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A collection of markdown skill files that ground AI agents in Android development best practices, installable via the Android CLI.

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What is it?

android/skills is a repository of modular, AI-optimized instructions that help coding agents carry out specific Android development tasks following guidance from developer.android.com. Each skill is a SKILL.md file following the open agent skills standard, which describes a task in technical detail and supplies LLMs with context on specialized domains and workflows.

The skills focus on workflows where LLMs are known to underperform in evaluations, rather than well-established areas such as basic Jetpack Compose practices. Skills can be installed with the Android CLI into a project directory or into the skill folders of detected agents, and updated individually or all at once. They can also be added as a plugin for Claude Code or Codex.

Once installed, the agent activates a skill automatically when a prompt matches its topic, for example making an app UI edge-to-edge. The project notes that AI output can contain mistakes and should be checked.

Key features

  • 01Provides SKILL.md files that follow the open agent skills standard.
  • 02Installs individual skills or all skills with the Android CLI.
  • 03Updates installed skills individually or in bulk.
  • 04Installs as a plugin for Claude Code and Codex.
  • 05Targets Android tasks where LLMs tend to perform poorly.

Use cases

  • Giving a coding agent accurate guidance for R8 analysis or Wear OS Compose M3 UI.
  • Making an AI assistant follow current developer.android.com practices when editing an Android project.
  • Adding Android-specific context to agents used in Gemini, Antigravity, Claude Code or Codex.

Quick start

  1. 1

    Install the Android CLI skill set into the current project

    android skills add --all
  2. 2

    Install a single skill into the current directory

    android skills add r8-analyzer --project=.
  3. 3

    Update all installed skills

    android skills update --all

Things to know

  • Public contributions are not accepted, so you can only submit issues and skill requests.
  • Skills require the Android CLI to install and manage them.

Topics

#android#ai-agents#llm#skills#kotlin#developer-tools

FAQ

What is skills?
A collection of markdown skill files that ground AI agents in Android development best practices, installable via the Android CLI. android/skills is a repository of modular, AI-optimized instructions that help coding agents carry out specific Android development tasks following guidance from developer.android.com. Each skill is a SKILL.md file following the open agent skills standard, which describes a task in technical detail and supplies LLMs with context on specialized domains and workflows.
Is skills free to use? What license does it have?
skills is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is skills still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to skills was on Oct 16, 2026.
What can I use skills for?
Giving a coding agent accurate guidance for R8 analysis or Wear OS Compose M3 UI. Making an AI assistant follow current developer.android.com practices when editing an Android project. Adding Android-specific context to agents used in Gemini, Antigravity, Claude Code or Codex.
How do I install skills?
Install the Android CLI skill set into the current project: android skills add --all Install a single skill into the current directory: android skills add r8-analyzer --project=. Update all installed skills: android skills update --all
Where can I get skills?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/android/skills

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