iOS Networking Router

You MUST use this skill for ANY networking work including HTTP requests, WebSockets, TCP connections, or network debugging.

When to Use

Use this router when:

Implementing network requests (URLSession)
Using Network.framework or NetworkConnection
Debugging connection failures
Migrating from deprecated networking APIs
Network performance issues

Routing Logic

Network Implementation

Networking patterns → /skill networking

URLSession with structured concurrency
Network.framework migration
Modern networking patterns
Deprecated API migration

Network.framework reference → /skill network-framework-ref

NWConnection (iOS 12-25)
NetworkConnection (iOS 26+)
TCP connections
TLV framing
Wi-Fi Aware

Network Debugging

Connection issues → /skill networking-diag

Connection timeouts
TLS handshake failures
Data not arriving
Connection drops
VPN/proxy problems

Decision Tree

User asks about networking
  ├─ Implementing?
  │  ├─ URLSession? → networking
  │  ├─ Network.framework? → network-framework-ref
  │  └─ iOS 26+ NetworkConnection? → network-framework-ref
  │
  └─ Debugging? → networking-diag

Critical Patterns

Networking (networking):

URLSession with structured concurrency
Socket migration to Network.framework
Deprecated API replacement

Network Framework Reference (network-framework-ref):

NWConnection for iOS 12-25
NetworkConnection for iOS 26+
Connection lifecycle management

Networking Diagnostics (networking-diag):

Connection timeout diagnosis
TLS debugging
Network stack inspection

Example Invocations

User: "My API request is failing with a timeout" → Invoke: /skill networking-diag

User: "How do I use URLSession with async/await?" → Invoke: /skill networking

User: "I need to implement a TCP connection" → Invoke: /skill network-framework-ref

User: "Should I use NWConnection or NetworkConnection?" → Invoke: /skill network-framework-ref

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