Xcode — qualification

Record status

Record ID

tool:xcode

Parent lifecycle

candidate

Page lane

docs_qualification

Lane lifecycle

proposed

Owner

Tim

Owner role

Apple platform specialist

Owner status

Not separately recorded

Qualification result

NOT RUN · held for evidence and human review

Working browser surface: Tools — overview — Inspect the tool contract, usage, boundaries, and proposed qualification checks. This route is local-only; provider, credential, database, customer, publication, deployment, and production effects remain held.

Qualification status

Result

NOT RUN

Disposition

HELD

Reviewer

Not recorded

Receipt

Not recorded

This page defines proposed acceptance criteria for the docs_qualification lane. It does not execute tests, establish compliance, qualify the subject, or authorize an effect.

Outcome definitions

Verified

All stated evidence and acceptance requirements passed for the exact reviewed revision; this still does not authorize deployment or an external effect.

Failed

One or more deterministic acceptance requirements failed with an inspectable reason.

Needs review

Evidence or interpretation is incomplete, conflicting, or awaits an identified human reviewer.

Held

Authority, required evidence, safe execution conditions, or a principal gate is absent.

The current record remains NOT RUN / HELD. These definitions describe candidate outcomes only.

Catalog-observed source metadata

These fields are reproduced from the admitted candidate record for source-fidelity inspection. Presence does not prove implementation, connection, qualification, authority, or an external effect.

tool_id

tool:xcode

slug

xcode

title

Xcode

owner_agents

Tim

owner_roles

Apple platform specialist

related_jobs

Swift and SwiftUI implementation; Apple platform discovery; App Intents and Spotlight; Cross-device product families; Native capability qualification

related_field_guides

iOS 27; iPadOS 27; macOS 27; Liquid Glass; Apple capability index

principal_gates

New entitlements; Store submission; Production credentials; Scope outside authorized Apple files

never_rules

Race another writer; Claim an unavailable API; Publish or submit without approval

lifecycle

candidate

source_refs

agents/index.html#tim

Proposed deterministic qualification tests

• Index page states proposal-only status and names Tim as owner without implying implementation or deployment.
• Every related job has a distinct page or a documented reason for exclusion.
• Every field guide is presented as a topic reference only; no page claims current API availability from the supplied record alone.
• Capability claims are accepted only when linked to a supplied evidence record; otherwise the result is BLOCKED or NOT_PROVEN.
• A claim that an API exists fails unless an exact API evidence record identifies platform, version, availability, and applicable authorization.
• A new-entitlement claim fails unless an entitlement record identifies the entitlement, purpose, approval state, and authorized scope.
• Store-submission readiness fails when approval evidence is absent; documentation must not state that submission occurred.
• Production-credential readiness fails when credential authorization and handling records are absent.
• Scope qualification fails when requested work extends outside authorized Apple files or when authorization is not recorded.
• Never-rule test: a proposed workflow must not schedule racing another writer; any such step is rejected.
• Never-rule test: unavailable or unproven APIs must be labeled UNVERIFIED/BLOCKED, never presented as available.
• Never-rule test: publishing or submitting without approval is rejected.
• Accessibility test: all interactive controls have programmatic names, visible focus, logical keyboard order, and no keyboard trap.
• Accessibility test: VoiceOver can reach, identify, operate, and receive state changes for every control and result.
• Accessibility test: text and controls remain usable at supported Dynamic Type sizes without clipped or obscured essential content.
• Accessibility test: information is not conveyed by color alone and contrast requirements are recorded as test outcomes, not assumed.
• Accessibility test: reduced-motion settings suppress nonessential motion and do not remove essential information.
• Privacy test: documentation contains no real production credentials, secrets, personal identifiers, or unapproved telemetry examples.
• Privacy test: each proposed data item has purpose, collection location, retention, deletion, and sharing status, or is marked NOT_PROVEN.
• Privacy test: permission prompts have a documented user-facing purpose and are not described as approved without evidence.
• Abuse test: malformed, oversized, unsupported, and unauthorized capability claims receive deterministic rejection or blocked status.
• Abuse test: links and examples cannot instruct users to bypass entitlements, Store review, production-credential controls, or file-scope authorization.
• Source test: every factual catalog claim traces to agents/index.html#tim; later claims require a separately recorded source.
• Authority test: ownership by Tim is not treated as approval authority for entitlements, submission, credentials, or scope expansion.
• Status test: a page may be INDEXED only after route content and source traceability pass; capability qualification remains PROPOSED until implementation evidence exists.
• Conflict test: if later evidence conflicts with the supplied record, retain both records, mark the claim disputed, and do not resolve by inference.

Negative and abuse cases

• The tool name is cataloged, but implementation and connection are unproven.
• Apple platform versions and APIs may change; the supplied record does not establish availability.
• New entitlements may create security, privacy, or review obligations.
• Store submission and production credentials require explicit approval and controlled handling.
• Cross-device behavior may differ by platform, hardware, OS version, or capability availability.
• Liquid Glass is listed as a field-guide topic, not as a proven UI implementation or requirement.
• Accessibility, privacy, and abuse controls cannot be inferred from tool ownership.
• Documentation could accidentally turn a related job into an unsupported product or deployment claim.
• Unauthorized scope expansion outside Apple files may create operational, legal, or review risk.

Qualification claim boundary

Potentially allowed only after evidence and review

• The catalog contains a tool record with tool_id tool:xcode and slug xcode.
• The recorded title is Xcode.
• Tim is listed as the owner agent and Apple platform specialist.
• The recorded related jobs include Swift and SwiftUI implementation, Apple platform discovery, App Intents and Spotlight, Cross-device product families, and Native capability qualification.
• The recorded field guides include iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, Liquid Glass, and Apple capability index.
• The recorded principal gates include new entitlements, Store submission, production credentials, and scope outside authorized Apple files.
• The recorded never-rules prohibit racing another writer, claiming an unavailable API, and publishing or submitting without approval.
• The proposed documentation can define evidence requirements, qualification states, and deterministic tests for these topics.

Still held

• Xcode is implemented or connected.
• Any Apple API is available, current, or authorized.
• iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, or Liquid Glass behavior is verified.
• App Intents or Spotlight integration exists.
• Cross-device product-family support exists.
• Any entitlement has been granted or approved.
• Store submission has occurred or is ready.
• Production credentials exist or are authorized.
• The tool can publish, submit, deploy, or modify files outside authorized scope.
• Tim has authority to approve entitlements, Store submission, production credentials, or scope expansion.
• Any customer use, performance metric, compatibility result, or production effect.

Sources and evidence

These pointers bind the page to evidence. They do not grant authority or collapse verification into deployment.

• source_record:tool:xcode
• agents/index.html#tim