cometchat-native-customization

Purpose

Teaches Claude how to change the behavior or appearance of the React Native UI Kit without modifying the kit itself. Four tiers, from cheapest to deepest:

Tier 1 — Props            (95% of asks solved here)
Tier 2 — RequestBuilder   (filter what data loads)
Tier 3 — Formatters + Templates   (change how text / messages render)
Tier 4 — DataSource decorators + Events  (last resort, powerful)

Always try Tier 1 first. Escalate only when the tier can't do what the user wants.

Read cometchat-native-components first — the catalog is the source of truth for prop names, slot views, and event listener names that this skill builds on.

Ground truth: docs/ui-kit/react-native/custom-text-formatter-guide.mdx, mentions-formatter-guide.mdx, shortcut-formatter-guide.mdx, url-formatter-guide.mdx, events.mdx, methods.mdx, property-changes.mdx, and the kit's source at packages/ChatUiKit/src/shared/formatters/ and packages/ChatUiKit/src/shared/events/. Official docs: https://www.cometchat.com/docs/ui-kit/react-native/overview · Docs MCP: claude mcp add --transport http cometchat-docs https://www.cometchat.com/docs/mcp (or fetch the URL directly without MCP).