Bring Android CLI to your
terminal and coding agent

Download Android CLI and start building in about two minutes. It connects your terminal directly to Android Studio's code intelligence and platform tools. Use it yourself or hand the same commands to the coding agent you already work with.

Windows

curl.exe -fsSL https://dl.google.com/android/cli/latest/windows_x86_64/install.cmd -o "%TEMP%\i.cmd" && "%TEMP%\i.cmd"
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See Android CLI in action

Works with the tools you already use

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Same workflow, now with
Android capabilities

Operating alongside your coding agent, Android CLI provides a unified interface for interacting with Android tools, devices, workflows, skills and up-to-date platform guidelines. You can execute these same commands seamlessly from terminal sessions, automated scripts, or CI pipelines.

From setup to building in four steps

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Step 1

Build and Run

Create projects, manage the toolchain, and run apps

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Step 2

Test and Inspect

Work with devices, emulators, screens, and layouts

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Step 3

Ground with Skills

Access Android skills and current platform guidance

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Step 4

Prepare to scale

Continue to Android Studio for specialized IDE workflows

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Essential commands in a single interface

Download Android CLI
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Use screen capture --annotate to capture the running app and label detected UI elements for developers and agents to inspect.
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Use android layout to return the active app's layout tree as JSON from a connected physical device or emulator.
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Access file analysis, declaration lookup, usage discovery, and Compose preview rendering from the command line.
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Create, manage, and run Android Virtual Devices or connect via Android Device Streaming directly from your terminal.

Integrates into your workflow

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Give coding agents expert Android guidance and best practices, helping them work from current platform knowledge rather than relying only on model training data.
Explore Android skills
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Bring Android CLI into scripts, CI, maintenance tasks, and supported automated validation workflows.
Run Journeys
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Now available for Antigravity, Claude Code, and Codex. Add the official Android CLI plugin to give your agent Android tools, devices, and platform knowledge.
Get the plugin

Ready to start building?

Use the command below to install official Android tools and resources that can be used with your preferred agent to bring your ideas to life across any screen.

Windows

curl.exe -fsSL https://dl.google.com/android/cli/latest/windows_x86_64/install.cmd -o "%TEMP%\i.cmd" && "%TEMP%\i.cmd"
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