A secure and controlled runner for scaffolding, developing, and previewing Expo/React Native applications directly within your environment.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install cancorteaw-app
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install cancorteaw-app using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is cancorteaw-app?
cancorteaw-app is a robust skill designed for developers using Openclaw Skills to manage the full lifecycle of Expo and React Native projects. It acts as a controlled wrapper around the appctl utility, ensuring that app creation, screen generation, and web previews are performed within a secure, sandboxed environment. By restricting execution to an allowlisted set of scripts and directories, it provides a safe yet powerful way to iterate on mobile applications.
This skill automates the boilerplate associated with setting up new projects and adding UI components. Whether you are quickly prototyping a new idea or managing multiple local mobile web previews, cancorteaw-app ensures consistency across your Openclaw Skills workflow by standardizing the way dependencies are handled and processes are monitored.
cancorteaw-app Use Cases
- Rapidly scaffolding new Expo projects using create-expo-app in a non-interactive mode.
- Adding new TypeScript screens to existing React Native projects with automatic git commits.
- Running local web previews of mobile apps on specific ports for testing and demonstration.
- Monitoring the runtime status and logs of active development servers within Openclaw Skills.
How cancorteaw-app Works
- The user initiates a command such as new or preview which invokes the allowlisted appctl script.
- For new projects, the skill initializes a directory under /home/patron/apps/ and scaffolds a React Native environment.
- The skill manages screen creation by writing .tsx files to the appropriate project subdirectories.
- When previewing, it starts an Expo web server bound to the local loopback address and tracks the process ID and port.
- Status checks verify if the PID is active and return the corresponding local URL for the Openclaw Skills user.
cancorteaw-app Setup
To use this skill within your Openclaw Skills setup, ensure the appctl binary is available at /home/patron/apps/_bin/appctl. You can then interact with it via the CLI:
# Create a new app
new my-mobile-project
# Add a screen
add-screen my-mobile-project Settings "User Settings"
# Start the preview on a custom port
EXPO_PORT=8080 preview my-mobile-project
cancorteaw-app Data Schema & Taxonomy
cancorteaw-app organizes data within a strict directory hierarchy to maintain isolation within Openclaw Skills:
| Path | Description |
|---|---|
| /home/patron/apps/ |
Root directory for the Expo project files. |
| /home/patron/apps/_logs/ | Contains execution logs, e.g., |
| /home/patron/apps/_state/ | Stores runtime metadata like .pid and .port files. |
| /home/patron/apps/ |
Destination for generated React Native screens. |
cancorteaw-app Advanced Features
- Automatic Git initialization and commit-on-change for screen additions.
- Port customization via the EXPO_PORT environment variable for concurrent project previews.
- Integrated safety guardrails that limit execution to node, npm, npx, and git.
- Telemetry-disabled execution to ensure privacy and performance within Openclaw Skills.
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