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  • Introduction
    nativecn is shadcn for Expo apps: Components you copy into your app and own, built so AI agents can build and verify whole mobile apps.
  • Installation
    Create a new Expo app with nativecn, or add nativecn to an existing one.
  • components.json
    The project file that records your Preset, Structure, aliases and agents.
  • CLI
    Every nativecn-cli command and flag: init, create, add, agents and mcp.
  • Changelog
    What changed in each nativecn release.
  • Theming
    Tokens, Colour Roles, Scale, Scheme, createStyles and fonts.
  • Presets & Styles
    Style, Base Colour, Accent Colour, Radius and fonts: chosen once, baked into your code.
  • Folder structure
    Flat and feature Structures, Destinations and the placement rule.
  • AI agents
    Rules, Skills, the nativecn MCP server, the Plugin and the Visual QA Loop.
  • Alert
    Alert, AlertTitle and AlertDescription: an inline message with Variants (default, destructive, success, warning, info), each with a default icon.
  • Avatar
    Round user image (expo-image) with fallback initials, in sizes sm, md and lg.
  • Badge
    Small status label with Variants default, secondary, outline, destructive, success and warning.
  • Button
    Button with Variants (primary, secondary, outline, ghost, destructive, link), Sizes, an icon slot, loading and status; icon-only requires aria-label.
  • Card
    Card surface with CardHeader, CardTitle, CardDescription, CardContent and CardFooter; onPress makes the whole card pressable.
  • Checkbox
    Checkbox with an optional label, controlled or uncontrolled, an indeterminate (mixed) state and a haptic tick.
  • Chip
    Chip (plain, toggle or removable, with an optional icon) and ChipGroup (single or multiple choice on the SelectionGroup Primitive), with a haptic tick.
  • Container
    Wraps a Screen: safe-area edges, scrolling, keyboard avoidance, Token padding and a max content width.
  • Drawer
    Drawer panel content for Expo Router's drawer (expo-router/drawer): DrawerContent, DrawerHeader, DrawerSection, DrawerItem (label, icon, href, badge; active from the current route) and DrawerFooter.
  • Empty State
    What a Screen or list shows when there is nothing to show yet: an icon, a title, a description and an action.
  • FormField
    Lays out a control with its Label, description and error, and links them for screen readers ("Email, text field, Enter a valid email").
  • Icon
    Every glyph: a Lucide icon at a Token size in a Colour Role, decorative unless labelled.
  • Input
    Single-line text field with Sizes, a leading icon, error/success status, a focus ring and an automatic Show/Hide password toggle.
  • InputOTP
    One-time code field: one hidden input drives N cells; numeric keyboard, SMS/Keychain autofill, paste, onComplete, error/success status and secure.
  • Label
    A field's visible label in the label type Variant, with a required marker read as "required".
  • List
    Settings-style rows: ListSection, ListSectionHeader, ListSectionFooter and ListItem (title, description, icon, trailing, chevron, destructive, onPress); FlashList-safe.
  • Progress
    A horizontal progress bar: a value 0–100 that animates, or indeterminate; role progressbar with its value.
  • RadioGroup
    RadioGroup and RadioGroupItem: a single choice from a list on the SelectionGroup Primitive, vertical or horizontal, with a haptic tick.
  • SchemeSwitcher
    Theme switcher / dark mode toggle: System, Light and Dark as SegmentedTabs, or one icon button cycling through them. Calls setScheme, which persists the choice.
  • SearchField
    Search box with a search icon, an automatic clear (×) button, a loading spinner and onSubmit from the keyboard's Search key.
  • SegmentedTabs
    In-screen tabs (not navigation): segmented or underline Variants, an animated indicator, and only the selected tab's content rendered.
  • Separator
    A hairline divider, horizontal or vertical, decorative by default.
  • Skeleton
    A placeholder shape shown while content loads; pulses unless Reduce Motion is on, hidden from screen readers.
  • Slider
    Pick a number in a range by dragging or tapping (Gesture Handler + Reanimated), snapped to steps with a haptic tick; adjustable for screen readers.
  • Spinner
    An indeterminate loading indicator in a Colour Role, announced as busy; still under Reduce Motion.
  • Switch
    A themed on/off Switch, identical on iOS and Android, with an optional label, a thumb that slides (instant under Reduce Motion) and a haptic tick.
  • TabNavigation
    The bottom tab bar: the custom tabBar of an Expo Router JS Tabs Layout, with classic and floating Variants, per-tab icons and badges from Tabs.Screen options.
  • Text
    All text: the type ramp as Variants, text Colour Roles, alignment and the font-scaling switch.
  • Textarea
    Multi-line text field that grows from minRows to maxRows, with a character counter when maxLength is set.
  • Toast
    Sonner-style Toasts: a <Toaster /> in the root Layout and toast(), toast.success/error/info/warning/dismiss. At most 3 stacked, 4s auto-dismiss, swipe away, announced, above native modals.
  • Profile header + grouped sections
    Drawer panel with a profile header (avatar, name, email, plan Badge), labelled sections (Main, Workspace, Support) and Log out pinned in the footer.
  • SaaS workspace
    Drawer panel for a SaaS workspace: logo and name with a close button, an Accent Colour onboarding item with a 5 Steps Badge, main items, a bottom group (Notifications with a count, Settings, Docs, Help) and a footer with a team switcher and the user's avatar.
  • Cover header
    Drawer panel with a dark cover (large avatar, name, View profile, a bell with a count, an overflow button and a round + action), icon items active in Accent Colour text, a divider and text-only secondary items.
  • Classic centred
    A centred sign-in Screen: logo, email and password, Forgot password, an "or" divider, then Apple and Google, and a Sign up link.
  • Social-first hero
    A social-first sign-in Screen: a dark brand hero (logo, headline, subtitle, centred) above a panel where Apple and Google lead and "Continue with email" reveals the email form.
  • Email-first, two steps
    An email-first sign-in Screen in two steps: the email, then the password, with "Email me a code instead" switching to a 6-digit code (InputOTP). Lucide chevron-left Back buttons.
  • Classic single form
    A classic sign-up Screen on one scroll: Apple and Google on top, "or", then name, email and password, a terms Checkbox with Terms and Privacy Policy links, Create account, and a Sign in link.
  • Step-by-step wizard
    A sign-up wizard, one question per step under a Progress bar: email, name, password, then a 6-digit code (InputOTP). Lucide chevron-left Back buttons; the Continue button rides above the keyboard.
  • Social-first + verify
    A brand-led, passwordless sign-up Screen: the logo and headline centred above Apple and Google; "Sign up with email" reveals the email field, and Send code moves on to a 6-digit code (InputOTP).
  • announce
    Reliable screen-reader announcements on iOS and Android (Button and Input status, Toast, error, success and warning Alerts).
  • FocusChain
    Automatic Next/Done between fields in on-screen order; Done submits the form.
  • FormField context
    Links a field to its label, description and error for screen readers; passes status, disabled and required down.
  • Keyboard
    KeyboardProvider setup, a scroll view that keeps the focused field above the keyboard, and a footer that keeps a form's main button above it.
  • Portal
    Renders content above every Screen (above native modals on iOS), layered and safe-area aware.
  • Pressable
    Pressed look from a Style Slot, tap area extended to 48, no handlers while disabled or loading, optional haptics, role and aria-* states.
  • SelectionGroup
    Single or multiple choice within a group, with radio, tab or checkbox roles and selected states.
  • useControllableState
    One implementation of controlled and uncontrolled values for form controls.
  • useMotion
    Enter/exit animations and timing/spring configs from the motion Tokens; instant when Reduce Motion is on.
  • Theme
    Tokens, Scale, Colour Roles, ThemeProvider, createStyles and the navigation theme.

