Enable access to the developer menu through NativeModules.DevMenu from within the RNW app context

Description

Hello, I am from React Native Tools VS Code extension developement team. In the extension we have special command palette commands to reload the attached app and to show React Native Developer Menu in it. In RN Android we do that via adb commands, in iRN OS we do that via require('NativeModules').DevMenu.show() and require('NativeModules').DevMenu.reload() during debugging, but in React Native for Windows 0.60.0-vnext.105 there is no DevMenu in the NativeModules list.

React Native iOS	React Native Windows

So we'd like to ask if the team plans to implement access to the DevMenu from the NativeModules package, or maybe there are some other alternatives for programmatically accessing Developer Menu during debugging?

Contributor guide

Tech stack

reactjavascript

Domain

desktopdeveloper experience

Issue type

feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

3-5 days

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

needs maintainer response

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

clear

Prerequisites

React Native Native ModulesC++/WinRT for RNWReact Native debugging APIs

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

30

Research direction

Investigate the existing DevMenu implementation in the react native windows codebase, particularly the native side (C++/WinRT) and how it is exposed to JavaScript. Compare with the iOS implementation where NativeModules.DevMenu is available. Determine if a similar native module can be created or if the existing DevMenu can be exposed via the NativeModules registry. Check the React Native Windows documentation and source code for examples of native modules.