create-react-native-library

name	create-react-native-library
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.
license	MIT

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 when creating a new library that may be published to npm
• Use local-library.md 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