Components: Switch agentic/components to 0.81+, update ref instructions and usage (#4300)

* remove support for < 0.74 in components package

* switch components package to rn 0.81+ and ref guidelines and usage

Author: JasonVMo

.changeset/bright-refs-flow.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@fluentui-react-native/components": minor
+---
+
+Expose React 19 ref props for components and primitives with stable native roots.

.github/skills/agentic-component-authoring/references/rendering.md

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ Set `displayName` for diagnostics and Storybook metadata. Keep unstable stage fu
 future composition work can identify them. Do not wrap the component in memoization or another boundary without measured
 need and repository precedent.
 
+Under this package's React 19.1.4 baseline, `ref` is an ordinary component prop. Include it in the public root props and
+let the state hook forward it to the resolved root slot; do not wrap assembly components in `forwardRef`. If rendering a
+second internal ref on the same slot, pass it in JSX so the slot runtime composes it with the captured consumer ref.
+
 After assembly, export `use<Component>_unstable`, `use<Component>Styles_unstable`, and
 `render<Component>_unstable` from the package root together with `<Component>State`, according to the
 [types and slots export rules](types-and-slots.md#exports). These stages are intentionally unstable but public so other

.github/skills/agentic-component-authoring/references/types-and-slots.md

@@ -34,19 +34,27 @@ enables behavior; Button uses `selected !== undefined` to distinguish an ordinar
 
 Do not blindly inherit every root prop when the component owns part of the native contract.
 
-1. Start with the root native props.
+1. Start with `PropsWithRefOf<typeof Root>` so the native root's ref is part of the public contract.
 2. Omit props the component controls, such as `children` or token-derived `style`.
 3. Reintroduce a narrowed form only when consumers need it.
 
-Button uses `Omit<PressableProps, 'children' | 'style'>` and adds `StyleProp<ViewStyle>` back explicitly. This prevents
-native children from bypassing slot order while preserving a user style that can be applied after component styles.
+Button uses `OwnedRootProps<PropsWithRefOf<typeof Pressable>>`. This prevents native children from bypassing slot order,
+preserves the native style type, and retains `ref`.
 
 Compose the final public props with:
 
 ```ts
 export type MyComponentProps = MyComponentStateProps & ComponentProps<MyComponentSlots, ExposedRootProps>;
 ```
 
+This package targets React 19.1.4 or newer, where function components receive `ref` as a prop. Let the state hook carry
+that prop to the declared root slot; do not wrap the component in `forwardRef`. A top-level component ref always targets
+the declared root. Consumers that need an inner public slot use that slot's own `ref`.
+
+When a component needs an internal root ref as well, keep both refs and pass one through the resolved slot and the other
+when rendering the slot so Framework Base composes them. Never overwrite the consumer ref. If a primitive can render
+unrelated native instance types, omit a top-level ref unless it can define one sound, stable imperative contract.
+
 ## Make resolved state complete
 
 Build state from:
@@ -89,5 +97,6 @@ internal style definitions.
 - Variant unions match the spec exactly.
 - Omitted and false values retain distinct semantics where required.
 - Root native props cannot bypass owned children or style ordering.
+- Stable native roots expose a correctly typed `ref`, and the state/render pipeline does not replace it.
 - Resolved state contains every defaulted and derived value needed downstream.
 - Public component, state, style-application, render, and resolved-state exports are explicit and tree-shakeable.

packages/agentic/components/AGENTS.md

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ invariants; detailed authoring recipes live in the
 - Use `src/components/button` as the canonical higher-order implementation and `src/primitives/icon` as the canonical
   primitive.
 - Keep public props and slots small, typed, and spec-driven.
+- This package targets React 19.1.4 or newer. Expose a stable native root ref through the `ref` prop, receive it as part
+  of the component props, and forward it to the declared root slot. Do not use `forwardRef`.
 - Export higher-order components and public types explicitly from `src/index.ts`; export primitives and their public types
   explicitly from `src/primitives/index.ts`. Never use wildcard exports.
 - Colocate runtime tests, type tests, and Storybook stories with the implementation.

packages/agentic/components/package.json

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "@babel/core": "catalog:",
     "@fluentui-react-native/desktop-driver": "workspace:*",
     "@fluentui-react-native/scripts": "workspace:*",
+    "@office-iss/react-native-win32": "^0.81.0",
     "@react-native-community/cli": "^20.0.0",
     "@react-native-community/cli-platform-android": "^20.0.0",
     "@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios": "^20.0.0",
@@ -58,16 +59,17 @@
     "react-native": "^0.81.6",
     "react-native-macos": "^0.81.0",
     "react-native-svg": "^15.12.1",
+    "react-native-windows": "^0.81.0",
     "test-renderer": "catalog:"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@office-iss/react-native-win32": "^0.74.0 || ^0.81.0",
-    "@types/react": "~18.2.0 || ~19.0.0 || ~19.1.4",
-    "react": "18.2.0 || 19.0.0 || 19.1.4",
-    "react-native": "^0.73.0 || ^0.74.0 || ^0.78.0 || ^0.81.6",
-    "react-native-macos": "^0.73.0 || ^0.74.0 || ^0.78.0 || ^0.81.0",
-    "react-native-svg": ">=15.0.0 <15.13.0 || >=15.4.0 <15.13.0 || ^15.11.2 || ^15.12.1",
-    "react-native-windows": "^0.73.0 || ^0.74.0 || ^0.78.0 || ^0.81.0"
+    "@office-iss/react-native-win32": "^0.81.0",
+    "@types/react": "~19.1.4",
+    "react": "19.1.4",
+    "react-native": "^0.81.6",
+    "react-native-macos": "^0.81.0",
+    "react-native-svg": "^15.12.1",
+    "react-native-windows": "^0.81.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "@office-iss/react-native-win32": {
@@ -94,9 +96,16 @@
   "rnx-kit": {
     "kitType": "library",
     "alignDeps": {
+      "requirements": {
+        "production": [
+          "react-native@0.81"
+        ]
+      },
       "capabilities": [
         "core",
         "core-macos",
+        "core-win32",
+        "core-windows",
         "svg"
       ]
     },

