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Query Apple Developer Documentation, APIs, and WWDC videos (2014-2025).

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# Apple Docs Skill Query Apple Developer Documentation, frameworks, APIs, and WWDC videos. ## Setup No installation required - works out of the box with native fetch. ## Available Tools ### Documentation Search | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `apple-docs search "query"` | Search Apple Developer Documentation | | `apple-docs symbols "UIView"` | Search framework classes, structs, protocols | | `apple-docs doc "/path/to/doc"` | Get detailed documentation by path | ### API Exploration | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `apple-docs apis "UIViewController"` | Find inheritance and protocol conformances | | `apple-docs platform "UIScrollView"` | Check platform/version compatibility | | `apple-docs similar "UIPickerView"` | Find Apple's recommended alternatives | ### Technology Browsing | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `apple-docs tech` | List all Apple technologies by category | | `apple-docs overview "SwiftUI"` | Get comprehensive technology guides | | `apple-docs samples "SwiftUI"` | Browse Swift/Objective-C sample projects | ### WWDC Videos | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `apple-docs wwdc-search "async"` | Search WWDC sessions (2014-2025) | | `apple-docs wwdc-video 2024-100` | Get transcript, code examples, resources | | `apple-docs wwdc-topics` | List 20 WWDC topic categories | | `apple-docs wwdc-years` | List WWDC years with video counts | ## Options | Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | `--limit <n>` | Limit number of results | | `--category` | Filter by technology category | | `--framework` | Filter by framework name | | `--year` | Filter by WWDC year | | `--no-transcript` | Skip transcript for WWDC videos | | `--no-inheritance` | Skip inheritance info in apis command | | `--no-conformances` | Skip protocol conformances in apis command | ## Examples ### Search Documentation ```bash # Search for SwiftUI animations apple-docs search "SwiftUI animation" # Find UITableView delegate methods apple-docs symbols "UITableViewDelegate" ``` ### Check Platform Compatibility ```bash # Check iOS version support for Vision framework apple-docs platform "VNRecognizeTextRequest" # Find all SwiftUI views that support iOS 15+ apple-docs search "SwiftUI View iOS 15" ``` ### Explore APIs ```bash # Get inheritance hierarchy for UIViewController apple-docs apis "UIViewController" # Find alternatives to deprecated API apple-docs similar "UILabel" ``` ### WWDC Videos ```bash # Search for async/await sessions apple-docs wwdc-search "async await" # Get specific video details with transcript apple-docs wwdc-video 2024-100 # List all available years apple-docs wwdc-years ``` ### Browse Technologies ```bash # List all Apple technologies apple-docs tech # Get SwiftUI overview guide apple-docs overview "SwiftUI" # Find Vision framework samples apple-docs samples "Vision" ``` ## Caching The underlying MCP server includes: - 30 minute cache for API docs - 10 minute cache for search results - 1 hour cache for framework info - 1,260+ WWDC videos bundled offline (35MB) ## Resources - MCP Server: https://github.com/kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp - Apple Developer Documentation: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ - Apple Developer: https://developer.apple.com/

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