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writing-react-native-storybook-stories

Create and edit React Native Storybook stories using Component Story Format (CSF). Use when writing .stories.tsx files, adding stories to React Native components, configuring Storybook addons (controls, actions, backgrounds, notes), setting up argTypes, decorators, parameters, or working with portable stories for testing. Applies to any task involving @storybook/react-native story authoring.

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npx skills add https://github.com/storybookjs/react-native --skill writing-react-native-storybook-stories
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React Native Storybook Stories

Write stories for React Native components using @storybook/react-native v10 and Component Story Format (CSF).

Quick Start

Minimal story file:

import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react-native';
import { MyComponent } from './MyComponent';

const meta = {
  component: MyComponent,
} satisfies Meta<typeof MyComponent>;

export default meta;
type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;

export const Basic: Story = {
  args: {
    label: 'Hello',
  },
};

File Conventions

  • Name: ComponentName.stories.tsx colocated with the component
  • Import Meta and StoryObj from @storybook/react-native
  • Default export: meta object with satisfies Meta<typeof Component>
  • Named exports: UpperCamelCase story names, typed as StoryObj<typeof meta>
  • Use args for props, argTypes for control config, parameters for addon config
  • Use render for custom render functions, decorators for wrappers

Story Patterns

Multiple stories with shared args

export const Primary: Story = {
  args: { variant: 'primary', title: 'Click me' },
};

export const Secondary: Story = {
  args: { ...Primary.args, variant: 'secondary' },
};

Custom render function

export const WithScrollView: Story = {
  render: (args) => (
    <ScrollView>
      <MyComponent {...args} />
    </ScrollView>
  ),
};

Render with hooks (must be a named function)

export const Interactive: Story = {
  render: function InteractiveRender() {
    const [count, setCount] = useReducer((s) => s + 1, 0);
    return <Counter count={count} onPress={setCount} />;
  },
};

Actions (mock callbacks)

import { fn } from 'storybook/test';

const meta = {
  component: Button,
  args: { onPress: fn() },
} satisfies Meta<typeof Button>;

Or via argTypes:

argTypes: { onPress: { action: 'pressed' } },

Custom story name

export const MyStory: Story = {
  storyName: 'Custom Display Name',
  args: { label: 'Hello' },
};

Custom title / nesting

const meta = {
  title: 'NestingExample/Message/Bubble',
  component: MyComponent,
} satisfies Meta<typeof MyComponent>;

Controls & ArgTypes

For the full control type reference, see references/controls.md.

Common patterns:

const meta = {
  component: MyComponent,
  argTypes: {
    // Select dropdown
    size: {
      options: ['small', 'medium', 'large'],
      control: { type: 'select' },
    },
    // Range slider
    opacity: {
      control: { type: 'range', min: 0, max: 1, step: 0.1 },
    },
    // Color picker
    color: { control: { type: 'color' } },
    // Conditional control (shows only when `advanced` arg is true)
    padding: { control: 'number', if: { arg: 'advanced' } },
  },
} satisfies Meta<typeof MyComponent>;

Auto-detection: TypeScript prop types are automatically mapped to controls (string -> text, boolean -> boolean, union types -> select, number -> number).

Parameters

Addon parameters

parameters: {
  // Markdown docs in the Notes addon tab
  notes: `# MyComponent\nUsage: \`<MyComponent label="hi" />\``,
  // Background options for Backgrounds addon
  backgrounds: {
    default: 'dark',
    values: [
      { name: 'light', value: 'white' },
      { name: 'dark', value: '#333' },
    ],
  },
},

RN-specific UI parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
noSafeAreabooleanRemove top safe area padding. When using this, the component itself must handle safe areas since Storybook will no longer provide safe area padding. Prefer useSafeAreaInsets() over SafeAreaView — apply insets as paddingTop/paddingBottom on the container, and for scrollable content use contentContainerStyle padding instead of wrapping in SafeAreaView.
storybookUIVisibility'visible' | 'hidden'Initial UI visibility
hideFullScreenButtonbooleanHide fullscreen toggle
layout'padded' | 'centered' | 'fullscreen'Story container layout

Parameters can be set at story, meta (component), or global (preview.tsx) level.

