# microsoft/vscode-react-native

VSCode extension for React Native - supports debugging and editor integration

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-react-native
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-react-native
Homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vsmobile.vscode-react-native
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: vscode, extension, react-native, expo, debugger
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:13:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 81, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3878, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 51, "gap_med": 52, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2736, forks 292 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:16.302833+00:00)

## What it is
A Visual Studio Code extension by Microsoft that provides a development environment for React Native and Expo projects. It enables debugging of JavaScript/Hermes code on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Expo targets, and exposes react-native/expo commands via the command palette.

## Use cases
- debug react native app in vscode
- debug hermes app on android from editor
- attach debugger to ios react native app
- run expo commands from vscode command palette
- debug expo go application
- set up logcat monitor for android debugging
- debug react native windows or macos app

## When to choose
- you develop React Native or Expo apps in VS Code and want integrated debugging
- you need Hermes engine debugging across Android, iOS, Windows, or macOS
- you want to run react-native/expo CLI commands without leaving the editor

## When to avoid
- you use a different editor or IDE like Android Studio or Xcode
- you only need plain JavaScript/Node debugging without React Native
- you develop native-only mobile apps without React Native

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform, windows
- tags: vscode-extension, react-native, expo, hermes, metro, debugger, debugging, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- microsoft/vscode-react-native (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:16.302833+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:14:26.865715+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-react-native (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:16.302833+00:00, sha ab72dc904c0f)
  - homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vsmobile.vscode-react-native (fetched 2026-08-29T09:57:51.427532+00:00, sha c6aa3b86b8b7)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/tasks (fetched 2026-08-29T09:57:51.438135+00:00, sha 9b812762624b)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/remote-overview (fetched 2026-08-29T09:57:51.441248+00:00, sha 5cb538ec9623)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/devcontainers/containers (fetched 2026-08-29T09:57:51.443129+00:00, sha 7917fb21c496)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.