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Guides app submission to the App Store, handling rejections, writing appeals, and managing App Store Connect metadata, privacy manifests, age ratings, and export compliance.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/axiom:axiom-shippingThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
**You MUST use this skill when preparing to submit ANY app, handling App Store rejections, or working on release workflow.**
You MUST use this skill when preparing to submit ANY app, handling App Store rejections, or working on release workflow.
Use this skill when you encounter:
| Symptom / Task | Reference |
|---|---|
| How do I submit my app? | See skills/app-store-submission.md |
| Pre-flight checklist | See skills/app-store-submission.md |
| First-time submission | See skills/app-store-submission.md |
| Encryption compliance | See skills/app-store-submission.md |
| Accessibility Nutrition Labels | See skills/app-store-submission.md |
| Metadata field requirements | See skills/app-store-ref.md |
Product Page Header, Asset Library, search visuals OS27 | See skills/app-store-ref.md (Part 11) |
Retention Messaging (subscription cancellation flow) OS27 | See skills/app-store-ref.md (Part 11) |
Group / volume subscription selling (ABM, ASM, volume pricing) OS27 | See skills/app-store-ref.md (Part 11) |
| Guideline number lookup | See skills/app-store-ref.md |
| Privacy manifest schema | See skills/app-store-ref.md |
| Age rating tiers | See skills/app-store-ref.md |
| EU DSA compliance | See skills/app-store-ref.md |
| WWDC25/WWDC26 ASC changes | See skills/app-store-ref.md |
| App was rejected | See skills/app-store-diag.md |
| Guideline 2.1/4.2/4.3 rejection | See skills/app-store-diag.md |
| Writing an appeal | See skills/app-store-diag.md |
| Repeated rejections | See skills/app-store-diag.md |
| App Review Guidelines reference | See skills/app-review-guidelines.md |
| Expert review checklist | See skills/expert-review-checklist.md |
| Crash data in App Store Connect | See skills/app-store-connect-ref.md |
| TestFlight crash reports | See skills/app-store-connect-ref.md |
| ASC metrics dashboards | See skills/app-store-connect-ref.md |
| Beta tester crash report | See skills/testflight-triage.md |
| Production corpus triage (Sentry, ASC — multiple grouped issues) | See skills/production-triage.md + triage-analyzer agent or /axiom:triage |
| Crash log symbolication (.ips / MetricKit / .crash) | See axiom-tools (skills/xcsym-ref.md) or /axiom:analyze-crash; skills/testflight-triage.md for the full TF workflow |
| Automate App Store Connect | See skills/asc-mcp.md |
| Submit build programmatically | See skills/asc-mcp.md |
| Manage TestFlight via MCP | See skills/asc-mcp.md |
| ITMS signing error on upload | See axiom-security (skills/code-signing-diag.md) |
| Certificate/profile mismatch | See axiom-security (skills/code-signing-diag.md) |
| Code signing setup | See axiom-security (skills/code-signing.md) |
| App Clips (size tiers, invocation, AASA, launch experience) | See skills/app-clips.md |
| App Clip entitlements / size / data-sharing reference | See skills/app-clips-ref.md |
| Apple Pay / Wallet / Tap to Pay payments | See axiom-payments suite |
| Shipping update with Claude model-ID change (4.6 → 4.7, etc.) | See claude-api skill (external) + this skill for submission |
| Switching cloud AI provider in-app (OpenAI → Claude, etc.) | See claude-api skill (external) + this skill for submission |
Triggers:
Why app-store-submission: Discipline skill with 8 anti-patterns, decision trees, and pressure scenarios. Prevents the mistakes that cause 90% of rejections.
Reference: skills/app-store-submission.md
Triggers:
Why app-store-ref: 11-part reference covering every metadata field, guideline, and compliance requirement with exact specifications.
Reference: skills/app-store-ref.md
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Why app-store-diag: 9 diagnostic patterns mapping rejection types to root causes and fixes, including subjective rejections (4.2/4.3, 1.x). Includes appeal writing guidance and crisis scenario for repeated rejections.
Reference: skills/app-store-diag.md
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Why security-privacy-scanner: Autonomous agent that scans for security vulnerabilities and privacy compliance issues that cause rejections.
