{
  "slug": "eas-simulator-accepts-build-fingerprint-3b51133f336b",
  "title": "eas simulator accepts --build-fingerprint",
  "tools": [
    "eas"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-09-24T21:17:13.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-09-24T21:17:13.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When you need to install and launch a simulator build with a specific fingerprint, run `eas simulator --build-fingerprint <fingerprint>`. It selects the most recent finished build with that fingerprint that can be installed on the simulator.",
    "examples": [
      "eas simulator --build-fingerprint <fingerprint>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v24.8.0",
      "--build-fingerprint <value>: Fingerprint hash of an EAS Build to install and launch before the simulator session is ready; uses the most recent finished build with this fingerprint that can be installed on the simulator."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Install the newest simulator build matching a fingerprint.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/releases/tag/v24.8.0",
    "https://docs.expo.dev/eas/cli/"
  ],
  "rank": 0.97026,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2a-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2a-20261017:wave2a-20261017-190344bcbc4b3e5a-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "fbbef3b2ffacc6e434745a045b3e48ddaa89af5a4286159c3214a85301a31b50"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "85841c0b55a08baeab11ab6c1916175453ec00091871ad74a4d63250f52ed009",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.97 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.74 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}