React Native Community CLI
June 11, 2026 · View on GitHub
Command line tools for building apps with React Native, shipped as the @react-native-community/cli npm package.
See also the Community Template.
Docs
Compatibility
Our release cycle is independent of react-native.
Warning
Important: @react-native-community/cli is designed to work with specific react-native versions. We do not recommend updating CLI independently, as it may cause unexpected issues.
@react-native-community/cli | react-native |
|---|---|
| ^20.0.0 | ^0.81.0, ^0.82.0, ^0.83.0, ^0.84.0, ^0.85.0 |
| ^19.0.0 | ^0.80.0 |
| ^18.0.0 | ^0.79.0 |
| ^15.0.0 | ^0.76.0, ^0.77.0, ^0.78.0 |
Creating a new React Native project
Run the following command in your terminal prompt:
npx @react-native-community/cli@latest init MyApp
See more options for the init command here.
Usage in an existing React Native project
Once installed, you can run commands to interact with your projects by using the rnc-cli binary.
Example running start command in terminal:
yarn rnc-cli start
You can also add npm scripts to call it with whichever package manager you use:
{
"scripts": {
"start": "rnc-cli start"
}
}
to call it as
yarn start
Maintainers
Previously:
- Szymon Rybczak (@szymonrybczak)
- Mike Grabowski (@grabbou) - Callstack
- Kacper Wiszczuk (@esemesek) - Callstack
- Adam Trzciński (@adamTrz) - Callstack
License
Everything inside this repository is MIT licensed.