Invoke: Launch security-privacy-scanner agent or /axiom:audit security
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Why iap-auditor: Scans IAP code for the patterns that cause StoreKit rejections.
Invoke: Launch iap-auditor agent
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Why screenshot-validator: Multimodal agent that visually inspects each screenshot for placeholder text, wrong dimensions, debug artifacts, broken UI, and competitor references. Catches issues that manual review misses.
Invoke: Launch screenshot-validator agent or /axiom:audit screenshots
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Why asc-mcp: Workflow-focused skill teaching Claude to use asc-mcp MCP tools for release pipelines, TestFlight distribution, review management, and feedback triage — all without leaving Claude Code.
Reference: skills/asc-mcp.md
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Why app-store-connect-ref: ASC navigation for crash dashboards, TestFlight feedback, performance metrics, and data export workflows.
Reference: skills/app-store-connect-ref.md
Triggers:
Why testflight-triage: Systematic crash triage from symbolication through root cause analysis. Uses xcsym as the first step (parse → discover dSYMs → symbolicate → categorize with pattern_tag → emit structured JSON).
Reference: skills/testflight-triage.md. For the xcsym subcommand/exit-code reference, see axiom-tools (skills/xcsym-ref.md). For the one-call agent workflow, /axiom:analyze-crash.
Triggers:
Why production-triage: Corpus-level triage requires fetching from an aggregator, classifying each issue, noise-flagging suspension false-positives, and clustering into root-cause families. testflight-triage covers the Organizer/single-file path; production-triage covers the aggregate/multi-issue path.
Reference: skills/production-triage.md (fetch + NormalizedReport schema + flag-never-hide rule). Agent: triage-analyzer or /axiom:triage sentry / /axiom:triage asc.
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Why code-signing: Distribution signing errors are the #1 cause of upload failures. Diagnosing with CLI tools takes 5 minutes. code-signing-diag has 6 decision trees mapping ITMS errors to root causes.
Reference: See axiom-security (skills/code-signing-diag.md) (troubleshooting) or See axiom-security (skills/code-signing.md) (setup)
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Why app-clips: App Clips ship embedded in the full app and live under tight size (10/15/100 MB), entitlement, and capability limits. The discipline covers the size tiers, entitlements, AASA, and data handoff; the reference has the tables.
Reference: skills/app-clips.md, skills/app-clips-ref.md
digraph shipping {
"Shipping question?" [shape=diamond];
"Rejected?" [shape=diamond];
"Post-submission monitoring?" [shape=diamond];
"Beta crash triage?" [shape=diamond];
"Automate via MCP?" [shape=diamond];
"Screenshot review?" [shape=diamond];
"Need specific specs?" [shape=diamond];
"IAP issue?" [shape=diamond];
"Want code scan?" [shape=diamond];
"Signing error?" [shape=diamond];
"skills/app-store-submission.md" [shape=box, label="app-store-submission\n(pre-flight checklist)"];
"skills/app-store-ref.md" [shape=box, label="app-store-ref\n(metadata/guideline specs)"];
"skills/app-store-diag.md" [shape=box, label="app-store-diag\n(rejection troubleshooting)"];
"skills/app-store-connect-ref.md" [shape=box, label="app-store-connect-ref\n(ASC dashboards/metrics)"];
"skills/testflight-triage.md" [shape=box, label="testflight-triage\n(beta crash triage)"];
"security-privacy-scanner" [shape=box, label="security-privacy-scanner\n(Agent)"];
"iap-auditor" [shape=box, label="iap-auditor\n(Agent)"];
"screenshot-validator" [shape=box, label="screenshot-validator\n(Agent)"];
"skills/asc-mcp.md" [shape=box, label="asc-mcp\n(MCP tool workflows)"];
"axiom-security/code-signing" [shape=box, label="axiom-security\n(distribution signing)"];
"Shipping question?" -> "Rejected?" [label="yes, about to submit or general"];
"Rejected?" -> "skills/app-store-diag.md" [label="yes, app was rejected"];
"Rejected?" -> "Post-submission monitoring?" [label="no"];
