# dt-setup-react-native

Configures the Dynatrace plugin in React Native or Expo projects, handling Babel transformations, config files, and privacy options.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 860 installs · ★ 167
- Author: Dynatrace
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai/tree/HEAD/skills/dt-setup-react-native/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/dt-setup-react-native

## What it does

The skill checks for `dynatrace.config.js` to extract `applicationId` and `beaconUrl`, validating `userOptIn` privacy settings across Android and iOS. It adds `@dynatrace/react-native-plugin` directly to runtime `dependencies` in `package.json`, preventing missing tracking code in release builds.

It edits `babel.config.js` according to the project setup. For bare React Native, it registers `BabelPluginDynatrace` right before `react-native-reanimated/plugin` so Reanimated remains last. In Expo environments with `babel-preset-expo`, it assigns `jsxImportSource` directly to the preset, avoiding duplicate JSX transform plugins that break builds.

Building for iOS requires macOS with CocoaPods, while Expo managed projects must run `npx expo prebuild` first to generate the native folders. Without `android/` and `ios/` directories, setup will fail. The skill handles installation and instrumentation only, so querying RUM metrics or configuring Dynatrace servers is out of scope.

## Requirements
- Works with: Dynatrace

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-setup-react-native -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/dt-setup-react-native/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/dt-setup-react-native/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-setup-react-native -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/dt-setup-react-native/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-setup-react-native -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/dt-setup-react-native/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai dt-setup-react-native
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/dt-setup-react-native/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-setup-react-native -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --path skills/dt-setup-react-native
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/dt-setup-react-native/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai --skill dt-setup-react-native -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai/tree/HEAD/skills/dt-setup-react-native/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- integrate Dynatrace monitoring into React Native or Expo apps
- configure Babel plugins in the correct order alongside Reanimated
- validate dynatrace.config.js and user privacy opt-in flags
- install native iOS pod dependencies on macOS

## Example prompts
- Add Dynatrace to our React Native app
- Integrate Dynatrace plugin into the Expo project
- Configure dynatrace.config.js and Babel settings for mobile observability

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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```text
---
name: dt-setup-react-native
license: Apache-2.0
description: >-
  Integrate the Dynatrace React Native Plugin into a React Native or Expo project —
  dependency setup, dynatrace.config.js, Babel registration, npx instrumentation,
  navigation tracking, user privacy options, and verification. Handles both bare React Native
  and Expo (babel-preset-expo) Babel configuration automatically.
  Trigger: "add Dynatrace to React Native", "React Native plugin setup", "instrument React Native app",
  "integrate Dynatrace RN", "mobile observability React Native", "react-native-plugin",
  "dynatrace react native", "add Dynatrace to Expo", "instrument Expo app", "Dynatrace Expo setup".
  Do NOT use for: querying RN RUM data (use dt-obs-frontends), non-React Native mobile setups,
  or Dynatrace server-side configuration.
---

# Dynatrace React Native Plugin Integration Skill

## Prerequisites

- Node.js 16.0+ and npm available on `PATH`
- An existing React Native project (v0.68+) or Expo project (v45+) with a `package.json` at the project root
- `android/` and `ios/` platform folders present (Expo managed workflow requires `npx expo prebuild` first)
- A Dynatrace environment with access to Experience Vitals (to obtain `applicationId` and `beaconUrl`, or to download `dynatrace.config.js`)
- Console access to Experience Vitals → Mobile to configure app settings (Data Privacy, Enablement and Cost Control)
- macOS with CocoaPods for iOS builds

Work through the steps below in order, interacting with the user at each decision point. Read actual project files before suggesting changes — do not assume the current state.

## Step 1 — Check for existing `dynatrace.config.js`

Before asking the user anything, check whether `dynatrace.config.js` exists at the project root.

- **File exists:** Read it, show the `applicationId` and `beaconUrl`, and confirm they match the target environment. If correct, run the `userOptIn` check below and skip to Step 3 (config is already present — Step 2 is not needed).
- **File does not exist:** Proceed to Step 2.

**`userOptIn` check:**

Inspect the file for `userOptIn` (Android block) and `DTXUserOptIn` (iOS block).

- **Present on both platforms:** Trust the value as-is. If `true`, flag Step 9. If `false`, skip Step 9.
- **Absent from either platform:** Ask the user: **"Do you have User Opt-In mode enabled or disabled?"** (If unsure: Experience Vitals → Mobile → [Your App] → Settings → Data Privacy.) Add the missing value to the relevant platform(s), then flag Step 9 if the final value is `true`.
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