Expo Architect

What it does

This skill, Expo Architect, generates complete and ready-to-run Expo React Native applications based on user specifications provided in a PRD (Product Requirements Document) style prompt. It creates structured project scaffolding with preconfigured dependencies including Expo SDK 54, React Native 0.83, TypeScript, Expo Router for navigation, optional Clerk authentication, NativeWind or StyleSheet for UI styling, Biome linting and strict TypeScript mode, and uses bun as the package manager. The generated app includes a complete navigation structure, basic UI components, an API client integration, and runs immediately with bun start.

When to use it

• Creating a new Expo React Native application quickly.
• Generating a project with preconfigured dependencies like Clerk authentication or NativeWind.
• Rapidly prototyping mobile app ideas based on PRD briefs.
• Setting up a structured development environment for Expo projects.
• When you want to avoid manually configuring the initial project setup.

Key capabilities

• Generates full Expo React Native projects with preconfigured dependencies.
• Supports optional Clerk authentication integration.
• Includes file-based routing using Expo Router.
• Provides UI styling options: NativeWind (Tailwind for RN) or StyleSheet.
• Utilizes Biome linting and TypeScript strict mode for code quality.
• Uses bun as the package manager for faster development.
• Creates a complete navigation structure with working screens.

Example prompts

• "Create an app with the name 'My App' that is a fitness tracker where users can log workouts."
• "Generate an Expo project named 'My App' with tabs: Home, Workouts, Profile and enable authentication."

Tips & gotchas

• The skill requires a PRD-style prompt to effectively generate the application structure. The more detail in the prompt, the better the generated app will be.
• The generated project uses bun; ensure you have bun installed to run development commands.
• If using Clerk authentication, configure environment variables EXPO_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY and EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL.