claude-android

MCP server + Claude Code skills toolkit for Android dev workflows. Expose Gradle / Manifest / R8 context to Claude, ship a curated library of skills that consume it.

What it does

Android projects with Kotlin DSL + convention plugins + KMP + AGP-upgrade pain repeat the same tasks: read versions, scan dependencies, plan migrations, audit R8 rules. Each task makes Claude grep files line by line.

claude-android is an MCP server that exposes a small set of read-only tools (Gradle, Manifest, ProGuard) so Claude can answer "what's my AGP version, what plugins, what permissions" in milliseconds — and a skills library (agp-upgrade, r8-audit, string-sync, …) that orchestrates those tools to deliver complete workflows.

┌──────────────────┐    stdio     ┌─────────────────────┐    fs    ┌──────────────┐
│  Claude Code     │  ────────▶   │  claude-android     │  ──────▶ │ your Android │
│  (CLI / agent)   │              │  MCP server         │           │ project      │
└──────────────────┘   tools list └─────────────────────┘  parsed   └──────────────┘
                                        ▲                  JSON
                                        │
                                ┌────────────────┐
                                │ skills/        │
                                │  agp-upgrade/  │
                                │  r8-audit/     │
                                │  ...           │
                                └────────────────┘

Related MCP server: Kotlin MCP Server

v0.1 scope

What ships today:

Requirements

• Node ≥ 20

• Claude Code installed and authenticated (https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/quickstart)

• A real Android project with Kotlin DSL Gradle to point at

Install

Option A — From npm (after publish)

npm install -g @duonglkh/claude-android

Option B — From source (v0.1 preview)

git clone https://github.com/duonglkh/claude-android.git
cd claude-android
npm install
npm run build
npm link    # so `claude-android-mcp` is on your PATH

Register the MCP server with Claude Code

claude mcp add android claude-android-mcp

Verify:

claude mcp list
# expected: "android" with status "connected" (or similar)

Use the skills

Skills live in skills/. To use them in Claude Code:

# Copy / symlink skills into Claude Code's skills directory
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r ./skills/agp-upgrade ~/.claude/skills/

# Or, if installed via npm globally:
# Symlink from the global install:
ln -s "$(npm root -g)/@duonglkh/claude-android/skills/agp-upgrade" ~/.claude/skills/agp-upgrade

Then in any Android project:

cd ~/your-android-project
claude
> /agp-upgrade

Claude will:

1. Call mcp__android__get_project_info to read AGP / Kotlin / modules.

2. Ask which AGP version to target.

3. For each module, call mcp__android__read_gradle to find breaking changes.

4. Produce a step-by-step migration plan without applying any changes.

5. Wait for confirmation before patching.

Tools reference

get_project_info

Input:

{ "projectPath": "/absolute/path/to/android/project" }

Output (example):

{
  "projectPath": "/Users/me/MyApp",
  "rootProjectName": "MyApp",
  "modules": ["app", "core:ui", "feature:home"],
  "agpVersion": "8.7.3",
  "kotlinVersion": "2.0.21",
  "composeBomVersion": "2024.12.01",
  "isKmp": false,
  "hasBuildLogic": true,
  "warnings": []
}

read_gradle

Input:

{ "modulePath": "/absolute/path/to/module" }

Output includes: plugins, namespace, compileSdk, minSdk, targetSdk, applicationId, versionCode, versionName, composeEnabled, dependencies.

read_manifest

Input:

{ "manifestPath": "/absolute/path/to/AndroidManifest.xml" }

Output includes: packageAttr, permissions, applicationName, applicationLabel, applicationIcon, applicationTheme, usesCleartextTraffic, activities, services, receivers, providers.

Roadmap

• v0.1 (this release) — read-only tools + agp-upgrade skill

• v0.2 — read_proguard_rules, run_lint; r8-audit skill

• v0.3 — string-sync skill (locale catalogs)

• v0.5 — first npm publish (@duonglkh/claude-android)

• v1.0 — write tools (apply patches with confirmation), Crashlytics adapter

See issues for current work.

Status

v0.1 preview — tools are functional but parsers are regex-based, not full AST. They handle modern Kotlin DSL Gradle projects well; legacy Groovy build.gradle may parse poorly. Open an issue with a sample if you hit it.

Contributing

PRs welcome. Open an issue first for non-trivial changes. New skills are especially valued — if your team has an Android workflow that Claude could orchestrate, propose it.

Part of the hidev open-source ecosystem

See duonglkh.github.io for the full roster.

License

MIT © 2026 Hidev (Hung Duong)