# rc-subscription-states

A skill for Android apps on RevenueCat that tells the agent how to gate paid features through CustomerInfo and EntitlementInfo.

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- Author: RevenueCat
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/RevenueCat/ai-toolkit/tree/HEAD/revenuecat-play-billing/skills/rc-subscription-states/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/rc-subscription-states

## What it does

The skill walks the agent through four phases: discover what is actually being checked, plan, execute, verify. The idea it repeats in every code sample is that access is gated on `entitlement.isActive == true` and nothing else. The other fields — `willRenew`, `periodType`, `expirationDate`, `billingIssueDetectedAt`, `unsubscribeDetectedAt`, `store` — exist to explain context, not to decide access.

Inside there is a mapping table that collapses Google Play's seven subscription states (ACTIVE, IN_GRACE_PERIOD, CANCELED before the expiration date, ON_HOLD, PAUSED, EXPIRED, PENDING) into that single boolean. If you have been maintaining that state machine yourself against the Google Play Developer API, this is the part that saves you the work. There are Kotlin samples too: reading `CustomerInfo` with `awaitCustomerInfo()`, forcing a refresh via `CacheFetchPolicy.FETCH_CURRENT` after a backend grant, wiring `updatedCustomerInfoListener`, and calling `awaitLogIn()` to merge anonymous purchases with an identified user.

One trap worth knowing: the listener does not fire when the SDK starts from a cache hit and nothing changed. So `awaitCustomerInfo()` on launch is still required alongside the listener. The examples are Android and Kotlin only — on another platform or language they will not carry over.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --skill rc-subscription-states -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --skill rc-subscription-states -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --skill rc-subscription-states -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install RevenueCat/ai-toolkit rc-subscription-states
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/rc-subscription-states/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --skill rc-subscription-states -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --path revenuecat-play-billing/skills/rc-subscription-states
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --skill rc-subscription-states -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/RevenueCat/ai-toolkit/tree/HEAD/revenuecat-play-billing/skills/rc-subscription-states/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- gate a paid feature on an active subscription
- show a payment-problem warning without revoking access
- remind a canceled user that access ends on `expirationDate`
- refresh `CustomerInfo` after a promo granted by support
- merge anonymous purchases with a logged-in user

## Example prompts
- Gate the pro features on `entitlement.isActive` and show the subscribe screen when there is no access
- Handle `billingIssueDetectedAt` and `unsubscribeDetectedAt` in the premium screen UI
- Set up `updatedCustomerInfoListener` plus an `awaitCustomerInfo()` call on launch

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: rc-subscription-states
description: Use this skill when gating access based on RevenueCat subscription state on Android. Covers reading CustomerInfo, checking entitlement.isActive as the single source of truth for access, and drilling into willRenew, periodType, and expirationDate when deeper logic is needed.
license: Apache-2.0; see LICENSE
metadata:
  author: RevenueCat
  source: revenuecat-handbook chapter 11
  keywords:
  - android
  - revenuecat
  - customerinfo
  - entitlement
  - is-active
  - will-renew
---

# Subscription States

Decide whether a user has access, and drive state aware UI, using `CustomerInfo` and `EntitlementInfo` on Android.

## Phase 1: Discover

Confirm what you are actually checking before you write code.

- Which entitlement identifier gates the feature? (for example `pro_access`)
- Do you need a plain access boolean, or do you also need to explain *why* the user has or lacks access (billing issue, canceled but still paid, paused)?
- Do you need the cached value (fast, possibly stale) or a freshly fetched value (server authoritative)?
- Are you refreshing UI once on launch, or reacting to live changes (purchase, restore, background refresh)?

If you only need access on/off, you only need `isActive`. Everything else is optional context.

## Phase 2: Plan

### Google's seven states versus RevenueCat's boolean

Rolling your own tracker with the Google Play Developer API means mapping seven subscription states and deciding which grant access.

| Google state | Grants access? |
|---|---|
| ACTIVE | yes |
| IN_GRACE_PERIOD | yes |
| CANCELED (before `expirationDate`) | yes |
| ON_HOLD | no |
| PAUSED | no |
| EXPIRED | no |
| PENDING | no |

RevenueCat computes this on the backend from the Google `SubscriptionPurchaseV2` resource and exposes the result as one field: `EntitlementInfo.isActive`. You read a boolean instead of implementing the state machine.

### What to read, and when

| Need | Field |
|---|---|
| Does the user have access right now? | `entitlement.isActive` |
| Will the subscription renew at period end? | `entitlement.willRenew` |
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