ios-bootstrap-testflight
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Scaffold a native iOS app (SwiftUI, no dependencies) from nothing, run it in the Simulator, and archive + upload it to TestFlight entirely from the command line. Bundles working scripts for icon generation, simulator run, and signed upload via the App Store Connect API. Use this whenever the user wants to build, run, ship, or debug an iOS/iPhone/iPad app, mentions Xcode, SwiftUI, .xcodeproj, xcodebuild, simctl, provisioning, code signing, App Store Connect, TestFlight, archiving, or "get this on my phone" — and also when an existing iOS build is failing on icons, signing, teams, destinations, or duplicate build numbers.
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2 rules. About 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.
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- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 55
Check *which* build command failed before assuming the code is broken.
- Very specific: line 63
If any of that is missing, references/bootstrap.md has the setup commands in order.
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
iOS bootstrap → TestFlight
Two jobs: create an iOS app that builds, and get it onto a real phone. Both are almost entirely CLI. Xcode's UI is only needed for first-time account setup.
Read next
| File | When |
references/bootstrap.md | Creating a new project, or the project won't open/build |
references/testflight.md | Signing, archiving, uploading. Holds the user's Team ID and API key details. |
references/appstore.md | Public release — screenshots, metadata, privacy policy, review. Read the 4.3 risk section before the user invests in assets. |
references/caveats.md | Anything looks wrong on device — button styling, layout, gestures, animation |
Scripts
Copy into the project's workspace/ and run from the project root. They
auto-detect the .xcodeproj and scheme, so they work unmodified in any project.
mkdir -p workspace
cp ~/.claude/skills/ios-bootstrap-testflight/scripts/* workspace/
chmod +x workspace/*.sh| Script | Does |
make_icon.swift | Renders a 1024×1024 App Store icon into the asset catalog |
run.sh | Build → boot simulator → install → launch |
upload_testflight.sh | Bump build number → icon → archive → upload to TestFlight |
screenshots.sh | Captures App Store screenshots at Apple's exact required sizes |
time ./workspace/run.sh # test locally
time ./workspace/upload_testflight.sh --validate # archive only, no API key needed
time ./workspace/upload_testflight.sh # bump + archive + uploadThe rule that saves the most time
Never run xcodebuild raw and read the output. It emits thousands of lines
and buries the one that matters. Always filter:
xcodebuild ... 2>&1 | grep -E "error:|warning:|BUILD"A build can print ** BUILD FAILED ** while every Swift file compiled fine —
asset catalog and signing failures look identical to code failures in raw logs.
Check which build command failed before assuming the code is broken.
Environment expectations
- Xcode (full app, not Command Line Tools) —
xcode-select -pmust containXcode.app - ~40 GB free disk for Xcode + one iOS platform
- Apple Developer Program membership for TestFlight (free tier cannot upload)
If any of that is missing, references/bootstrap.md has the setup commands in
order.
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