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modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Android Control by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Android Control
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

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Android Control Skill

Control an Android phone directly from Clawdbot using built-in Android CLI tools.
The skill always tries normal (non-root) commands first; if they fail, it automatically retries with root mode (su) when available.

Features

Get UI hierarchy snapshot via uiautomator dump
Capture screen using screencap
Simulate taps, swipes, and input events via input
Launch apps using am start
Auto retry with root if non-root fails

Setup

Most Android ROMs include uiautomator, input, screencap, and am.

To enable root fallback, install Magisk or run:

su

Usage

Get UI Snapshot (uiautomator dump)

# Try non-root
uiautomator dump /sdcard/ui_dump.xml 2>/dev/null \
  && cat /sdcard/ui_dump.xml \
  || (
    # Fallback to root
    su -c "uiautomator dump /sdcard/ui_dump.xml" && su -c "cat /sdcard/ui_dump.xml"
  )

Take Screenshot (PNG, base64 encoded)

TMP="/sdcard/ai_screen.png"

# Try non-root
screencap -p "$TMP" 2>/dev/null \
  && base64 "$TMP" \
  || (
    # Root fallback
    su -c "screencap -p $TMP"
    su -c "base64 $TMP"
  )

Tap on Screen

# Example: tap at (540, 1600)

input tap 540 1600 2>/dev/null \
  || su -c "input tap 540 1600"

Swipe on Screen

# Example: swipe from (500, 1600) to (500, 600) over 300ms

input swipe 500 1600 500 600 300 2>/dev/null \
  || su -c "input swipe 500 1600 500 600 300"

Launch an App

# Example: launch Android Settings

am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings 2>/dev/null \
  || su -c "am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings"

Send Text Input

# Example: send text "Hello"

input text "Hello" 2>/dev/null \
  || su -c "input text 'Hello'"

---name: android-controldescription: Control an Android device via command-line tools (uiautomator, screencap, input, am). Automatically attempts non-root execution first and falls back to root if necessary.--- # Android Control Skill Control an Android phone directly from Clawdbot using built-in Android CLI tools. The skill always tries **normal (non-root)** commands first; if they fail, it automatically retries with **root mode (su)** when available. ## Features - Get UI hierarchy snapshot via `uiautomator dump` - Capture screen using `screencap` - Simulate taps, swipes, and input events via `input` - Launch apps using `am start` - Auto retry with root if non-root fails # Setup Most Android ROMs include `uiautomator`, `input`, `screencap`, and `am`. To enable root fallback, install Magisk or run: ```bash su ```` # Usage ## Get UI Snapshot (uiautomator dump) ```bash # Try non-root uiautomator dump /sdcard/ui_dump.xml 2>/dev/null \ && cat /sdcard/ui_dump.xml \ || ( # Fallback to root su -c "uiautomator dump /sdcard/ui_dump.xml" && su -c "cat /sdcard/ui_dump.xml" ) ``` ## Take Screenshot (PNG, base64 encoded) ```bash TMP="/sdcard/ai_screen.png" # Try non-root screencap -p "$TMP" 2>/dev/null \ && base64 "$TMP" \ || ( # Root fallback su -c "screencap -p $TMP" su -c "base64 $TMP" ) ``` ## Tap on Screen ```bash # Example: tap at (540, 1600) input tap 540 1600 2>/dev/null \ || su -c "input tap 540 1600" ``` ## Swipe on Screen ```bash # Example: swipe from (500, 1600) to (500, 600) over 300ms input swipe 500 1600 500 600 300 2>/dev/null \ || su -c "input swipe 500 1600 500 600 300" ``` ## Launch an App ```bash # Example: launch Android Settings am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings 2>/dev/null \ || su -c "am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings" ``` ## Send Text Input ```bash # Example: send text "Hello" input text "Hello" 2>/dev/null \ || su -c "input text 'Hello'" ```

Frequently asked questions

Android Control