Expo MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server for Expo.dev — programmatically manage Expo projects and EAS services through AI assistants like Claude.

What It Does

This MCP server gives AI assistants full control over Expo/React Native development workflows:

Category	Capabilities
Project Setup	Initialize projects, install packages, configure apps, generate native code
Cloud Builds	Trigger iOS/Android builds, monitor progress, view logs, cancel builds
OTA Updates	Publish updates to branches, manage channels, instant deployments
App Submission	Submit to App Store Connect and Google Play Console
Diagnostics	Run health checks, validate configurations

Quick Start

Install via Smithery

npx @smithery/cli install expo-mcp-server

Or Add to MCP Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "expo-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "expo-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "EXPO_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get your token at expo.dev/settings/access-tokens

Tools

Project Management

expo_init_project — Create new Expo projects with templates
expo_install_packages — Install packages with version validation
expo_get_config — View and validate app configuration
expo_prebuild — Generate native iOS/Android directories

EAS Build

eas_build_create — Trigger cloud builds (iOS, Android, or both)
eas_build_list — List builds with filtering
eas_build_status — Get build status and logs
eas_build_cancel — Cancel in-progress builds

EAS Update (OTA)

eas_update_publish — Publish over-the-air updates
eas_update_list — List published updates
eas_channel_create — Create update channels

EAS Submit

eas_submit_ios — Submit to App Store Connect/TestFlight
eas_submit_android — Submit to Google Play Console

Utilities

expo_doctor — Run project diagnostics
expo_whoami — Check authentication status
eas_project_info — Get EAS project metadata

Resources

The server exposes documentation as MCP resources:

expo://docs/llms           # Complete Expo docs (LLM-optimized)
expo://docs/eas-build      # EAS Build guide
expo://docs/eas-update     # EAS Update guide
expo://docs/eas-submit     # EAS Submit guide
expo://docs/cli-reference  # Expo CLI reference

Example Workflows

"Build my app for both platforms"

→ eas_build_create(platform: "all", profile: "production")

"Push a hotfix to production"

→ eas_update_publish(branch: "production", message: "Fix auth bug")

"Submit the latest build to TestFlight"

→ eas_submit_ios(buildId: "abc-123")

Output Formats

All tools support:

markdown (default) — Human-readable tables
json — Structured data for processing

Development

git clone https://github.com/CaullenOmdahl/expo-mcp-server
cd expo-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
npm run dev  # Run with Smithery playground

Architecture

src/
├── index.ts              # Server entry point
├── types.ts              # Shared schemas
├── resources/            # Documentation resources
├── tools/                # Tool implementations
│   ├── project.ts        # Project management
│   ├── build.ts          # EAS Build
│   ├── update.ts         # EAS Update
│   └── submit.ts         # EAS Submit
└── utils/                # CLI execution, formatting

Built with TypeScript, MCP SDK, and Zod validation.

Requirements

Node.js 18+
Expo account with access token

License

MIT

expo-mcp-server