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Build native macOS apps from the command line v1.0.0

Use this resource to build a native macOS application in Swift, from the command line

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install native-macos-app-cli-build

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent develops a macOS app in Swift with SwiftUI and AppKit, builds it, runs the tests and checks that it launches after each change. You receive the results rather than the code.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: working principles and checks after each change
  • references/: architecture, persistence, networking and menu bar apps
  • references/: extensions, macOS polish and the command-line workflow

Good fit for

  • You have a Mac desktop app idea and do not want to use Xcode
  • You want a menu bar app

Not for

    Tags

    • macos
    • swift
    • swiftui
    • appkit

    About

    You say

    “Build a macOS menu bar app that shows the time left on a timer.”

    Card for the “Build native macOS apps from the command line” skill

    Skill published by glittercowboy under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to build a native macOS application in Swift, from the command line
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/app-architecture.md15.2 KB
    • references/app-extensions.md13.5 KB
    • references/appkit-integration.md13 KB
    • references/cli-observability.md8 KB
    • references/cli-workflow.md14 KB
    • references/concurrency-patterns.md12.1 KB
    • references/data-persistence.md17.3 KB
    • references/design-system.md11.1 KB
    • references/document-apps.md12.8 KB
    • references/macos-polish.md14.6 KB
    • references/menu-bar-apps.md10 KB
    • references/networking.md15.5 KB
    • references/project-scaffolding.md13.4 KB
    • references/security-code-signing.md14.1 KB
    • references/shoebox-apps.md13.7 KB
    • references/swiftui-patterns.md23.5 KB
    • references/system-apis.md14.2 KB
    • references/testing-debugging.md14.7 KB
    • references/testing-tdd.md5.8 KB
    • SKILL.md5 KB
    • workflows/add-feature.md3.5 KB
    • workflows/build-new-app.md2.7 KB
    • workflows/debug-app.md5.7 KB
    • workflows/optimize-performance.md5.2 KB
    • workflows/ship-app.md4 KB
    • workflows/write-tests.md5.7 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    glittercowboy
    Source
    github.com/glittercowboy/taches-cc-resources/tree/1757615b99ab789a72ff2d02e9f6112af2a15c04/skills/expertise/macos-apps
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « build-macos-apps » (glittercowboy, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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