# kotlin-multiplatform

A skill that tells the agent which Amethyst module and source set a file belongs to, so the KMP build and its purity gate stay green.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1600 installs · ★ 1614
- Author: vitorpamplona
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/kotlin-multiplatform/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/kotlin-multiplatform

## What it does

The skill answers the two things agents get wrong in a Kotlin Multiplatform repo: where a file goes, and how the Gradle wiring should look. It maps the modules listed in `settings.gradle.kts` and explains when to reach for `expect/actual`, when for a port interface, and when for a composition-local slot. Then comes `verifyKmpPurity`, the gate applied by `commons` and `commonsUI`. It scans every iOS and native-compiled source set and fails on `okhttp3`, `com.fasterxml.jackson`, `System.currentTimeMillis`, `Thread.sleep`, `java.util.UUID` and `synchronized(`.

Build traps get their own section. Versions belong in `gradle/libs.versions.toml` and nowhere else, `test` resolves to each module's `jvmTest`, and `testFixtures` needs a top-level dependencies block with the configuration name as a string. The secp256k1 JNI artifacts differ per source set, so the Android variant on a JVM classpath throws `UnsatisfiedLinkError` at load.

Expect it to point at `AGENTS.md`, `commons/ARCHITECTURE.md` and `tools/r8-verify/`. Those files live in Amethyst and nowhere else, so dropping the skill into an unrelated repository leaves the agent with nothing to read — forking it and rewriting the references is the honest option. After touching `commonMain`, the author suggests running `./gradlew :commons:verifyKmpPurity :commonsUI:verifyKmpPurity`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vitorpamplona/amethyst --skill kotlin-multiplatform -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vitorpamplona/amethyst --skill kotlin-multiplatform -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vitorpamplona/amethyst --skill kotlin-multiplatform -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install vitorpamplona/amethyst kotlin-multiplatform
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vitorpamplona/amethyst --skill kotlin-multiplatform -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst --path .claude/skills/kotlin-multiplatform
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vitorpamplona/amethyst --skill kotlin-multiplatform -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/vitorpamplona/amethyst/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/kotlin-multiplatform/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- place a new class in `commonMain` instead of `jvmAndroid`
- pick `expect/actual` over a port for a platform call
- fix a `verifyKmpPurity` failure on `java.util.UUID`
- add a dependency through `libs.versions.toml`
- move an Android composable into `commonsUI`

## Example prompts
- Where should this class live: `commonMain` or `jvmAndroid`?
- Run `./gradlew :commons:verifyKmpPurity :commonsUI:verifyKmpPurity` and explain the failures.
- Extract this Android composable into `commonsUI` following `references/extract-composable.md`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: kotlin-multiplatform
description: KMP placement and Gradle in Amethyst: which module or source set, expect/actual vs ports, verifyKmpPurity, extracting Android composables to commonsUI, build.gradle.kts/libs.versions.toml edits, secp256k1 JNI variants, R8.
---

# Kotlin Multiplatform and Gradle in Amethyst

Module roles, the "share vs keep native" rule and the CLI-safe boundary are in
`AGENTS.md` (Architecture, Feature Workflow). Package placement inside `commons` /
`commonsUI` is in `commons/ARCHITECTURE.md` ("Where does my code go?", "Source sets")
and `commonsUI/ARCHITECTURE.md` ("Platform slots"). Read those first; this skill
adds the source-set mechanics and the build traps.

## Modules

`settings.gradle.kts` includes 13: `amethyst`, `nappletHost`, `benchmark`,
`baselineprofile`, `geode`, `commons`, `commonsUI`, `nestsClient`,
`marmotQuic`, `desktopApp`, `cli`, `relayBench`, `marmotBench`. Quartz is the
external `libs.quartz` (vitorpamplona/quartz) and QUIC the external `libs.quic`
(vitorpamplona/quic-kmp); `-PquartzDir=../quartz` / `-PquicKmpDir=../quic-kmp` build a
local checkout instead (an included build, so quic's own quartz dependency follows).

## Source sets

| Source set | Holds | Targets |
|---|---|---|
| `commonMain` | Pure Kotlin. Compiled for iOS/native too, so no JVM APIs | all |
| `jvmAndroid` | JVM libraries shared by Android + Desktop: OkHttp, `nestsClient`, NWC/LNURL | android, jvm |
| `androidMain` / `jvmMain` | Platform actuals (Keystore/DataStore vs keyring, Coil bridges) | one each |
| `iosMain`, `appleMain`, `nativeMain`, `linuxMain`, `macosMain` | quartz only (plus `iosMain` in commons/commonsUI) | Apple / native |
| `skikoMain` | commonsUI code shared by Desktop and iOS | jvm, ios |

Targets: `quartz` builds android, jvm, iosArm64, iosSimulatorArm64, linuxX64,
macosArm64. `commons` and `commonsUI` build android, jvm, iosArm64,
iosSimulatorArm64. `nestsClient`, `marmotQuic` are android + jvm. There is
no `iosX64`.

`jvmAndroid` is a custom intermediate set created with `create("jvmAndroid")`
before `androidMain`/`jvmMain` depend on it (see `commons/build.gradle.kts`).
Prefer the most common set that compiles: `commonMain` → `jvmAndroid` → platform.
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