The Unofficial Swift Programming Language

# The Unofficial Swift Programming Language Skill

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*[The Swift Programming Language](https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/), packaged as a Skill for LLMs.*

## About

The Unofficial Swift Programming Language Skill provides the complete content of [The Swift Programming Language](https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/) in the structured Skill format used by Claude.

## Installation

### Claude Code

#### Personal Usage

To install this Skill for your personal use in Claude Code:

1. Add the marketplace:
   ```bash
   /plugin marketplace add kylehughes/the-unofficial-swift-programming-language-skill
   ```

2. Install the Skill:
   ```bash
   /plugin install programming-swift-skill@the-unofficial-swift-programming-language-skill
   ```

#### Project Configuration

To automatically provide this Skill to everyone working in a repository, configure the repository's `.claude/settings.json`:

```json
{
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "programming-swift-skill@the-unofficial-swift-programming-language-skill": true
  },
  "extraKnownMarketplaces": {
    "the-unofficial-swift-programming-language-skill": {
      "source": {
        "source": "github",
        "repo": "kylehughes/the-unofficial-swift-programming-language-skill"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

When team members open the project, Claude Code will prompt them to install the Skill.

### Manual Installation

You can download the pre-packaged release for use in other environments (e.g. Claude Desktop).

1. Go to the [Releases](https://github.com/kylehughes/the-unofficial-swift-programming-language-skill/releases) page.
2. Download the `programming-swift.zip` file from the latest release.
3. Import the Skill into your environment (e.g. ask Claude how).

The raw Skill content is also available in this repository's `programming-swift` directory.

## Releases

This Skill is automatically updated nightly to match the official documentation. A new version is released only when the upstream content changes.

Version numbers follow the format `SWIFT_VERSION-YYYY-MM-DD` (e.g., `6.2.1-2025-11-21`).

## Development

### Build from Source

You can generate the Skill package locally using the provided Python script. The script has no external dependencies and is what is used to generate the pre-packaged releases.

```bash
python3 package.py
```

This will clone the official repository and generate a `programming-swift` directory and `programming-swift.zip` archive in your current working directory.

### Options

| Option | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
| `--output DIR`, `-o DIR` | Specify output directory (default: `./programming-swift`) |
| `--keep-temp` | Do not delete the temporary git clone after packaging |
| `--dry-run` | Simulate operations without writing files |

## Contributions

The Unofficial Swift Programming Language Skill is not accepting source contributions at this time. Bug reports will be considered.

## Author

[Kyle Hughes](https://kylehugh.es)

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## License & Attribution

The Unofficial Swift Programming Language Skill is available under the **MIT License**. See `LICENSE` for details.

The content contained within the generated Skill is sourced from [The Swift Programming Language](https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-book) by Apple Inc. and the Swift project authors, and is distributed under the **Apache 2.0 License**.