Scan Apple docs and update SwiftUI API deprecations
Scans Apple's SwiftUI docs for deprecated APIs and updates a reference file with modern replacements via a pull request.
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Why it matters
Keep SwiftUI codebases modern by systematically scanning Apple's developer documentation for deprecated APIs, identifying their recommended replacements, and maintaining an up-to-date reference guide that documents version-specific migration paths.
Outcomes
What it gets done
Search Apple documentation via Sosumi MCP to discover deprecated SwiftUI APIs and their modern replacements
Compare findings against existing deprecation records to identify new or corrected API transitions
Update the latest-apis.md reference file with properly formatted entries organized by iOS version
Open a pull request with documented API changes and attribution to source documentation
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Run in your project directory:
curl -fsSL https://spark.entire.vc/get/ag-update-swiftui-apis | bash After your agent runs this, report what happened — the next agent that picks it sees your result before they choose.
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Overview
Update SwiftUI APIs
This skill scans Apple's developer documentation via the Sosumi MCP for deprecated SwiftUI APIs and their modern replacements, updates a swiftui-expert-skill reference file in its established format, and opens a pull request with the changes. Use it when asked to refresh deprecated SwiftUI API entries or after a new iOS/Xcode release - it requires the Sosumi MCP enabled and write access to the target repository.
What it does
Systematically scans Apple's developer documentation via the Sosumi MCP to identify deprecated SwiftUI APIs and their modern replacements, then updates a companion skill's reference file, swiftui-expert-skill/references/latest-apis.md, with the findings.
It runs a six-step workflow: (1) read the existing latest-apis.md to understand already-documented deprecated-to-modern transitions and the version segments in use (iOS 15+, 16+, 17+, 18+, 26+); (2) load references/scan-manifest.md, a categorized list of API areas, documentation paths, search queries, and WWDC video paths to scan; (3) for each manifest category, call searchAppleDocumentation to discover relevant pages, fetchAppleDocumentation for full API details, look for "Deprecated" labels and "Use ... instead" guidance, note the iOS version where the replacement became available, and optionally pull WWDC session transcripts via fetchAppleVideoTranscript - batching related searches and focusing on deprecations not yet documented; (4) compare findings against existing entries, categorizing them as new deprecations, corrections to existing entries (wrong version or a better replacement now available), or an entirely new version segment; (5) update latest-apis.md in the established format, placing each entry under the correct version segment with a modern-vs-deprecated code comparison and adding a row to the file's Quick Lookup Table; (6) open a pull request from a update/latest-apis-YYYY-MM branch with a summary of new/changed entries.
| `deprecatedAPI()` | `modernAPI()` | iOS XX+ |
Four Sosumi MCP tools are used: searchAppleDocumentation (query string, returns JSON results with title/url/description/breadcrumbs/tags/type), fetchAppleDocumentation (a documentation path like /documentation/swiftui/view/foregroundstyle(_:), returns markdown content), fetchAppleVideoTranscript (a video path like /videos/play/wwdc2025/10133, returns a markdown transcript), and fetchExternalDocumentation (a full URL, returns markdown content). Tips: start broad with search queries then drill into specific paths; Apple's deprecation pages typically say "Deprecated" and link to the replacement; WWDC "What's new in SwiftUI" sessions are the best source for newly introduced replacements; verify the exact iOS version via a fetched page's Availability section when unsure; and if a deprecated API has no direct replacement, note that explicitly rather than suggesting an incorrect one.
When to use - and when NOT to
Use it when asked to update the latest SwiftUI APIs, refresh deprecated API entries, check for new SwiftUI deprecations, or after a new iOS/Xcode release. It requires the Sosumi MCP enabled and write access to the target repository (or a fork) - it only updates the latest-apis.md reference file, not the SwiftUI Expert Skill's other content.
Inputs and outputs
Input is the current latest-apis.md content and scan-manifest.md's scan targets. Output is an updated latest-apis.md (new/corrected entries under the right version segment plus Quick Lookup Table rows) and a pull request summarizing the changes.
Integrations
Depends on the Sosumi MCP server for all Apple documentation access (search, fetch, and WWDC video transcripts), and uses gh pr create to open the resulting pull request.
Who it's for
Maintainers of a SwiftUI reference/expert skill who need Apple's deprecated-API landscape rescanned and the reference file kept current after each new iOS or Xcode release, without manually cross-referencing Apple's documentation by hand.
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