# android-cli

> Claude/Codex skill by [@android](https://omgskills.com/library/android/index.md) · 10k stars · Updated 2026-11-11

Provides instructions for installing and using the \`android\` CLI. The \`android\` command-line tool is a critical tool for Android development and helps you create new Android projects, install APKs onto devices and emulators and launch and run apps on them, manage and interact with Android virtual devices (including screenshots and UI inspection), manage Android SDK components, look up official Android documentation, and discover and install official Android skills.

Tags: skills

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/android/skills /tmp/skills && ln -s /tmp/skills/devtools/android-cli ~/.claude/skills/android-cli
```

## From README

If the android tool is not in the path, it. To run the following command: Linux x86-64: curl -fsSL https://dl.google.com/android/cli/latest/linuxx8664/ .sh \\| bash Linux ARM64: curl -fsSL https://dl.google.com/android/cli/latest/linuxarm64/ .sh \\| bash Mac Arm: curl -fsSL https://dl.google.com/android/cli/latest/darwinarm64/ .sh \\| bash Mac Intel: curl -fsSL https://dl.google.com/android/cli/latest/darwinx8664/ .sh \\| bash Windows: curl -fsSL https://dl.google.com/android/cli/latest/windowsx8664/ .cmd -o "%TEMP%\\\\i.cmd" \\&\\& "%TEMP%\\\\i.cmd" SDK management To manage the of Android SDKs and tools, use the sdk command. For example: android sdk \[@ \]...: specific packages. Multiple packages can be specified, separated by spaces. defaults to latest. For example: android sdk platforms/android-30@2 platforms/android-34 android sdk update \[ \]: Update a specific package or all packages to the latest version. android sdk remove : Remove a package from the local SDK.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/android/skills/android-cli/
- GitHub: https://github.com/android/skills
- Author: [@android](https://omgskills.com/library/android/index.md)

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