create-react-native-library

Scaffold React Native libraries and local native modules.

React Native development

What it does

Scaffolds standalone React Native libraries or local libraries inside existing apps.

When to use it

Use when creating or working on React Native libraries, native modules, or native views.

Ask for a standalone or local library; it scaffolds the library in the project and directs implementation to the appropriate documentation.

This skill

npx create-react-native-library@latest

Execute

The latest scaffolding package

yarn install

Execute

Installs the project dependencies

npx pod-install

Execute

Installs CocoaPod dependencies

metro bundler

Execute

Starts the metro bundler

Requires Node.js 20.19.0+, 22.12.0+, or 23.4.0+ for standalone library scaffolding.