get-stable-version
Retrieve the latest stable React Native version from GitHub releases, ensuring it's production-ready and fully tested. Use this before upgrading to target the recommended release for your application.
Instructions
Gets the latest stable version of React Native from GitHub releases.
OVERVIEW: This version represents the most recent production-ready release that has been thoroughly tested and is recommended for use in applications.
VERSION FORMAT: • The version number follows semantic versioning (e.g. 0.72.0) • Excludes any release candidates or beta versions
USAGE: • This tool is commonly used before planning an upgrade to ensure targeting the latest stable release • Must be called before calling get-react-native-diff tool • The output of this tool will be used as the toVersion parameter in the get-react-native-diff tool
Input Schema
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Implementation Reference
- src/tools.ts:36-60 (registration)Registration of the 'get-stable-version' tool, including title, description (serving as schema/documentation), and the handler function.server.registerTool('get-stable-version', { title: "Get Stable Version", description: `Gets the latest stable version of React Native from GitHub releases. OVERVIEW: This version represents the most recent production-ready release that has been thoroughly tested and is recommended for use in applications. VERSION FORMAT: • The version number follows semantic versioning (e.g. 0.72.0) • Excludes any release candidates or beta versions USAGE: • This tool is commonly used before planning an upgrade to ensure targeting the latest stable release • Must be called before calling get-react-native-diff tool • The output of this tool will be used as the toVersion parameter in the get-react-native-diff tool`, }, async () => { const version = await getStableVersion(); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: version }] } } );
- src/tools.ts:54-59 (handler)The registered handler function for the tool, which calls the helper and formats the MCP response.async () => { const version = await getStableVersion(); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: version }] } }
- src/services.ts:5-9 (helper)Core helper function implementing the logic to fetch and parse the latest stable React Native version from GitHub API.export const getStableVersion = async () => { const response = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/facebook/react-native/releases/latest`); const data = await response.json() as { tag_name: string }; return data.tag_name.replace('v', ''); }