# android/skills

Repository: https://github.com/android/skills
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/android-skills
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: skills
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:55:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 12
- inputs: {"age_days": 170, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7000, forks 443 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:52.420215+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of AI-optimized, modular instruction files (SKILL.md) from Google that ground LLM coding agents in Android development best practices. Skills are installed via the Android CLI and automatically activated by agents like Gemini when handling relevant tasks.

## Use cases
- improve llm coding agent accuracy for android development
- install android best-practice skills for gemini cli
- teach ai agents android workflows where llms underperform
- add r8 analyzer skill to my android project
- make my app ui edge-to-edge with an ai agent
- set up agent skills for android studio

## When to choose
- you use LLM coding agents (Gemini, Antigravity, etc.) for Android development
- you want curated, evaluation-backed guidance for tasks LLMs handle poorly
- you want an open-standard agent skills format installed via a simple CLI

## When to avoid
- you need community-contributed skills (public contributions are not accepted)
- you want skills for well-established areas like basic Jetpack Compose best practices
- you don't develop for Android

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: prompt-engineering, agent-framework, developer-tools, cli
- domain: android-tools, mobile-development, artificial-intelligence, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli
- tags: agent-skills, skyll-md, llm-guidance, android-development, gemini, coding-agents, ai-agents, android

## Member repositories
- android/skills (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:52.420215+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:40:48.427214+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/android/skills (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:52.420215+00:00, sha 9359405f3ca3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.