Garmin Dev AI Skill: Effortless Connect IQ App Development

Garmin Dev AI Skill: Effortless Connect IQ App Development

This AI agent skill assists developers in building, running, packaging, and deploying Garmin Connect IQ applications, such as watch faces, data fields, widgets, and device apps, across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. Additionally, it addresses development queries using a cached version of Garmin's official documentation.

What this skill does

• Automatically detects SDK, JDK, project name, and target device from the manifest.xml file, minimizing per-machine configuration tasks.
• Enables users to build, compile, run simulations, push, package as .iq, or generate release binaries with ease.
• Helps troubleshoot Monkey C build errors, including common issues like 'java not recognized', 'BUILD FAILED', and simulator or file parsing errors.
• Provides detailed answers to questions about implementing Connect IQ features, Toybox API functions, Monkey C language constructs, device capabilities, and publishing rules, based on Garmin's documentation.

Who it is for

This skill is tailored for developers and development teams who utilize AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex, particularly those focused on creating applications for Garmin devices.

Use cases

• Streamlining the setup and configuration process for new Connect IQ application projects, regardless of the developer’s operating system.
• Assisting in resolving build and runtime issues encountered in Monkey C environments.
• Providing immediate, documented guidance when implementing new features or utilizing APIs supported by Connect IQ.

Technical details

• Compatible with Windows (PowerShell 5.1+), macOS (Bash, Apple Silicon and Intel), and Linux (Bash, with Ubuntu LTS officially supported by Garmin).
• Utilizes the capabilities of claude-code, aiapplication, and garmin-dev for efficient workflow management across different platforms.
• Incorporates a browser of Garmin's official documentation, ensuring all solutions and information are grounded in verifiable sources.

Source & Licence

This package is built on open-source work published by athitupakan (athitupakan/garmin-dev-skills) and distributed under MIT. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.

Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted, provided the original copyright and licence notice are retained.

Your purchase covers curation, licence verification, packaging, documentation and instant delivery. It does not grant exclusive rights to the underlying open-source code, which remains available under its original licence.

Delivery & Support

• Delivery: instant — a secure download link is emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
• Format: ZIP archive containing the skill files, documentation and the original licence.
• Support: support@mcpcart.com — we aim to reply within 2 business days.
• Updates: updates are included only where stated on this page.

Refunds

This is a digital product delivered immediately after purchase. By completing your order you request immediate delivery and acknowledge that, once the download has been accessed, the statutory right to cancel no longer applies to the extent permitted by law. Refund requests are handled in accordance with our published Refund Policy.

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