create-react-native-library

SKILL.md

Create React Native Library

Overview

Use this skill to scaffold a standalone React Native library or a local library inside an existing app, then continue with the correct implementation docs.

Examples:

JS-only library that may use other React Native libraries

Native modules that expose native functionality to JavaScript

Native UI components that render native views in React Native

Choose one flow first:

Use [scaffold-library.md][scaffold-library] when creating a new library that may be published to npm

Use [local-library.md][local-library] when exposing native functionality in a React Native app

When to Apply
Use this skill when:

Creating or working on a React Native library with create-react-native-library

Creating a native module or view in an existing app

Wrapping native SDKs and exposing them to React Native

Quick Reference

# Inspect current options before scaffolding
npx create-react-native-library@latest --help

# Scaffold a library with turbo modules and the Expo example app
npx create-react-native-library@latest awesome-library \
  --no-interactive \
  --yes \
  --description "A brief description of the library" \
  --type turbo-module \
  --languages kotlin-objc \
  --example expo

# Scaffold a local Turbo Module inside an existing app
cd MyApp
npx create-react-native-library@latest awesome-library \
  --local \
  --no-interactive \
  --yes \
  --description "A brief description of the library" \
  --type turbo-module \
  --languages kotlin-objc

References

File
Description

scaffold-library.md
Scaffold a new library and default to the Expo example

local-library.md
Add a local library to an existing app with autolinking

Problem -> Skill Mapping

Problem
Start With

Need a new library scaffold
scaffold-library

Need to add a local native library to an app
local-library