# Expo Skills — AI Coding Tool Review & Pricing

> Expo Skills is the Expo team's official library of Agent Skills that teach coding agents how to build, deploy, upgrade and debug Expo and React Native apps correctly. Skills load on demand from task context, with Expo docs, Expo CLI and EAS CLI remaining the source of truth.

Source: https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/expo-skills · Updated Oct 28, 2026 · Category: Developer Productivity & Workflow · Published by dosa.dev

## At a glance

- **Tool**: Expo Skills
- **Company**: Expo
- **Category**: [Developer Productivity & Workflow](https://ai.dosa.dev/category/productivity)
- **Pricing model**: Open Source
- **Official website**: https://docs.expo.dev/skills/

## Key features

- 20+ SKILL.md skills behind an expo-overview router skill
- Framework skills for Expo Router, animations, native UI, @expo/ui, data fetching, DOM components, native modules, brownfield and SDK upgrades
- Clearly labelled paid EAS skills for app-store builds and submission, Hosting, Workflows, Update, Observe and remote simulators
- Install via npx skills add expo/skills, or as the expo plugin in the official Claude Code and OpenAI-curated Codex marketplaces
- Works with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini, OpenCode and other skill-aware agents, and pairs with the Expo MCP server

## Pricing

**Model**: Open Source

Free and open source under the MIT license; framework skills cover the free Expo SDK, while skills for EAS Build, Submit, Hosting, Update, Observe and remote simulators rely on paid Expo Application Services plans and are labelled as such.

## Who it is for

- **Best for**: React Native and Expo developers using Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or other skill-aware agents who want official, current Expo and EAS guidance applied automatically.
- **Not ideal for**: Developers outside the Expo/React Native ecosystem or those wanting a standalone coding agent, since this is a skills library rather than an agent itself.

## Verdict

The authoritative way to make AI coding agents follow current Expo and EAS practices, and a quick install for any Expo team already using agents.

## Recent updates

Trending on GitHub in late October 2026 with active updates, including EAS Observe skill additions on October 26, 2026 and a Codex migration to the Agent Plugins manifest on October 23, 2026.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Expo Skills free?

Yes - Expo Skills is Open Source. Free and open source under the MIT license; framework skills cover the free Expo SDK, while skills for EAS Build, Submit, Hosting, Update, Observe and remote simulators rely on paid Expo Application Services plans and are labelled as such.

### Is Expo Skills open source?

Yes - Expo Skills is open source. Free and open source under the MIT license; framework skills cover the free Expo SDK, while skills for EAS Build, Submit, Hosting, Update, Observe and remote simulators rely on paid Expo Application Services plans and are labelled as such.

### Who is Expo Skills best for?

React Native and Expo developers using Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or other skill-aware agents who want official, current Expo and EAS guidance applied automatically.

### Who is Expo Skills not ideal for?

Developers outside the Expo/React Native ecosystem or those wanting a standalone coding agent, since this is a skills library rather than an agent itself.

### What are the best Expo Skills alternatives?

The closest Expo Skills alternatives on ai.dosa.dev are Pieces for Developers, agenttrace, Vibe Kanban - all listed under Developer Productivity & Workflow.

### Who makes Expo Skills?

Expo Skills is developed by Expo. It is listed in the Developer Productivity & Workflow category on ai.dosa.dev.

## Top alternatives

- [Pieces for Developers](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/pieces-for-developers) (Freemium) — Developers and teams who need to manage disparate workflow context, revisit past coding decisions, and maintain consistent documentation across multiple tools and projects.
- [agenttrace](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/agenttrace) (Open Source) — Developers who need a privacy-conscious way to audit, monitor, and diagnose the behavior, costs, and performance of various AI coding agents locally.
- [Vibe Kanban](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/vibe-kanban) (Free) — Solo developers and individual power users who need to run multiple AI coding agents in parallel while managing separate git worktrees and tasks locally.
- [ai-memory](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/ai-memory) (Open Source) — Developers who frequently switch between multiple AI coding agents or machines and want a unified, persistent knowledge base that survives session ends and tool switches.
- [smolvm](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/smolvm) (Open Source) — Running untrusted code, powering coding agents with persistent/resettable workspaces, and deploying portable VM-based workloads that require a real Linux kernel.
- [coop](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/coop) (Open Source) — Security-conscious developers who want to run autonomous coding agents on real projects without risking host machine compromise.
- Full alternatives guide: https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/expo-skills/alternatives