build-macos-apps

Create or update the project-local macOS `build_and_run.sh` script, wire the

Run the smallest meaningful macOS test scope first and explain failures by category.

Inspect a macOS signing or entitlement failure and explain the minimum fix path.

Decide when and how to bridge a macOS app from SwiftUI into AppKit. Use when implementing NSViewRepresentable or NSViewControllerRepresentable, accessing NSWindow or the responder chain, presenting panels, customizing menus, or handling desktop behaviors that SwiftUI does not model cleanly.

Build, run, and debug local macOS apps and desktop executables using shell-first Xcode and Swift workflows. Use when asked to build a Mac app, launch it, diagnose compiler or linker failures, inspect startup problems, or debug desktop-only runtime issues.

Implement, refactor, or review modern macOS SwiftUI UI for the new design system and Liquid Glass. Use when adopting Liquid Glass, updating NavigationSplitView, toolbars, search, sheets, and controls, removing custom backgrounds that fight system materials, or building custom glass surfaces with glassEffect, GlassEffectContainer, and glassEffectID.

Prepare and troubleshoot packaging, signing, and notarization workflows for macOS distribution. Use when asked to archive a Mac app, validate bundle structure, reason about notarization readiness, or explain distribution-only failures.

Inspect signing, entitlements, hardened runtime, and Gatekeeper issues for macOS apps. Use when asked to diagnose code signing failures, missing entitlements, sandbox problems, notarization prerequisites, or trust-policy launch errors.