Card

Card surface with CardHeader, CardTitle, CardDescription, CardContent and CardFooter; onPress makes the whole card pressable.

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Default Preset a0: Vega, neutral, neutral accent, default radius, Inter.Change Preset

Installation

$npx nativecn-cli@latest add card

Also installs: theme, pressable, text.

Usage

Card demo

A Card with header, content and footer, and a pressable Card.

import { View } from "react-native";

import { Badge } from "@/components/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/button";
import {
  Card,
  CardContent,
  CardDescription,
  CardFooter,
  CardHeader,
  CardTitle,
} from "@/components/card";
import { Text } from "@/components/text";
import { createStyles } from "@/theme";

export default function CardDemo() {
  const styles = useStyles();
  return (
    <View style={styles.stack}>
      <Card>
        <CardHeader>
          <CardTitle>Pro plan</CardTitle>
          <CardDescription>Everything in Free, plus unlimited projects.</CardDescription>
        </CardHeader>
        <CardContent>
          <Badge label="Most popular" variant="secondary" />
          <Text>$12 per month, billed yearly.</Text>
        </CardContent>
        <CardFooter>
          <Button label="Upgrade" style={styles.grow} />
        </CardFooter>
      </Card>

      {/* With onPress the whole card is one pressable target. */}
      <Card onPress={() => {}}>
        <CardHeader>
          <CardTitle>Order #1042</CardTitle>
          <CardDescription>Arrives Thursday</CardDescription>
        </CardHeader>
      </Card>
    </View>
  );
}

const useStyles = createStyles((t) => ({
  stack: { gap: t.spacing[4] },
  grow: { flex: 1 },
}));

Props

Card

PropType and description
childrenCardHeader, CardContent, CardFooter or anything else
onPress(event) => void: makes the whole card one pressable target (role button)
onLongPress(event) => void
disabledboolean (default false): pressable cards only; dims and blocks presses
haptic"selection" | "light": pressable cards only
stylelayout only, merged last onto the root

CardHeader

PropType and description
childrenCardTitle and CardDescription

CardTitle

PropType and description
childrenthe title text (role heading); Text props except variant

CardDescription

PropType and description
childrenmuted supporting text; Text props except variant

CardContent

PropType and description
childrenthe main content

CardFooter

PropType and description
childrenactions, laid out in a row

Accessibility

  • With onPress or onLongPress the whole card is one button, named by its text.
  • A pressable card is taller than the 48 touch target, so its tap area is not extended.
  • disabled is announced as disabled and blocks presses.
  • CardTitle has role heading (the h4 text Variant).

