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A prompt library for Codex: from web app to App Store-ready in eight tasks

Each prompt below is one focused Codex task with a clear definition of done, in the order the stores care about. Run them one at a time in the repository, review the diff, deploy, next. Together they cover the rules behind almost every first-submission rejection of a web-based app.

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How to run these

One prompt per session or cloud task. Codex does its best work with a bounded scope and a way to check itself, which is why every prompt ends with a report or a test. If you have an AGENTS.md with the WebView context, the prompts get shorter; without one, they carry their own context. Two prompts assume the native app identifies itself with a user agent marker (MYAPPNATIVE below): set it once in WebViewGold via useragent_iphone / useragent_ipad in Config.swift and USER_AGENT in Config.java, appended to the default user agent string.

Prompts 7 and 8 also need a native setting: the RevenueCat API key and project ID in the WebViewGold config, and the first-run push prompt switched off (askforpushpermissionatfirstrun on iOS, requirePush on Android) so your web app can ask at a better moment.

1. Mobile layout audit

Apple cites Guideline 4.0 (design) and 2.1 (completeness) for layouts that break on phones; Google calls it broken functionality.

Prompt 1: mobile audit
Audit this web app for use inside a native iOS and Android WebView and fix what you find. Checklist: meta viewport with width=device-width and viewport-fit=cover; no horizontal overflow between 320px and 1024px; tap targets of at least 44x44px; fixed headers, footers and bottom sheets padded with env(safe-area-inset-top) and env(safe-area-inset-bottom); inputs with a font-size of 16px or more; no hover-only controls; images with explicit dimensions to avoid layout shift; readable contrast. Do not redesign; make the smallest changes that pass. Finish with a table of the pages you checked and what you changed on each.

2. Privacy policy and terms pages

Both stores require a reachable privacy policy URL; a route inside the app also opens inside the WebView. See what the policy must contain.

Prompt 2: privacy and terms
Add two real routes, /privacy and /terms, rendered as readable pages (not modals), linked from the footer and the settings screen. Generate the privacy policy from what this codebase actually does: scan package.json, the API routes and environment variable names, and list every third-party service that receives user data (database, auth, email, analytics, AI providers, payments, push notifications). Use [COMPANY], [ADDRESS] and [EMAIL] placeholders for legal details. Include sections on data collected, purpose, retention, account deletion, children, contact and last-updated date. Keep the language plain. Do not invent processing that the code does not do.

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3. Account deletion

Required by Apple 5.1.1 and Google Play for every app with sign-up. The deletion must happen server-side with admin rights.

Prompt 3: account deletion
Implement account deletion as required by the App Store (Guideline 5.1.1) and Google Play. 1) Settings screen: a Delete account button with a confirmation dialog that explains the deletion is permanent. 2) A server-side function that, given the authenticated user, deletes all rows owned by the user and then the auth user, using admin credentials on the server only. 3) After success: sign out and show a confirmation screen. 4) A public /delete-account page explaining the in-app steps and offering an email contact for users who no longer have the app. 5) One sentence about deletion in /privacy. Write a test for the server function if the project has a test setup.

4. Error, empty and offline states

WebViewGold shows a native offline screen when the device has no connection at launch; requests that fail mid-session are your web app's job.

Prompt 4: error states
Make every data-loading screen resilient. For each fetch or query: a loading state, an empty state with a helpful message, an error state with a Retry button, and a timeout so the UI never hangs. Add a global error boundary with a Reload action instead of a white screen. Watch navigator.onLine and show an offline banner that disappears when the connection returns. Do not swallow errors silently; log them through the existing logger. List every screen you touched.

5. App-only UI via the user agent marker

Reviewers notice website leftovers: "Download our app" banners, cookie walls, desktop headers. Hide them in the app only.

