# MOBILE_STORE_STEP_REQUIRED

**What it means.** The app's server and web version are live. Publishing the phone app to the App Store or Google Play is not something the platform does yet.

**What to do.** Tell the person their app is usable now: open the link on the phone and choose 'Add to Home Screen'. A store listing is a separate step that needs their own Apple Developer account ($99/year) or Google Play account ($25) and a review by Apple or Google; once connected, the build and upload can be automated, but that is not available yet. Do not promise a store release or a date.

- HTTP status: 200
- Retryable after applying the fix: no

Every failure from the CLI or an MCP tool has this shape:

```json
{
  "ok": false,
  "code": "MOBILE_STORE_STEP_REQUIRED",
  "message": "The app's server and web version are live. Publishing the phone app to the App Store or Google Play is not something the platform does yet.",
  "fix": "Tell the person their app is usable now: open the link on the phone and choose 'Add to Home Screen'. A store listing is a separate step that needs their own Apple Developer account ($99/year) or Google Play account ($25) and a review by Apple or Google; once connected, the build and upload can be automated, but that is not available yet. Do not promise a store release or a date.",
  "file": "<where to edit, when known>",
  "retryable": false,
  "docs": "https://docs.uarpie.app/errors/MOBILE_STORE_STEP_REQUIRED"
}
```

Apply `fix` (edit `file` when it is given), then run the same command again.