diff --git a/.changeset/expo-native-components-moved.md b/.changeset/expo-native-components-moved.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c3fd2fc364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/expo-native-components-moved.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+'@clerk/expo': minor
+---
+
+The native components (`AuthView`, `UserButton`, `UserProfileView`) and native client sync have moved to the new `@clerk/expo-native-components` package. Apps that don't install it no longer include the Clerk iOS and Android SDKs and no longer require iOS 17.
+
+If you use the native components, install the new package:
+
+```sh
+npx expo install @clerk/expo-native-components
+```
+
+add its config plugin alongside `@clerk/expo` in your app config:
+
+```json
+{
+  "expo": {
+    "plugins": ["@clerk/expo", "@clerk/expo-native-components"]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+then rebuild your native app. `@clerk/expo/native` keeps working and re-exports the components from `@clerk/expo-native-components`, which you can also import from directly. Without `@clerk/expo-native-components` installed, rendering a component from `@clerk/expo/native` throws an error explaining how to install it.
+
+The `keychainService` and `theme` config plugin options now belong to the `@clerk/expo-native-components` plugin. The `@clerk/expo` plugin forwards them when `@clerk/expo-native-components` is installed, and warns otherwise.
diff --git a/.changeset/introduce-expo-native.md b/.changeset/introduce-expo-native.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7a0839fb61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/introduce-expo-native.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/expo-native-components': minor
+---
+
+Add `@clerk/expo-native-components`, the optional companion package to `@clerk/expo` that contains Clerk's prebuilt native components (`AuthView`, `UserButton`, `UserProfileView`) and the native module built on the Clerk iOS and Android SDKs. It includes a config plugin that accepts the `keychainService` and `theme` options.
diff --git a/.claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/references/package-map.md b/.claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/references/package-map.md
index c5cabf3765b..47abcecfa41 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/references/package-map.md
+++ b/.claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/references/package-map.md
@@ -16,32 +16,33 @@ browser directly), **adapter** (framework SDK), **ui/i18n**, **tooling**. The "B
 two packages whose runtime is pushed into apps pinned to older SDKs, so they carry the strict
 backwards-compatibility contract (see `breaking-changes.md`).
 
-| Package                       | Category        | BC  | Purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
-| ----------------------------- | --------------- | --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| `@clerk/shared`               | foundational    |     | Internal utilities used by all SDKs (storage, events, React helpers). Hosts the shared types as `@clerk/shared/types`. Most-depended-on package.                                                                                                                   |
-| `@clerk/backend`              | foundational    |     | Backend API REST client, JWT verification, webhook helpers. Used by every server adapter.                                                                                                                                                                          |
-| `@clerk/clerk-js`             | browser-runtime | ⚠️  | The browser runtime (script tag). Backwards-compat sensitive.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| `@clerk/ui`                   | ui              | ⚠️  | React components for the hosted sign-in / sign-up flows (`packages/ui/src/components`). Consumed by the react/astro/vue/chrome-extension adapters. Backwards-compat sensitive.                                                                                     |
-| `@clerk/mosaic`               | ui              |     | Experimental next-generation React components. Public ESM package (`UserButton` + `styles.css`). Ships unstyled, accessible primitives (dialog, menu, popover, ...) internally under `src/primitives/`. Reads Clerk context from the host SDK via `@clerk/shared`. |
-| `@clerk/react`                | adapter (core)  |     | React hooks and context (`useAuth`, `useUser`, `useOrganization`, ...). Shared by the React-based adapters.                                                                                                                                                        |
-| `@clerk/nextjs`               | adapter         |     | Next.js SDK: middleware, route handlers, server components.                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
-| `@clerk/express`              | adapter         |     | Express middleware and server helpers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
-| `@clerk/fastify`              | adapter         |     | Fastify plugin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
-| `@clerk/hono`                 | adapter         |     | Hono SDK (edge / serverless).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| `@clerk/astro`                | adapter         |     | Astro integration (components + server utilities).                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| `@clerk/nuxt`                 | adapter         |     | Nuxt module (Vue).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| `@clerk/vue`                  | adapter         |     | Vue 3 composables and components.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
-| `@clerk/react-router`         | adapter         |     | React Router v7 SDK.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
-| `@clerk/tanstack-react-start` | adapter         |     | TanStack React Start SDK.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
-| `@clerk/expo`                 | adapter         |     | React Native / Expo SDK.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
-| `@clerk/expo-passkeys`        | adapter         |     | Passkeys companion library for Expo.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
-| `@clerk/chrome-extension`     | browser-runtime |     | SDK for Chrome extension contexts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| `@clerk/localizations`        | ui/i18n         |     | Translation strings for the UI components. Consumed by `ui`.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
-| `@clerk/testing`              | tooling         |     | E2E test helpers for consumers (Playwright + Cypress).                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
-| `@clerk/msw`                  | tooling         |     | MSW request handlers for mocking the Clerk API in tests. Private (not published).                                                                                                                                                                                  |
-| `@clerk/swingset`             | tooling         |     | Component explorer for `@clerk/mosaic`. Private (not published).                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
-| `@clerk/upgrade`              | tooling         |     | CLI codemod tool for upgrading consumers between SDK versions.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
-| `@clerk/eslint-plugin`        | tooling         |     | ESLint plugin enforcing Clerk patterns across JavaScript frameworks (lint rules shipped to apps). Published.                                                                                                                                                       |
+| Package                         | Category        | BC  | Purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| ------------------------------- | --------------- | --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `@clerk/shared`                 | foundational    |     | Internal utilities used by all SDKs (storage, events, React helpers). Hosts the shared types as `@clerk/shared/types`. Most-depended-on package.                                                                                                                   |
+| `@clerk/backend`                | foundational    |     | Backend API REST client, JWT verification, webhook helpers. Used by every server adapter.                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| `@clerk/clerk-js`               | browser-runtime | ⚠️  | The browser runtime (script tag). Backwards-compat sensitive.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| `@clerk/ui`                     | ui              | ⚠️  | React components for the hosted sign-in / sign-up flows (`packages/ui/src/components`). Consumed by the react/astro/vue/chrome-extension adapters. Backwards-compat sensitive.                                                                                     |
+| `@clerk/mosaic`                 | ui              |     | Experimental next-generation React components. Public ESM package (`UserButton` + `styles.css`). Ships unstyled, accessible primitives (dialog, menu, popover, ...) internally under `src/primitives/`. Reads Clerk context from the host SDK via `@clerk/shared`. |
+| `@clerk/react`                  | adapter (core)  |     | React hooks and context (`useAuth`, `useUser`, `useOrganization`, ...). Shared by the React-based adapters.                                                                                                                                                        |
+| `@clerk/nextjs`                 | adapter         |     | Next.js SDK: middleware, route handlers, server components.                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
+| `@clerk/express`                | adapter         |     | Express middleware and server helpers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
+| `@clerk/fastify`                | adapter         |     | Fastify plugin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
+| `@clerk/hono`                   | adapter         |     | Hono SDK (edge / serverless).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| `@clerk/astro`                  | adapter         |     | Astro integration (components + server utilities).                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| `@clerk/nuxt`                   | adapter         |     | Nuxt module (Vue).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| `@clerk/vue`                    | adapter         |     | Vue 3 composables and components.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| `@clerk/react-router`           | adapter         |     | React Router v7 SDK.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
+| `@clerk/tanstack-react-start`   | adapter         |     | TanStack React Start SDK.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| `@clerk/expo`                   | adapter         |     | React Native / Expo SDK.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| `@clerk/expo-native-components` | adapter         |     | Native components (`AuthView`, `UserButton`, `UserProfileView`) and the native module for Expo, built on clerk-ios / clerk-android. Optional companion to `@clerk/expo`.                                                                                           |
+| `@clerk/expo-passkeys`          | adapter         |     | Passkeys companion library for Expo.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
+| `@clerk/chrome-extension`       | browser-runtime |     | SDK for Chrome extension contexts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| `@clerk/localizations`          | ui/i18n         |     | Translation strings for the UI components. Consumed by `ui`.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| `@clerk/testing`                | tooling         |     | E2E test helpers for consumers (Playwright + Cypress).                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
+| `@clerk/msw`                    | tooling         |     | MSW request handlers for mocking the Clerk API in tests. Private (not published).                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| `@clerk/swingset`               | tooling         |     | Component explorer for `@clerk/mosaic`. Private (not published).                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+| `@clerk/upgrade`                | tooling         |     | CLI codemod tool for upgrading consumers between SDK versions.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| `@clerk/eslint-plugin`          | tooling         |     | ESLint plugin enforcing Clerk patterns across JavaScript frameworks (lint rules shipped to apps). Published.                                                                                                                                                       |
 
 Tests: `pnpm turbo test --filter=@clerk/<name>` (or `pnpm --filter @clerk/<name> test` after a
 build). Most packages use vitest; `@clerk/backend` runs a multi-runtime suite (node + edge +
diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index b6f18eeb545..d07fbb87c3f 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ expo:
   - changed-files:
       - any-glob-to-any-file: packages/expo/**
 
+expo-native-components:
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: packages/expo-native-components/**
+
 express:
   - changed-files:
       - any-glob-to-any-file: packages/express/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/api-changes.yml
index 25971a1ad1b..9feadb28f55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-changes.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ on:
       - 'packages/clerk-js/**'
       - 'packages/expo/**'
       - 'packages/expo-google-signin/**'
+      - 'packages/expo-native-components/**'
       - 'packages/expo-passkeys/**'
       - 'packages/express/**'
       - 'packages/fastify/**'
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ env:
     --filter=@clerk/clerk-js
     --filter=@clerk/expo
     --filter=@clerk/expo-google-signin
+    --filter=@clerk/expo-native-components
     --filter=@clerk/expo-passkeys
     --filter=@clerk/express
     --filter=@clerk/fastify
diff --git a/.github/workflows/expo-native-build.yml b/.github/workflows/expo-native-build.yml
index bf96461fe88..cd69db5c340 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/expo-native-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/expo-native-build.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
       - 'integration/tests/expo-native/**'
       - 'packages/expo/**'
       - 'packages/expo-google-signin/**'
+      - 'packages/expo-native-components/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ jobs:
               packages/clerk-js \
               packages/expo \
               packages/expo-google-signin \
+              packages/expo-native-components \
               packages/react \
               packages/shared \
               "$FIXTURE_DIR" |
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p "$SDK_PACK_DIR"
           pnpm --filter @clerk/expo pack --pack-destination "$SDK_PACK_DIR"
           pnpm --filter @clerk/expo-google-signin pack --pack-destination "$SDK_PACK_DIR"
+          pnpm --filter @clerk/expo-native-components pack --pack-destination "$SDK_PACK_DIR"
 
       - name: Install fixture dependencies
         if: steps.native-build-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -135,10 +138,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cp "package.sdk-$EXPO_SDK.json" package.json
           pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
-          # [0-9] keeps this glob off the clerk-expo-google-signin tarball.
+          # [0-9] keeps this glob off the clerk-expo-google-signin and clerk-expo-native tarballs.
