# Shizuku

Using system APIs directly with adb/root privileges from normal apps through a Java process started with app_process.

Repository: https://github.com/RikkaApps/Shizuku
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shizuku
Language: Kotlin
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-06-18T04:21:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 35/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 27, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3388, "days_push": 441, "days_rel": 465, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 29367, forks 2946 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:53.278037+00:00)

## What it is
Shizuku lets normal Android apps call system APIs with elevated ADB or root privileges by running a server process via app_process and proxying binder IPC calls. It includes an API library developers integrate to access privileged operations without shelling out to su commands.

## Use cases
- call android system apis with adb privileges from a normal app
- enable or disable app components without root shell commands
- grant my app elevated permissions via adb
- replace slow su shell command execution with direct binder calls
- build an android app that needs root-level operations but works with adb only
- access hidden android system services from a third-party app

## When to choose
- your Android app needs privileged system API access and you want to avoid parsing su command output
- you want apps to work with either ADB or root, whichever the user has
- you need fast, reliable IPC to system services with shell-level permissions

## When to avoid
- your app only needs standard SDK permissions available to normal apps
- you cannot require the user to start a server via ADB or root first
- you target use cases where ADB's limited permissions are insufficient and root is unavailable

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, security, sdk, plugin-system
- domain: android-tools, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: jvm, cli
- tags: android, adb, root, binder, system-apis, privilege-escalation, app_process

## Member repositories
- RikkaApps/Shizuku (main) score 35
- RikkaApps/Shizuku-API (sdk) score 34

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:53.278037+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 2026-08-29T16:53:03.451865+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RikkaApps/Shizuku (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:53.278037+00:00, sha 2ad3957bd73e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.