# mapbox-android-patterns

A skill with official Mapbox Maps SDK v11 integration patterns for Android: map setup, markers, user location, camera control. Useful when the agent builds a map screen.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1400 installs · ★ 83
- Author: mapbox
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mapbox-android-patterns/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mapbox-android-patterns

## What it does

The skill hands your agent ready-made code patterns for Mapbox Maps SDK v11 on Android, covering Kotlin, Jetpack Compose and the classic View system. It walks through installation and setup, point annotations, showing user location, styles, camera control and feature tap handling. The patterns follow the official Mapbox documentation.

You need a free Mapbox account and an access token, which goes into `app/res/values/mapbox_access_token.xml`. The Mapbox Maven repository is added in `settings.gradle.kts`, and the module `build.gradle.kts` gets `com.mapbox.maps:android:11.18.1` — plus `com.mapbox.extension:maps-compose:11.18.1` for Compose. Minimum SDK is 21.

The skill calls out the `android.permission.INTERNET` entry in `AndroidManifest.xml`: without it the map never loads, and agents tend to skip it and jump straight to location permissions. Worth checking the manifest before your first run. Compose has no declarative marker component, so annotations are added imperatively through `MapEffect`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-android-patterns -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-android-patterns -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills mapbox-android-patterns
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --path skills/mapbox-android-patterns
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-android-patterns -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/mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mapbox-android-patterns/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- wire Mapbox Maps SDK into a Kotlin Android project
- drop point annotations and markers onto a map
- show user location and follow it with the camera
- load your own GeoJSON data onto the map
- set a map style and handle taps on features

## Example prompts
- Add a Mapbox map screen in Jetpack Compose and center the camera on San Francisco
- Create several markers from a list of coordinates with PointAnnotationManager
- Show the user location and request location permissions

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: mapbox-android-patterns
description: Official integration patterns for Mapbox Maps SDK on Android. Covers installation, adding markers, user location, custom data, styles, camera control, and featureset interactions. Based on official Mapbox documentation.
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# Mapbox Android Integration Patterns

Official patterns for integrating Mapbox Maps SDK v11 on Android with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and View system.

**Use this skill when:**

- Installing and configuring Mapbox Maps SDK for Android
- Adding markers and annotations to maps
- Showing user location and tracking with camera
- Adding custom data (GeoJSON) to maps
- Working with map styles, camera, or user interaction
- Handling feature interactions and taps

**Official Resources:**

- [Android Maps Guides](https://docs.mapbox.com/android/maps/guides/)
- [API Reference](https://docs.mapbox.com/android/maps/api-reference/)
- [Example Apps](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-maps-android/tree/main/Examples)

---

## Installation & Setup

### Requirements

- Android SDK 21+
- Kotlin or Java
- Android Studio
- Free Mapbox account

### Step 1: Configure Access Token

Create `app/res/values/mapbox_access_token.xml`:

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
    <string name="mapbox_access_token" translatable="false"
        tools:ignore="UnusedResources">YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN</string>
</resources>
```

**Get your token:** Sign in at [mapbox.com](https://account.mapbox.com/access-tokens/)

### Step 1b: Internet permission (required)

Maps need network access. Include this in `AndroidManifest.xml` — agents often omit it and only list location permissions later:

```xml
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
```

### Step 2: Add Maven Repository

In `settings.gradle.kts`:

```kotlin
dependencyResolutionManagement {
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
        maven {
            url = uri("https://api.mapbox.com/downloads/v2/releases/maven")
        }
    }
}
```

### Step 3: Add Dependency

In module `build.gradle.kts`:

```kotlin
android {
    defaultConfig {
        minSdk = 21
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation("com.mapbox.maps:android:11.18.1")
}
```

**For Jetpack Compose:**

```kotlin
dependencies {
    implementation("com.mapbox.maps:android:11.18.1")
    implementation("com.mapbox.extension:maps-compose:11.18.1")
}
```

---

## Map Initialization

### Jetpack Compose Pattern

**Basic map:**

```kotlin
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