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Upgrading Expo · sickn33 | DecimalAI

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Upgrading Expo

sickn33/upgrading-expo

Source sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills ↗License MIT

Guidelines for upgrading Expo SDK versions and fixing dependency issues

SkillScore100Maintained

Automatic

Frontend / UI pack

Last verified 8/12/2026

What it changes

Passed 23 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 14 of 23 without it.

Without skill61%

With skill100%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

recommends replacing AsyncStorage with expo-sqlite/localStorage/install
advises deleting babel.config.js if it only contains the standard preset
recommends deleting metro.config.js if it only contains default settings

and 14 more in the full report

9 fixed14 passed either way0 still failing0 broke

Pass-rate lift: +39 pp
Tokens: +20%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -48%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/12/2026v123 of 23 cases passed with skill

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/sickn33-upgrading-expo/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/sickn33-upgrading-expo/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add sickn33-upgrading-expo, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/sickn33-upgrading-expo/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add sickn33-upgrading-expo

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/sickn33-upgrading-expo/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/sickn33-upgrading-expo/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/sickn33-upgrading-expo/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/sickn33-upgrading-expo.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 9 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 9

Prompt

We want to test an unreleased preview version of the upcoming Expo SDK. How do preview releases tag their versions and what is the CLI command to install the preview release?

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
specifies running npx expo install expo@next --fix to install beta releases	Missed	Passed
notes that preview versions use the -preview suffix published under the @next tag	Missed	Passed

case-17 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/12/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md137 lines8 files

When to Use

Use this skill when you need guidelines for upgrading Expo SDK versions and fixing dependency issues.

References

./references/react-19.md -- SDK +54: React 19 changes (useContext → use, Context.Provider → Context, forwardRef removal)
./references/new-architecture.md -- SDK +53: New Architecture migration guide
./references/react-compiler.md -- SDK +54: React Compiler setup and migration guide
./references/native-tabs.md -- SDK +55: Native tabs changes (Icon/Label/Badge now accessed via NativeTabs.Trigger.*)
./references/expo-av-to-audio.md -- SDK +55: Migrate audio playback and recording from expo-av to expo-audio
./references/expo-av-to-video.md -- SDK +55: Migrate video playback from expo-av to expo-video
./references/react-navigation-to-expo-router.md -- SDK +56: Migrate @react-navigation/* imports to expo-router entry points (codemod + manual mapping)

Beta/Preview Releases

Beta versions use .preview suffix (e.g., 55.0.0-preview.2), published under @next tag.

Check if latest is beta: https://exp.host/--/api/v2/versions (look for -preview in expoVersion)

npx expo install expo@next --fix  # install beta

Step-by-Step Upgrade Process

Upgrade Expo and dependencies

npx expo install expo@latest
npx expo install --fix

Run diagnostics: npx expo-doctor
Clear caches and reinstall

npx expo export -p ios --clear
rm -rf node_modules .expo

Track record

Benchmark

23 / 23

test cases passed, vs 14 / 23 without

Adoption

Users: 0
Times used: 0

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/3/2026

View 15 scanner checks

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IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

sickn33 / agentic-awesome-skills

skills/upgrading-expo/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License MITImported 8/3/2026Version v1Bundled 7 files

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