipse];    what [label="What's wrong?" shape=diamond];
    start -> what;    what -> "skills/debugging.md" [label="view not updating"];    what -> "skills/nav.md" [label="navigation"];    what -> "skills/swiftui-performance.md" [label="slow/lag"];    what -> "skills/layout.md" [label="adaptive layout"];    what -> "skills/containers-ref.md" [label="stacks/grids/outlines"];    what -> "skills/architecture.md" [label="feature architecture"];    what -> "skills/animation-ref.md" [label="animations"];    what -> "skills/gestures.md" [label="gestures"];    what -> "skills/search-ref.md" [label="search"];    what -> "skills/toolbars.md" [label="toolbars / sheet buttons"];    what -> "skills/presentations.md" [label="sheets/detents/popovers"];    what -> "skills/26-ref.md" [label="iOS 26 features"];    what -> "skills/iphone-duo.md" [label="iPhone Duo / foldable"];    what -> "skills/previews.md" [label="slow previews / building good previews"];    what -> "skills/previews-ref.md" [label="preview API reference"];    what -> "skills/debugging.md" [label="preview crashes / won't load"];    what -> "skills/hot-reload.md" [label="hot reload / live editing"];    what -> "axiom-macos (skills/swiftui-differences.md)" [label="Table / .inspector\n(large-window density)"];    what -> "axiom-uikit (skills/uikit-bridging.md)" [label="UIKit interop"];    what -> "axiom-design (skills/app-composition.md)" [label="app-level (root, auth)"];    what -> "axiom-swift (skills/transferable-ref.md)" [label="drag/drop, sharing"];}

Automated Scanning

  • Architecture audit → Delegate to the swiftui-architecture-auditor subagent
  • Performance scan → Delegate to the swiftui-performance-analyzer subagent or /axiom-audit swiftui-performance
  • Navigation audit → Delegate to the swiftui-nav-auditor subagent or /axiom-audit swiftui-nav
  • Layout audit → Delegate to the swiftui-layout-auditor subagent or /axiom-audit swiftui-layout
  • UX flow audit → Delegate to the ux-flow-auditor subagent or /axiom-audit ux-flow
  • Liquid Glass scan → Delegate to the liquid-glass-auditor subagent or /axiom-audit liquid-glass (detects migration opportunities AND adoption-completeness gaps: variant discipline for media surfaces, glass-on-glass nesting, unstyled pre-26 fallbacks, semantic toolbar placement, Tab(role: .search), the UIDesignRequiresCompatibility opt-out; scores ADOPTED / PARTIAL / NOT ADOPTED)
  • TextKit scan → Delegate to the textkit-auditor subagent or /axiom-audit textkit (detects fallback triggers, glyph APIs that corrupt complex scripts, missing Writing Tools wiring, AND architectural gaps like missing fallback observation, SwiftUI wrappers dropping TextKit 2 properties, missing isWritingToolsActive guards; scores MODERN / MIXED / LEGACY)

Anti-Rationalization

ThoughtReality
"Simple SwiftUI layout, no need"SwiftUI layout has 12 gotchas. skills/layout.md covers all of them.
"I know how NavigationStack works"Navigation has state restoration, deep linking, and identity traps. skills/nav.md prevents 2-hour debugging.
"It's just a view not updating"View update failures have 4 root causes. skills/debugging.md diagnoses in 5 min.
"I'll just add .animation()"Animation issues compound. skills/animation-ref.md has the correct patterns.
"No architecture needed"Even small features benefit from separation. skills/architecture.md prevents refactoring debt.
"I know .searchable"Search has 6 gotchas. skills/search-ref.md covers all of them.
"I'll just add a Done button"Sheets without Cancel break the HIG (updated 2026-03-24). .cancellationAction / .confirmationAction produce HIG-correct placement automatically — skills/toolbars.md Pattern 2 has the rules.
"A sheet is a sheet, nothing to configure"Detents, compact adaptation, background interaction, and iOS 18 sizing decide how it behaves across window shapes. skills/presentations.md covers the adaptation traps (landscape sheets silently become full-screen covers).
"Previews are slow forever, I'll just use the simulator"Five concrete fixes in skills/previews.md. Rule 4 (auto-refresh off) is 30 seconds and often halves perceived slowness.
"@State is lazy in Xcode 27, I read the release notes"Only when the property is private/fileprivate and the deployment target is iOS 17 or later — below 17 the private case silently keeps the old eager behavior. skills/architecture.md has the gate, the three TN3211 breaks, and the one that compiles and is wrong at runtime.
"I'll just write a wrapper view for @State in this preview"@Previewable @State (Xcode 16+) eliminates that boilerplate. skills/previews-ref.md has the macro signature.
"I'll just rebuild and relaunch every time"Hot reload edits the running app in place, state preserved. skills/hot-reload.md has the InjectionNext + Inject setup and the verify-via-xclog loop.
"Duo is just a bigger iPhone; my layout already resizes"Bars move to the side, the fold divides the screen, and the outer display can't open windows. skills/iphone-duo.md covers what resizing alone misses.

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