# push-notification-setup

Integrates push notifications for iOS and Android using Firebase Cloud Messaging and APNs. Helps handle token refreshes, deep linking, and background sync.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 575 installs · ★ 371
- Author: aj-geddes
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/push-notification-setup/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-04
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/push-notification-setup

## What it does

The skill provides setup instructions for mobile push services. It includes a React Native snippet with `@react-native-firebase/messaging`. Dedicated reference guides cover Swift, Kotlin, and Flutter.

The instructions cover permission requests and token synchronization with a backend. It configures deep links to target screens. The guide explicitly forbids sending sensitive data inside notification payloads. Testing requires physical hardware. Emulators cannot verify real push delivery reliably.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill push-notification-setup -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill push-notification-setup -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill push-notification-setup -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts push-notification-setup
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/push-notification-setup/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill push-notification-setup -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --path skills/push-notification-setup
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill push-notification-setup -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/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/push-notification-setup/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- integrate Firebase Cloud Messaging with APNs on iOS and Android
- handle token lifecycle and backend synchronization
- configure deep linking from notifications to app screens
- set up silent background notifications for data syncing

## Example prompts
- Set up Firebase push notification permissions and listeners in React Native
- Show how to handle token refresh events and send new tokens to the backend
- Configure notification priority channels and silent notifications in Android Kotlin

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: push-notification-setup
description: >
  Implement push notifications for iOS and Android. Covers Firebase Cloud
  Messaging, Apple Push Notification service, handling notifications, and
  backend integration.
---

# Push Notification Setup

## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [When to Use](#when-to-use)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Reference Guides](#reference-guides)
- [Best Practices](#best-practices)

## Overview

Implement comprehensive push notification systems for iOS and Android applications using Firebase Cloud Messaging and native platform services.

## When to Use

- Sending real-time notifications to users
- Implementing user engagement features
- Deep linking from notifications to specific screens
- Handling silent/background notifications
- Tracking notification analytics

## Quick Start

Minimal working example:

```javascript
import messaging from "@react-native-firebase/messaging";
import { Platform } from "react-native";

export async function initializeFirebase() {
  try {
    if (Platform.OS === "ios") {
      const permission = await messaging().requestPermission();
      if (permission === messaging.AuthorizationStatus.AUTHORIZED) {
        console.log("iOS notification permission granted");
      }
    }

    const token = await messaging().getToken();
    console.log("FCM Token:", token);
    await saveTokenToBackend(token);

    messaging().onTokenRefresh(async (newToken) => {
      await saveTokenToBackend(newToken);
    });

    messaging().onMessage(async (remoteMessage) => {
      console.log("Notification received:", remoteMessage);
      showLocalNotification(remoteMessage);
    });

// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
```

## Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the `references/` directory:

| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| [Firebase Cloud Messaging Setup](references/firebase-cloud-messaging-setup.md) | Firebase Cloud Messaging Setup |
| [iOS Native Setup with Swift](references/ios-native-setup-with-swift.md) | iOS Native Setup with Swift |
| [Android Setup with Kotlin](references/android-setup-with-kotlin.md) | Android Setup with Kotlin |
| [Flutter Implementation](references/flutter-implementation.md) | Flutter Implementation |

## Best Practices

### ✅ DO

- Request permission before sending notifications
- Implement token refresh handling
- Use different notification channels by priority
- Validate tokens regularly
- Track notification delivery
- Implement deep linking
- Handle notifications in all app states
- Use silent notifications for data sync
- Store tokens securely on backend
- Provide user notification preferences
- Test on real devices

### ❌ DON'T

- Send excessive notifications
- Send without permission
- Store tokens insecurely
- Ignore notification failures
- Send sensitive data in payload
- Use notifications for spam
- Forget to handle background notifications
- Make blocking calls in handlers
- Send duplicate notifications
- Ignore user preferences
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