# expo-ui-swift-ui
The skill teaches the agent to work with the @expo/ui/swift-ui package, which brings SwiftUI Views and modifiers into React Native apps on Expo SDK 55.
- skill · `type=skill` · Codex, ChatGPT · 1 install · ★ 7604
- Author: Expo Team · official OpenAI repository
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/expo/skills/expo-ui-swift-ui/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/expo-ui-swift-ui
## What it does
The skill wires in knowledge of `@expo/ui/swift-ui`, a package that mirrors SwiftUI's API in React Native. The agent imports components from `@expo/ui/swift-ui`, modifiers from `@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers`, and wraps each SwiftUI tree in `Host`. To embed standard RN components inside a SwiftUI tree, it uses `RNHostView`.
Before using a component or modifier, the agent fetches the Expo UI SDK 55 docs to confirm the API. If a needed View or modifier is missing, the skill suggests extending the package via a local Expo module — but only after user confirmation. After installing `@expo/ui`, a native rebuild is required with `npx expo run:ios`.
## Install
### Codex (native platform)
1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill expo-ui-swift-ui -a codex
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/expo-ui-swift-ui/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
### Claude Code
1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill expo-ui-swift-ui -a claude-code
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/expo-ui-swift-ui/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/expo-ui-swift-ui/
### Cursor
**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/expo-ui-swift-ui/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
### GitHub Copilot
1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openai/plugins expo-ui-swift-ui
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/expo-ui-swift-ui/SKILL.md`
### Gemini CLI
**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/openai/plugins --path plugins/expo/skills/expo-ui-swift-ui
```
### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)
**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/expo-ui-swift-ui/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
### 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/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/expo/skills/expo-ui-swift-ui/SKILL.md
## When to use it
- use SwiftUI components in a React Native app
- embed an RN element in a SwiftUI tree with RNHostView
- apply SwiftUI modifiers to React components
- extend Expo UI with a missing View via a local module
## Example prompts
- Add a `VStack` with three `Text` elements and a `.padding(16)` modifier
- Wrap `` in `RNHostView` inside `Host`
- Check the `ScrollView` component API in Expo UI SDK 55 docs
## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT
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````text
---
name: expo-ui-swift-ui
description: "`@expo/ui/swift-ui` package lets you use SwiftUI Views and modifiers in your app."
---
> The instructions in this skill apply to SDK 55 only. For other SDK versions, refer to the Expo UI SwiftUI docs for that version for the most accurate information.
## Installation
```bash
npx expo install @expo/ui
```
A native rebuild is required after installation (`npx expo run:ios`).
## Instructions
- Expo UI's API mirrors SwiftUI's API. Use SwiftUI knowledge to decide which components or modifiers to use.
- Components are imported from `@expo/ui/swift-ui`, modifiers from `@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers`.
- When about to use a component, fetch its docs to confirm the API - https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v55.0.0/sdk/ui/swift-ui/{component-name}/index.md
- When unsure about a modifier's API, refer to the docs - https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v55.0.0/sdk/ui/swift-ui/modifiers/index.md
- Every SwiftUI tree must be wrapped in `Host`.
- `RNHostView` is specifically for embedding RN components inside a SwiftUI tree. Example:
```jsx
import { Host, VStack, RNHostView } from "@expo-ui/swift-ui";
import { Pressable } from "react-native";
// Here, `Pressable` is an RN component so it is wrapped in `RNHostView`.
;
```
- If a required modifier or View is missing in Expo UI, it can be extended via a local Expo module. See: https://docs.expo.dev/guides/expo-ui-swift-ui/extending/index.md. Confirm with the user before extending.
````
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