Claude Code Skills: Server-Side Swift & Xcode Cloud

Production-ready Claude Code skills for server-side Swift development and Xcode Cloud CI/CD. These skills provide domain knowledge, code patterns, and workflows that Claude Code uses to assist you in building Swift backends and automating Apple's CI/CD pipeline.

What Are Claude Code Skills?

Skills are markdown files that give Claude Code specialized knowledge about specific domains. When you ask Claude Code to help with Vapor routing or Xcode Cloud configuration, these skills provide the patterns, anti-patterns, and best practices it needs to give accurate, production-quality guidance.

Skills Included

🖥️ Server-Side Swift (skills/server-side-swift/)

Everything you need to build backends and APIs in Swift — from project scaffolding to production deployment.

File	What It Covers
SKILL.md	Entry point — activation triggers, project detection, architecture decision gate
architecture-decisions.md	When to use server-side Swift (and when not to), Vapor vs Hummingbird decision matrix, ecosystem gaps, comparison with Go/Node/Python, common pitfalls
vapor-patterns.md	Vapor 4 routing, controllers, middleware (CORS, rate limiting), DTOs, WebSocket
hummingbird-patterns.md	Hummingbird 2 patterns, RequestContext, Vapor vs Hummingbird decision tree
database-patterns.md	Fluent ORM models, migrations, queries, relationships, N+1 avoidance, transactions
auth-patterns.md	JWT authentication, Bearer tokens, Sign in with Apple server-side, token refresh
deployment-patterns.md	Multi-stage Docker, docker-compose, Fly.io, Railway, production checklist
shared-code-patterns.md	SharedModels package, client↔server DTOs, API endpoint protocols, APNSwift
testing-patterns.md	VaporTesting, HummingbirdTesting, Swift Testing, integration test patterns

☁️ Xcode Cloud (skills/xcode-cloud/)

Complete CI/CD automation for Apple platforms — from PR validation to App Store submission.

File	What It Covers
SKILL.md	Entry point — activation triggers, workflow components, environment variables
workflow-patterns.md	5 workflow patterns (PR, TestFlight, App Store, Nightly, Multi-platform)
scripts-reference.md	Complete ci_scripts/ reference, lifecycle hooks, environment variables
testing-patterns.md	Test plans, parallel testing, UI tests in CI, code coverage thresholds
deployment-patterns.md	TestFlight internal/external, App Store submission, notarization, phased releases
troubleshooting.md	8 most common errors with fixes, signing, SPM, timeouts, quick reference
optimization.md	Build time reduction, compute hour management, caching, cost optimization

Installation

Option 1: Clone to User Skills Directory (Global)

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/melissa-pereira-deel/claude-code-server-side-swift-skills.git

# Copy skills to your Claude Code skills directory
cp -r claude-code-server-side-swift-skills/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

Skills will be available globally across all your Claude Code sessions.

Option 2: Clone to Project (Project-Scoped)

# From your project root
git clone https://github.com/melissa-pereira-deel/claude-code-server-side-swift-skills.git .claude-skills-temp