vercel-react-native-skills
React Native and Expo best practices for building performant mobile apps. Use when building React Native components, optimizing list performance, implementing animations, or working with native modules. Triggers on tasks involving React Native, Expo, mobile performance, or native platform APIs.
Best use case
vercel-react-native-skills is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
React Native and Expo best practices for building performant mobile apps. Use when building React Native components, optimizing list performance, implementing animations, or working with native modules. Triggers on tasks involving React Native, Expo, mobile performance, or native platform APIs.
Teams using vercel-react-native-skills should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
Claude Code / Cursor / Codex
Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/react-native-skills/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How vercel-react-native-skills Compares
| Feature / Agent | vercel-react-native-skills | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
React Native and Expo best practices for building performant mobile apps. Use when building React Native components, optimizing list performance, implementing animations, or working with native modules. Triggers on tasks involving React Native, Expo, mobile performance, or native platform APIs.
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
SKILL.md Source
# React Native Skills Comprehensive best practices for React Native and Expo applications. Contains rules across multiple categories covering performance, animations, UI patterns, and platform-specific optimizations. ## When to Apply Reference these guidelines when: - Building React Native or Expo apps - Optimizing list and scroll performance - Implementing animations with Reanimated - Working with images and media - Configuring native modules or fonts - Structuring monorepo projects with native dependencies ## Rule Categories by Priority | Priority | Category | Impact | Prefix | | -------- | ---------------- | -------- | -------------------- | | 1 | List Performance | CRITICAL | `list-performance-` | | 2 | Animation | HIGH | `animation-` | | 3 | Navigation | HIGH | `navigation-` | | 4 | UI Patterns | HIGH | `ui-` | | 5 | State Management | MEDIUM | `react-state-` | | 6 | Rendering | MEDIUM | `rendering-` | | 7 | Monorepo | MEDIUM | `monorepo-` | | 8 | Configuration | LOW | `fonts-`, `imports-` | ## Quick Reference ### 1. List Performance (CRITICAL) - `list-performance-virtualize` - Use FlashList for large lists - `list-performance-item-memo` - Memoize list item components - `list-performance-callbacks` - Stabilize callback references - `list-performance-inline-objects` - Avoid inline style objects - `list-performance-function-references` - Extract functions outside render - `list-performance-images` - Optimize images in lists - `list-performance-item-expensive` - Move expensive work outside items - `list-performance-item-types` - Use item types for heterogeneous lists ### 2. Animation (HIGH) - `animation-gpu-properties` - Animate only transform and opacity - `animation-derived-value` - Use useDerivedValue for computed animations - `animation-gesture-detector-press` - Use Gesture.Tap instead of Pressable ### 3. Navigation (HIGH) - `navigation-native-navigators` - Use native stack and native tabs over JS navigators ### 4. UI Patterns (HIGH) - `ui-expo-image` - Use expo-image for all images - `ui-image-gallery` - Use Galeria for image lightboxes - `ui-pressable` - Use Pressable over TouchableOpacity - `ui-safe-area-scroll` - Handle safe areas in ScrollViews - `ui-scrollview-content-inset` - Use contentInset for headers - `ui-menus` - Use native context menus - `ui-native-modals` - Use native modals when possible - `ui-measure-views` - Use onLayout, not measure() - `ui-styling` - Use StyleSheet.create or Nativewind ### 5. State Management (MEDIUM) - `react-state-minimize` - Minimize state subscriptions - `react-state-dispatcher` - Use dispatcher pattern for callbacks - `react-state-fallback` - Show fallback on first render - `react-compiler-destructure-functions` - Destructure for React Compiler - `react-compiler-reanimated-shared-values` - Handle shared values with compiler ### 6. Rendering (MEDIUM) - `rendering-text-in-text-component` - Wrap text in Text components - `rendering-no-falsy-and` - Avoid falsy && for conditional rendering ### 7. Monorepo (MEDIUM) - `monorepo-native-deps-in-app` - Keep native dependencies in app package - `monorepo-single-dependency-versions` - Use single versions across packages ### 8. Configuration (LOW) - `fonts-config-plugin` - Use config plugins for custom fonts - `imports-design-system-folder` - Organize design system imports - `js-hoist-intl` - Hoist Intl object creation ## How to Use Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples: ``` rules/list-performance-virtualize.md rules/animation-gpu-properties.md ``` Each rule file contains: - Brief explanation of why it matters - Incorrect code example with explanation - Correct code example with explanation - Additional context and references ## Full Compiled Document For the complete guide with all rules expanded: `AGENTS.md`
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