           SDK_TARBALL="$(ls "$SDK_PACK_DIR"/clerk-expo-[0-9]*.tgz)"
           GOOGLE_SIGNIN_TARBALL="$(ls "$SDK_PACK_DIR"/clerk-expo-google-signin-*.tgz)"
-          pnpm add "$SDK_TARBALL" "$GOOGLE_SIGNIN_TARBALL" -w
+          NATIVE_TARBALL="$(ls "$SDK_PACK_DIR"/clerk-expo-native-components-*.tgz)"
+          pnpm add "$SDK_TARBALL" "$GOOGLE_SIGNIN_TARBALL" "$NATIVE_TARBALL" -w
           # expo-dev-client makes even release builds boot into the dev
           # launcher (unreachable Metro in CI), which stalls every Maestro
           # flow on a blank screen. Skip it on e2e jobs only.
diff --git a/integration/templates/expo-native/app.json b/integration/templates/expo-native/app.json
index 58e258ea523..4ea4b82bb8f 100644
--- a/integration/templates/expo-native/app.json
+++ b/integration/templates/expo-native/app.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
     "android": {
       "package": "com.clerk.exponativebuildfixture"
     },
-    "plugins": ["expo-secure-store", "@clerk/expo", "expo-web-browser"]
+    "plugins": ["expo-secure-store", "@clerk/expo", "@clerk/expo-native", "expo-web-browser"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5884e61374c..3f4c74549d6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "changeset": "changeset",
     "changeset:empty": "pnpm changeset --empty",
     "clean": "turbo run clean",
-    "dev": "TURBO_UI=0 FORCE_COLOR=1 turbo dev --filter=@clerk/* --filter=!@clerk/expo --filter=!@clerk/tanstack-react-start --filter=!@clerk/chrome-extension",
+    "dev": "TURBO_UI=0 FORCE_COLOR=1 turbo dev --filter=@clerk/* --filter=!@clerk/expo --filter=!@clerk/expo-native-components --filter=!@clerk/tanstack-react-start --filter=!@clerk/chrome-extension",
     "dev:fe-libs": "TURBO_UI=0 FORCE_COLOR=1 turbo dev --filter=@clerk/clerk-js --filter=@clerk/ui --filter=@clerk/shared",
     "dev:js": "TURBO_UI=0 FORCE_COLOR=1 turbo dev:current --filter=@clerk/clerk-js",
     "dev:sandbox": "TURBO_UI=0 FORCE_COLOR=1 turbo dev:sandbox:serve",
diff --git a/packages/expo/.gitignore b/packages/expo-native-components/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/.gitignore
rename to packages/expo-native-components/.gitignore
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/LICENSE b/packages/expo-native-components/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66914b6af7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2022 Clerk, Inc.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/README.md b/packages/expo-native-components/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dceac483ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://clerk.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=clerk_expo_native_components" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+    <picture>
+      <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://images.clerk.com/static/logo-dark-mode-400x400.png">
+      <img src="https://images.clerk.com/static/logo-light-mode-400x400.png" height="64">
+    </picture>
+  </a>
+  <br />
+  <h1 align="center">@clerk/expo-native-components</h1>
+</p>
+
+<div align="center">
+
+[![Chat on Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/856971667393609759.svg?logo=discord)](https://clerk.com/discord)
+[![Clerk documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/documentation-clerk-green.svg)](https://clerk.com/docs?utm_source=github&utm_medium=clerk_expo_native_components)
+[![Follow on X](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/clerk?style=social)](https://x.com/intent/follow?screen_name=clerk)
+
+[Changelog](https://github.com/clerk/javascript/blob/main/packages/expo-native-components/CHANGELOG.md)
+·
+[Report a Bug](https://github.com/clerk/javascript/issues/new?assignees=&labels=needs-triage&projects=&template=BUG_REPORT.yml)
+·
+[Request a Feature](https://feedback.clerk.com/roadmap)
+·
+[Get help](https://clerk.com/contact/support?utm_source=github&utm_medium=clerk_expo_native_components)
+
+</div>
+
+## Getting Started
+
+`@clerk/expo-native-components` adds Clerk's prebuilt native components to an Expo app that uses [`@clerk/expo`](https://github.com/clerk/javascript/tree/main/packages/expo). It contains the native modules built on the Clerk iOS and Android SDKs:
+
+- **iOS**: [clerk-ios](https://github.com/clerk/clerk-ios) (SwiftUI)
+- **Android**: [clerk-android](https://github.com/clerk/clerk-android) (Jetpack Compose)
+
+Install it only if you use `AuthView`, `UserProfileView`, `UserButton`, or biometric credentials. Apps that only use `@clerk/expo` do not include the Clerk native SDKs.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- `@clerk/expo`
+- Expo 54 or later, with a [development build](https://docs.expo.dev/develop/development-builds/introduction/) (Expo Go is not supported)
+- iOS 17 or later
+
+### Installation
+
+```sh
+npx expo install @clerk/expo @clerk/expo-native-components
+```
+
+Add the config plugin alongside `@clerk/expo` in your app config, then rebuild your native app:
+
+```json
+{
+  "expo": {
+    "plugins": ["@clerk/expo", "@clerk/expo-native-components"]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The plugin accepts the following options:
+
+- `keychainService`: keychain service identifier to share the session with app extensions.
+- `theme`: path to a JSON file with `colors`, `darkColors`, and `design` keys that styles the native components.
+
+## Usage
+
+```tsx
+import { useAuth } from '@clerk/expo';
+import { AuthView } from '@clerk/expo-native-components';
+
+export default function SignInScreen() {
+  const { isSignedIn } = useAuth();
+
+  if (isSignedIn) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return <AuthView />;
+}
+```
+
+For further information, guides, and examples visit the [Expo reference documentation](https://clerk.com/docs/references/expo/overview?utm_source=github&utm_medium=clerk_expo_native_components).
+
+## Support
+
+For help, visit our [support page](https://clerk.com/contact/support?utm_source=github&utm_medium=clerk_expo_native_components).
+
+## Community
+
+Join our [Discord community](https://clerk.com/discord) to connect with other developers.
+
+## Contributing
+
+We're open to all community contributions! If you'd like to contribute in any way, please read [our contribution guidelines](https://github.com/clerk/javascript/blob/main/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) and [code of conduct](https://github.com/clerk/javascript/blob/main/docs/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+
+## Security
+
+`@clerk/expo-native-components` follows good practices of security, but 100% security cannot be assured.
+
+`@clerk/expo-native-components` is provided **"as is"** without any **warranty**. Use at your own risk.
+
+_For more information and to report security issues, please refer to our [security documentation](https://github.com/clerk/javascript/blob/main/docs/SECURITY.md)._
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the **MIT license**.
+
+See [LICENSE](https://github.com/clerk/javascript/blob/main/packages/expo-native-components/LICENSE) for more information.
diff --git a/packages/expo/android/build.gradle b/packages/expo-native-components/android/build.gradle
similarity index 93%
rename from packages/expo/android/build.gradle
rename to packages/expo-native-components/android/build.gradle
index 8975e848f7d..facf8a66952 100644
--- a/packages/expo/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/android/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ applyKotlinExpoModulesCorePlugin()
 group = 'com.clerk.expo'
 version = '1.0.0'
 
-def clerkExpoPackageJson = new JsonSlurper().parse(new File(projectDir, "../package.json"))
-def clerkExpoVersion = clerkExpoPackageJson.version.toString()
+// Set by the @clerk/expo-native-components config plugin to the installed @clerk/expo version.
+def clerkExpoVersion = rootProject.findProperty("clerkExpo.hostSdkVersion")?.toString() ?:
+  new JsonSlurper().parse(new File(projectDir, "../package.json")).version.toString()
 
 // Dependency versions - centralized for easier updates
 // See: https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/version_catalogs.html for app-level version catalogs
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ try {
   }
 } catch (Exception ignored) {
   // Future Gradle versions with Isolated Projects may block cross-project configuration.
-  // In that case, users should add '@clerk/expo' to their app.json plugins array instead,
+  // In that case, users should add '@clerk/expo-native-components' to their app.json plugins array instead,
   // which applies the flag via the config plugin's withClerkAndroid.
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/expo/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
rename to packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
diff --git a/packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkAuthViewModule.kt b/packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkAuthViewModule.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkAuthViewModule.kt
rename to packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkAuthViewModule.kt
diff --git a/packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkComposeNativeViewHost.kt b/packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkComposeNativeViewHost.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkComposeNativeViewHost.kt
rename to packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkComposeNativeViewHost.kt
diff --git a/packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkExpoModule.kt b/packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkExpoModule.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkExpoModule.kt
rename to packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkExpoModule.kt
diff --git a/packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserButtonViewModule.kt b/packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserButtonViewModule.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserButtonViewModule.kt
rename to packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserButtonViewModule.kt
diff --git a/packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageState.kt b/packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageState.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageState.kt
rename to packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageState.kt
diff --git a/packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileViewModule.kt b/packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileViewModule.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileViewModule.kt
rename to packages/expo-native-components/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileViewModule.kt
diff --git a/packages/expo/android/src/test/java/expo/modules/clerk/BiometricCredentialBridgeTest.kt b/packages/expo-native-components/android/src/test/java/expo/modules/clerk/BiometricCredentialBridgeTest.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/android/src/test/java/expo/modules/clerk/BiometricCredentialBridgeTest.kt
rename to packages/expo-native-components/android/src/test/java/expo/modules/clerk/BiometricCredentialBridgeTest.kt
diff --git a/packages/expo/android/src/test/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageStateTest.kt b/packages/expo-native-components/android/src/test/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageStateTest.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/android/src/test/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageStateTest.kt
rename to packages/expo-native-components/android/src/test/java/expo/modules/clerk/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageStateTest.kt
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/app.plugin.d.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/app.plugin.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8808449dd73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/app.plugin.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { ConfigPlugin } from '@expo/config-plugins';
+
+declare const withClerkExpoNativeComponents: ConfigPlugin<{ keychainService?: string; theme?: string } | void>;
+
+export = withClerkExpoNativeComponents;
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/app.plugin.js b/packages/expo-native-components/app.plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36e10092b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/app.plugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+/**
+ * Expo config plugin for @clerk/expo-native-components
+ * Configures iOS and Android for the Clerk native SDKs (clerk-ios / clerk-android)
+ *
+ * When this plugin is used:
+ * 1. iOS is configured with the required deployment target and metadata
+ * 2. Android is configured with packaging exclusions for dependencies
+ *
+ * Native modules and views are registered via Expo Modules autolinking.
