# android-kotlin-development

A skill that steers your coding agent through native Android work in Kotlin: MVVM, Compose, Retrofit, Room.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1500 installs · ★ 371
- Author: aj-geddes
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/android-kotlin-development/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-04
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/android-kotlin-development

## What it does

The skill hands your agent a working frame for native Android in Kotlin. It ships data model examples and a Retrofit service with `suspend` functions, while the longer implementations sit in the `references/` directory: models and API service, ViewModels with Jetpack, Compose UI. The agent pulls the file it needs when you ask for a screen or an endpoint.

The rules are blunt. MVVM with Jetpack libraries, Compose for UI, coroutines for async work, Room for local persistence, Hilt for dependency injection, StateFlow for state. The don't list covers network calls on the main thread, tokens in `SharedPreferences`, passwords in code, hardcoded strings. Worth checking against an existing codebase, because the agent will push your project toward those rules even where your team decided otherwise.

Install runs through `npx skills add` with the agent flag, and the skill file lands at `~/.claude/skills/android-kotlin-development/SKILL.md`. Nothing beyond the skill itself is needed.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill android-kotlin-development -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill android-kotlin-development -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill android-kotlin-development -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts android-kotlin-development
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill android-kotlin-development -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --path skills/android-kotlin-development
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill android-kotlin-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/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/android-kotlin-development/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a Jetpack Compose screen backed by ViewModel state
- declare a Retrofit service with suspend functions and response models
- split a feature into MVVM layers without retyping the boilerplate
- wire Room for a local cache and keep migrations in mind
- get network calls off the main thread and plug context leaks

## Example prompts
- Build a product list screen in Compose, pull the data from the ViewModel through StateFlow
- Add a Retrofit service for the /users/{id} endpoint with a suspend function
- Split this feature into MVVM: model, repository, ViewModel, screen

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: android-kotlin-development
description: >
  Develop native Android apps with Kotlin. Covers MVVM with Jetpack, Compose for
  modern UI, Retrofit for API calls, Room for local storage, and navigation
  architecture.
---

# Android Kotlin Development

## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [When to Use](#when-to-use)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Reference Guides](#reference-guides)
- [Best Practices](#best-practices)

## Overview

Build robust native Android applications using Kotlin with modern architecture patterns, Jetpack libraries, and Compose for declarative UI.

## When to Use

- Creating native Android applications with best practices
- Using Kotlin for type-safe development
- Implementing MVVM architecture with Jetpack
- Building modern UIs with Jetpack Compose
- Integrating with Android platform APIs

## Quick Start

Minimal working example:

```kotlin
// Models
data class User(
  val id: String,
  val name: String,
  val email: String,
  val avatarUrl: String? = null
)

data class Item(
  val id: String,
  val title: String,
  val description: String,
  val imageUrl: String? = null,
  val price: Double
)

// API Service with Retrofit
interface ApiService {
  @GET("/users/{id}")
  suspend fun getUser(@Path("id") userId: String): User

  @PUT("/users/{id}")
  suspend fun updateUser(
    @Path("id") userId: String,
    @Body user: User
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
```

## Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the `references/` directory:

| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| [Models & API Service](references/models-api-service.md) | Models & API Service |
| [MVVM ViewModels with Jetpack](references/mvvm-viewmodels-with-jetpack.md) | MVVM ViewModels with Jetpack |
| [Jetpack Compose UI](references/jetpack-compose-ui.md) | Jetpack Compose UI |

## Best Practices

### ✅ DO

- Use Kotlin for all new Android code
- Implement MVVM with Jetpack libraries
- Use Jetpack Compose for UI development
- Leverage coroutines for async operations
- Use Room for local data persistence
- Implement proper error handling
- Use Hilt for dependency injection
- Use StateFlow for reactive state
- Test on multiple device types
- Follow Android design guidelines

### ❌ DON'T

- Store tokens in SharedPreferences
- Make network calls on main thread
- Ignore lifecycle management
- Skip null safety checks
- Hardcode strings and resources
- Ignore configuration changes
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