FeliMar 9
Dani Devesa Derksen-Staats

I've just published a first version of an Agent Skill for iOS Accessibility.

I first learned about Agent Skills from @swiftlee's video "Refactoring a Real App with Agent Skills in Cursor". And he suggested that someone should do one for accessibility. So I did.

I haven't been the first one to do it though! I'll link to them in the thread together with some thoughts on what I think this skill is, and what it isn't.

https://github.com/dadederk/iOS-Accessibility-Agent-Skill?tab=readme-ov-file

GitHub - dadederk/iOS-Accessibility-Agent-Skill: Add expert iOS Accessibility Best Practices guidance to your AI coding tool (Agent Skills open format).

Add expert iOS Accessibility Best Practices guidance to your AI coding tool (Agent Skills open format). - dadederk/iOS-Accessibility-Agent-Skill

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Show threadDani Devesa Derksen-StaatsMar 9
It's been a couple of months in the making, on and off, with some hesitation about actually putting it out there for fear some people use it thinking that Coding Agents are going to do their accessibility work for them from now on. And I don't think that's the right approach. But here it is.
Show threadDani Devesa Derksen-StaatsMar 9
And this is what I really hope you take away from it:
I'm hoping this skill becomes a learning companion more than anything else. It won't be a magic tool that suddenly fixes all the accessibility issues in your app, but something that offers possible implementations, surfaces trade-offs, makes you think about what could actually work for your users, and prompts you to test that your changes work as intended.
Show threadDani Devesa Derksen-StaatsMar 9
Accessibility is about users. It's about intention, experience, taste, and judgement. No tool is going to do that work for you. But hopefully this one can help you along the path of continuous learning, and maybe even make you appreciate, or become passionate about, iOS accessibility.
Show threadDani Devesa Derksen-StaatsMar 9

Here are two other resources you should absolutely check out:

https://github.com/rgmez/apple-accessibility-skills by Roberto Gómez, the first iOS Accessibility skill I came across.

https://github.com/PasqualeVittoriosi/swift-accessibility-skill by @pasqualevitt great coverage of Accessibility Nutrition Labels, WCAG, and other platforms like macOS.

Show threadChris Gervais 🎸🥁💻Mar 9
@dadederk @pasqualevitt thanks for sharing you skill and these others. I’m working on a small, personal app and am adding accessibility in from the start. This will be a huge help
Show threadDani Devesa Derksen-StaatsMar 9
@chrisgervais Nice one! If you have any questions, please shout. I wouldn’t like for the skill to minimise open discussion in the community either. Thanks!
Show threadChris Gervais 🎸🥁💻Mar 9
@dadederk For sure. My apps are mostly macOS, at least to start, so I may adapt your skill to Mac-specific concepts as I go along. I’m definitely not shy about asking questions 😉
Show threadTaylor ArndtMar 9
@dadederk @swiftlee This is exactly what Awesome iOS AI needs. I just launched it today, a curated list of skills, agents, and MCP servers for Swift development. You should consider adding yours.
github.com/Techopolis/awesome-ios-ai
Show threadTaylor ArndtMar 9
@dadederk @swiftlee I'm blind and I've been waiting for something like this. Accessibility as a skill that AI actually follows instead of ignores is huge. I just launched Awesome iOS AI today, a curated list of skills, agents, and MCP servers for Swift. Yours belongs on it.
github.com/Techopolis/awesome-ios-ai
Show threadDani Devesa Derksen-Staats5d ago

@tayarndt @swiftlee

Nice! Really glad this might be useful! Great initiative, will take a look! Happy to submit a PR to add the skills?