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Build any Mac app. Start here to pick the next skill for a native macOS app.

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name: bamadescription: Build any Mac app. Start here to pick the next skill for a native macOS app.disable-model-invocation: true

Build any Mac app

Find where the user is on the path below, then call the Skill tool with the skill for that step. One skill per call.

idea -> research -> clone (optional) -> app-brief -> user-stories -> new-mac-app
     -> mac-design + design-system + app-icon -> improve-loop (ux, code, design, verify, commit) -> repeat

Pick the app's name first (app-brief, step 1) and create <parent>/<AppName>/docs/ before research, so every skill writes into the same folder. Design comes right after the scaffold: tokens from the first view, and the real icon in every snapshot.

Plan

The user has	Skill
A vague idea, or asks "what should I build"	`research`, then `app-brief`
An app they want to replace or rebuild	`clone`
A brief or a screen index, no backlog	`user-stories`
A spec from BAMA's `specs/` folder	`app-brief` (it copies the spec)

Build

The user wants to	Skill
Start a new project	`new-mac-app`
Write or fix Swift and SwiftUI code	`swift-swiftui`
Hook into macOS: hotkeys, menu bar, windows, screen capture, Shortcuts	`os-integrations`
Make it fast: hangs, stutter, GPU, video, memory	`performance`
Let Claude Code, Codex, or scripts drive the app: a CLI, an MCP server	`agent-cli`
Refactor, clean up, or check the code as it grows	`improve-architecture`

Design

The user wants to	Skill
Decide how a feature works and what it says: names, flow, modals, accessibility	`ux-design`
Make it look and feel like a Mac app	`mac-design`
An accent or brand color, a color picker, tokens	`design-system`
Their own parts and feel, not Apple's: buttons, rows, sidebar, icons	`design-kit`
The look of an app they name, or screenshots of one	`design-from-app`
One set of colors, radii, motion, and controls for the whole app	`design-system`
Fix spacing and alignment, or check the layout on the grid	`layout-grid`
An app icon	`app-icon`

Ship

The user wants to	Skill
Build it and look at every page	`build-and-verify`
Tests, a self-test, or an agent that drives the running app	`test-mac-app`
Work through the backlog on its own	`improve-loop`

Done when

You named the step, called its skill, and told the user which skill comes after it.