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SwiftUI fundamentals for all Apple platforms. Use when building views, navigation, data persistence, or state management with SwiftUI across iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.

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SwiftUI Core

SwiftUI fundamentals shared across all Apple platforms.

Agent Workflow (MANDATORY)

Before ANY implementation, launch in parallel:

  1. fuse-ai-pilot:explore-codebase - Analyze existing SwiftUI patterns
  2. fuse-ai-pilot:research-expert - Verify latest SwiftUI docs via Context7/Exa
  3. mcp__apple-docs__search_apple_docs - Check SwiftUI view patterns

After implementation, run fuse-ai-pilot:sniper for validation.


Overview

When to Use

  • Building SwiftUI views and components
  • Implementing navigation (NavigationStack, SplitView)
  • Data persistence with SwiftData
  • State management (@State, @Observable)
  • Custom view modifiers and layouts

Why SwiftUI Core

FeatureBenefit
Declarative UILess code, automatic updates
Cross-platformSame code for iOS/macOS/watchOS/visionOS
@ObservableSimple reactive state
SwiftDataModern persistence with minimal code

Key Concepts

Views & Modifiers

Composable UI building blocks. Extract subviews at 30+ lines.

Navigation

NavigationStack for stack-based, NavigationSplitView for multi-column.

SwiftData

Modern persistence with @Model. Replaces Core Data for most use cases.

State Management

@State for local, @Observable for shared, @Environment for injection.


Reference Guide

NeedReference
Views, modifiers, layoutsviews-modifiers.md
NavigationStack, deep linkingnavigation.md
SwiftData, @Query, CloudKitdata-swiftdata.md
@State, @Observable, Environmentstate-management.md
Liquid Glass all platformsliquid-glass.md

Best Practices

  1. Small views - Extract at 30+ lines
  2. Composition - Use ViewBuilder and modifiers
  3. Preview-driven - Always include #Preview
  4. Semantic colors - Use .primary, .secondary
  5. Accessibility - Add labels to icons
  6. Platform adaptation - Check sizeClass for responsive layouts