# Create React Native Library

Scaffolds React Native libraries with create-react-native-library for standalone...

- Repository: https://github.com/callstackincubator/agent-skills (1694 stars)
- Category: Mobile
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-08
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## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add callstackincubator/agent-skills --skill create-react-native-library -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add callstackincubator/agent-skills --skill create-react-native-library -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add callstackincubator/agent-skills --skill create-react-native-library -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add callstackincubator/agent-skills --skill create-react-native-library -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add callstackincubator/agent-skills`

## Description

Scaffolds React Native libraries with create-react-native-library for standalone libraries or local native modules and views. Use when creating or working on React Native libraries or adding native functionality in an existing app.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# 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

```bash
# 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-library] | Scaffold a new library and default to the Expo example  |
| [local-library.md][local-library]       | Add a local library to an existing app with autolinking |

## Problem -> Skill Mapping

The rest: https://github.com/callstackincubator/agent-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/create-react-native-library/SKILL.md