# engage-sdk-integration

Takes an Android app through a Play Engage SDK integration: picks the right vertical, generates the publishing classes, then compiles until it builds.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1500 installs · ★ 9764
- Author: Google LLC
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/android/skills/tree/HEAD/play/engage-sdk-integration/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/engage-sdk-integration

## What it does

The skill runs the integration as a sequence of steps. It asks which vertical the app belongs to, then reads the matching schema file in `references/schemas/` for the entities and the client class name. Apps on TV get the TV sections of `patterns.md` on top of that. Next it asks which cluster type to publish and assembles the request from `requests.md` and `clusters.md`.

What you get is a set of classes in a new directory: `Constants`, `ItemToEntityConverter`, `ClusterRequestFactory`, `EngageWorker`, `EngagePublisher`, `EngageBroadcastReceiver`. The converter maps your own data classes onto Engage entities, the worker publishes through WorkManager and deals with failures. Then come the `build.gradle` and `AndroidManifest.xml` edits, `<receiver>` and `<service>` declarations included. Every vertical but TV is covered by `com.google.android.engage:engage-core:1.6.0`.

Two details will bite you. The client class needs a `Context` at construction, and the receiver must be registered twice, once in the manifest and once at runtime via the companion `register` method. An empty data list has to be handled in `EngageWorker` too, so the cluster gets deleted rather than published blank. Verification is a real compile: `./gradlew assembleDebug --no-daemon`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add android/skills --skill engage-sdk-integration -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add android/skills --skill engage-sdk-integration -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install android/skills engage-sdk-integration
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/engage-sdk-integration/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/android/skills --path play/engage-sdk-integration
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add android/skills --skill engage-sdk-integration -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/android/skills/tree/HEAD/play/engage-sdk-integration/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- map local data classes onto Engage entities for a given vertical
- generate the six publishing classes in a dedicated package
- register `EngageBroadcastReceiver` both statically and at runtime
- resolve import and namespace errors thrown after a Gradle sync
- delete a cluster when the data list comes back empty

## Example prompts
- Add Play Engage SDK support to this app and tell me which entities my vertical needs.
- Here is my local `Movie` model. Write the `ItemToEntityConverter` and build the `ClusterRequestFactory` for a recommendations cluster.
- gradle sync broke the imports. Check `references/troubleshooting.md` and fix the code.

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

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---
name: engage-sdk-integration
description: Helps developers integrate, debug, and resolve Play Engage SDK implementation
  issues. Use when adding Engage SDK support, generating publishing code, mapping
  data classes to entities, or fixing SDK-related errors.
license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
metadata:
  author: Google LLC
  last-updated: '2026-10-17'
  keywords:
  - android
  - engage
  - engage sdk
  - play engage library
  - google play
---

This skill guides you through integrating the Play Engage SDK into an Android
app. It ensures that the code follows the mandatory structure and uses the
required Engage entities for each vertical.

## Workflow

Follow these steps to assist the developer:

1. **Identify vertical and cluster:**

   - Ask the developer which vertical their app belongs to based on **[references/schemas/](references/schemas)**.
   - Check if the integration is for TV or mobile. If the integration is for TV, read the TV-specific sections in [patterns.md](references/patterns.md) as well.
   - Use `{VERTICAL}.md` in the **[references/schemas/](references/schemas)** directory to identify the corresponding Engage entities and the `client` class name. The `client` field in the JSON provides the full class name. For example, `com.google.android.engage.food.service.AppEngageFoodClient`.
   - **Note:** Initializing the client class requires a `Context` parameter. For example, `AppEngageFoodClient(context)`.
   - Always refer to [common.md](references/common.md) for common entities.
   - Ask which cluster type they want to publish from the supported cluster types for that vertical.
   - Find the method to call from `{VERTICAL}.md` in the **[references/schemas/](references/schemas)** directory for the specified cluster. Each method will specify the request it expects.
   - Get the request structure from [requests.md](references/requests.md) and clusters from [clusters.md](references/clusters.md). Then suggest and use sources to fill the fields in the request structure correctly, along with the required entities and clusters.
2. **Generate structured boilerplate code:**
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