react-navigation
Provides React Navigation UI patterns for stacks, tabs, drawers etc. Use when building navigation UIs with React Navigation, configuring headers, bottom sheets or handling safe areas and insets.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/callstackincubator/agent-skills --skill react-navigationSKILL.md
React Navigation
Overview
Guide for building navigation UIs with React Navigation.
This skill only applies to React Navigation 7. The API and patterns may not work with different versions.
API Selection
React Navigation offers two API - object-based Static API and component-based Dynamic API.
- Existing Apps: Check the current navigation setup and follow the same API style when using the references
- New Apps: If the app does not have an existing navigation setup yet, prefer
Static API
When to Apply
Reference this skill when:
- Building navigation UI patterns such as stacks, tabs, drawers, sheets etc.
- Configuring headers and other built-in navigator UI
- Handling safe areas and insets in navigation UI
References
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| stacks.md | Stack based navigation |
| form-sheet.md | Bottom sheet and form sheets |
| bottom-tabs.md | Cross-platform bottom tabs |
| native-bottom-tabs.md | Native bottom tabs |
| material-top-tabs.md | Swipeable Top tabs |
| drawers.md | Drawer navigation and sidebars |
| header.md | Configuring headers |
| safe-areas.md | Safe-area handling |
Problem -> Skill Mapping
| Problem | Start With |
|---|---|
| Showing screens and modals in a stack | stacks.md |
| Showing bottom sheets or form sheets | form-sheet.md |
| Showing screens in bottom tabs or responsive sidebars with web support | bottom-tabs.md |
| Showing screens in native tabs on iOS & Android | native-bottom-tabs.md |
| Showing content in swipeable top tabs | material-top-tabs.md |
| Using a drawer or sidebar | drawers.md |
| Configuring the header in bottom tab or drawer navigator | header.md |
| Handling safe-area such as status bar, header insets, tab bar insets etc. | safe-areas.md |
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