Apple HIG guidance for presentation components including alerts, action sheets, popovers, sheets, and digit entry views. Use this skill when the user says "should I use an alert or a sheet," "how do I show a confirmation dialog," "when should I use a popover," "my modals are annoying users," or asks

Apple HIG: Presentation Components Check for .claude/apple design context.md before asking questions. Use existing context and only ask for information not already covered. Key Principles 1. Alerts: sparingly, for critical situations. Errors needing attention, destructive action confirmations, or information requiring acknowledgment. They interrupt flow and demand a response. 2. Sheets: focused tasks that maintain context. Slides in from the edge (or attaches to a window on macOS). Use for creating items, editing settings, multi step forms. 3. Popovers: non modal on iPad and Mac. Appear next to the trigger element, dismissed by tapping outside. For additional information, options, or controls without taking over the screen. 4. Action sheets: choosing among actions. Present when picking from multiple actions, especially if one is destructive. iPhone: slide up from bottom. iPad: appear as popovers. 5. Minimize interruptions. Before reaching for a modal, consider inline presentation or making the action undoable instead. 6. Concise, actionable alert text. Short descriptive title. Brief message body if needed. Button labels should be specific verbs ("Delete", "Save"), not "OK". 7. Mark destructive actions clearly. Destructive button style (red text). Place destructive buttons where users are less likely to tap reflexively. 8. Provide a cancel option for alerts and action sheets with multiple actions. On action sheets, cancel appears at the bottom, separated. 9. Digit entry: focused and accessible. Appropriately sized input fields, automatic advancement between digits, support for paste and autofill. 10. Adapt presentation to platform. The same interaction may use different components on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and visionOS. Reference Index Reference Topic Key content [alerts.md](references/alerts.md) Alerts Button ordering, title/message text, confirmation, destructive actions [action sheets.md](references/action sheets.md) Action sheets Multiple actions, cancel option, destructive handling [popovers.md](references/popovers.md) Popovers Non modal, dismiss on tap outside, iPad/Mac [sheets.md](references/sheets.md) Sheets Modal task, context preservation [digit entry views.md](references/digit entry views.md) Digit entry PIN input, autofill, auto advance Output Format 1. Recommended presentation type with rationale and why alternatives are less suitable. 2. Content guidelines title, message, button labels per Apple's tone and brevity rules. 3. Dismiss behavior how the user dismisses and what happens (save, discard, cancel). 4. Alternatives when the scenario might not need a modal at all (inline feedback, undo, progressive disclosure). Questions to Ask 1. What information or action does the presentation need? 2. Blocking or non blocking? 3. Which platforms? 4. How often does this appear? Related Skills hig components menus Buttons and toolbar items triggering presentations hig components controls Input controls within sheets and popovers hig components search Search and navigation within presented views hig patterns Modality, interruptions, user flow management hig foundations Color, typography, layout for presentation components Built by [Raintree Technology](https://raintree.technology) · [More developer tools](https://raintree.technology)

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