@app-cn/cli

@app-cn/cli

Command-line interface for appCN — copy-paste mobile components for React Native + Expo.

Quick start

# Initialize an Expo / React Native project for appCN
npx @app-cn/cli@latest init

# Install a component
npx @app-cn/cli@latest add button

Replace npx with pnpm dlx, yarn dlx, or bunx --bun depending on your package manager.

Commands

appcn init

Sets up NativeWind + Reanimated config and registers the @app-cn namespace in your components.json so the shadcn CLI can resolve appCN components by their short name (e.g. @app-cn/button).

The init wizard is a work-in-progress in 0.1.0 and currently prints manual setup instructions. The full automated flow ships in 0.2.0.

appcn add <slug>

Installs a single component from https://appcn.vercel.app/r/<slug>.json. Behind the scenes this:

• Verifies the slug exists on the registry.
• Ensures your components.json has the @app-cn registry entry.
• Delegates to shadcn@latest add @app-cn/<slug> via your detected package manager.

Flags:

• -y, --yes — auto-patch components.json if the registry entry is missing.

Environment variables

• APPCN_REGISTRY_URL — override the registry base URL. Defaults to https://appcn.vercel.app/r. Useful for local docs work.

License

MIT © Salah-XD