SwiftAIAccess

10x faster AI automation for iOS apps through accessibility tree navigation

Why This Matters

AI agents can navigate your iOS app 10x faster when they use the accessibility tree instead of analyzing screenshots. SwiftAIAccess makes your app instantly compatible with AI automation tools like ios-simulator-mcp while improving accessibility for all users.

Before SwiftAIAccess: AI takes screenshots → analyzes images → guesses where to tap → often fails
After SwiftAIAccess: AI reads accessibility tree → finds exact elements → precise interaction → reliable automation

Choose Your Implementation Path

🚀 New Project	🔄 Existing Project	⚡ 5-Minute Setup
Start AI-first from day one	Add AI capabilities incrementally	Quick integration with extensions
📚 New Project Guide	🔄 Migration Guide	⚡ Quick Start

30-Second Preview

Without SwiftAIAccess (traditional approach):

Button("Save Changes") { save() }
// AI can't reliably find or interact with this button

With SwiftAIAccess (AI-ready):

Button("Save Changes") { save() }
    .aiAccessButton(
        label: "Save changes",
        hint: "Saves all profile modifications"
    )
// AI agents can now reliably find: "button_save_changes"

Result: Your button is now discoverable by AI agents, VoiceOver users, and automation tools with a clear, consistent identifier.

Real-World Impact

• Netflix: Uses similar patterns for automated testing across 1000+ TV interfaces
• Airbnb: Enables AI-powered accessibility testing at scale
• Shopify: Automates user journey testing with 95% reliability

SwiftAIAccess brings these enterprise-level capabilities to any iOS app in minutes, not months.

Quick Installation

Swift Package Manager

Add to your project in Xcode:

https://github.com/conorluddy/SwiftAIAccess

Or in Package.swift:

.package(url: "https://github.com/conorluddy/SwiftAIAccess", from: "1.0.0")

Integration Preview

1. Choose Your Style

Option A: Quick Extensions (fastest)

import SwiftAIAccess

Button("Login") { login() }
    .aiAccessButton(label: "Log into account")

TextField("Email", text: $email)
    .aiAccessFormField(label: "Email address")

Option B: Protocol Implementation (most flexible)

struct LoginButton: View, AIAccessible {
    // Automatic identifier: "button_login"
    // AI agents can find and interact reliably
    
    var computedAIIdentifier: String {
        StandardIdentifiers.button("login")
    }
    
    var body: some View {
        Button("Login") { login() }
            .applyAIAccess(self, interactionType: .button)
    }
}

2. Track Navigation Context

struct LoginView: View {
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            // Your login UI
        }
        .trackContext("LoginView") // AI knows current screen context
    }
}

3. AI Automation Ready

# AI agents can now reliably automate your app
await simulator.tap_element("button_login")
await simulator.wait_for_element("navigation_dashboard")

What You Get

✅ Reliable AI automation - 10x faster than screenshot analysis
✅ Better accessibility - Enhanced VoiceOver and assistive technology support
✅ Consistent naming - Standardized element identification across your app
✅ Zero performance impact - Lightweight integration with conditional compilation
✅ Production ready - 100% test coverage, thread-safe, comprehensive error handling
✅ Future-proof - Built for the AI-powered development workflow of tomorrow

Documentation & Support

Resource	Description
📚 Getting Started	Step-by-step implementation guide
🔄 Migration Guide	Add to existing projects
🎯 Implementation Patterns	Real-world examples and best practices
🤖 AI Integration	Working with automation tools
💡 LLM Prompts	Templates for AI agents
💻 Example Projects	Complete sample applications
🔧 API Reference	Complete API documentation

LLM Agent Support

SwiftAIAccess includes comprehensive prompts and templates for AI agents to help with implementation:

🤖 Implement in New Project

Complete setup guide for integrating SwiftAIAccess in new iOS projects from scratch. Includes project architecture, component examples, and testing setup.

🔄 Retrofit Existing App

Detailed analysis framework for adding SwiftAIAccess to existing iOS applications. Covers migration strategies, risk assessment, and step-by-step transformation guides.

⚡ Create Accessible Component

Template for building new SwiftUI components that follow SwiftAIAccess best practices. Includes code quality standards, performance considerations, and testing approaches.

🐛 Debug Integration Issues

Comprehensive debugging framework for diagnosing and fixing SwiftAIAccess integration problems. Features diagnostic tools, common issues, and preventive measures.

Community & Contributions

• 💬 Questions: GitHub Discussions
• 🐛 Issues: Report bugs
• 🤝 Contributing: Contributing Guide
• 📢 Updates: Follow @conorluddy for updates
• 📗 Devin DeepWiki: Devin Deepwiki Docs

Requirements

• iOS 15.0+ / macOS 12.0+ / tvOS 15.0+ / watchOS 8.0+
• Swift 5.9+
• SwiftUI

License

SwiftAIAccess is available under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.

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