Prompt Quick Reference

A quick-reference table of prompts for every tool. Copy, paste, and go.

Build & Lint

What you want	Prompt
Build debug APK	”Build my Android project”
Build release APK	”Build my app in release mode”
Build specific module	”Build the :feature module”
Build with stacktrace	”Build my project with stacktrace enabled”
Run tests	”Run tests for my Android project”
Run any Gradle task	”Run the assembleRelease Gradle task”
Run task with args	”Run the test task with —info flag”
List Gradle tasks	”List all available Gradle tasks”
List module tasks	”Show Gradle tasks for the :app module”
Clean build	”Clean my Android project”
Show dependencies	”Show the dependency tree for my app”
Show specific config	”Show debugCompileClasspath dependencies”
Run lint	”Run Android Lint on my project”
Lint with fatal errors	”Run lint and treat fatal issues as errors”

What you want	Prompt
List devices	”List my connected Android devices”
List emulators	”List my available Android emulators”
Create emulator	”Create an Android 35 emulator called TestDevice”
Create with device profile	”Create a Pixel 7 Pro emulator with API 34”
Start emulator	”Start the TestDevice emulator”
Start with cold boot	”Start the emulator with cold boot”
Start headless	”Start the emulator in headless mode”
Start and wipe data	”Start the emulator and wipe all data”
Stop emulator	”Stop the running emulator”
Install APK	”Install my debug APK on the device”
Reinstall APK	”Reinstall the APK keeping existing data”
Launch app	”Launch com.example.myapp”
Launch specific activity	”Launch the SettingsActivity of com.example.myapp”
Stop app	”Force stop com.example.myapp”
Clear app data	”Clear all data for com.example.myapp”
Grant permission	”Grant camera permission to com.example.myapp”
Revoke permission	”Revoke location permission from com.example.myapp”
List permissions	”List all permissions for com.example.myapp”
Connect WiFi ADB	”Connect to my device over WiFi ADB”
Disconnect WiFi ADB	”Disconnect WiFi ADB”
Push file to device	”Push test.json to /sdcard/Download/ on the device”
Pull file from device	”Pull /sdcard/Download/log.txt from the device”

What you want	Prompt
Show recent logs	”Show the last 100 logcat lines”
Show errors only	”Show error logs from my device”
Filter by tag	”Show logcat for tag MyApp”
Filter by tag + priority	”Show logcat for tag MyApp with Warning priority”
Search logs	”Search logcat for NullPointerException”
Time-based logs	”Show logs since 2025-01-15 10:30:00”
Combined filter	”Show error logs for tag CrashHandler containing fatal”
Clear logcat	”Clear the logcat buffer”
Take screenshot	”Take a screenshot of my device”
Save screenshot	”Capture screenshot and save to ~/Desktop/screen.png”
Record screen	”Record my device screen for 30 seconds”
Record with path	”Record 10 seconds and save to ./recording.mp4”
Get device info	”Get info about my connected device”
Run shell command	”Run dumpsys meminfo on my device”
Dump UI hierarchy	”Dump the UI hierarchy of the current screen”

What you want	Prompt
Create Compose project	”Create a new Android project called MyApp with package com.example.myapp”
Create XML project	”Create an XML-based Android project called MyApp”
Custom SDK versions	”Create a project with minSdk 21 and targetSdk 35”
Create Activity	”Create a DetailActivity in my project”
Activity without layout	”Scaffold a SettingsActivity without a layout file”
Create Fragment	”Create a ProfileFragment in my project”
Create Compose Screen	”Create a ProfileScreen composable”
Screen with ViewModel	”Scaffold a SettingsScreen with a ViewModel”

What you want	Prompt
Quick APK summary	”Analyze my debug APK”
Full APK analysis	”Show full APK analysis with manifest”
Check APK permissions	”List permissions in my release APK”
Analyze specific APK	”Analyze the APK at ./app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk”

What you want	Prompt
Open URL	”Open https://example.com on my device”
Open Settings	”Open Android Settings on the device”
Send custom intent	”Send intent with action com.example.MY_ACTION”
Intent with extras	”Send intent VIEW with extra key=value to com.example.myapp”
Send broadcast	”Send broadcast com.example.REFRESH”
Broadcast with extras	”Send broadcast com.example.UPDATE with extra version=2”
Test deep link	”Test deep link myapp://profile/123 on my device”
Test App Link	”Test https://example.com/product/456 in com.example.myapp”

What you want	Prompt
List installed packages	”List my installed SDK packages”
List all available	”Show all available SDK packages”
Install platform	”Install Android 35 platform”
Install system image	”Install system image for API 35 with Google APIs ARM64”
Install build tools	”Install build tools 35.0.0”
Setup new API level	”Install platform, system image, and build tools for API 35”