Create React Native Library

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

# 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

| Problem | Start With |

| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |

| Need a new library scaffold | [scaffold-library][scaffold-library] |

| Need to add a local native library to an app | [local-library][local-library] |

[scaffold-library]: references/scaffold-library.md

[local-library]: references/local-library.md