7 AI hooks for React Native — the complete guide

Adding AI to React Native apps used to mean writing the same boilerplate every time. I built react-native-ai-hooks to fix that.

Install

npm install react-native-ai-hooks

1. useAIChat() — multi-turn chat

const { messages, sendMessage, isLoading } = useAIChat({
  apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
  provider: 'claude',
});

2. useAIStream() — real-time streaming

const { response, streamResponse, isLoading } = useAIStream({
  apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
});

3. useImageAnalysis() — camera → AI

const { analyzeImage, description, isLoading } = useImageAnalysis({
  apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
});

4. useAIForm() — AI form validation

const { validateField, autocompleteField } = useAIForm({
  apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
});

5. useAIVoice() — speech to text + AI

const { startRecording, stopRecording, transcription, response } = useAIVoice({
  apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
});

6. useAITranslate() — real-time translation

const { translate, translatedText, targetLanguage, setTargetLanguage } = useAITranslate({
  apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
});

7. useAISummarize() — text summarization

const { summarize, summary, isLoading } = useAISummarize({
  apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
  length: 'short',
});

Security

Never expose API keys client-side. Use a backend proxy or environment variables.

Links

• NPM: npmjs.com/package/react-native-ai-hooks
• GitHub: github.com/nikapkh/react-native-ai-hooks