+ */
+const {
+  createRunOncePlugin,
+  withXcodeProject,
+  withDangerousMod,
+  withInfoPlist,
+  withAppBuildGradle,
+  withGradleProperties,
+} = require('@expo/config-plugins');
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const packageJson = require('./package.json');
+
+const CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION = '17.0';
+const HOST_SDK_VERSION_GRADLE_PROPERTY = 'clerkExpo.hostSdkVersion';
+
+const resolveClerkExpo = projectRoot => {
+  try {
+    const paths = [projectRoot, process.cwd()].filter(Boolean);
+    const clerkExpoPackageJsonPath = require.resolve('@clerk/expo/package.json', { paths });
+    return {
+      dir: path.dirname(clerkExpoPackageJsonPath),
+      version: require(clerkExpoPackageJsonPath).version,
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
+const withClerkIOS = (config, hostSdkVersion) => {
+  console.log('✅ Clerk iOS plugin loaded');
+
+  // IMPORTANT: Set iOS deployment target in Podfile.properties.json BEFORE pod install
+  // This ensures ClerkExpo pod gets installed (it requires iOS 17.0)
+  config = withDangerousMod(config, [
+    'ios',
+    async config => {
+      const podfilePropertiesPath = path.join(config.modRequest.platformProjectRoot, 'Podfile.properties.json');
+
+      let properties = {};
+      if (fs.existsSync(podfilePropertiesPath)) {
+        try {
+          properties = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(podfilePropertiesPath, 'utf8'));
+        } catch {
+          // If file exists but is invalid JSON, start fresh
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Set the iOS deployment target
+      if (
+        !properties['ios.deploymentTarget'] ||
+        parseFloat(properties['ios.deploymentTarget']) < parseFloat(CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION)
+      ) {
+        properties['ios.deploymentTarget'] = CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION;
+        fs.writeFileSync(podfilePropertiesPath, JSON.stringify(properties, null, 2) + '\n');
+        console.log(`✅ Set ios.deploymentTarget to ${CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION} in Podfile.properties.json`);
+      }
+
+      return config;
+    },
+  ]);
+
+  // First update the iOS deployment target to 17.0 (required by Clerk iOS SDK)
+  config = withXcodeProject(config, config => {
+    const xcodeProject = config.modResults;
+
+    try {
+      // Update deployment target in all build configurations
+      const buildConfigs = xcodeProject.hash.project.objects.XCBuildConfiguration || {};
+
+      for (const [uuid, buildConfig] of Object.entries(buildConfigs)) {
+        if (buildConfig && buildConfig.buildSettings) {
+          const currentTarget = buildConfig.buildSettings.IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET;
+          if (currentTarget && parseFloat(currentTarget) < parseFloat(CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION)) {
+            buildConfig.buildSettings.IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      console.log(`✅ Updated iOS deployment target to ${CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('❌ Error updating deployment target:', error.message);
+    }
+
+    return config;
+  });
+
+  config = withInfoPlist(config, modConfig => {
+    modConfig.modResults.ClerkExpoVersion = hostSdkVersion;
+    return modConfig;
+  });
+
+  return config;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Add packaging exclusions to Android app build.gradle to resolve
+ * duplicate META-INF file conflicts from clerk-android dependencies.
+ */
+const withClerkAndroid = (config, hostSdkVersion) => {
+  console.log('✅ Clerk Android plugin loaded');
+
+  config = withGradleProperties(config, modConfig => {
+    modConfig.modResults = modConfig.modResults.filter(
+      item => !(item.type === 'property' && item.key === HOST_SDK_VERSION_GRADLE_PROPERTY),
+    );
+    modConfig.modResults.push({ type: 'property', key: HOST_SDK_VERSION_GRADLE_PROPERTY, value: hostSdkVersion });
+    return modConfig;
+  });
+
+  return withAppBuildGradle(config, modConfig => {
+    let buildGradle = modConfig.modResults.contents;
+
+    // --- META-INF exclusion ---
+    if (!buildGradle.includes('META-INF/versions/9/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF')) {
+      // AGP 8+ uses `packaging` DSL, older versions use `packagingOptions`
+      const packagingMatch = buildGradle.match(/packaging\s*\{/) || buildGradle.match(/packagingOptions\s*\{/);
+      if (packagingMatch) {
+        const blockName = packagingMatch[0].trim().replace(/\s*\{$/, '');
+        const resourcesExclude = `${blockName} {
+        // Clerk Android SDK: exclude duplicate META-INF files
+        resources {
+            excludes += ['META-INF/versions/9/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF']
+        }`;
+
+        buildGradle = buildGradle.replace(new RegExp(`${blockName}\\s*\\{`), resourcesExclude);
+      } else {
+        // No packaging block found; append one at the end of the android block
+        const androidBlockEnd = buildGradle.lastIndexOf('}');
+        if (androidBlockEnd !== -1) {
+          const packagingBlock = `\n    packaging {\n        resources {\n            excludes += ['META-INF/versions/9/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF']\n        }\n    }\n`;
+          buildGradle = buildGradle.slice(0, androidBlockEnd) + packagingBlock + buildGradle.slice(androidBlockEnd);
+        }
+      }
+      console.log('✅ Clerk Android packaging exclusions added');
+    }
+
+    // --- Kotlin metadata version check skip ---
+    if (!buildGradle.includes('-Xskip-metadata-version-check')) {
+      const kotlinOptionsMatch = buildGradle.match(/kotlinOptions\s*\{/);
+      if (kotlinOptionsMatch) {
+        buildGradle = buildGradle.replace(
+          /kotlinOptions\s*\{/,
+          `kotlinOptions {\n        // Clerk: allow reading metadata from newer Kotlin versions\n        freeCompilerArgs += ['-Xskip-metadata-version-check']`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        const androidMatch = buildGradle.match(/android\s*\{/);
+        if (androidMatch) {
+          buildGradle = buildGradle.replace(
+            /android\s*\{/,
+            `android {\n    kotlinOptions {\n        // Clerk: allow reading metadata from newer Kotlin versions\n        freeCompilerArgs += ['-Xskip-metadata-version-check']\n    }`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+      console.log('✅ Clerk Android Kotlin metadata version check skip added');
+    }
+
+    modConfig.modResults.contents = buildGradle;
+    return modConfig;
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Write ClerkKeychainService to Info.plist when keychainService is provided.
+ * This allows extension apps (watch, widget, app clip) to share the same
+ * keychain entry as the main app by using a custom service identifier.
+ */
+const withClerkKeychainService = (config, { keychainService } = {}) => {
+  if (!keychainService) {
+    return config;
+  }
+
+  return withInfoPlist(config, modConfig => {
+    modConfig.modResults.ClerkKeychainService = keychainService;
+    console.log(`✅ Set ClerkKeychainService in Info.plist: ${keychainService}`);
+    return modConfig;
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Apply a custom theme to Clerk native components (iOS + Android).
+ *
+ * Accepts a `theme` prop pointing to a JSON file with optional keys:
+ *   - colors: { primary, background, input, danger, success, warning,
+ *               foreground, mutedForeground, primaryForeground, inputForeground,
+ *               neutral, border, ring, muted, shadow, secondaryButtonBackground,
+ *               secondaryButtonForeground }  (hex color strings)
+ *   - darkColors: same keys as colors (for dark mode)
+ *   - design: { fontFamily: string, borderRadius: number }
+ *
+ * iOS: Embeds the parsed JSON into Info.plist under key "ClerkTheme".
+ * Android: Copies the JSON file to android/app/src/main/assets/clerk_theme.json.
+ */
+const VALID_COLOR_KEYS = [
+  'primary',
+  'background',
+  'input',
+  'danger',
+  'success',
+  'warning',
+  'foreground',
+  'mutedForeground',
+  'primaryForeground',
+  'inputForeground',
+  'neutral',
+  'border',
+  'ring',
+  'muted',
+  'shadow',
+  'secondaryButtonBackground',
+  'secondaryButtonForeground',
+];
+
+const HEX_COLOR_REGEX = /^#([0-9A-Fa-f]{6}|[0-9A-Fa-f]{8})$/;
+
+function isPlainObject(value) {
+  return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function validateThemeJson(theme) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(theme)) {
+    throw new Error('Clerk theme: theme JSON must be a plain object');
+  }
+
+  const validateColors = (colors, label) => {
+    if (!isPlainObject(colors)) {
+      throw new Error(`Clerk theme: ${label} must be an object`);
+    }
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(colors)) {
+      if (!VALID_COLOR_KEYS.includes(key)) {
+        console.warn(`⚠️  Clerk theme: unknown color key "${key}" in ${label}, ignoring`);
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (typeof value !== 'string' || !HEX_COLOR_REGEX.test(value)) {
+        throw new Error(`Clerk theme: invalid hex color for ${label}.${key}: "${value}"`);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (theme.colors != null) validateColors(theme.colors, 'colors');
+  if (theme.darkColors != null) validateColors(theme.darkColors, 'darkColors');
+
+  if (theme.design != null) {
+    if (!isPlainObject(theme.design)) {
+      throw new Error(`Clerk theme: design must be an object`);
+    }
+    if (theme.design.fontFamily != null && typeof theme.design.fontFamily !== 'string') {
+      throw new Error(`Clerk theme: design.fontFamily must be a string`);
+    }
+    if (theme.design.borderRadius != null && typeof theme.design.borderRadius !== 'number') {
+      throw new Error(`Clerk theme: design.borderRadius must be a number`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const withClerkTheme = (config, props = {}) => {
+  const { theme } = props;
+  if (!theme) return config;
+
+  // Resolve the theme file path relative to the project root
+  const themePath = path.resolve(theme);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(themePath)) {
+    console.warn(`⚠️  Clerk theme file not found: ${themePath}, skipping theme`);
+    return config;
+  }
+
+  let themeJson;
+  try {
+    themeJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(themePath, 'utf8'));
+    validateThemeJson(themeJson);
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(`Clerk theme: failed to parse ${themePath}: ${e.message}`);
+  }
+
+  // iOS: Embed theme in Info.plist under "ClerkTheme"
+  config = withInfoPlist(config, modConfig => {
+    modConfig.modResults.ClerkTheme = themeJson;
+    console.log('✅ Embedded Clerk theme in Info.plist');
+    return modConfig;
+  });
+
+  // Android: Copy theme JSON to assets
+  config = withDangerousMod(config, [
+    'android',
+    async config => {
+      const assetsDir = path.join(config.modRequest.platformProjectRoot, 'app', 'src', 'main', 'assets');
+      if (!fs.existsSync(assetsDir)) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(assetsDir, { recursive: true });
+      }
+      const destPath = path.join(assetsDir, 'clerk_theme.json');
+      fs.writeFileSync(destPath, JSON.stringify(themeJson, null, 2) + '\n');
+      console.log('✅ Copied Clerk theme to Android assets');
+      return config;
+    },
+  ]);
+
+  return config;
+};
+
+const withClerkExpoNativeComponents = (config, props = {}, resolve = resolveClerkExpo) => {
+  const clerkExpo = resolve(config._internal?.projectRoot);
+  if (clerkExpo && fs.existsSync(path.join(clerkExpo.dir, 'expo-module.config.json'))) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Clerk: @clerk/expo@${clerkExpo.version} still bundles the Clerk native module, which conflicts with @clerk/expo-native-components. Upgrade @clerk/expo to a version that supports @clerk/expo-native-components.`,
+    );
+  }
+  // Native requests report the @clerk/expo version in the x-clerk-host-sdk-version header.
