/add-native

name: add-native
description: Public entry point for native device capabilities and native controls — camera, image picker, barcode/QR scanner, document picker, file picker, secure storage, file system, sharing, haptic feedback, PDF generation/viewing, pen/signature capture, background GPS/geolocation tracking, or supported local file workflows — in a Power Apps mobile app. Also owns routing to internal camera/PDF/pen/geolocation implementation helpers and the guidance boundary between native wrappers and Dataverse File/Image host controls.
user-invocable: true
allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Write, Grep, Glob, Bash, AskUserQuestion, Skill
model: sonnet

> **Plugin check**: Run `node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/check-version.js"` - if it outputs a message, show it to the user before proceeding.

**📋 Shared instructions: [shared-instructions.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shared-instructions.md)** — read first.

**Working directory:** before any project read or command, execute [native-artifact-compatibility.md Step 0](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/references/native-artifact-compatibility.md#0-bind-every-operation-to-the-app-root). Resolve `--working-dir` / owner context there; use the resolved absolute root for every shell call and file tool, not a previous shell's cwd.

Add Native Capability

**Entry routing:** use the shared [App feature entry points](../../shared/shared-instructions.md#app-feature-entry-points) preflight before the workflow below.

The leaf generates typed wrappers under `src/native/` for native capabilities that the upstream template already ships. Screens import the wrapper instead of touching Expo modules directly, so the discriminated-union result contract stays consistent.

Hard rules — do NOT cross these lines

1. **Never run `npx expo install`, `npm install`, or `yarn add` for a native module.** The set of native modules in `package.json` is fixed by the upstream template. Adding a new one breaks the rewrap pipeline (the customer's binary is built from a pre-built base, not from their `package.json`). 2. **Never edit `app.config.js`** — plugins, `ios.infoPlist`, `android.permissions`, or anything else. All native config the template ships is intentional and signed off; arbitrary additions cannot be honored at rewrap time. 3. **Never edit `package.json` `dependencies` for native modules.** Native means the package ships platform source/projects, a podspec, codegen, an Expo module/config plugin, or `react-native.config.js`; a package-name prefix alone is not proof. Pure-JavaScript dependencies are out of scope for `/add-native` and are installed from an approved `JavaScript Dependencies` plan by `/create-mobile-app` or `/edit-app`. 4. **If the requested module isn't actually present in `package.json` — STOP.** That means the upstream template hasn't shipped it yet; do not work around by installing it.

Routing — `/add-native` is the public entry point

Some capabilities have a dedicated implementation helper that does more than a plain wrapper (camera writes scanner/upload helpers; PDF report/viewer helpers enforce local-vs-HTTPS boundaries; pen has native-control-specific validation). Users should still call `/add-native <capability>` for native controls. When a dedicated implementation exists, **run it internally and do not ask the user to run that helper directly**.

**Lookup convention:** after normalizing the capability, first check the internal-helper map below. For `camera`, `image-picker`, `barcode-scanner`, and `qr-scanner`, read and execute `${PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/add-native/add-camera/SKILL.md` inside this `/add-native` invocation. For `pdf-report`, read and execute `${PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/add-native/add-pdf-report/SKILL.md`. For `pdf-viewer`, read and execute `${PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/add-native/add-pdf-viewer/SKILL.md`. For `pen-input`, read and execute `${PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/add-native/add-pen-input/SKILL.md`. For `geolocation`, read and execute `${PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/add-native/add-geolocation/SKILL.md`. If no helper exists, fall through to this skill's inline wrapper flow.

Current dedicated implementations:

| Capability | Dedicated skill | Why dedicated | |---|---|---| | `camera`, `take-photo`, `photo`, `expo-camera`, `image-picker`, `gallery`, `expo-image-picker`, `barcode-scanner`, `qr-scanner`, `scanner` | [`add-camera`](add-camera/SKILL.md) internal helper | Owns photo capture, gallery image picking, and barcode/QR scanner controls backed by `expo-camera` / `expo-image-picker` | | `pdf-report`, `pdf-export`, `generate-pdf`, `print-report`, `evidence-packet` | [`add-pdf-report`](add-pdf-report/SKILL.md) internal helper | Generates app-owned local PDFs with `expo-print` and shares them only when `expo-sharing` is present | | `pdf-viewer`, `native-pdf-viewer`, `pdf-control`, `open-pdf`, `@microsoft/power-apps-native-pdf-viewer` | [`add-pdf-viewer`](add-pdf-viewer/SKILL.md) internal helper | Enforces `https://` / `file://` viewer inputs and native viewer result handling | | `pen-input`, `signature`, `ink`, `draw`, `@microsoft/power-apps-native-pen-input` | [`add-pen-input`](add-pen-input/SKILL.md) internal helper | Captures PNG data URI and documents Dataverse Image/File persistence | | `geolocation`, `location-tracking`, `background-location`, `gps-tracking`, `geo-tracking`, `@microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation` | [`add-geolocation`](add-geolocation/SKILL.md) internal helper | Native background GPS tracking with durable storage and inline Dataverse sync; distinct from one-shot `expo-location` |

For every other capability listed below, this skill writes the wrapper directly.

Native capability gate

Before adding any native control or wrapper, apply every gate: classify the intent, resolve the exact package/control from the live `package.json`, confirm it is not runtime-banned, confirm the input/output/storage constraints, then use the matching route below. If any gate fails, the native functionality is not supported for this app version — do not