How to use the Android App Development Guide agent skill

What the android-dev skill makes the agent do

An agent skill is a folder of instructions and reference files that an agent such as Claude reads when a task matches the skill's description. The android-dev skill covers native Android (Kotlin or Java), cross-platform options (Flutter, React Native, Kotlin Multiplatform) and hybrid approaches.

When the skill is active, the agent can help you choose between these stacks, then give guidance on architecture, UI and design systems, error handling, testing, build and release pipelines, performance, and debugging. Detailed notes for each stack are loaded only when needed, so the agent pulls in the Flutter notes for a Flutter question rather than reading everything at once.

Install the skill from the ZIP download

Download the ZIP for the android-dev skill from this page, then choose one of two install routes depending on how you use the agent.

For Claude Code, unzip the download into ~/.claude/skills/ to make it available across your projects, or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder to limit it to that project.

In the Claude apps, you can instead upload the ZIP under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.

• Personal install: unzip into ~/.claude/skills/
• Project install: unzip into .claude/skills/ inside your project
• Claude apps: upload the ZIP under Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Trigger the skill with natural requests

You do not need a special command. The skill is meant to activate when your request matches its use cases, such as choosing a tech stack, setting up architecture, designing screens, fixing a crash, planning tests, or preparing a release.

Name Android and describe your goal in plain language. Mentioning your constraints, such as team skills or whether you need hardware features, helps the agent pick the right reference.

• Which should I pick for a small Android app with a team that knows React: Flutter, React Native or a hybrid Capacitor app?
• Help me set up the architecture for a Kotlin Jetpack Compose app with Hilt and Room.
• My Android app crashes on startup after I added WorkManager. How do I debug it?
• Give me a production release checklist for an Android app before I submit it to the Play Store.

What the skill needs and what it runs

The skill lists no required prerequisites. It does not run scripts and does not use the network, according to its metadata. Its files are Markdown guidance: SKILL.md, a detailed guide, and reference notes for Flutter, hybrid, Java Android, KMM, native Android and React Native.

Because it runs no code, the skill's output is advice. You still need your own Android tooling to build, test and release the app.

• Required: nothing listed
• Runs scripts: no
• Uses network: no
• Licence: MIT

Safety notes and limits to respect

The skill is scoped to Android and Android-adjacent delivery. It explicitly excludes iOS-only architecture, App Store release operations and Apple platform UI guidance.

Treat its output as a starting point. The skill says version numbers, Play Console policy thresholds and recommended libraries can change, so verify them against current documentation. Code snippets are architecture patterns, not complete apps, so you must adapt package names, permissions, privacy disclosures and security controls. Final store compliance, security, privacy and accessibility sign-off need human and legal review.

• Check versions and library choices against current official docs before shipping
• Do not treat the skill as store compliance, security or privacy sign-off
• Device QA and accessibility review are still required

Tips for getting better answers

Give the agent specifics: your language preference, target devices, existing codebase and team size. The skill chooses stack-specific references, so naming the stack you use or are considering helps it load the right notes.

For end-to-end work, ask for the full roadmap or release checklist. For a narrow problem, ask a focused question so the agent loads only the relevant section.

• Name the stack (Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, KMM, Capacitor) in your request
• Ask for one area at a time when debugging
• Ask the agent to flag anything that needs verification against current docs