+  const hostSdkVersion = clerkExpo?.version ?? packageJson.version;
+
+  config = withClerkIOS(config, hostSdkVersion);
+  config = withClerkAndroid(config, hostSdkVersion);
+  config = withClerkKeychainService(config, props);
+  config = withClerkTheme(config, props);
+  return config;
+};
+
+module.exports = createRunOncePlugin(withClerkExpoNativeComponents, packageJson.name, packageJson.version);
+module.exports._testing = {
+  withClerkExpoNativeComponents,
+  validateThemeJson,
+  isPlainObject,
+  VALID_COLOR_KEYS,
+  HEX_COLOR_REGEX,
+};
diff --git a/packages/expo/expo-module.config.json b/packages/expo-native-components/expo-module.config.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/expo-module.config.json
rename to packages/expo-native-components/expo-module.config.json
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/ClerkAppDelegateSubscriber.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkAppDelegateSubscriber.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/ClerkAppDelegateSubscriber.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkAppDelegateSubscriber.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/ClerkAuthNativeView.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkAuthNativeView.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/ClerkAuthNativeView.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkAuthNativeView.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/ClerkExpo.podspec b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkExpo.podspec
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/ClerkExpo.podspec
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkExpo.podspec
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/ClerkExpoModule.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkExpoModule.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/ClerkExpoModule.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkExpoModule.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/ClerkNativeBridge.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkNativeBridge.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/ClerkNativeBridge.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkNativeBridge.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/ClerkNativeViewHost.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkNativeViewHost.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/ClerkNativeViewHost.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkNativeViewHost.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/ClerkUserButtonNativeView.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkUserButtonNativeView.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/ClerkUserButtonNativeView.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkUserButtonNativeView.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/ClerkUserProfileNativeView.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkUserProfileNativeView.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/ClerkUserProfileNativeView.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/ClerkUserProfileNativeView.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/Tests/ClerkAuthNativeViewPaperTests.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/Tests/ClerkAuthNativeViewPaperTests.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/Tests/ClerkAuthNativeViewPaperTests.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/Tests/ClerkAuthNativeViewPaperTests.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/Tests/ClerkNativeBridgeTests.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/Tests/ClerkNativeBridgeTests.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/Tests/ClerkNativeBridgeTests.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/Tests/ClerkNativeBridgeTests.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/Tests/ClerkNativeViewHostTests.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/Tests/ClerkNativeViewHostTests.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/Tests/ClerkNativeViewHostTests.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/Tests/ClerkNativeViewHostTests.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo/ios/Tests/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageStateTests.swift b/packages/expo-native-components/ios/Tests/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageStateTests.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/ios/Tests/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageStateTests.swift
rename to packages/expo-native-components/ios/Tests/ClerkUserProfileCustomPageStateTests.swift
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/package.json b/packages/expo-native-components/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d6f430f012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+{
+  "name": "@clerk/expo-native-components",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "Native Clerk components and native SDK integration for Expo, powered by clerk-ios and clerk-android",
+  "keywords": [
+    "react",
+    "react-native",
+    "expo",
+    "clerk",
+    "auth",
+    "authentication",
+    "native"
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://clerk.com/",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/clerk/javascript/issues"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/clerk/javascript.git",
+    "directory": "packages/expo-native-components"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "author": "Clerk",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+      "default": "./dist/index.js"
+    },
+    "./app.plugin.js": "./app.plugin.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
+  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "source": "./src/index.ts",
+  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "android",
+    "ios",
+    "src/specs",
+    "expo-module.config.json",
+    "react-native.config.js",
+    "app.plugin.js",
+    "app.plugin.d.ts"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsdown",
+    "build:declarations": "tsc -p tsconfig.declarations.json",
+    "clean": "rimraf ./dist",
+    "dev": "tsdown --watch",
+    "dev:pub": "pnpm dev -- --env.publish",
+    "format": "node ../../scripts/format-package.mjs",
+    "format:check": "node ../../scripts/format-package.mjs --check",
+    "lint": "eslint src",
+    "test": "vitest run",
+    "test:watch": "vitest watch"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@clerk/react": "workspace:^",
+    "tslib": "catalog:repo"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@expo/config-plugins": "^54.0.4",
+    "react-native": "^0.86.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "expo": "catalog:peer-expo",
+    "react": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
+    "react-native": ">=0.75"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20.9.0"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "codegenConfig": {
+    "name": "ClerkExpoSpec",
+    "type": "all",
+    "jsSrcsDir": "src/specs"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/expo/react-native.config.js b/packages/expo-native-components/react-native.config.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/react-native.config.js
rename to packages/expo-native-components/react-native.config.js
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/AuthView.tsx b/packages/expo-native-components/src/AuthView.tsx
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/AuthView.tsx
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/AuthView.tsx
index 3f4b51ee346..99e1d395348 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/native/AuthView.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/AuthView.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import type { NativeSyntheticEvent } from 'react-native';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
-import NativeClerkAuthView from '../specs/NativeClerkAuthView';
-import { isNativeSupported } from '../utils/native-module';
 import type { AuthViewProps } from './AuthView.types';
+import NativeClerkAuthView from './specs/NativeClerkAuthView';
+import { isNativeSupported } from './utils/native-module';
 
 type AuthNativeEvent = NativeSyntheticEvent<Readonly<{ type: string }>>;
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type AuthNativeEvent = NativeSyntheticEvent<Readonly<{ type: string }>>;
  *
  * @example
  * ```tsx
- * import { AuthView } from '@clerk/expo/native';
+ * import { AuthView } from '@clerk/expo-native-components';
  * import { useAuth } from '@clerk/expo';
  *
  * export default function SignInScreen() {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function AuthView({
         <Text style={{ fontSize: 16, color: '#666' }}>
           {!isNativeSupported
             ? 'Native AuthView is only available on iOS and Android'
-            : 'Native AuthView requires the @clerk/expo plugin. Add "@clerk/expo" to your app.json plugins array.'}
+            : 'Native AuthView requires a development build with the @clerk/expo-native-components config plugin. Add "@clerk/expo-native-components" to your app.json plugins array and rebuild your native app.'}
         </Text>
       </View>
     );
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/AuthView.types.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/AuthView.types.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/AuthView.types.ts
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/AuthView.types.ts
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/EmbeddedNavigation.types.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/EmbeddedNavigation.types.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/EmbeddedNavigation.types.ts
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/EmbeddedNavigation.types.ts
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/UserButton.tsx b/packages/expo-native-components/src/UserButton.tsx
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/UserButton.tsx
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/UserButton.tsx
index a1406f0652e..fc2504781b2 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/native/UserButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/UserButton.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import { useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import type { NativeSyntheticEvent } from 'react-native';
 import { StyleSheet, useWindowDimensions } from 'react-native';
 
-import NativeClerkUserButtonView from '../specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView';
-import { isNativeSupported } from '../utils/native-module';
+import NativeClerkUserButtonView from './specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView';
 import type {
   NativeUserProfileNavigationHandle,
   UserProfileCustomDestination,
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   UserProfileCustomPageHosts,
   useUserProfileCustomPages,
 } from './UserProfileCustomPages';
+import { isNativeSupported } from './utils/native-module';
 
 type CustomizableNativeUserButtonProps = ComponentProps<NonNullable<typeof NativeClerkUserButtonView>> & {
   customPages?: string;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export interface UserButtonProps {
  *
  * @example
  * ```tsx
- * import { UserButton } from '@clerk/expo/native';
+ * import { UserButton } from '@clerk/expo-native-components';
  *
  * export default function Home() {
  *   return (
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/UserProfileCustomPages.tsx b/packages/expo-native-components/src/UserProfileCustomPages.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/UserProfileCustomPages.tsx
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/UserProfileCustomPages.tsx
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/UserProfileView.tsx b/packages/expo-native-components/src/UserProfileView.tsx
similarity index 92%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/UserProfileView.tsx
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/UserProfileView.tsx
index 3c39d955375..eb3e59bee96 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/native/UserProfileView.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/UserProfileView.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import type { NativeSyntheticEvent, StyleProp, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
 import { StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
-import NativeClerkUserProfileView from '../specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView';
-import { isNativeSupported } from '../utils/native-module';
 import type { EmbeddedNavigationProps } from './EmbeddedNavigation.types';
+import NativeClerkUserProfileView from './specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView';
 import type {
   NativeUserProfileNavigationHandle,
   UserProfileCustomDestination,
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   UserProfileCustomPageHosts,
   useUserProfileCustomPages,
 } from './UserProfileCustomPages';
+import { isNativeSupported } from './utils/native-module';
 
 type CustomizableNativeUserProfileProps = ComponentProps<NonNullable<typeof NativeClerkUserProfileView>> & {
   customPages?: string;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export interface UserProfileViewProps extends EmbeddedNavigationProps {
  *
  * @example
  * ```tsx
- * import { UserProfileView } from '@clerk/expo/native';
+ * import { UserProfileView } from '@clerk/expo-native-components';
  * import { useAuth } from '@clerk/expo';
  *
  * export default function ProfileScreen() {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function UserProfileView({
         <Text style={styles.text}>
           {!isNativeSupported
             ? 'Native UserProfileView is only available on iOS and Android'
-            : 'Native UserProfileView requires the @clerk/expo plugin. Add "@clerk/expo" to your app.json plugins array.'}
+            : 'Native UserProfileView requires a development build with the @clerk/expo-native-components config plugin. Add "@clerk/expo-native-components" to your app.json plugins array and rebuild your native app.'}
         </Text>
       </View>
     );
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/AuthView.test.tsx b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/AuthView.test.tsx
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/AuthView.test.tsx
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/AuthView.test.tsx
index 6b3029ecdda..528e251fb2e 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/AuthView.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/AuthView.test.tsx
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
   };
 });
 
-vi.mock('../../specs/NativeClerkAuthView', () => {
+vi.mock('../specs/NativeClerkAuthView', () => {
   return {
     default: mocks.NativeClerkAuthView,
   };
 });
 
-vi.mock('../../utils/native-module', () => {
+vi.mock('../utils/native-module', () => {
   return {
     isNativeSupported: true,
   };
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/UserButton.test.tsx b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/UserButton.test.tsx
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/UserButton.test.tsx
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/UserButton.test.tsx
index d4eaef80382..d414aa0f89f 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/UserButton.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/UserButton.test.tsx
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   nativeProps: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../../specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView', () => ({
+vi.mock('../specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView', () => ({
   default: React.forwardRef((props: Record<string, unknown>, _ref) => {
     mocks.nativeProps(props);
     return null;
   }),
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../../utils/native-module', () => ({
+vi.mock('../utils/native-module', () => ({
   isNativeSupported: true,
 }));
 
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/UserProfileCustomPages.test.tsx b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/UserProfileCustomPages.test.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/UserProfileCustomPages.test.tsx
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/UserProfileCustomPages.test.tsx
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/UserProfileView.test.tsx b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/UserProfileView.test.tsx
similarity index 98%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/UserProfileView.test.tsx
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/UserProfileView.test.tsx
index 34af7275e6d..619c417305e 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/UserProfileView.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/UserProfileView.test.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
   };
 });
 
-vi.mock('../../specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView', () => {
+vi.mock('../specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView', () => {
   return {
     default: React.forwardRef((props: { children?: React.ReactNode }, ref) => {
       React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({ navigateCustomPage: mocks.navigateCustomPage }));
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ vi.mock('../../specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView', () => {
   };
 });
 
-vi.mock('../../utils/native-module', () => {
+vi.mock('../utils/native-module', () => {
   return {
     isNativeSupported: true,
   };
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/appPlugin.test.js b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/appPlugin.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbb2d247250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/appPlugin.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports -- CJS plugin, no ESM export
+const { withClerkExpoNativeComponents } = require('../../app.plugin.js')._testing;
+
+const applyMod = (config, platform, mod, modResults) =>
+  config.mods[platform][mod]({ ...config, modRequest: {}, modResults });
+
+describe('withClerkExpoNativeComponents', () => {
+  let clerkExpoDir;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    clerkExpoDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'clerk-expo-'));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    fs.rmSync(clerkExpoDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  test('reports the installed @clerk/expo version on iOS and Android', async () => {
+    const config = withClerkExpoNativeComponents({ name: 'test', slug: 'test' }, {}, () => ({
+      dir: clerkExpoDir,
+      version: '4.8.0',
+    }));
+
+    const infoPlist = await applyMod(config, 'ios', 'infoPlist', {});
+    const gradleProperties = await applyMod(config, 'android', 'gradleProperties', [
+      { type: 'property', key: 'clerkExpo.hostSdkVersion', value: '4.7.0' },
+    ]);
+
+    expect(infoPlist.modResults.ClerkExpoVersion).toBe('4.8.0');
+    expect(gradleProperties.modResults).toEqual([
+      { type: 'property', key: 'clerkExpo.hostSdkVersion', value: '4.8.0' },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  test('throws when the installed @clerk/expo still bundles the native module', () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(clerkExpoDir, 'expo-module.config.json'), '{}');
+
+    expect(() =>
+      withClerkExpoNativeComponents({ name: 'test', slug: 'test' }, {}, () => ({
+        dir: clerkExpoDir,
+        version: '4.7.1',
+      })),
+    ).toThrow('@clerk/expo@4.7.1 still bundles the Clerk native module');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/__tests__/appPlugin.theme.test.js b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/appPlugin.theme.test.js
similarity index 71%
rename from packages/expo/src/__tests__/appPlugin.theme.test.js
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/appPlugin.theme.test.js
index fcff7577b0e..c0f89d02ab8 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/__tests__/appPlugin.theme.test.js
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/appPlugin.theme.test.js
@@ -2,54 +2,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports -- CJS plugin, no ESM export
 const clerkPlugin = require('../../app.plugin.js');
-const { withClerkFaceIDPermission, validateThemeJson } = clerkPlugin._testing;
-
-function applyInfoPlistMod(config, modResults) {
-  return config.mods.ios.infoPlist({
-    ...config,
-    modRequest: {},
-    modResults,
-  });
-}
-
-describe('withClerkFaceIDPermission', () => {
-  test('adds the configured Face ID usage description', async () => {
-    const config = withClerkFaceIDPermission(
-      { name: 'test', slug: 'test' },
-      { faceIDPermission: 'Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to use Face ID for secure sign-in.' },
-    );
-
-    const result = await applyInfoPlistMod(config, {});
-
-    expect(result.modResults.NSFaceIDUsageDescription).toBe('Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to use Face ID for secure sign-in.');
-  });
-
-  test('preserves an app-provided Face ID usage description', async () => {
-    const config = withClerkFaceIDPermission(
-      { name: 'test', slug: 'test' },
-      { faceIDPermission: 'Clerk-provided description' },
-    );
-
-    const result = await applyInfoPlistMod(config, {
-      NSFaceIDUsageDescription: 'App-provided description',
-    });
-
-    expect(result.modResults.NSFaceIDUsageDescription).toBe('App-provided description');
-  });
-
-  test('does not configure the Info.plist without an explicit permission description', () => {
-    const config = { name: 'test', slug: 'test' };
-
-    expect(withClerkFaceIDPermission(config)).toBe(config);
-    expect(config).not.toHaveProperty('mods');
-  });
-
-  test.each([null, '', '   ', true])('rejects an invalid permission description: %j', faceIDPermission => {
-    expect(() => withClerkFaceIDPermission({ name: 'test', slug: 'test' }, { faceIDPermission })).toThrow(
-      'faceIDPermission must be a non-empty string',
-    );
-  });
-});
+const { validateThemeJson } = clerkPlugin._testing;
 
 describe('validateThemeJson', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/useAuthViewState.test.tsx b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/useAuthViewState.test.tsx
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/useAuthViewState.test.tsx
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/useAuthViewState.test.tsx
index 988f2a57729..7b16d1816ef 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/useAuthViewState.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/__tests__/useAuthViewState.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { act, cleanup, renderHook, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 
-import type { NativeAuthFlowState } from '../../specs/NativeClerkModule.types';
+import type { NativeAuthFlowState } from '../specs/NativeClerkModule.types';
 import { useAuthViewState } from '../useAuthViewState';
 
 const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   remove: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../../hooks/useAuth', () => ({
+vi.mock('@clerk/react', () => ({
   useAuth: () => mocks.auth,
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../../utils/native-module', () => ({
+vi.mock('../utils/native-module', () => ({
   get ClerkExpoModule() {
     return mocks.module;
   },
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/src/index.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c102a43da33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * Native UI components for Clerk authentication in Expo apps.