"Post-submission monitoring?" -> "skills/app-store-connect-ref.md" [label="yes, crash data/metrics"];
"Post-submission monitoring?" -> "Beta crash triage?" [label="no"];
"Beta crash triage?" -> "skills/testflight-triage.md" [label="yes, beta crash/symbolication"];
"Beta crash triage?" -> "Automate via MCP?" [label="no"];
"Automate via MCP?" -> "skills/asc-mcp.md" [label="yes, programmatic ASC access"];
"Automate via MCP?" -> "Screenshot review?" [label="no"];
"Screenshot review?" -> "screenshot-validator" [label="yes, validate screenshots"];
"Screenshot review?" -> "Need specific specs?" [label="no"];
"Need specific specs?" -> "skills/app-store-ref.md" [label="yes, looking up field/guideline"];
"Need specific specs?" -> "IAP issue?" [label="no"];
"IAP issue?" -> "iap-auditor" [label="yes"];
"IAP issue?" -> "Want code scan?" [label="no"];
"Want code scan?" -> "Signing error?" [label="no"];
"Want code scan?" -> "security-privacy-scanner" [label="yes, scan for privacy/security"];
"Signing error?" -> "axiom-security/code-signing" [label="yes, ITMS/cert/profile error"];
"Signing error?" -> "skills/app-store-submission.md" [label="no, general prep"];
}
Simplified:
skills/app-store-diag.mdskills/app-store-connect-ref.mdskills/testflight-triage.mdskills/production-triage.md + triage-analyzer agentskills/asc-mcp.mdscreenshot-validator (Agent)skills/app-store-ref.mdiap-auditor (Agent)security-privacy-scanner (Agent)skills/app-store-submission.mdskills/app-clips.md, skills/app-clips-ref.md| Thought | Reality |
|---|---|
| "I'll just submit and see what happens" | 40% of rejections are Guideline 2.1 (completeness). app-store-submission catches them in 10 min. |
| "I've submitted apps before, I know the process" | Requirements change yearly. Privacy manifests, age rating tiers, EU DSA, Accessibility Nutrition Labels are all new since 2024. |
| "The rejection is wrong, I'll just resubmit" | Resubmitting without changes wastes 24-48 hours per cycle. app-store-diag finds the root cause. |
| "Privacy manifests are only for big apps" | Every app using Required Reason APIs needs a manifest since May 2024. Missing = automatic rejection. |
| "I'll add the metadata later" | Missing metadata blocks submission entirely. app-store-ref has the complete field list. |
| "It's just a bug fix, I don't need a full checklist" | Bug fix updates still need What's New text, correct screenshots, and valid build. app-store-submission covers it. |
| "I'll just eyeball the screenshots myself" | Human review misses dimension mismatches (even 1px off = rejection), subtle placeholder text, and debug indicators. A single missed issue costs 24-48 hours in resubmission. screenshot-validator catches it in 2 minutes. |
| "I'll just do it in the ASC web dashboard" | If asc-mcp is configured, MCP tools are faster for bulk operations — distributing builds, responding to reviews, creating versions. asc-mcp has the workflow. |
| "Upload failed with ITMS error, let me re-archive" | ITMS signing errors are configuration — wrong cert, expired profile, missing entitlement. Re-archiving with the same config produces the same result. code-signing-diag has the fix. |
| "It's just a model ID swap (Claude 4.6 → 4.7)" | 4.6 → 4.7 removed temperature, top_p, top_k, and prefill from the Messages API. Build succeeds; runtime returns HTTP 400 after submission. Read claude-api (external) and test the live endpoint before uploading. |
| "My App Clip can be 100 MB, so I'll add an App Clip Code too" | The 100 MB tier (iOS 17+) is digital-invocation-only; adding any NFC/QR/App Clip Code drops the limit to 15 MB. See skills/app-clips.md. |
Cloud Claude migration (claude-api skill, ships outside Axiom) — mandatory before shipping any Claude model-ID change. Opus 4.7 removed temperature, top_p, top_k, and prefill from the Messages API; code that built successfully on 4.6 returns HTTP 400 at runtime. An App Store update that ships this regression is an expedited-review situation. The claude-api skill automates the migration (model ID swap, sampling-param removal, prefill replacement) and enforces prompt caching from day one. Treat it as part of your pre-flight checklist, not a side reference.