packages/agentic/components/src/components/AGENTS.md

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ audit.
 - Create style factories only at module scope and cache theme-only styles.
 - Declare state precedence explicitly; disabled wins over pressed, which wins over hovered.
 - Apply user styles after component styles.
+- Include the declared native root's `ref` in public props with `PropsWithRefOf<typeof Root>`. React 19.1.4 supplies
+  `ref` as a prop, so pass it through the state hook to the root slot without `forwardRef`. If the component also needs
+  an internal root ref, compose the refs through the slot render path rather than replacing the consumer ref.
 - Render focus feedback through `FocusVisual`; do not add `outline*` props or enable RNW native
   focus visuals because RNW 0.81 can fail-fast when either path creates border visuals after mount.
 - Keep render functions free of hooks, token reads, style creation, and slot mutation.

packages/agentic/components/src/components/accordion/accordion.types.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import type { AccessibilityState, Pressable, StyleProp, Text, View, ViewProps, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
+import type { AccessibilityState, Pressable, StyleProp, Text, View, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
 import type {
   ComponentProps,
   ComponentState,
   OptionalSlot,
   OwnedRootProps,
   PressableState,
+  PropsWithRefOf,
   Slot,
 } from '@fluentui-react-native/framework-base';
 import type { ThemeState } from '@fluentui-react-native/design';
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ export type AccordionStateProps = {
 };
 
 export type AccordionRootProps = OwnedRootProps<
-  ViewProps,
+  PropsWithRefOf<typeof View>,
   'accessible' | 'accessibilityHint' | 'accessibilityLabel' | 'accessibilityRole' | 'accessibilityState' | 'focusable'
 >;
 

packages/agentic/components/src/components/avatar/avatar.types.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-import type { Image, StyleProp, Text, View, ViewProps, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
-import type { ComponentProps, ComponentState, OptionalSlot, OwnedRootProps, Slot } from '@fluentui-react-native/framework-base';
+import type { Image, StyleProp, Text, View, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
+import type {
+  ComponentProps,
+  ComponentState,
+  OptionalSlot,
+  OwnedRootProps,
+  PropsWithRefOf,
+  Slot,
+} from '@fluentui-react-native/framework-base';
 import type { ThemeState } from '@fluentui-react-native/design';
 
 import type { Icon } from '../../primitives/icon/icon';
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ export type AvatarStateProps = {
   size?: AvatarSize;
 };
 
-export type AvatarRootProps = OwnedRootProps<ViewProps>;
+export type AvatarRootProps = OwnedRootProps<PropsWithRefOf<typeof View>>;
 
 export type AvatarProps = AvatarStateProps & ComponentProps<AvatarSlots, AvatarRootProps>;
 

packages/agentic/components/src/components/badge/badge.types.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-import type { StyleProp, Text, View, ViewProps, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
-import type { ComponentProps, ComponentState, OptionalSlot, OwnedRootProps, Slot, SlotProp } from '@fluentui-react-native/framework-base';
+import type { StyleProp, Text, View, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
+import type {
+  ComponentProps,
+  ComponentState,
+  OptionalSlot,
+  OwnedRootProps,
+  PropsWithRefOf,
+  Slot,
+  SlotProp,
+} from '@fluentui-react-native/framework-base';
 import type { ThemeState } from '@fluentui-react-native/design';
 
 import type { Icon } from '../../primitives/icon/icon';
@@ -59,7 +67,7 @@ type BadgeIconOnlyProps = BadgeCommonProps & {
 
 export type BadgeStateProps = BadgeIconAndTextProps | BadgeIconOnlyProps;
 
-export type BadgeExposedViewProps = OwnedRootProps<ViewProps, 'accessibilityRole' | 'focusable'>;
+export type BadgeExposedViewProps = OwnedRootProps<PropsWithRefOf<typeof View>, 'accessibilityRole' | 'focusable'>;
 
 export type BadgeProps = BadgeStateProps & ComponentProps<BadgeSlots, BadgeExposedViewProps>;
 

packages/agentic/components/src/components/button/button.test.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @jsxImportSource @fluentui-react-native/framework-base */
+import * as React from 'react';
 import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
-import type { PressableProps, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
+import type { Pressable, PressableProps, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
 
 import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react-native';
 import type { RenderResult } from '@testing-library/react-native';
@@ -23,6 +24,14 @@ function getRootStyle(component: RenderResult): ViewStyle {
 }
 
 describe('Button', () => {
+  it('forwards its ref prop to the native root', async () => {
+    const ref = React.createRef<React.ElementRef<typeof Pressable>>();
+
+    await renderButton({ content: 'Save', ref });
+
+    expect(ref.current).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it('reuses cached theme styles without recreating them for another button instance', async () => {
     const createStyleSheet = jest.spyOn(StyleSheet, 'create');