+ *
+ * These components provide pre-built, native authentication experiences powered by:
+ * - **iOS**: clerk-ios (SwiftUI) - https://github.com/clerk/clerk-ios
+ * - **Android**: clerk-android (Jetpack Compose) - https://github.com/clerk/clerk-android
+ *
+ * ## Installation
+ *
+ * Native components require the `@clerk/expo-native-components` config plugin in your `app.json`, alongside `@clerk/expo`:
+ *
+ * ```json
+ * {
+ *   "expo": {
+ *     "plugins": ["@clerk/expo", "@clerk/expo-native-components"]
+ *   }
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * Then run `npx expo prebuild` to generate native code.
+ *
+ * ## Components
+ *
+ * - {@link AuthView} - Authentication flow (sign-in/sign-up), renders inline
+ * - {@link UserProfileView} - User profile and account management, renders inline
+ * - {@link UserButton} - Avatar button that opens the native user profile
+ *
+ * @module @clerk/expo-native-components
+ */
+
+export { AuthView } from './AuthView';
+export type { AuthViewProps, AuthViewMode } from './AuthView.types';
+export type { EmbeddedNavigationProps } from './EmbeddedNavigation.types';
+export { useAuthViewState } from './useAuthViewState';
+export type { UseAuthViewStateReturn } from './useAuthViewState';
+export { UserButton } from './UserButton';
+export type { UserButtonProps, UserButtonUserProfileProps } from './UserButton';
+export { useUserProfileCustomPageNavigation } from './UserProfileCustomPages';
+export type {
+  UserProfileCustomPageNavigation,
+  UserProfileCustomDestination,
+  UserProfileCustomPage,
+  UserProfileCustomPageIcon,
+  UserProfileCustomPagePlacement,
+  UserProfileRow,
+  UserProfileSection,
+} from './UserProfileCustomPages';
+export { UserProfileView } from './UserProfileView';
+export type { UserProfileViewProps } from './UserProfileView';
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkAuthView.android.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkAuthView.android.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkAuthView.android.ts
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkAuthView.android.ts
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkAuthView.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkAuthView.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkAuthView.ts
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkAuthView.ts
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkModule.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkModule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..072d011f539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkModule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { requireOptionalNativeModule } from 'expo';
+
+import type { Spec } from './NativeClerkModule.types';
+
+// Optional so it resolves to null in Expo Go instead of throwing at import time.
+export default requireOptionalNativeModule<Spec>('ClerkExpo');
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkModule.types.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkModule.types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9df94448a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkModule.types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export type NativeAuthFlowState = {
+  isLoaded: boolean;
+  isAuthFlowComplete: boolean;
+};
+
+export interface Spec {
+  addListener?(eventName: string, listener?: (...args: unknown[]) => void): { remove: () => void };
+  getAuthFlowState?(): Promise<NativeAuthFlowState>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkModule.web.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkModule.web.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..625a2ed22ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkModule.web.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import type { Spec } from './NativeClerkModule.types';
+
+export default null as Spec | null;
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView.android.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView.android.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView.android.ts
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView.android.ts
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView.ts
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkUserButtonView.ts
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView.android.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView.android.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView.android.ts
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView.android.ts
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView.ts
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/NativeClerkUserProfileView.ts
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/specs/__tests__/native-view.web.test.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/__tests__/native-view.web.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/expo/src/specs/__tests__/native-view.web.test.ts
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/specs/__tests__/native-view.web.test.ts
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/useAuthViewState.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/useAuthViewState.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/expo/src/native/useAuthViewState.ts
rename to packages/expo-native-components/src/useAuthViewState.ts
index ecb793f84f1..c32f8e3e637 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/native/useAuthViewState.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/useAuthViewState.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import { useAuth } from '@clerk/react';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { useAuth } from '../hooks/useAuth';
-import type { NativeAuthFlowState } from '../specs/NativeClerkModule.types';
-import { ClerkExpoModule as ClerkExpo } from '../utils/native-module';
+import type { NativeAuthFlowState } from './specs/NativeClerkModule.types';
+import { ClerkExpoModule as ClerkExpo } from './utils/native-module';
 
 const nativeAuthFlowChangedEvent = 'clerkNativeAuthFlowChanged';
 
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/src/utils/native-module.ts b/packages/expo-native-components/src/utils/native-module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a416ccd8917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/src/utils/native-module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { Platform } from 'react-native';
+
+import NativeClerkModule from '../specs/NativeClerkModule';
+
+export const isNativeSupported = Platform.OS === 'ios' || Platform.OS === 'android';
+
+export const ClerkExpoModule = isNativeSupported ? NativeClerkModule : null;
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/tsconfig.declarations.json b/packages/expo-native-components/tsconfig.declarations.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac04a85ce27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/tsconfig.declarations.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": "./src",
+    "incremental": false,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "noEmit": false,
+    "declaration": true,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "sourceMap": false,
+    "declarationDir": "./dist"
+  },
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": ["**/__tests__/**/*", "app.plugin.js"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/tsconfig.json b/packages/expo-native-components/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5510c6beb95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "lib": ["es2019", "dom"],
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+    "module": "NodeNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
+    "importHelpers": true,
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": false,
+    "noImplicitReturns": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "sourceMap": false,
+    "strict": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "allowJs": true,
+    "target": "ES2019",
+    "noEmitOnError": false,
+    "incremental": true,
+    "moduleSuffixes": [".web", ".ios", ".android", ".native", ""]
+  },
+  "include": ["src", "app.plugin.js"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/tsconfig.test.json b/packages/expo-native-components/tsconfig.test.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5635d6cd1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "sourceMap": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/tsdown.config.mts b/packages/expo-native-components/tsdown.config.mts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e84f7249174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/tsdown.config.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import type { Options } from 'tsdown';
+import { defineConfig } from 'tsdown';
+
+import { runAfterLast } from '../../scripts/utils.ts';
+
+function preserveRelativeImports(id: string) {
+  return id.startsWith('.');
+}
+
+export default defineConfig(overrideOptions => {
+  const isWatch = !!overrideOptions.watch;
+  const shouldPublish = !!overrideOptions.env?.publish;
+
+  const options: Options = {
+    format: 'cjs',
+    fixedExtension: false,
+    outDir: './dist',
+    entry: ['./src/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}', '!./src/**/*.test.{ts,tsx,js}', '!./src/**/__tests__/**'],
+    unbundle: true,
+    clean: true,
+    minify: false,
+    sourcemap: true,
+    deps: {
+      // Keep relative import specifiers unchanged so Metro can apply platform-specific resolution.
+      neverBundle: preserveRelativeImports,
+    },
+    define: {
+      __DEV__: `${isWatch}`,
+    },
+  };
+
+  return runAfterLast(['pnpm build:declarations', shouldPublish && 'pkglab pub --ping'])(options);
+});
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/vitest.config.mts b/packages/expo-native-components/vitest.config.mts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20bc22a33db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/vitest.config.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [],
+  test: {
+    environment: 'jsdom',
+    includeSource: ['**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}'],
+    setupFiles: './vitest.setup.mts',
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/expo-native-components/vitest.setup.mts b/packages/expo-native-components/vitest.setup.mts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..283c324f550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo-native-components/vitest.setup.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { cleanup } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+// Mock globalThis.expo for expo-modules-core
+if (!globalThis.expo) {
+  // @ts-expect-error - Mocking expo for tests
+  globalThis.expo = {
+    EventEmitter: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+// Define __DEV__ for expo-modules-core
+if (typeof globalThis.__DEV__ === 'undefined') {
+  // @ts-expect-error - Mocking __DEV__ for tests
+  globalThis.__DEV__ = false;
+}
+
+beforeAll(() => {});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+});
diff --git a/packages/expo/app.plugin.js b/packages/expo/app.plugin.js
index f8483877ff3..ecba866b513 100644
--- a/packages/expo/app.plugin.js
+++ b/packages/expo/app.plugin.js
@@ -1,27 +1,15 @@
 /**
- * Expo config plugin for @clerk/clerk-expo
- * Automatically configures iOS and Android to work with Clerk native components
+ * Expo config plugin for @clerk/expo
  *
  * When this plugin is used:
- * 1. iOS is configured with the required deployment target and metadata
- * 2. Android is configured with packaging exclusions for dependencies
- *
- * Native modules and views are registered via Expo Modules autolinking.
