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 [blocked] when creating a new library that may be published to npm
Use local-library.md [blocked] 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 [blocked]	Scaffold a new library and default to the Expo example
local-library.md [blocked]	Add a local library to an existing app with autolinking

Problem -> Skill Mapping

Problem	Start With
Need a new library scaffold	scaffold-library [blocked]
Need to add a local native library to an app	local-library [blocked]