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Expo Skills

Official AI agent skills from the Expo team for building, deploying, upgrading, and debugging Expo apps.

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 building-native-ui

Try It

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

• "Build a native-feeling Expo Router screen with tabs, modals, and animations."
• "Set up Tailwind CSS v4 and NativeWind v5 in this Expo app."
• "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

App Design and Architecture

Skill	Use it for
building-native-ui	Expo Router screens, navigation, styling, animations, native tabs, and app UI patterns.
native-data-fetching	API calls, React Query, SWR, caching, offline support, and Expo Router data loaders.
expo-api-routes	Expo Router API routes with EAS Hosting.
expo-tailwind-setup	Tailwind CSS v4, react-native-css, and NativeWind v5 setup.
use-dom	Expo DOM components for gradually using web code in native apps.
expo-dev-client	Local and TestFlight development client builds.

Native and Platform Work

Skill	Use it for
expo-module	Expo native modules and views with Swift, Kotlin, TypeScript, config plugins, and autolinking.
expo-ui-swift-ui	@expo/ui/swift-ui components and modifiers.
expo-ui-jetpack-compose	@expo/ui/jetpack-compose views and modifiers.
add-app-clip	iOS App Clip targets, AASA files, associated domains, and Smart App Banners.
expo-brownfield	Adding Expo or React Native to an existing iOS or Android app.

Deployment, CI, and Observability

Skill	Use it for
expo-deployment	App Store, Play Store, TestFlight, EAS Build, web hosting, and API route deployment.
expo-cicd-workflows	EAS Workflow YAML files and CI/CD automation.
expo-observe	EAS Observe setup and launch, route, event, and version metrics.
eas-update-insights	EAS Update health, crash rates, launch counts, payload size, and rollout gates.

Maintenance

Skill	Use it for
upgrading-expo	Expo SDK upgrades, dependency conflicts, deprecated packages, and cache cleanup.

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