Prompt 5: app-only UI
Create src/lib/platform.ts exporting isNativeApp(), which returns true when navigator.userAgent contains the marker MYAPPNATIVE (the native app sets this user agent). Then, when isNativeApp() is true: hide the cookie banner if it is not legally required, hide Download our app and Open in app banners, hide the desktop header and footer navigation in favor of the in-app bottom navigation, and replace external links to the marketing site with in-app routes. Keep everything unchanged in normal browsers. Do not use CSS-only hiding for anything that affects data loading.

6. Sign in with Apple

Guideline 4.8: if you offer Google or Facebook login, offer an equivalent privacy-focused option. WebViewGold handles the Apple flow automatically and the Google flow through the Social Login Helper.

Prompt 6: Sign in with Apple
Our app offers Google login. Apple Guideline 4.8 requires an equivalent privacy-focused option, so add Sign in with Apple through our auth provider (check which one the code uses: Supabase, Firebase, Auth.js or Clerk). Add the button following Apple's naming and placement rules, with the same size and prominence as the Google button. Handle the first-login case where Apple returns the name only once, link the Apple identity to an existing account with the same email where the provider supports it, and write the provider-side configuration I must do (Service ID, key, redirect URL) into SETUP.md. Keep email/password login working.

7. In-app purchases through revenuecat://

Apple 3.1.1: digital goods inside the app go through in-app purchase. WebViewGold triggers RevenueCat with one URL; your server grants the entitlement from the RevenueCat webhook. See RevenueCat setup.

Prompt 7: in-app purchases
Inside the native app, digital products must be sold through in-app purchases. Find every place where a subscription, credits or a premium feature is sold. When isNativeApp() is true, replace the Stripe checkout with a navigation to revenuecat://purchase?external_id=USER_ID&product=PRODUCT_ID, where USER_ID is our user id and PRODUCT_ID comes from a config map of RevenueCat product identifiers. Add Restore purchases (restoreinapppurchases://) and Manage subscription (cancelinapppurchase://) links to the settings screen, native app only. Entitlements must be granted by our server from the RevenueCat webhook, never by the client. Keep Stripe for browser users. Never show prices with external payment links inside the native app.

8. Push opt-in at the right moment via registerpush://

A permission prompt on first launch is declined most of the time. Ask after the user has seen value, with WebViewGold's registerpush://.

Prompt 8: push opt-in
Add a push notification opt-in that asks at the right moment. The native app does not ask on first launch; instead, after the user completes [first meaningful action, e.g. creating a first project], show a short in-app explanation of which notifications they will get, with an Enable button that navigates to registerpush:// when isNativeApp() is true, and a Not now option that we remember. On the settings screen, navigate to checkNativePushPermissions:// and read the injected variable nativePushEnabled (poll briefly, it is set asynchronously) to show the current status. In browsers, hide the feature entirely. Do not add a web push service worker.

After the eight tasks

  • Deploy and run the App Store readiness check and the Play Store readiness check on the URL.
  • Test the native-only paths on a real device build (TestFlight, internal testing): share sheet, push prompt, purchase, Face ID.
  • Write the review notes with the demo account and the list of native features.
  • Keep the prompts: every new feature request can end with "and respect the store rules in AGENTS.md".

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to run all eight?

Run 1 to 5 for every app. 6 only if you have third-party login, 7 only if you sell digital goods, 8 only if you enable push notifications in WebViewGold.

Can I paste these into ChatGPT instead of Codex?

Yes, but ChatGPT cannot see your repository unless you paste files. Codex (CLI, IDE extension or cloud) works on the actual code, runs the tests and gives you a diff, which is what you want for these tasks.

Why the user agent marker instead of detecting the WebView?

Generic WebView detection is unreliable and breaks across OS versions. A marker you set yourself in WebViewGold is deterministic and cannot misfire in Safari or Chrome.

What if Codex says the auth provider does not support Sign in with Apple?

Supabase, Firebase, Auth.js and Clerk all support it; the agent usually means the provider-side setup is missing. Follow the SETUP.md notes it wrote, then re-run the prompt.

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