expo-observe – Writing & Content skill for AI agents

EAS Observe

When to Use

Use this skill when you need use for anything related to EAS Observe — adding expo-observe to an Expo project (AppMetricsRoot/ObserveRoot HOC, markInteractive, the useObserve hook, and the Expo Router / React Navigation integrations for per-route metrics), querying via the EAS CLI (eas observe:metrics-summary,...

EAS Observe tracks startup, navigation, and custom-event performance from production Expo apps.

> Source of truth: https://docs.expo.dev/eas/observe/ — always consult the canonical docs when API details matter, especially get-started, configuration, integrations, and the metrics reference. EAS Observe is evolving; this skill's references are written to stay accurate but may lag the docs.

Which reference to read

The three reference files in ./references/ cover the three things people typically need this skill for:

• Adding EAS Observe to a project → [./references/setup.md](./references/setup.md). Install, wrap the root layout (AppMetricsRoot on SDK 55, ObserveRoot on SDK 56+), call markInteractive() (global on SDK 55, via the useObserve() hook on SDK 56+), and optional per-route navigation metrics through the Expo Router / React Navigation integrations.
• Querying metrics from the terminal → [./references/queries.md](./references/queries.md). The five eas observe:* commands — metrics-summary, metrics, routes, events, versions — with flags, table layouts, JSON shapes, and common workflows.
• Reading a dashboard or CLI output → [./references/metrics.md](./references/metrics.md). Target thresholds per metric, what the TTI frameRate.* params mean, and diagnostic patterns for telling slow-but-smooth startup apart from main-thread contention or hard blocks.

Quick links to the docs

• Get started: https://docs.expo.dev/eas/observe/get-started/
• Dashboard guide: https://docs.expo.dev/eas/observe/dashboard/
• Metrics reference: https://docs.expo.dev/eas/observe/reference/metrics/
• Expo Router integration: https://docs.expo.dev/eas/observe/integrations/expo-router/
• React Navigation integration: https://docs.expo.dev/eas/observe/integrations/react-navigation/
• Configuration: https://docs.expo.dev/eas/observe/configuration/

Limitations

• Enabling telemetry sends device/session/custom-event data to the configured backend. Inspect route URLs/params and event properties for tokens, identifiers and personal data before collection; minimize/redact payloads and obtain required product authorization. Verify project/account and data destination. SDK names and CLI output are version-specific. A successful build or empty query is not proof that instrumentation works; verify an actual controlled event and its environment.

• Use this skill only when the task clearly matches its upstream product or API scope.
• Verify commands, API behavior, pricing, quotas, credentials, and deployment effects against current official documentation before making changes.
• Do not treat generated examples as a substitute for environment-specific tests, security review, or user approval for destructive or costly actions.