+ * 1. Android registers the hosted auth callback intent filter
+ * 2. iOS gets the Sign in with Apple entitlement and, when configured, the Face ID usage description
+ * 3. If @clerk/expo-native-components is installed, its config plugin is applied for the Clerk native SDKs
  */
-const {
-  AndroidConfig,
-  withXcodeProject,
-  withDangerousMod,
-  withInfoPlist,
-  withAppBuildGradle,
-  withAndroidManifest,
-  withEntitlementsPlist,
-} = require('@expo/config-plugins');
-const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs');
-const packageJson = require('./package.json');
+const { AndroidConfig, withAndroidManifest, withEntitlementsPlist, withInfoPlist } = require('@expo/config-plugins');
 
-const CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION = '17.0';
+const CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE = '@clerk/expo-native-components';
+const CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE_OPTIONS = ['keychainService', 'theme'];
 
 const addHostedAuthIntentFilter = (mainActivity, packageName) => {
   const callbackHost = `${packageName}.hosted-callback`;
@@ -52,80 +40,8 @@ const addHostedAuthIntentFilter = (mainActivity, packageName) => {
   mainActivity['intent-filter'] = intentFilters;
 };
 
-const withClerkIOS = config => {
-  console.log('✅ Clerk iOS plugin loaded');
-
-  // IMPORTANT: Set iOS deployment target in Podfile.properties.json BEFORE pod install
-  // This ensures ClerkExpo pod gets installed (it requires iOS 17.0)
-  config = withDangerousMod(config, [
-    'ios',
-    async config => {
-      const podfilePropertiesPath = path.join(config.modRequest.platformProjectRoot, 'Podfile.properties.json');
-
-      let properties = {};
-      if (fs.existsSync(podfilePropertiesPath)) {
-        try {
-          properties = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(podfilePropertiesPath, 'utf8'));
-        } catch {
-          // If file exists but is invalid JSON, start fresh
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Set the iOS deployment target
-      if (
-        !properties['ios.deploymentTarget'] ||
-        parseFloat(properties['ios.deploymentTarget']) < parseFloat(CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION)
-      ) {
-        properties['ios.deploymentTarget'] = CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION;
-        fs.writeFileSync(podfilePropertiesPath, JSON.stringify(properties, null, 2) + '\n');
-        console.log(`✅ Set ios.deploymentTarget to ${CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION} in Podfile.properties.json`);
-      }
-
-      return config;
-    },
-  ]);
-
-  // First update the iOS deployment target to 17.0 (required by Clerk iOS SDK)
-  config = withXcodeProject(config, config => {
-    const xcodeProject = config.modResults;
-
-    try {
-      // Update deployment target in all build configurations
-      const buildConfigs = xcodeProject.hash.project.objects.XCBuildConfiguration || {};
-
-      for (const [uuid, buildConfig] of Object.entries(buildConfigs)) {
-        if (buildConfig && buildConfig.buildSettings) {
-          const currentTarget = buildConfig.buildSettings.IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET;
-          if (currentTarget && parseFloat(currentTarget) < parseFloat(CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION)) {
-            buildConfig.buildSettings.IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      console.log(`✅ Updated iOS deployment target to ${CLERK_MIN_IOS_VERSION}`);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('❌ Error updating deployment target:', error.message);
-    }
-
-    return config;
-  });
-
-  config = withInfoPlist(config, modConfig => {
-    modConfig.modResults.ClerkExpoVersion = packageJson.version;
-    return modConfig;
-  });
-
-  return config;
-};
-
-/**
- * Add packaging exclusions to Android app build.gradle to resolve
- * duplicate META-INF file conflicts from clerk-android dependencies.
- */
-const withClerkAndroid = config => {
-  console.log('✅ Clerk Android plugin loaded');
-
-  config = withAndroidManifest(config, modConfig => {
+const withClerkHostedAuthCallback = config => {
+  return withAndroidManifest(config, modConfig => {
     const packageName = config.android?.package;
     if (packageName) {
       const mainActivity = AndroidConfig.Manifest.getMainActivityOrThrow(modConfig.modResults);
@@ -133,83 +49,6 @@ const withClerkAndroid = config => {
     }
     return modConfig;
   });
-
-  return withAppBuildGradle(config, modConfig => {
-    let buildGradle = modConfig.modResults.contents;
-
-    // --- META-INF exclusion ---
-    if (!buildGradle.includes('META-INF/versions/9/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF')) {
-      // AGP 8+ uses `packaging` DSL, older versions use `packagingOptions`
-      const packagingMatch = buildGradle.match(/packaging\s*\{/) || buildGradle.match(/packagingOptions\s*\{/);
-      if (packagingMatch) {
-        const blockName = packagingMatch[0].trim().replace(/\s*\{$/, '');
-        const resourcesExclude = `${blockName} {
-        // Clerk Android SDK: exclude duplicate META-INF files
-        resources {
-            excludes += ['META-INF/versions/9/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF']
-        }`;
-
-        buildGradle = buildGradle.replace(new RegExp(`${blockName}\\s*\\{`), resourcesExclude);
-      } else {
-        // No packaging block found; append one at the end of the android block
-        const androidBlockEnd = buildGradle.lastIndexOf('}');
-        if (androidBlockEnd !== -1) {
-          const packagingBlock = `\n    packaging {\n        resources {\n            excludes += ['META-INF/versions/9/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF']\n        }\n    }\n`;
-          buildGradle = buildGradle.slice(0, androidBlockEnd) + packagingBlock + buildGradle.slice(androidBlockEnd);
-        }
-      }
-      console.log('✅ Clerk Android packaging exclusions added');
-    }
-
-    // --- Kotlin metadata version check skip ---
-    if (!buildGradle.includes('-Xskip-metadata-version-check')) {
-      const kotlinOptionsMatch = buildGradle.match(/kotlinOptions\s*\{/);
-      if (kotlinOptionsMatch) {
-        buildGradle = buildGradle.replace(
-          /kotlinOptions\s*\{/,
-          `kotlinOptions {\n        // Clerk: allow reading metadata from newer Kotlin versions\n        freeCompilerArgs += ['-Xskip-metadata-version-check']`,
-        );
-      } else {
-        const androidMatch = buildGradle.match(/android\s*\{/);
-        if (androidMatch) {
-          buildGradle = buildGradle.replace(
-            /android\s*\{/,
-            `android {\n    kotlinOptions {\n        // Clerk: allow reading metadata from newer Kotlin versions\n        freeCompilerArgs += ['-Xskip-metadata-version-check']\n    }`,
-          );
-        }
-      }
-      console.log('✅ Clerk Android Kotlin metadata version check skip added');
-    }
-
-    modConfig.modResults.contents = buildGradle;
-    return modConfig;
-  });
-};
-
-/**
- * Combined Clerk Expo plugin
- *
- * When this plugin is configured in app.json/app.config.js:
- * 1. iOS gets the deployment target and metadata required by Clerk native views
- * 2. Android gets packaging exclusions for dependency conflicts
- *
- * Native modules and views are registered via Expo Modules autolinking.
- */
-/**
- * Write ClerkKeychainService to Info.plist when keychainService is provided.
- * This allows extension apps (watch, widget, app clip) to share the same
- * keychain entry as the main app by using a custom service identifier.
- */
-const withClerkKeychainService = (config, { keychainService } = {}) => {
-  if (!keychainService) {
-    return config;
-  }
-
-  return withInfoPlist(config, modConfig => {
-    modConfig.modResults.ClerkKeychainService = keychainService;
-    console.log(`✅ Set ClerkKeychainService in Info.plist: ${keychainService}`);
-    return modConfig;
-  });
 };
 
 const withClerkFaceIDPermission = (config, { faceIDPermission } = {}) => {
@@ -243,145 +82,75 @@ const withClerkAppleSignIn = config => {
   });
 };
 
-/**
- * Apply a custom theme to Clerk native components (iOS + Android).
- *
- * Accepts a `theme` prop pointing to a JSON file with optional keys:
- *   - colors: { primary, background, input, danger, success, warning,
- *               foreground, mutedForeground, primaryForeground, inputForeground,
- *               neutral, border, ring, muted, shadow, secondaryButtonBackground,
- *               secondaryButtonForeground }  (hex color strings)
- *   - darkColors: same keys as colors (for dark mode)
- *   - design: { fontFamily: string, borderRadius: number }
- *
- * iOS: Embeds the parsed JSON into Info.plist under key "ClerkTheme".
- * Android: Copies the JSON file to android/app/src/main/assets/clerk_theme.json.
- */
-const VALID_COLOR_KEYS = [
-  'primary',
-  'background',
-  'input',
-  'danger',
-  'success',
-  'warning',
-  'foreground',
-  'mutedForeground',
-  'primaryForeground',
-  'inputForeground',
-  'neutral',
-  'border',
-  'ring',
-  'muted',
-  'shadow',
-  'secondaryButtonBackground',
-  'secondaryButtonForeground',
-];
-
-const HEX_COLOR_REGEX = /^#([0-9A-Fa-f]{6}|[0-9A-Fa-f]{8})$/;
-
-function isPlainObject(value) {
-  return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
-}
-
-function validateThemeJson(theme) {
-  if (!isPlainObject(theme)) {
-    throw new Error('Clerk theme: theme JSON must be a plain object');
+const resolveClerkExpoNativePlugin = config => {
+  try {
+    const paths = [config._internal?.projectRoot, process.cwd()].filter(Boolean);
+    return require(require.resolve(`${CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE}/app.plugin.js`, { paths }));
+  } catch {
+    return null;
   }
+};
 
-  const validateColors = (colors, label) => {
-    if (!isPlainObject(colors)) {
-      throw new Error(`Clerk theme: ${label} must be an object`);
-    }
-    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(colors)) {
-      if (!VALID_COLOR_KEYS.includes(key)) {
-        console.warn(`⚠️  Clerk theme: unknown color key "${key}" in ${label}, ignoring`);
-        continue;
-      }
-      if (typeof value !== 'string' || !HEX_COLOR_REGEX.test(value)) {
-        throw new Error(`Clerk theme: invalid hex color for ${label}.${key}: "${value}"`);
-      }
-    }
-  };
-
-  if (theme.colors != null) validateColors(theme.colors, 'colors');
-  if (theme.darkColors != null) validateColors(theme.darkColors, 'darkColors');
-
-  if (theme.design != null) {
-    if (!isPlainObject(theme.design)) {
-      throw new Error(`Clerk theme: design must be an object`);
+const getListedPluginProps = (config, name) => {
+  for (const entry of config.plugins || []) {
+    if (entry === name) {
+      return {};
     }
-    if (theme.design.fontFamily != null && typeof theme.design.fontFamily !== 'string') {
-      throw new Error(`Clerk theme: design.fontFamily must be a string`);
-    }
-    if (theme.design.borderRadius != null && typeof theme.design.borderRadius !== 'number') {
-      throw new Error(`Clerk theme: design.borderRadius must be a number`);
+    if (Array.isArray(entry) && entry[0] === name) {
+      return entry[1] || {};
     }
   }
-}
-
-const withClerkTheme = (config, props = {}) => {
-  const { theme } = props;
-  if (!theme) return config;
+  return {};
+};
 
-  // Resolve the theme file path relative to the project root
-  const themePath = path.resolve(theme);
-  if (!fs.existsSync(themePath)) {
-    console.warn(`⚠️  Clerk theme file not found: ${themePath}, skipping theme`);
+/**
+ * Apply the @clerk/expo-native-components config plugin when it is installed, so apps that only list
+ * "@clerk/expo" keep the iOS deployment target and native SDK configuration they need.
