Pocket-No

Pocket-No is a small Expo app for one job: generate a sharp, funny, low-friction way to say no and copy it immediately.

The app ships the core screen, a quick-copy route, an API-backed reason feed, and native shortcuts so the same "give me a no now" action can work from more than one surface.

What It Does

• Shows a fresh "no" line on the home screen.
• Copies the current line to the clipboard.
• Generates another line without leaving the screen.
• Supports a dedicated quick-copy flow at /copy.
• Exposes an API route at /api/no.
• Registers native quick actions and an App Intent-based shortcut flow on iOS.

Stack

• Expo 55
• Expo Router
• React 19
• React Native 0.83
• TypeScript
• expo-quick-actions
• @bacons/apple-targets
• Uniwind (Tailwind CSS v4 for React Native)
• Reanimated + Skia for visual treatment

Project Shape

.
├── app.json
├── app.config.ts
├── reason.json
├── plugins/
│   └── with-screenless-quick-copy.js
├── targets/
│   └── pocket-no-shortcuts/
└── src/
    ├── app/
    │   ├── _layout.tsx
    │   ├── api/no+api.ts
    │   └── (app)/
    │       ├── _layout.tsx
    │       ├── copy.tsx
    │       └── index.tsx
    ├── components/no/
    ├── features/no/
    └── hooks/

How It Works

reason.json is the source catalog for the larger pool of lines. The API route in src/app/api/no+api.ts returns a normalized random entry from that file via src/features/no/json-catalog.ts.

UI flows call fetchFreshNoReason() from src/features/no/no-reason-service.ts. If the API fails, the client falls back to a smaller in-app catalog from src/features/no/catalog.ts.

Deep links and native entry points route into the quick-copy screen with an entry param so the app can explain whether the copy came from the main app or the action button shortcut.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Bun
• Xcode for iOS native surfaces
• Android Studio if you want to run Android locally

Install

bun install

Run

bun run start

Common targets:

bun run ios
bun run android
bun run web

Lint:

bun run lint

Test:

bun run test

Environment

app.config.ts reads EXPO_PUBLIC_SITE_ORIGIN and passes it into the Expo Router plugin when present. Set it for web/server output and for native builds that need to call the Expo API route from the client.

Example:

EXPO_PUBLIC_SITE_ORIGIN=https://pocketno.example.com bun run web

Native Surfaces

This repo includes iOS-specific shortcut work:

• Home screen quick action via expo-quick-actions
• App Intent target in targets/pocket-no-shortcuts
• Custom config plugin in plugins/with-screenless-quick-copy.js

Notes:

• The App Intent shortcut target is configured for iOS 18+.
• If you change shortcut target wiring, regenerate native iOS artifacts before validating in Xcode.

Editing The Reason Catalog

Most content changes start in reason.json.

Guidelines:

• Keep entries as plain strings.
• Avoid empty lines.
• Duplicates are removed during normalization.
• The client and native shortcut helpers rely on this catalog shape.

Useful Files

• src/app/(app)/index.tsx: main Pocket-No screen
• src/app/(app)/copy.tsx: quick-copy route
• src/app/api/no+api.ts: random reason API
• src/features/no/no-reason-service.ts: clipboard orchestration
• src/features/no/json-catalog.ts: normalized reason.json loader
• src/features/no/deep-links.ts: route/scheme helpers
• plugins/with-screenless-quick-copy.js: iOS target/resource wiring
• targets/pocket-no-shortcuts/copy-no-action.swift: App Intent copy implementation

License

MIT