Does HIG Doctor expose an MCP server?

Yes. The hig-mcp server exposes hig_list_skills, hig_lookup, and hig_audit so MCP-compatible coding agents can list HIG skills, fetch reference topics, and run project audits.

What frameworks can the HIG audit CLI scan?

The audit CLI scans SwiftUI, UIKit, React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte, Angular, React Native, Flutter, Jetpack Compose, Android XML, HTML, and CSS.

How should I design an iPad app using Apple's HIG?

Apple's HIG recommends using sidebars instead of bottom tab bars on iPadOS, supporting split views for multitasking, and adding pointer interactions. HIG Doctor provides instant, AI-ready guidance on all iPadOS conventions.

What are Apple's guidelines for adding Apple Pay?

Apple's HIG specifies exact payment button placement, flow design, error states, and UX patterns required for App Store approval. HIG Doctor gives your AI agent access to the full Apple Pay design guidelines.

How do I make my Apple app accessible?

Apple's HIG requires support for VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, sufficient color contrast ratios, and motor accessibility features like Switch Control. HIG Doctor covers all accessibility foundations and requirements.

How do I design for visionOS and Apple Vision Pro?

Apple's HIG for visionOS covers ornaments, volumes, immersive spaces, eye tracking, and spatial interaction patterns. HIG Doctor includes dedicated visionOS platform guidance and spatial layout references.

What are Apple's dark mode design guidelines?

Apple's HIG specifies using system semantic colors, material backgrounds, elevated surfaces, and vibrancy for dark mode. Apps should test in both modes and avoid hard-coded color values. HIG Doctor covers the full dark mode specification.

How should I design notifications for iOS apps?

Apple's HIG covers notification grouping, Live Activities, action buttons, and respecting user attention. HIG Doctor provides guidelines for the full notification system including widgets and complications.

Designing for visionOS — Apple HIG Design Guidelines

Space.

Immersion.

Passthrough.

Spatial Audio.

Eyes and hands.

Ergonomics.

Accessibility.

Best practices

Embrace the unique features of Apple Vision Pro.

Consider different types of immersion as you design ways to present your app’s most distinctive moments.

Use windows for contained, UI-centric experiences.

Prioritize comfort.

Display content within a person’s field of view, positioning it relative to their head. Avoid placing content in places where people have to turn their head or change their position to interact with it.
Avoid displaying motion that’s overwhelming, jarring, too fast, or missing a stationary frame of reference.
Support indirect gestures that let people interact with apps while their hands rest in their lap or at their sides.
If you support direct gestures, make sure the interactive content isn’t too far away and that people don’t need to interact with it for extended periods.
Avoid encouraging people to move too much while they’re in a fully immersive experience.

Help people share activities with others.

For the complete guidance, including worked examples and illustrations, see the canonical page: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/designing-for-visionos

Apple HIG text and imagery are © Apple Inc. This page is a structured index of Apple’s canonical documentation (snapshot 2025-02-02), provided for quick reference and AI-agent consumption — it isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Apple. Read the original at developer.apple.com.

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