app-store-preflight-skills
by truongduy2611app-store-preflight-skills is a pre-submission App Store review check skill for iOS and macOS projects. It helps frontend development teams catch rejection risks by reviewing metadata, privacy requirements, entitlements, subscriptions, and common design issues before upload. Use it for release audits, rejection triage, and guideline-based checks.
This skill scores 74/100, which means it is worth listing but best presented with cautious expectations. The repository gives agents a credible preflight workflow for App Store review prep, with enough structure and reference material to reduce guesswork compared with a generic prompt, but it is more checklist/reference-driven than tightly automated.
- Strong triggerability: the frontmatter and description clearly target iOS/macOS pre-submission checks, rejection follow-up, and metadata/privacy/entitlement review.
- Good operational scope: the skill includes a stepwise workflow, app-type checklists, and 25 reference files covering guidelines, privacy, entitlements, subscriptions, and metadata.
- Meaningful agent leverage: it explicitly integrates with the asc CLI and notes how to use canonical metadata pulls, which helps an agent inspect real App Store inputs rather than improvise.
- No install command in SKILL.md, so setup and activation may require extra discovery despite the README install snippet.
- Documentation appears reference-heavy and partially truncated in the excerpt, so agents may need to navigate multiple files to resolve specific review cases.
Overview of app-store-preflight-skills skill
app-store-preflight-skills is a pre-submission App Store review check skill for iOS and macOS projects. It helps you catch rejection risks before you upload by checking your app against Apple guidelines, metadata rules, privacy requirements, entitlements, subscriptions, and common design issues. The main job is not “write App Store text”; it is to reduce review surprises for teams shipping a real Xcode project.
Best fit: frontend and app release workflows
This app-store-preflight-skills skill is most useful for frontend development teams shipping Swift, SwiftUI, or mixed app code who need a practical release gate. It is especially relevant after a rejection, before first submission, or when you need a fast audit of metadata and configuration without manually reading every guideline page.
What makes it different
The app-store-preflight-skills guide is organized around app type and rejection category, so you can load the right checklist instead of guessing. It also works well with asc metadata pulls, which makes it more actionable than a generic prompt that only inspects code in isolation.
When it is worth installing
Install this skill if you want a repeatable App Store preflight pass for:
- app type-specific guideline checks
- privacy manifest and entitlement review
- subscription and IAP metadata validation
- review-note preparation and rejection triage
How to Use app-store-preflight-skills skill
Install and set up the review context
Use the standard install flow for the app-store-preflight-skills install step:
npx skills add truongduy2611/app-store-preflight-skills --skill app-store-preflight-skills
Before running the skill, make sure you can inspect your repository plus App Store metadata. The repo expects asc CLI access, and some examples assume JSON output you can search with jq.
Feed it the right inputs first
For strong app-store-preflight-skills usage, give the skill:
- app platform: iOS, macOS, or both
- app category: subscriptions, kids, health, games, social, AI, VPN, etc.
- release state: new submission, update, or post-rejection fix
- metadata source:
asc metadata pulloutput or equivalent - problem areas: privacy, entitlements, login, IAP, content, trademarks
A weak request is “check my app.” A stronger one is: “Audit this SwiftUI iOS app for App Store rejection risks, focusing on subscription metadata, privacy manifest, and login requirements. Use the all-app checklist plus subscription_iap.”
Read the repository in a useful order
For the fastest onboarding, read:
SKILL.mdfor workflow and prerequisitesreferences/guidelines/by-app-type/all_apps.md- the matching app-type checklist in
references/guidelines/by-app-type/ - the relevant rule file in
references/rules/ README.mdfor the repository-level framing
If you are dealing with metadata, start with references/rules/metadata/accurate_metadata.md and any subscription or privacy rule that matches your app.
Use a workflow, not a one-off prompt
A practical app-store-preflight-skills usage pattern is:
- identify your app type
- load the universal checklist
- add one specialized checklist
- inspect metadata and config files
- compare findings against review rules
- rewrite review notes or release items before submission
This keeps the skill focused on review risk, not general code critique.
app-store-preflight-skills skill FAQ
Is app-store-preflight-skills only for App Store submissions?
Yes, that is the main fit. Use it when you need Apple review readiness, rejection debugging, or a guideline-based release audit. It is not meant to replace product QA or general linting.
Do I need asc to use it well?
Not always, but it helps a lot. The skill is strongest when it can compare your app files with pulled App Store metadata, especially for titles, descriptions, screenshots, and subscription details.
Is it beginner-friendly?
Yes, if you can identify your app type and point it at the right files. The main learning curve is not the skill itself; it is knowing which Apple checklist applies to your submission.
When should I not use it?
Do not use this skill as a substitute for code review on unrelated frontend bugs, feature planning, or UX copywriting. If you only need a quick marketing blurb, a normal prompt is faster.
How to Improve app-store-preflight-skills
Give the skill complete submission context
The best app-store-preflight-skills results come from telling it what Apple will review: app category, monetization model, region constraints, login flow, data collection, and any special entitlements. Missing context leads to shallow checks and false confidence.
Provide exact metadata and file paths
Instead of saying “check my metadata,” point to the real sources: asc JSON, Info.plist, entitlement files, privacy manifest, and subscription copy. This matters because many rejection risks are in small mismatches between code, screenshots, and store metadata.
Ask for rule-specific output
If your app is a good fit for app-store-preflight-skills for Frontend Development, request a pass that names the exact rule areas you care about, such as privacy manifests, subscription disclosures, or minimum functionality. That produces more useful output than a broad “find issues” request.
Iterate after the first pass
Use the first result to close obvious gaps, then rerun the skill on the changed files and metadata. The common failure mode is fixing one rejection risk while leaving a similar issue in screenshots, review notes, or localized metadata.