rejection-handler SKILL.md skillA

rejection-handler from rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills/rejection-handler@git:20261108.4b40b16

Pins git:20261108.4b40b16 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills
Path
skills/app-store/rejection-handler/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
5
Latest version
git:20261108.4b40b16, committed Nov 8, 2026
First version recorded
Feb 27, 2026
Size
15,438 bytes
Repository stars
876
License
MIT

Handle App Store rejections, prepare submissions to avoid common rejection reasons, write Resolution Center responses, and navigate the appeal process. Use when user's app was rejected, is preparing for submission, or needs help with App Review.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# App Store Rejection Handler

Guide developers through handling App Store rejections — from understanding why the rejection happened, to crafting effective responses, to escalating when appropriate.

## When This Skill Activates

Use this skill when the user:
- Says their app was rejected by App Review
- Asks for help understanding a rejection notice
- Wants to prepare a submission to minimize rejection risk
- Needs help writing a response in Resolution Center
- Wants to appeal a rejection decision
- Asks about common App Store rejection reasons
- Mentions "App Review", "guideline violation", or "rejection"
- Wants a pre-submission audit for guideline compliance

## Reference Files

Before handling a rejection, load:

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| **common-rejections.md** | Top 20 rejection reasons with fixes and response templates |

## Pre-Submission Audit Checklist

Run through this before submitting to avoid the most common rejections. Each item maps to a specific App Store Review Guideline.

### App Completeness (Guideline 2.1)

- [ ] App launches without crashing on all supported devices
- [ ] All features described in metadata are functional
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills/rejection-handler@sha256:d392dacaa12e6532

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261108.4b40b16, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

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Versions

The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Feb 27, 2026 and Nov 8, 2026, about one every 64 days.

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git:20261108.14969342026-11-08 1496934 14,930 BA view · diff
git:20260716.32566aa2026-07-16 32566aa 14,649 BA view · diff
git:20260227.5647d192026-02-27 5647d19 14,571 BA view

Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (15438 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills · 876 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-09 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_fgvp7gcumblufsbs
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills/rejection-handler
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/d392dacaa12e6532424b92b82cc48cafb1bf723bec2634d71f6d8261161806af

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