+ */
+const withClerkExpoNativeComponents = (config, props = {}, resolvePlugin = resolveClerkExpoNativePlugin) => {
+  const nativeProps = Object.fromEntries(
+    CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE_OPTIONS.filter(option => props[option] !== undefined).map(option => [option, props[option]]),
+  );
+  const nativeOptionNames = Object.keys(nativeProps)
+    .map(option => `"${option}"`)
+    .join(', ');
+
+  if (config._internal?.pluginHistory?.[CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE]) {
+    if (nativeOptionNames) {
+      console.warn(
+        `⚠️  Clerk: The following "@clerk/expo" plugin options are ignored because the "${CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE}" plugin already ran: ${nativeOptionNames}. Pass them to the "${CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE}" plugin instead.`,
+      );
+    }
     return config;
   }
 
-  let themeJson;
-  try {
-    themeJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(themePath, 'utf8'));
-    validateThemeJson(themeJson);
-  } catch (e) {
-    throw new Error(`Clerk theme: failed to parse ${themePath}: ${e.message}`);
+  const clerkExpoNativePlugin = resolvePlugin(config);
+  if (!clerkExpoNativePlugin) {
+    if (nativeOptionNames) {
+      console.warn(
+        `⚠️  Clerk: The following "@clerk/expo" plugin options require ${CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE} and are ignored: ${nativeOptionNames}. Install it with \`npx expo install ${CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE}\` and add "${CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE}" to the plugins array in your app config.`,
+      );
+    }
+    return config;
   }
 
-  // iOS: Embed theme in Info.plist under "ClerkTheme"
-  config = withInfoPlist(config, modConfig => {
-    modConfig.modResults.ClerkTheme = themeJson;
-    console.log('✅ Embedded Clerk theme in Info.plist');
-    return modConfig;
-  });
-
-  // Android: Copy theme JSON to assets
-  config = withDangerousMod(config, [
-    'android',
-    async config => {
-      const assetsDir = path.join(config.modRequest.platformProjectRoot, 'app', 'src', 'main', 'assets');
-      if (!fs.existsSync(assetsDir)) {
-        fs.mkdirSync(assetsDir, { recursive: true });
-      }
-      const destPath = path.join(assetsDir, 'clerk_theme.json');
-      fs.writeFileSync(destPath, JSON.stringify(themeJson, null, 2) + '\n');
-      console.log('✅ Copied Clerk theme to Android assets');
-      return config;
-    },
-  ]);
-
-  return config;
+  return clerkExpoNativePlugin(config, { ...nativeProps, ...getListedPluginProps(config, CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE) });
 };
 
 const withClerkExpo = (config, props = {}) => {
   const { appleSignIn = true } = props;
-  config = withClerkIOS(config);
   if (appleSignIn !== false) {
     config = withClerkAppleSignIn(config);
   }
-  config = withClerkAndroid(config);
-  config = withClerkKeychainService(config, props);
+  config = withClerkHostedAuthCallback(config);
   config = withClerkFaceIDPermission(config, props);
-  config = withClerkTheme(config, props);
+  config = withClerkExpoNativeComponents(config, props);
   return config;
 };
 
 module.exports = withClerkExpo;
 module.exports._testing = {
   addHostedAuthIntentFilter,
+  withClerkExpoNativeComponents,
   withClerkFaceIDPermission,
-  validateThemeJson,
-  isPlainObject,
-  VALID_COLOR_KEYS,
-  HEX_COLOR_REGEX,
 };
diff --git a/packages/expo/native/index.d.ts b/packages/expo/native/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d8fb781ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo/native/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from '@clerk/expo-native-components';
diff --git a/packages/expo/native/package.json b/packages/expo/native/package.json
index 6ae24b71af4..928da2cc7c8 100644
--- a/packages/expo/native/package.json
+++ b/packages/expo/native/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "main": "../dist/native/index.js",
-  "types": "../dist/native/index.d.ts"
+  "types": "./index.d.ts"
 }
diff --git a/packages/expo/package.json b/packages/expo/package.json
index 95aa54c6c84..095cc4ddba5 100644
--- a/packages/expo/package.json
+++ b/packages/expo/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     },
     "./app.plugin.js": "./app.plugin.js",
     "./native": {
-      "types": "./dist/native/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./native/index.d.ts",
       "default": "./dist/native/index.js"
     },
     "./web": {
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "files": [
     "dist",
-    "android",
-    "ios",
     "native",
     "web",
     "local-credentials",
@@ -99,9 +97,6 @@
     "hosted-auth",
     "experimental",
     "legacy",
-    "src/specs",
-    "expo-module.config.json",
-    "react-native.config.js",
     "app.plugin.js",
     "app.plugin.d.ts"
   ],
@@ -127,6 +122,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@clerk/expo-google-signin": "workspace:*",
+    "@clerk/expo-native-components": "workspace:*",
     "@clerk/expo-passkeys": "workspace:*",
     "@expo/config-plugins": "^54.0.4",
     "@types/base-64": "^1.0.2",
@@ -142,6 +138,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@clerk/expo-google-signin": ">=0.1.0",
+    "@clerk/expo-native-components": ">=0.1.0",
     "@clerk/expo-passkeys": ">=0.0.6",
     "expo": "catalog:peer-expo",
     "expo-apple-authentication": ">=7.0.0",
@@ -159,6 +156,9 @@
     "@clerk/expo-google-signin": {
       "optional": true
     },
+    "@clerk/expo-native-components": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "@clerk/expo-passkeys": {
       "optional": true
     },
@@ -192,10 +192,5 @@
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
-  },
-  "codegenConfig": {
-    "name": "ClerkExpoSpec",
-    "type": "all",
-    "jsSrcsDir": "src/specs"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/__tests__/appPlugin.test.js b/packages/expo/src/__tests__/appPlugin.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55f9e5abdc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo/src/__tests__/appPlugin.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports -- CJS plugin, no ESM export
+const { withClerkExpoNativeComponents, withClerkFaceIDPermission } = require('../../app.plugin.js')._testing;
+
+function applyInfoPlistMod(config, modResults) {
+  return config.mods.ios.infoPlist({
+    ...config,
+    modRequest: {},
+    modResults,
+  });
+}
+
+describe('withClerkFaceIDPermission', () => {
+  test('adds the configured Face ID usage description', async () => {
+    const config = withClerkFaceIDPermission(
+      { name: 'test', slug: 'test' },
+      { faceIDPermission: 'Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to use Face ID for secure sign-in.' },
+    );
+
+    const result = await applyInfoPlistMod(config, {});
+
+    expect(result.modResults.NSFaceIDUsageDescription).toBe('Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to use Face ID for secure sign-in.');
+  });
+
+  test('preserves an app-provided Face ID usage description', async () => {
+    const config = withClerkFaceIDPermission(
+      { name: 'test', slug: 'test' },
+      { faceIDPermission: 'Clerk-provided description' },
+    );
+
+    const result = await applyInfoPlistMod(config, {
+      NSFaceIDUsageDescription: 'App-provided description',
+    });
+
+    expect(result.modResults.NSFaceIDUsageDescription).toBe('App-provided description');
+  });
+
+  test('does not configure the Info.plist without an explicit permission description', () => {
+    const config = { name: 'test', slug: 'test' };
+
+    expect(withClerkFaceIDPermission(config)).toBe(config);
+    expect(config).not.toHaveProperty('mods');
+  });
+
+  test.each([null, '', '   ', true])('rejects an invalid permission description: %j', faceIDPermission => {
+    expect(() => withClerkFaceIDPermission({ name: 'test', slug: 'test' }, { faceIDPermission })).toThrow(
+      'faceIDPermission must be a non-empty string',
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe('withClerkExpoNativeComponents', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  test('applies the @clerk/expo-native-components plugin with its options when it is installed', () => {
+    const nativePlugin = vi.fn(config => ({ ...config, applied: true }));
+    const config = { name: 'test', slug: 'test' };
+
+    const result = withClerkExpoNativeComponents(
+      config,
+      { keychainService: 'com.example.shared', theme: './theme.json', appleSignIn: false },
+      () => nativePlugin,
+    );
+
+    expect(result.applied).toBe(true);
+    expect(nativePlugin).toHaveBeenCalledWith(config, { keychainService: 'com.example.shared', theme: './theme.json' });
+  });
+
+  test('prefers options passed to an explicitly listed @clerk/expo-native-components plugin', () => {
+    const nativePlugin = vi.fn(config => config);
+    const config = {
+      name: 'test',
+      slug: 'test',
+      plugins: ['@clerk/expo', ['@clerk/expo-native-components', { theme: './native-theme.json' }]],
+    };
+
+    withClerkExpoNativeComponents(
+      config,
+      { keychainService: 'com.example.shared', theme: './theme.json' },
+      () => nativePlugin,
+    );
+
+    expect(nativePlugin).toHaveBeenCalledWith(config, {
+      keychainService: 'com.example.shared',
+      theme: './native-theme.json',
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('does not apply the @clerk/expo-native-components plugin twice', () => {
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const nativePlugin = vi.fn(config => config);
+    const config = {
+      name: 'test',
+      slug: 'test',
+      _internal: {
+        pluginHistory: { '@clerk/expo-native-components': { name: '@clerk/expo-native-components', version: '0.0.1' } },
+      },
+    };
+
+    expect(withClerkExpoNativeComponents(config, {}, () => nativePlugin)).toBe(config);
+    expect(nativePlugin).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    withClerkExpoNativeComponents(config, { theme: './theme.json' }, () => nativePlugin);
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining('Pass them to the "@clerk/expo-native-components" plugin instead'),
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('leaves the config untouched when @clerk/expo-native-components is not installed', () => {
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const config = { name: 'test', slug: 'test' };
+
+    expect(withClerkExpoNativeComponents(config, {}, () => null)).toBe(config);
+    expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  test('warns with install instructions when native-only options are passed without @clerk/expo-native-components', () => {
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const config = { name: 'test', slug: 'test' };
+
+    expect(withClerkExpoNativeComponents(config, { keychainService: 'com.example.shared' }, () => null)).toBe(config);
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('npx expo install @clerk/expo-native-components'));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/biometric-credentials/__tests__/useBiometricCredentials.test.ts b/packages/expo/src/biometric-credentials/__tests__/useBiometricCredentials.test.ts
index dee295ff1a5..0c15d195c86 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/biometric-credentials/__tests__/useBiometricCredentials.test.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/biometric-credentials/__tests__/useBiometricCredentials.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   useClerk: vi.fn(),
   setActive: vi.fn(),
   synchronizeNativeClientToJs: vi.fn(),
+  isNativeModuleInstalled: true,
   nativeModule: {
     getTrustedDeviceAvailability: vi.fn(),
     listTrustedDevices: vi.fn(),
@@ -38,7 +39,9 @@ vi.mock('@clerk/react', () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../utils/native-module', () => ({
-  ClerkExpoModule: mocks.nativeModule,
+  get ClerkExpoModule() {
+    return mocks.isNativeModuleInstalled ? mocks.nativeModule : null;
+  },
 }));
 
 vi.mock('react-native', () => ({
@@ -539,13 +542,25 @@ describe('useBiometricCredentials on iOS', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('explains how to install @clerk/expo-native-components when the native module is missing', async () => {
+    mocks.isNativeModuleInstalled = false;
+
+    try {
+      await expect(renderBiometricCredentials().signIn()).rejects.toThrow(
+        'Biometric credentials require the @clerk/expo-native-components package in a development build. Install it with `npx expo install @clerk/expo-native-components`',
+      );
+    } finally {
+      mocks.isNativeModuleInstalled = true;
+    }
+  });
+
   test('explains that the development client must contain the native methods', async () => {
     const signInWithTrustedDevice = mocks.nativeModule.signInWithTrustedDevice;
     Object.assign(mocks.nativeModule, { signInWithTrustedDevice: undefined });
 
     try {
       await expect(renderBiometricCredentials().signIn()).rejects.toThrow(
-        'Biometric credentials require a development build containing a compatible version of @clerk/expo.',
