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.

ID Verifier — Apple HIG Design Guidelines

Customers only present the minimum data needed to prove their age or identity, without handing over their ID card or showing their device.
Apple provides the key components of the certificate issuance, management, and validation process, simplifying app development and enabling a consistent and trusted ID verification experience.
Display Only request. Use a Display Only request to display data — such as a person’s name or age alongside their photo portrait — within system-provided UI on the requester’s iPhone, so the requester can visually confirm the person’s identity. When you make a Display Only request, the customer’s data remains within the system-provided UI and isn’t transmitted to your app. For developer guidance, see MobileDriversLicenseDisplayRequest.
Data Transfer request. Use a Data Transfer request only when you have a legal verification requirement and you need to store or process information like a person’s address or date of birth. You must request an additional entitlement to make a Data Transfer request. To learn more, see Get started with ID Verifier; for developer guidance, see MobileDriversLicenseDataRequest and MobileDriversLicenseRawDataRequest.

Best practices

Ask only for the data you need.

If your app qualifies for Apple Business Register, register for ID Verifier to ensure that people can view essential information about your organization when you make a request.

Provide a button that initiates the verification process.

In a Display Only request, help the person using your app provide feedback on the visual confirmation they perform.

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

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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