edge-intelligence-sdk React Native package is not Expo/autolink-ready

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Summary

I integrated edge-intelligence-sdk@0.3.11 into an Expo SDK 56 / React Native 0.85 app and found that the published React Native package cannot be linked into a native build without undocumented manual work.

What I observed

• The generated React Native bindings import @ubjs/core, but edge-intelligence-sdk does not declare it as a dependency or peer dependency. Consumers must install it manually for TypeScript/Metro resolution.
• The package contains android/jniLibs/arm64-v8a/libel_ffi.so and ios/libel_ffi.a, but no React Native package metadata, Android Gradle module, CocoaPods podspec, Expo config plugin, or linking instructions.
• The bindings access globalThis.NativeElFfi; in a native Expo development build it is not registered, so EdgeLlm.local(...) cannot construct a usable session.

Reproduction

1. Create an Expo SDK 56 app, or use an existing Expo/React Native app.

2. Run:

   npm install edge-intelligence-sdk@0.3.11

3. Import and call:

   import { EdgeLlm } from "edge-intelligence-sdk";
   
   const sdk = EdgeLlm.local("/path/to/model.gguf");

4. Build/run with:

   npx expo run:ios
   # or
   npx expo run:android

Expected

The package should install its required JavaScript runtime dependencies, and the documented native setup should make NativeElFfi available in a React Native/Expo development build.

Suggested improvements

• Declare the required @ubjs/core dependency with a compatible version range.
• Publish standard React Native autolinking metadata plus Android/iOS module build files, or provide an Expo config plugin that registers the native JSI module and links the included libraries.
• Document supported Expo/React Native versions, native build steps, model-file placement, and a minimal working Expo example.
• Consider a clear runtime error for missing native linking instead of failing through an undefined NativeElFfi global.