skills
by expo
A set of official skill files from the Expo team that teach AI coding agents how to build, upgrade, deploy and debug Expo and React Native mobile apps. It is for people who use an AI coding assistant to make phone apps with Expo.
- Stars
- 3.8k
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Shell
- Age
- 334 days
What you can do with it
- Ask your AI agent to build navigation screens with tabs, modals and animations using Expo Router
- Set up automated build workflows that create preview apps for each pull request
- Get step-by-step help upgrading an app to the latest Expo SDK
Make money with it
A freelancer could offer fixed-price mobile app builds or upgrade services for small businesses, using an AI agent with these skills to speed up delivery.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Build and ship a customer-facing mobile app faster with an AI assistant, cutting developer hours
- Keep an existing app up to date by letting the agent handle SDK upgrades and dependency conflicts
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install with one command, either npx skills@latest add expo/skills --skill '*' or through the Claude Code or Codex plugin marketplace.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Needs an AI coding agent, which may require a paid subscription or API usage
- Many skills (builds, hosting, updates, workflows) rely on paid Expo Application Services plans
- Building for the app stores needs paid Apple and Google developer accounts
Who's talking about it
- raiscui (gh-trends): GitHub trends — 2026-10-28 (daily release) Featured in a roundup
Checked 30 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
