A comprehensive interface for AI agents to query Apple Developer Documentation, APIs, and a decade of WWDC video transcripts.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install apple-docs
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install apple-docs using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Apple Docs Skill?
The Apple Docs skill provides an essential bridge between AI coding agents and the extensive Apple developer ecosystem. By integrating this capability into your workflow via Openclaw Skills, developers can instantly access documentation for SwiftUI, UIKit, Objective-C, and various Swift frameworks. It enables agents to retrieve platform compatibility data, sample projects, and detailed API overviews without requiring manual browser searches.
Beyond static documentation, this skill offers deep integration with WWDC session data spanning from 2014 to 2025. This includes access to full transcripts, code examples, and resource links directly within your development environment. Whether you are debugging a framework-specific issue or exploring new technology guides, this skill ensures your agent has the most relevant Apple technical data at its fingertips.
Apple Docs Skill Use Cases
- Searching for specific SwiftUI or UIKit symbols and implementation details.
- Checking API version compatibility across iOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS.
- Finding official Apple sample projects for specific frameworks like Vision or ARKit.
- Querying WWDC transcripts to find code examples for modern Swift concurrency or animations.
- Identifying recommended alternatives for deprecated Apple APIs during refactoring.
How Apple Docs Skill Works
- The AI agent initiates a request using the apple-docs command prefix followed by a specific tool like search, symbols, or wwdc-search.
- The skill interfaces with an MCP server that communicates with Apple Developer Documentation via native fetch and a local database.
- For API queries, the skill retrieves inheritance hierarchies, protocol conformances, and platform availability data.
- For WWDC queries, the skill searches a bundled offline library of over 1,260 video records for transcripts and session metadata.
- Results are processed through a multi-tier caching system to ensure high performance and reduced latency for subsequent requests.
Apple Docs Skill Setup
The Apple Docs skill is designed to work out of the box with minimal configuration. It requires Node.js to be available in your environment.
# No complex installation is required.
# Simply ensure the skill is enabled in your Openclaw Skills configuration.
# The underlying server handles the heavy lifting via native fetch.
Apple Docs Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages information through a structured caching and bundling system to optimize the Openclaw Skills experience:
| Data Type | Retrieval Method | Cache Policy |
|---|---|---|
| API Documentation | Real-time Fetch | 30 Minute Cache |
| Search Results | Real-time Search | 10 Minute Cache |
| Framework Info | Metadata Analysis | 1 Hour Cache |
| WWDC Records | Offline Bundle | Permanent (35MB Bundled) |
| Transcripts | Dynamic Fetch | Session-based |
Apple Docs Skill Advanced Features
- Access to a massive offline database of 1,260+ WWDC videos (2014-2025).
- Advanced API exploration including full inheritance trees and protocol conformances.
- Granular filtering by technology category, framework name, or WWDC year.
- High-performance caching layers for API documentation and framework metadata.
- Capability to retrieve full session transcripts for deep technical analysis by AI agents.
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