ipados_skill

Overview

This skill provides iPadOS-specific development guidance and automation for building tablet-first, productivity-focused apps. It focuses on adaptive layouts, keyboard shortcuts, multitasking, Stage Manager, and multi-window behavior. Use it to ensure apps behave correctly across iPad sizes and external input devices.

How this skill works

Before any implementation, the workflow spawns three specialist agents via TeamCreate to analyze the codebase, verify Apple documentation, and check multitasking patterns. The skill inspects app layout patterns, keyboard and pointer integrations, multi-window configuration, and Stage Manager compatibility, then recommends concrete changes. After implementation, run the validation agent to run checks and surface regressions.

When to use it

• Building iPad-optimized apps and tablet-first interfaces
• Implementing split views or slide-over experiences
• Adding external keyboard shortcuts and command support
• Enabling multi-window or Scene-based workflows
• Supporting Stage Manager and external display behaviors

Best practices

• Adapt to size classes: support both compact and regular layouts
• Provide Command (⌘) keyboard shortcuts for key actions
• Enable drag-and-drop and pointer interactions for productivity
• Support multiple windows and scene sessions for multitasking
• Test Stage Manager and external display scenarios across iPadOS versions

Example use cases

• Rework a universal app to present a two-pane split view on iPad
• Add a rich set of keyboard shortcuts and discoverability UI for external keyboards
• Implement multi-window document editing with proper scene lifecycle handling
• Adapt navigation and split behaviors when switching between Slide Over and Split View
• Validate Stage Manager behavior and external monitor rendering