Guides
Practical, step-by-step recipes for building with RNCopilot. Each guide walks through a complete workflow with real code examples that follow the project’s conventions.
These guides assume you have completed the Quick Start and are familiar with the Project Structure. If you have not done those yet, start there first.
Available Guides
| Guide | What You Will Build |
|---|---|
| Creating a Feature | A complete feature module with types, API service, React Query hooks, screen, and i18n — using a products feature as the example |
| Creating a Component | A shared UI component with the 4-file pattern: types, styles with variants, implementation with accessibility, and barrel export |
| Creating a Screen | Tab screens, stack screens, and auth screens — including layout registration and navigation |
| Creating a Form | A validated form with Zod schema, react-hook-form, i18n error messages, and mutation-based submission |
| Migration Guide | How to reset and customize the template for your specific app, from identity to theme to backend |
| AI-Powered Development | How RNCopilot’s 6+ AI configuration files make every AI assistant understand the codebase from the first prompt |
Choosing the Right Guide
Starting a new app? Begin with the Migration Guide to reset the template and configure your app identity, then use Creating a Feature to build your first module.
Adding to an existing app? Jump directly to whichever guide matches your task. Each guide is self-contained and can be followed independently.
Working with AI tools? Read AI-Powered Development to understand how the instruction files work, then let your AI assistant handle the recipes — the configuration files contain all the patterns from these guides.