Integration React Native — Agent Skill by PostHog

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PostHog integration for React Native applications

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This skill provides a systematic workflow for adding PostHog analytics to React Native projects. It covers the installation of required dependencies, environment variable configuration, and implementation patterns for event tracking, user identification, and error monitoring. The guide emphasizes maintaining clean code by using environment variables for sensitive keys and following established patterns for React Navigation compatibility.

What it does

Guides the installation of posthog-react-native and required peer dependencies.
Provides a step-by-step workflow for setting up event tracking.
Details the configuration of environment variables for project tokens and hosts.
Defines patterns for identifying users during authentication flows.
Outlines best practices for integrating error tracking in critical app paths.
Ensures compatibility with React Navigation v7.

When to use it

When you need to add product analytics to a new or existing React Native application.
When you want to implement user identification for tracking authenticated sessions.
When you need to capture errors and monitor critical user flows in your mobile app.
When you require a standardized approach to managing PostHog configuration across development environments.

Advantages

Promotes secure practices by mandating the use of environment variables.
Ensures consistent implementation through a structured, multi-step workflow.
Provides clear guidance on peer dependency requirements like react-native-svg.
Supports robust analytics by including both client-side and server-side event tracking strategies.

Usage examples

“How do I start integrating PostHog into my React Native app?”: The agent will initiate the four-step workflow, starting with the setup phase to analyze your project and create an event tracking plan.
“Where should I place the PostHogProvider in my React Native navigation structure?”: The agent will advise placing the provider inside the NavigationContainer to ensure compatibility with React Navigation v7.

Install

Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/posthog/integration-react-native/download

Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip integration-react-native.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by PostHog

PostHog integration for React Native

This skill helps you add PostHog analytics to React Native applications.

Workflow

Follow these steps in order to complete the integration:

basic-integration-1.0-begin.md - PostHog Setup - Begin ← Start here
basic-integration-1.1-edit.md - PostHog Setup - Edit
basic-integration-1.2-revise.md - PostHog Setup - Revise
basic-integration-1.3-conclude.md - PostHog Setup - Conclusion

Reference files

references/EXAMPLE.md - React Native example project code
references/react-native.md - React native - docs
references/identify-users.md - Identify users - docs
references/basic-integration-1.0-begin.md - PostHog setup - begin
references/basic-integration-1.1-edit.md - PostHog setup - edit
references/basic-integration-1.2-revise.md - PostHog setup - revise
references/basic-integration-1.3-conclude.md - PostHog setup - conclusion

The example project shows the target implementation pattern. Consult the documentation for API details.

Key principles

Environment variables: Always use environment variables for PostHog keys. Never hardcode them.
Minimal changes: Add PostHog code alongside existing integrations. Don't replace or restructure existing code.
Match the example: Your implementation should follow the example project's patterns as closely as possible.

Framework guidelines

posthog-react-native is the React Native SDK package name
Use react-native-config to load POSTHOG_PROJECT_TOKEN and POSTHOG_HOST from .env (variables are embedded at build time, not runtime)
react-native-svg is a required peer dependency of posthog-react-native (used by the surveys feature) and must be installed alongside it
Place PostHogProvider INSIDE NavigationContainer for React Navigation v7 compatibility

Identifying users

Identify users during login and signup events. Refer to the example code and documentation for the correct identify pattern for this framework. If both frontend and backend code exist, pass the client-side session and distinct ID using X-POSTHOG-DISTINCT-ID and X-POSTHOG-SESSION-ID headers to maintain correlation.

Error tracking

Add PostHog error tracking to relevant files, particularly around critical user flows and API boundaries.

Files

ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer972 B
LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer1.0 KiB
SKILL.md2.4 KiB
references/EXAMPLE.md71.3 KiB
references/basic-integration-1.0-begin.md2.1 KiB
references/basic-integration-1.1-edit.md2.5 KiB
references/basic-integration-1.2-revise.md937 B
references/basic-integration-1.3-conclude.md1.6 KiB
references/identify-users.md8.1 KiB
references/react-native.md43.8 KiB

references/basic-integration-1.0-begin.md

title: PostHog Setup - Begin description: Start the event tracking setup process by analyzing the project and creating an event tracking plan

We're making an event tracking plan for this project.

Before proceeding, find any existing posthog.capture() code. Make note of event name formatting.

From the project's file list, select between 10 and 15 files that might have interesting business value for event tracking, especially conversion and churn events. Also look for additional files related to login that could be used for identifying users, along with error handling. Read the files. If a file is already well-covered by PostHog events, replace it with another option. Do not spawn subagents.

Look for opportunities to track client-side events.

IMPORTANT: Server-side events are REQUIRED if the project includes any instrumentable server-side code. If the project has API routes (e.g., app/api/**/route.ts) or Server Actions, you MUST include server-side events for critical business operations like:

Payment/checkout completion
Webhook handlers
Authentication endpoints

Do not skip server-side events - they capture actions that cannot be tracked client-side.

Create a new file with a JSON array at the root of the project: .posthog-events.json. It should include one object for each event we want to add: event name, event description, and the file path we want to place the event in. If events already exist, don't duplicate them; supplement them.

Track actions only, not pageviews. These can be captured automatically. Exceptions can be made for "viewed"-type events that correspond to the top of a conversion funnel.

As you review files, make an internal note of opportunities to identify users and catch errors. We'll need them for the next step.

Status

Before beginning a phase of the setup, you will send a status message with the exact prefix '[STATUS]', as in:

[STATUS] Checking project structure.

Status to report in this phase:

Checking project structure
Verifying PostHog dependencies
Generating events based on project

Upon completion, continue with: basic-integration-1.1-edit.md

Requirements and compatibility

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

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