skills

How It Works

Skills give AI agents focused Expo knowledge: when to use Expo APIs, how to structure common workflows, and which Expo, EAS, React Native, iOS, and Android constraints matter. Expo documentation, Expo CLI, and EAS CLI remain the source of truth; these skills help agents apply them correctly.

Installation

For Claude Code or Codex, install the plugin so updates are handled by the official plugin marketplace. For Cursor, OpenCode, and other AI coding agents, use the skills CLI.

Path	Best for
Plugin install	Claude Code or Codex, with updates handled by their official plugin marketplaces.
Skills CLI	Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Gemini, Cline, AMP, Factory Droid, Antigravity, Kiro CLI, and other AI coding agents.

Skills CLI

Install all Expo skills with the skills CLI:

npx skills@latest add expo/skills --skill '*'

This selects every Expo skill without selecting every agent. The CLI will still ask where to install them; to target one agent directly, add --agent <agent>.

For most agents, this is the only install command you need. Run it from the project root, then restart or refresh your agent session so it can discover the installed SKILL.md files.

Claude Code Plugin

Install from the official Claude Code plugin marketplace:

claude plugin install expo@claude-plugins-official

You can also run /plugin install expo@claude-plugins-official inside Claude Code.

Codex Plugin

Install from the OpenAI-curated Codex marketplace:

codex plugin add expo@openai-curated

You can also open /plugins in Codex and install expo from the OpenAI-curated marketplace.

Updating

Claude Code and Codex plugin installs are updated through their official plugin marketplaces.

For skills CLI installs, update installed skills with:

npx skills@latest update

To update a single Expo skill, pass its name:

npx skills@latest update expo-router

Try It

After installing, ask your agent Expo-specific questions like:

• "Build a native-feeling Expo Router screen with tabs, modals, and animations."
• "Create an EAS workflow that builds previews on pull requests."
• "Help me upgrade this app to the latest Expo SDK."
• "Check whether this EAS Update rollout is healthy."

Agents choose the right skill from the task context and each skill's description.

Skills Included

Skills come in two groups so the free vs paid boundary is clear. Each skill's description carries the same label, and every services skill opens with a costs/plan-limits note.

Start Here

Load this first for any Expo/EAS task, then route to the specific skill below.

Skill	Use it for
expo-overview	Router and shared setup rules; the entry point when a request is vague or the user hasn't named a specific Expo tool.

Framework (open source)

Free, open-source Expo SDK and React Native skills.

Skill	Use it for
expo-project-structure	Folder structure for a new Expo app: src/ layout, routes-only app/, screens, server code, platform-specific files.
expo-router	Expo Router navigation: file-based routes, links, native stacks, modals, sheets, native tabs, and headers.
expo-animation	Polished React Native animations and gestures with Reanimated, Gesture Handler, Expo Router, and expo-haptics.
expo-native-ui	Native-feeling screen styling, semantic colors, controls, icons, media, and visual effects.
expo-design-system	In-app design systems: a token theme (color, spacing, typography, radius, shadow, motion), reusable component conventions, and design-system drift audits.
expo-ui	@expo/ui native components: universal cross-platform first, with SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose for platform-specific needs.
expo-data-fetching	API calls, React Query, SWR, caching, offline support, and Expo Router data loaders.
expo-dom	Expo DOM components for gradually using web code in native apps.
expo-web-to-native	Migrating an existing web/React app (Next.js, Vite, CRA) to a native iOS/Android app with Expo.
expo-module	Expo native modules and views with Swift, Kotlin, TypeScript, config plugins, and autolinking.
expo-brownfield	Adding Expo or React Native to an existing iOS or Android app.
expo-dev-client	Development clients (local builds are free; EAS Build/TestFlight is a paid step).
expo-examples	The expo/examples repo of with-* integrations to adapt or scaffold a new project from.
expo-app-clip	iOS App Clip targets, AASA files, associated domains, and Smart App Banners.
expo-upgrade	Expo SDK upgrades, dependency conflicts, deprecated packages, and cache cleanup.

Services & paid distribution

Skills whose core purpose uses paid Expo Application Services (EAS).

Skill	Use it for
eas-app-stores	Build and submit iOS/Android apps: Expo and other React Native projects, plus existing native apps; TestFlight, profiles, versioning, and metadata.
eas-hosting	Deploying Expo websites and Expo Router API routes to EAS Hosting: secrets, custom domains, Cloudflare Workers.
eas-workflows	EAS Workflow YAML files and CI/CD automation.
eas-observe	EAS Observe setup and launch, route, event, and version metrics.
eas-update	EAS Update setup, OTA publishing, runtime compatibility, testing, and debugging.
eas-update-insights	EAS Update health, crash rates, launch counts, payload size, and rollout gates.
eas-simulator	Run and drive your app on a remote iOS simulator or Android emulator with Expo Simulators - from the CLI or an agent, with a live browser preview.

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