# android-development

A rule set that keeps your coding agent on track with Kotlin and Android: clean architecture, MVI, Material 3. Useful when generated code drifts in style and layering.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 782 installs · ★ 286
- Author: Mindrally
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/android-development/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/android-development

## What it does

The skill hands your agent a set of Kotlin and Android conventions. Naming is fixed: PascalCase for classes, camelCase for variables, UPPERCASE for constants, no magic numbers. Functions stay short and do one thing, boolean returns start with `is`, `has` or `can`. Nesting is meant to be cut down with early returns, and parameters grouped into objects.

On architecture it asks for clean layering across `data`, `domain`, `presentation` and `di`, repositories for persistence and caching, and business logic in Use Cases. Screen state lives in one immutable object, and user events go through a single entry point. Navigation runs on the Navigation Component with safe args, views are reached through ViewBinding, async work goes to coroutines, deferrable work to WorkManager, and dependencies come from Hilt or Dagger.

For UI the skill explicitly prefers XML layouts and Fragments over Jetpack Compose unless Compose is specifically required. Worth checking before you install: on a project already written in Compose, some of these recommendations will argue with the existing code. Testing is described as Arrange-Act-Assert for ViewModels, Use Cases and repositories, with Espresso for instrumented tests.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill android-development -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/android-development/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/android-development/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill android-development -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/android-development/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill android-development -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/android-development/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Mindrally/skills android-development
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/android-development/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill android-development -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Mindrally/skills --path android-development
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/android-development/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill android-development -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/android-development/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- keep an agent's Kotlin naming and types consistent
- split a screen across data, domain and presentation layers
- model screen state as one immutable object
- decide between XML layouts and Jetpack Compose
- wire dependency injection with Hilt or Dagger

## Example prompts
- Split the profile screen into data, domain and presentation layers, keep state in a single object
- Rewrite this ViewModel as MVI with intents through one entry point and predictable side effects
- Check the naming in this file against the android-development skill rules

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: android-development
description: Android development guidelines for Kotlin with clean architecture, MVI pattern, Material Design, and best practices for building robust mobile applications
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  maintainer: Mindrally
  source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills
---

# Android Development Best Practices

## General Kotlin Guidelines

### Basic Principles
- Use English for all code and documentation
- Always declare variable and function types explicitly
- Avoid the `any` type; create necessary custom types
- Eliminate blank lines within function bodies

### Naming Standards
- **PascalCase**: Classes, interfaces, enums
- **camelCase**: Variables, functions, methods
- **underscores_case**: Files and directories
- **UPPERCASE**: Environment variables, constants
- Avoid magic numbers; define constants instead
- Functions should start with action verbs
- Boolean variables use prefixes: `isLoading`, `hasError`, `canDelete`

### Function Design
- Keep functions under 20 instructions with single responsibility
- Use verb-based naming
- Prefix boolean returns with `is`, `has`, or `can`
- Prefix void returns with `execute`, `save`, `send`
- Combat nesting through early returns, utility extraction, and higher-order functions
- Use default parameters instead of null checks
- Consolidate parameters into objects (RO-RO pattern)

### Data and Classes
- Employ data classes for data structures
- Encapsulate primitives in composite types; validate internally
- Favor immutability; use `val` for unchanging values
- Follow SOLID principles; prefer composition over inheritance
- Keep classes under 200 instructions, 10 public methods, 10 properties

### Exception Handling
- Reserve exceptions for unexpected errors
- Catch exceptions only to fix anticipated issues or add context
- Create custom exception types for domain errors

## Android Architecture

### Clean Architecture
- Implement clean architecture with clear layer separation
- Use repository pattern for data persistence and caching
- Keep business logic in Use Cases or Interactors
- Separate concerns between UI, domain, and data layers

### Project Structure
```
app/
├── data/           # Data sources, repositories, models
├── domain/         # Use cases, domain models, interfaces
├── presentation/   # UI components, ViewModels, state
└── di/             # Dependency injection modules
```

### MVI Pattern
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