Xopoko macOS Notarization Packager
Before invoking Apple-only binaries, confirm the execution context is macOS. From Windows or Linux, run those steps in a Mac SSH project or through an already configured remote transport; do not retry missing Apple binaries locally.
Quick Start
Use this skill when the work is about shipping the app rather than merely running it locally: archives, exported app bundles, notarization readiness, hardened runtime, or distribution validation.
Use macos-signing-inspector for local signing/trust diagnosis on an existing artifact. Use appstore-notary-runner when the artifact is ready and the task is to run asc notarization submit/status/log/staple commands. For raw pkgbuild/productbuild/notarytool command forms, see ../macos-signing-inspector/references/binary-tools.md.
Workflow
Confirm the distribution goal.
- Local archive validation
- Signed distributable app
- Notarization troubleshooting
Inspect the artifact.
- Validate app bundle structure.
- Check nested frameworks, helper tools, and entitlements.
Inspect signing and runtime prerequisites.
- Hardened runtime
- Signing identity
- Nested code signatures
- Required entitlements
Explain notarization readiness or failure.
- Separate packaging issues from trust-policy symptoms.
- Point to the minimum follow-up validation commands.
Guardrails
- Do not present notarization as required for ordinary local debug runs.
- Call out when you lack the actual exported artifact and are inferring from project settings.
- Keep advice concrete and verifiable.
Output Expectations
Provide:
- what artifact or settings were inspected
- whether the app looks distribution-ready
- the top missing prerequisite or failure mode
- the next validation or repair step