Decorators

Wrap stories in providers, layouts, or context:

const meta = {
  component: MyComponent,
  decorators: [
    (Story) => (
      <View style={{ alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', flex: 1 }}>
        <Story />
      </View>
    ),
  ],
} satisfies Meta<typeof MyComponent>;

Global decorators go in .rnstorybook/preview.tsx:

import { withBackgrounds } from '@storybook/addon-ondevice-backgrounds';
import type { Preview } from '@storybook/react-native';

const preview: Preview = {
  decorators: [withBackgrounds],
  parameters: {
    actions: { argTypesRegex: '^on[A-Z].*' },
    controls: {
      matchers: {
        color: /(background|color)$/i,
        date: /Date$/,
      },
    },
    backgrounds: {
      default: 'plain',
      values: [
        { name: 'plain', value: 'white' },
        { name: 'dark', value: '#333' },
      ],
    },
  },
};

export default preview;

Configuration

.rnstorybook/main.ts

import type { StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/react-native';

const main: StorybookConfig = {
  stories: ['../components/**/*.stories.?(ts|tsx|js|jsx)'],
  deviceAddons: [
    '@storybook/addon-ondevice-controls',
    '@storybook/addon-ondevice-backgrounds',
    '@storybook/addon-ondevice-actions',
    '@storybook/addon-ondevice-notes',
  ],
  framework: '@storybook/react-native',
};

export default main;

Story globs also support the object form for multi-directory setups:

stories: [
  '../components/**/*.stories.?(ts|tsx|js|jsx)',
  { directory: '../other_components', files: '**/*.stories.?(ts|tsx|js|jsx)' },
],

Portable Stories (Testing)

Reuse stories in Jest tests:

import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react-native';
import { composeStories } from '@storybook/react';
import * as stories from './Button.stories';

const { Primary, Secondary } = composeStories(stories);

test('renders primary button', () => {
  render(<Primary />);
  expect(screen.getByText('Click me')).toBeTruthy();
});

// Override args in tests
test('renders with custom props', () => {
  render(<Primary title="Custom" />);
  expect(screen.getByText('Custom')).toBeTruthy();
});

For single stories use composeStory:

import { composeStory } from '@storybook/react';
import meta, { Primary } from './Button.stories';

const PrimaryStory = composeStory(Primary, meta);

Setup global annotations for tests in a Jest setup file:

// setup-portable-stories.ts
import { setProjectAnnotations } from '@storybook/react';
import * as previewAnnotations from '../.rnstorybook/preview';
setProjectAnnotations(previewAnnotations);

Addons Summary

AddonPackagePurpose
Controls@storybook/addon-ondevice-controlsEdit props interactively
Actions@storybook/addon-ondevice-actionsLog component interactions
Backgrounds@storybook/addon-ondevice-backgroundsChange story backgrounds
Notes@storybook/addon-ondevice-notesAdd markdown documentation

FAQ

What does the writing-react-native-storybook-stories skill do?

Create and edit React Native Storybook stories using Component Story Format (CSF). Use when writing .stories.tsx files, adding stories to React Native components, configuring Storybook addons (controls, actions, backgrounds, notes), setting up argTypes, decorators, parameters, or working with portable stories for testing. Applies to any task involving @storybook/react-native story authoring.

How do I install writing-react-native-storybook-stories?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/storybookjs/react-native --skill writing-react-native-storybook-stories in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/writing-react-native-storybook-stories/ (personal) or .claude/skills/writing-react-native-storybook-stories/ (project).

Which AI agents can use writing-react-native-storybook-stories?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is writing-react-native-storybook-stories safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains writing-react-native-storybook-stories?

It is published by storybookjs in storybookjs/react-native. It has 683 recorded installs.

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