Notes

Compose shadcn-style from named exports (no dot syntax): <Card><CardHeader><CardTitle>…</CardTitle><CardDescription>…</CardDescription></CardHeader><CardContent>…</CardContent><CardFooter>…</CardFooter></Card>. With onPress the whole card is a single pressable, so don't nest other pressables inside a pressable Card. Padding, gap, radius, border and shadow come from the card.root Style Slot; the pressed look from card.pressed.

Source

The Vega Style's code, exactly as add copies it into your app.

{components}/card.tsx

import type { ReactNode, Ref } from "react";
import {
  View,
  type GestureResponderEvent,
  type StyleProp,
  type ViewProps,
  type ViewStyle,
} from "react-native";

import { Pressable, type PressableHaptic } from "@/components/primitives/pressable";
import { Text, type TextProps } from "@/components/text";
import { createStyles } from "@/theme";

export type CardProps = Omit<ViewProps, "style" | "hitSlop"> & {
  children?: ReactNode;
  /** Makes the whole card one pressable target (role `button`, pressed look from `card.pressed`). */
  onPress?: (event: GestureResponderEvent) => void;
  onLongPress?: (event: GestureResponderEvent) => void;
  /** Only for a pressable card: blocks presses, dims it and announces it as disabled. */
  disabled?: boolean;
  /** Only for a pressable card: haptic feedback on press (when `config.haptics` is on). */
  haptic?: PressableHaptic;
  /** Layout only, merged last onto the root. */
  style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
  ref?: Ref<View>;
};

export type CardSectionProps = ViewProps & { children?: ReactNode; ref?: Ref<View> };

export type CardTitleProps = Omit<TextProps, "variant">;
export type CardDescriptionProps = Omit<TextProps, "variant">;

const useStyles = createStyles((t) => ({
  root: {
    ...{
    borderRadius: t.radius.xl,
    padding: t.spacing[6],
    gap: t.spacing[4],
    borderWidth: t.borderWidth.default,
    boxShadow: t.elevation.sm,
  },
    backgroundColor: t.colors.card,
    borderColor: t.colors.border,
    borderCurve: "continuous",
  },
  pressed: { filter: [{ brightness: 0.96 }] },
  disabled: { opacity: t.opacity.disabled },
  header: { gap: t.scaleValue(6) },
  title: { ...t.type.h4 },
  content: { gap: t.spacing[2] },
  footer: { flexDirection: "row", alignItems: "center", gap: t.spacing[2] },
}));

/**
 * A surface that groups related content. Compose it from CardHeader, CardTitle, CardDescription,
 * CardContent and CardFooter. With `onPress` the whole card becomes one pressable target, built
 * on the Pressable Primitive. `style` is merged last onto the root.
 */
export function Card({
  children,
  onPress,
  onLongPress,
  disabled = false,
  haptic,
  style,
  ...props
}: CardProps) {
  const styles = useStyles();

  if (onPress || onLongPress) {
    return (
      <Pressable
        onPress={onPress}
        onLongPress={onLongPress}
        disabled={disabled}
        haptic={haptic}
        // A card is taller than the 48 touch target: no tap-area extension, no layout pass.
        hitSlop={0}
        pressedStyle={styles.pressed}
        style={[styles.root, disabled ? styles.disabled : null, style]}
        {...props}
      >
        {children}
      </Pressable>
    );
  }

  return (
    <View style={[styles.root, style]} {...props}>
      {children}
    </View>
  );
}

/** Holds the CardTitle and CardDescription. */
export function CardHeader({ style, ...props }: CardSectionProps) {
  const styles = useStyles();
  return <View style={[styles.header, style]} {...props} />;
}

/** The card's heading (role `heading`), from the `card.title` Slot. */
export function CardTitle({ style, ...props }: CardTitleProps) {
  const styles = useStyles();
  return <Text variant="h4" style={[styles.title, style]} {...props} />;
}

/** Supporting text under the CardTitle, in the muted foreground. */
export function CardDescription({ color = "mutedForeground", ...props }: CardDescriptionProps) {
  return <Text variant="small" color={color} {...props} />;
}

/** The card's main content. */
export function CardContent({ style, ...props }: CardSectionProps) {
  const styles = useStyles();
  return <View style={[styles.content, style]} {...props} />;
}

/** A row of actions at the bottom of the card. */
export function CardFooter({ style, ...props }: CardSectionProps) {
  const styles = useStyles();
  return <View style={[styles.footer, style]} {...props} />;
}