How do I install the Foundation skill?

Run npx skillmds add rshankras/foundation in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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rshankras (@rshankras) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Foundation

Name: Foundation
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: rshankras

Foundation framework skills — AttributedString patterns for rich text formatting, alignment, selection, and SwiftUI integration. Use when working with styled text or AttributedString APIs.

rshankras 62f060f 1.1 KB Updated Sep 9, 2026

Integrations & APIs

Install

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$ npx skillmds add rshankras/foundation

Installs into ~/.claude/skills (or .claude/skills inside a project). Restart Claude Code to pick it up.

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Permissions this skill uses

Documentation only
No scripts, network access, or credentials are involved.

Works with: Claude Code Claude.ai OpenAI Codex +

File contents

Foundation Skills

Foundation framework patterns for Apple platforms.

When This Skill Activates

Use this skill when the user:

Works with AttributedString (formatting, attributes, runs)
Needs rich text alignment, selection, or styling logic
Integrates attributed text with SwiftUI

Available Skills

Paths are relative to THIS file's directory — skills run with cwd set to the user's project, so resolve each path from this SKILL.md's own location.

Skill	Read	Covers
attributed-string	`attributed-string/SKILL.md`	AttributedString formatting, alignment, selection, SwiftUI integration

How to Route

Read attributed-string/SKILL.md (relative to this file) plus any reference files it lists.
Apply the guidance to the user's code. For TextEditor-based rich text editing UI, see also ../swiftui/text-editing/SKILL.md.

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Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds add rshankras/foundation