# Eas Simulator (agent skill)

> Eas Simulator is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from expo/skills. Run and control a user's app on a remote iOS/Android simulator hosted on EAS cloud. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 2,661 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills.

Run and control a user's app on a remote iOS/Android simulator hosted on EAS cloud. Read before running any eas simulator: commands - it has the current syntax for this experimental API. Use whenever the user needs a simulator they can't run locally - 'run my app on a cloud simulator', 'use eas simulator to run/install/screenshot my app', 'I'm on Linux/Cursor and need an iOS device', 'no sim on this box / headless CI', 'let an agent click through my app and screenshot it', 'test my dev build…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/expo/skills |
| Skill path | plugins/expo/skills/eas-simulator/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | eas-simulator |
| GitHub stars | 2,661 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 3 |
| Plugin marketplace | expo-plugins |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode |
| Category | Testing & QA |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- user's app on a remote iOS/Android simulator hosted on EAS cloud.
- Use whenever the user needs a simulator they can't run locally - 'run my app on a cloud simulator', 'use eas simulator to run/install/screenshot my app', 'I'm on Linux/Cursor and need an iOS device', 'no sim on this box / headless CI', 'let
- trigger for a plain 'run on the simulator' - use it only for a cloud/remote/shareable sim, an iOS version they lack, or an agent-driven session.

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add expo/skills
/plugin install expo@expo-plugins
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/expo/skills.git
cp -r skills/plugins/expo/skills/eas-simulator .agents/skills/eas-simulator   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/expo/skills.git
cp -r skills/plugins/expo/skills/eas-simulator .cursor/skills/eas-simulator   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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