Tipkit

Handles Apple's TipKit framework for adding feature discovery tooltips and onboarding flows to iOS 17+ apps. Covers the full lifecycle: configuring the datastore, defining tips with the Tip protocol, displaying them inline with TipView or as popovers, and setting up eligibility rules based on parameters or event donations. The guide includes practical details on CloudKit sync, custom styling, tip groups to prevent overwhelming users, and display frequency controls. Good reference when you need to implement contextual hints that appear at the right moment and dismiss themselves after users learn a feature, though the framework itself is pretty straightforward once you understand the parameter and event rule system.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills --skill tipkit --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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TipKit

Use TipKit for small, contextual feature-discovery moments: inline tips, popover tips, rule-gated education, and lightweight coach marks. Keep generic SwiftUI architecture, navigation, layout, and long first-run onboarding flows in their sibling skills unless TipKit presentation is the core issue.

Availability
Configure TipKit
Design Good Tips
Define Tips
Present Tips
Rules and Events
Options and Invalidation
Actions and Styles
Tip Groups
Testing
Common Mistakes
Review Checklist
References

Availability

TipKit's core Tip, TipView, popoverTip, rules, events, options, and testing overrides are available on iOS 17+, iPadOS 17+, macOS 14+, tvOS 17+, watchOS 10+, and visionOS 1+.

Gate newer APIs explicitly:

SKILL.md on GitHub