The Expo MCP server is now in Claude's connector directory. Add it at claude.ai/directory/connectors/expo, sign in with your Expo account once, and it stays connected. Thanks to the Anthropic team for reviewing the submission and getting us listed.
On a Claude Team plan you may see a Request button instead of Connect. That is expected, not an error. It sends the connector to your admins, who can enable it for the whole organization.
What a connector is, and what changes
You could always add the Expo MCP server by hand: a CLI command in your coding agent, or a URL in a config file. That still works, and existing setups keep working. The listing removes the setup step.
A connector is a hosted MCP server that Claude talks to over the network. You authorize it once and Claude can use its tools. A plugin is a bundle that packages skills, sub-agents, and MCP servers into one install. The difference is where each one runs: plugins run in Claude Code, in chat on the web and in the Claude Desktop Chat tab, and in Cowork. Connectors run in all of those plus the Claude mobile apps.
So one listing puts Expo everywhere Claude runs: claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Mobile, Cowork, and Claude Code. Connect once and it is there in whichever one you open.
Prompts to try
Most of the tools never touch your repo. They talk to EAS and the app stores, so they work from a phone as well as a laptop. These work as typed:
- "Start a production iOS build and show me its status."
- "Submit the latest iOS build to TestFlight."
- "Any new TestFlight crashes since yesterday? Show me the stack trace."
- "Show me the latest TestFlight feedback from testers, with screenshots."
- "What are people saying in our recent App Store reviews?"
- "Reply to that 2-star review and apologize for the crash on launch."
- "Show me the latest ANRs from Google Play."
- "Run the deploy workflow and show me the logs."
The review reply tools write in public, so Claude shows you the text before it posts.
Plans and access
MCP usage is included on the Free plan. Paid plans get higher limits and earlier access to new capabilities. Usage counts per billing account, so members of an organization share one allowance.
What still needs your machine
In a coding agent like Claude Code, with an Expo project open, the same connector also searches the Expo docs and installs version-compatible packages.
Screenshots, tap automation, React Native DevTools, and the Expo Router sitemap need a dev server running next to your simulator. Setup for those has not changed. See the MCP docs.
Get started
Connect at claude.ai/directory/connectors/expo, or read the MCP docs for setup in each client. Tell us what you want the connector to do next. Find us in Discord or on X.