Research: expo-dev-client
Cached research evidence for expo-dev-client (not authority).
Purpose
Section titled “Purpose”Guidance around Expo Dev Client for custom development builds, native module integration, and debugging flows distinct from Expo Go. Complements other Expo UI and deployment skills.
Harness Coverage
Section titled “Harness Coverage”Target agents: antigravity, claude-code, codex, crush, cursor, gemini-cli, github-copilot, grok, opencode.
Trust And Risks
Section titled “Trust And Risks”trust_tier=needs-inspection; status=inspect-then-install; provenance=verified-install-command; official Expo source; dev client involves native builds and potential custom native code - higher surface for review before install in shared envs.
Install Prerequisites
Section titled “Install Prerequisites”Install: npx skills add expo/skills --skill expo-dev-client --skill expo-deployment --skill expo-cicd-workflows --skill upgrading-expo -y -g -a antigravity claude-code codex crush cursor gemini-cli github-copilot grok opencode; status=inspect-then-install; selector=named; policy=Inspect source, hooks, scripts, credentials, and dedupe before install.
Upstream Maintainer
Section titled “Upstream Maintainer”expo/skills (official Expo team)
Comparable Alternatives
Section titled “Comparable Alternatives”React Native dev client or custom build skills; general native module integration guidance.
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