+        'Biometric credentials require a development build containing a compatible version of @clerk/expo-native-components.',
       );
     } finally {
       Object.assign(mocks.nativeModule, { signInWithTrustedDevice });
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/biometric-credentials/useBiometricCredentials.shared.ts b/packages/expo/src/biometric-credentials/useBiometricCredentials.shared.ts
index 3e92e5287be..65af8878503 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/biometric-credentials/useBiometricCredentials.shared.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/biometric-credentials/useBiometricCredentials.shared.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import type {
 
 const DEFAULT_POLICY = 'biometry_current_set';
 
+const CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE_INSTALL_INSTRUCTIONS =
+  'Install it with `npx expo install @clerk/expo-native-components`, add "@clerk/expo-native-components" to the plugins array in your app config, then rebuild your development build.';
+
 function toBiometricCredentialPlatform(platform: string): BiometricCredentialPlatform {
   return platform === 'ios' || platform === 'android' ? platform : 'unknown';
 }
@@ -25,15 +28,21 @@ function toBiometricCredentialStatus(status: string): BiometricCredentialStatus
 function getNativeModule(): NativeBiometricCredentialModule {
   const nativeModule = ClerkExpoModule;
 
+  if (!nativeModule) {
+    return errorThrower.throw(
+      `Biometric credentials require the @clerk/expo-native-components package in a development build. ${CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE_INSTALL_INSTRUCTIONS}`,
+    );
+  }
+
   if (
-    !nativeModule?.getTrustedDeviceAvailability ||
+    !nativeModule.getTrustedDeviceAvailability ||
     !nativeModule.listTrustedDevices ||
     !nativeModule.enrollTrustedDevice ||
     !nativeModule.revokeTrustedDevice ||
     !nativeModule.signInWithTrustedDevice
   ) {
     return errorThrower.throw(
-      'Biometric credentials require a development build containing a compatible version of @clerk/expo.',
+      'Biometric credentials require a development build containing a compatible version of @clerk/expo-native-components.',
     );
   }
 
@@ -86,7 +95,7 @@ function createBiometricCredentials(clerk: ReturnType<typeof useClerk>): UseBiom
       const nativeModule = getNativeModule();
       if (typeof nativeModule.reverifyWithBiometrics !== 'function') {
         return errorThrower.throw(
-          'Biometric reverification requires a development build containing a compatible version of @clerk/expo.',
+          'Biometric reverification requires a development build containing a compatible version of @clerk/expo-native-components.',
         );
       }
       const level = params?.level ?? 'first_factor';
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7904bb2a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo/src/native/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const importNativeEntry = () => import('../index');
+
+describe('@clerk/expo/native', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.doUnmock('../loadClerkExpoNative');
+    vi.resetModules();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  describe('when @clerk/expo-native-components is not installed', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vi.doMock('../loadClerkExpoNative', () => ({ loadClerkExpoNative: () => null }));
+    });
+
+    test.each(['AuthView', 'UserButton', 'UserProfileView'] as const)(
+      'rendering %s throws an error with install instructions',
+      async name => {
+        const Component = (await importNativeEntry())[name] as (props: object) => unknown;
+
+        expect(() => Component({})).toThrow(
+          /`.+` is unavailable\. Native components have moved to the @clerk\/expo-native-components package\. Install it with `npx expo install @clerk\/expo-native-components`/,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    test.each(['useAuthViewState', 'useUserProfileCustomPageNavigation'] as const)(
+      'calling %s throws an error with install instructions',
+      async name => {
+        const hook = (await importNativeEntry())[name] as () => unknown;
+
+        expect(() => hook()).toThrow(`\`${name}\` is unavailable.`);
+        expect(() => hook()).toThrow('add "@clerk/expo-native-components" to the plugins array in your app config');
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('re-exports @clerk/expo-native-components when it is installed', async () => {
+    const clerkExpoNative = {
+      AuthView: vi.fn(() => null),
+      UserButton: vi.fn(() => null),
+      UserProfileView: vi.fn(() => null),
+      useAuthViewState: vi.fn(),
+      useUserProfileCustomPageNavigation: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    vi.doMock('../loadClerkExpoNative', () => ({ loadClerkExpoNative: () => clerkExpoNative }));
+
+    const nativeEntry = await importNativeEntry();
+
+    expect(nativeEntry.AuthView).toBe(clerkExpoNative.AuthView);
+    expect(nativeEntry.UserButton).toBe(clerkExpoNative.UserButton);
+    expect(nativeEntry.UserProfileView).toBe(clerkExpoNative.UserProfileView);
+    expect(nativeEntry.useAuthViewState).toBe(clerkExpoNative.useAuthViewState);
+    expect(nativeEntry.useUserProfileCustomPageNavigation).toBe(clerkExpoNative.useUserProfileCustomPageNavigation);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/index.ts b/packages/expo/src/native/index.ts
index 2a62047dd85..67acaa9ab68 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/native/index.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/native/index.ts
@@ -1,49 +1,27 @@
-/**
- * Native UI components for Clerk authentication in Expo apps.
- *
- * These components provide pre-built, native authentication experiences powered by:
- * - **iOS**: clerk-ios (SwiftUI) - https://github.com/clerk/clerk-ios
- * - **Android**: clerk-android (Jetpack Compose) - https://github.com/clerk/clerk-android
- *
- * ## Installation
- *
- * Native components require the `@clerk/expo` plugin to be configured in your `app.json`:
- *
- * ```json
- * {
- *   "expo": {
- *     "plugins": ["@clerk/expo"]
- *   }
- * }
- * ```
- *
- * Then run `npx expo prebuild` to generate native code.
- *
- * ## Components
- *
- * - {@link AuthView} - Authentication flow (sign-in/sign-up), renders inline
- * - {@link UserProfileView} - User profile and account management, renders inline
- * - {@link UserButton} - Avatar button that opens the native user profile
- *
- * @module @clerk/expo/native
- */
+import { errorThrower } from '../errorThrower';
+import type { ClerkExpoNativeModule } from './loadClerkExpoNative';
+import { loadClerkExpoNative } from './loadClerkExpoNative';
 
-export { AuthView } from './AuthView';
-export type { AuthViewProps, AuthViewMode } from './AuthView.types';
-export type { EmbeddedNavigationProps } from './EmbeddedNavigation.types';
-export { useAuthViewState } from './useAuthViewState';
-export type { UseAuthViewStateReturn } from './useAuthViewState';
-export { UserButton } from './UserButton';
-export type { UserButtonProps, UserButtonUserProfileProps } from './UserButton';
-export { useUserProfileCustomPageNavigation } from './UserProfileCustomPages';
-export type {
-  UserProfileCustomPageNavigation,
-  UserProfileCustomDestination,
-  UserProfileCustomPage,
-  UserProfileCustomPageIcon,
-  UserProfileCustomPagePlacement,
-  UserProfileRow,
-  UserProfileSection,
-} from './UserProfileCustomPages';
-export { UserProfileView } from './UserProfileView';
-export type { UserProfileViewProps } from './UserProfileView';
+// Public types are declared in native/index.d.ts, which re-exports them from @clerk/expo-native-components.
+
+const CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE_MISSING_MESSAGE =
+  'Native components have moved to the @clerk/expo-native-components package. ' +
+  'Install it with `npx expo install @clerk/expo-native-components`, add "@clerk/expo-native-components" to the plugins array in your app config, ' +
+  'then rebuild your native app. You can then import them from "@clerk/expo-native-components".';
+
+const clerkExpoNative = loadClerkExpoNative();
+
+function resolveExport<K extends keyof ClerkExpoNativeModule>(name: K) {
+  return (
+    clerkExpoNative?.[name] ??
+    function ClerkExpoNativeMissing(): never {
+      return errorThrower.throw(`\`${name}\` is unavailable. ${CLERK_EXPO_NATIVE_MISSING_MESSAGE}`);
+    }
+  );
+}
+
+export const AuthView = resolveExport('AuthView');
+export const UserButton = resolveExport('UserButton');
+export const UserProfileView = resolveExport('UserProfileView');
+export const useAuthViewState = resolveExport('useAuthViewState');
+export const useUserProfileCustomPageNavigation = resolveExport('useUserProfileCustomPageNavigation');
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/native/loadClerkExpoNative.ts b/packages/expo/src/native/loadClerkExpoNative.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..194b0bed1d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expo/src/native/loadClerkExpoNative.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+type ClerkExpoNativeExport = (...args: never[]) => unknown;
+
+export type ClerkExpoNativeModule = Partial<
+  Record<
+    'AuthView' | 'UserButton' | 'UserProfileView' | 'useAuthViewState' | 'useUserProfileCustomPageNavigation',
+    ClerkExpoNativeExport
+  >
+>;
+
+export function loadClerkExpoNative(): ClerkExpoNativeModule | null {
+  try {
+    // Synchronous require() in try/catch so Metro treats @clerk/expo-native-components as an optional dependency.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
+    return require('@clerk/expo-native-components') as ClerkExpoNativeModule;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/provider/nativeClientSync.tsx b/packages/expo/src/provider/nativeClientSync.tsx
index 5f40ed5287c..5cdb87dc6ae 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/provider/nativeClientSync.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo/src/provider/nativeClientSync.tsx
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ export function useNativeClientBootstrap({
             if (__DEV__) {
               console.debug(
                 `[ClerkProvider] Native Clerk module not available. ` +
-                  `To enable native features, add "@clerk/expo" to your app.json plugins array.`,
+                  `To enable native features, install @clerk/expo-native-components and add "@clerk/expo-native-components" to your app.json plugins array.`,
               );
             }
           } else if (__DEV__) {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index be2b32a7f6a..d37b3a454fa 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -662,6 +662,9 @@ importers:
       '@clerk/expo-google-signin':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../expo-google-signin
+      '@clerk/expo-native-components':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../expo-native-components
       '@clerk/expo-passkeys':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../expo-passkeys
@@ -708,6 +711,28 @@ importers:
         specifier: ~54.0.36
         version: 54.0.36(@babel/core@7.29.7)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(graphql@16.14.1)(react-native@0.86.0(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@react-native-community/cli@12.3.7(bufferutil@4.1.0)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(@types/react@18.3.28)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(react@18.3.1)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(react@18.3.1)(typescript@5.9.3)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10)
 
+  packages/expo-native-components:
+    dependencies:
+      '@clerk/react':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../react
+      expo:
+        specifier: catalog:peer-expo
+        version: 54.0.36(@babel/core@7.29.7)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(graphql@16.14.1)(react-native@0.86.0(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@react-native-community/cli@12.3.7(bufferutil@4.1.0)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(@types/react@18.3.28)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(react@18.3.1)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(react@18.3.1)(typescript@5.9.3)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10)
+      react:
+        specifier: 18.3.1
+        version: 18.3.1
+      tslib:
+        specifier: catalog:repo
+        version: 2.8.1
+    devDependencies:
+      '@expo/config-plugins':
+        specifier: ^54.0.4
+        version: 54.0.5
+      react-native:
+        specifier: ^0.86.0
+        version: 0.86.0(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@react-native-community/cli@12.3.7(bufferutil@4.1.0)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(@types/react@18.3.28)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(react@18.3.1)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10)
+
   packages/expo-passkeys:
     dependencies:
       '@clerk/shared':