Do NOT use axiom-shipping for these — use the correct skill instead:
| Issue | Correct Skill | Why NOT axiom-shipping |
|---|---|---|
| Build fails before archiving | axiom-build | Environment/build issue, not submission |
| SwiftData migration crash | axiom-data | Schema issue, not App Store |
| Privacy manifest coding (writing the file) | axiom-build | security-privacy-scanner handles code scanning |
| StoreKit 2 implementation (writing IAP code) | axiom-integration | in-app-purchases / storekit-ref covers implementation |
| Performance issues found during testing | axiom-performance | Profiling issue, not submission |
| Accessibility implementation | axiom-accessibility | Code-level accessibility, not App Store labels |
axiom-shipping is for the submission workflow, not code implementation:
User: "How do I submit my app to the App Store?"
→ See skills/app-store-submission.md
User: "My app was rejected for Guideline 2.1"
→ See skills/app-store-diag.md
User: "What screenshots do I need?"
→ See skills/app-store-ref.md
User: "What fields are required in App Store Connect?"
→ See skills/app-store-ref.md
User: "How do I fill out the age rating questionnaire?"
→ See skills/app-store-ref.md
User: "Do I need an encryption compliance declaration?"
→ See skills/app-store-submission.md
User: "My app keeps getting rejected, what do I do?"
→ See skills/app-store-diag.md
User: "How do I appeal an App Store rejection?"
→ See skills/app-store-diag.md
User: "My app was rejected for Guideline 4.2 minimum functionality"
→ See skills/app-store-diag.md
User: "Rejected for being a web wrapper / duplicate app"
→ See skills/app-store-diag.md
User: "Rejection for user-generated content without moderation"
→ See skills/app-store-diag.md
User: "Kids category compliance rejection"
→ See skills/app-store-diag.md
User: "Scan my code for App Store compliance issues"
→ Launch security-privacy-scanner agent
User: "Check my IAP implementation before submission"
→ Launch iap-auditor agent
User: "Check my App Store screenshots in ~/Screenshots"
→ Launch screenshot-validator agent
User: "Are my screenshots the right dimensions?"
→ Launch screenshot-validator agent
User: "Triage my Sentry crashes"
→ Launch triage-analyzer agent (or /axiom:triage sentry)
User: "What are the top crash families in production right now?"
→ Launch triage-analyzer agent (or /axiom:triage sentry)
User: "Show me which ASC issues to fix first"
→ Launch triage-analyzer agent (or /axiom:triage asc)
User: "How do I find crash data in App Store Connect?"
→ See skills/app-store-connect-ref.md
User: "Where are my TestFlight crash reports in ASC?"
→ See skills/app-store-connect-ref.md
User: "What's new in App Store Connect this year?"
→ See skills/app-store-ref.md
User: "I need to set up DSA trader status for the EU"
→ See skills/app-store-ref.md
User: "What are Accessibility Nutrition Labels?"
→ See skills/app-store-submission.md
User: "This is my first app submission ever"
→ See skills/app-store-submission.md
User: "Submit this build to App Store programmatically"
→ See skills/asc-mcp.md
User: "Set up asc-mcp for App Store Connect"
→ See skills/asc-mcp.md
User: "Distribute build 42 to my beta testers via MCP"
→ See skills/asc-mcp.md
User: "Respond to negative App Store reviews from Claude"
→ See skills/asc-mcp.md
User: "ITMS-90035 Invalid Signature when uploading" → See axiom-security (skills/code-signing-diag.md)
User: "My provisioning profile expired and I can't upload" → See axiom-security (skills/code-signing-diag.md)
User: "How do I add an App Clip?" / "What's the App Clip size limit?" / "My App Clip link does nothing"
→ See skills/app-clips.md
npx claudepluginhub charleswiltgen/axiom --plugin axiomAutomates iOS/macOS app deployment to App Store Connect using asc CLI: TestFlight builds, App Store submissions, metadata/screenshots uploads, certificates/profiles management, review status checks, and Xcode Cloud workflows.
Scans iOS/macOS projects for App Store rejection patterns before submission. Checks Xcode config, source code, metadata, IAP setup, and privacy manifests.
Scans iOS/macOS/tvOS/watchOS/visionOS app code for App Store rejection risks. Runs greenlight CLI checks and helps fix critical issues before submission.