How to set up agentic workflows in 4 steps

Summary

Agentic workflows add an AI agent to parts of an app’s development and testing process. With Expo simulators, an agent can test on cloud devices.

Setup

1. Connect the GitHub repository. In the Expo project settings, confirm that the project is connected to its GitHub repository.
2. Create a robot user for simulator access. In account settings, create a robot user with Developer rights and generate an access token. Add the token as a secret in the project’s preview environment variables.
3. Connect an AI agent. The presenter uses Claude and runs its token setup, then adds the resulting token as an environment variable.
4. Give workflows GitHub permissions. Create a fine-grained personal access token for the correct repository, granting read-and-write access to Contents, Issues, and Pull requests. Add it as a secret in the preview environment. This is separate from connecting the repository to Expo.

Additional Resources

Install Expo Skills to give the agent guidance for creating workflows and running simulators. The presenter also points viewers to setup documentation and examples of agent workflows.

Main speaker/source: Tori, an Expo presenter.