# Android Intents

> Fire Android intents — explicit activities, deep links, and package-targeted actions including settings panes and browser URLs. Use to open something through the intent system rather than by app-launching.

- Skill: `samraddhashrivastavatech/android-intents` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add samraddhashrivastavatech/android-intents`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/samraddhashrivastavatech/android-intents/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: SAMRADDHASHRIVASTAVATECH (https://skillmd.com/u/samraddhashrivastavatech)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/samraddhashrivastavatech/android-intents

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# Android intents

Dispatch explicit and implicit intents on a device: deep links, settings panes,
and package/activity targets.

## When to use

- Opening a deep link (`http(s)://`, `intent://`, custom scheme).
- Jumping straight to a settings sub-pane (e.g. Wi-Fi, battery, app info).
- Launching an activity by explicit component when `app_launch` is insufficient.

## Tools used

- `open_url` — resolve and dispatch a URI/intent deep link.
- `open_settings` — open a named settings pane.
- `app_launch` — package launch (included for intent-bearing launchers).
- `shell` — `am start`/`am broadcast` fallback for unusual explicit intents
  (mutative; `confirm=true`).
- `ui_tree` — confirm the dispatched intent produced the expected surface.

## Procedure

1. Resolve the requested target into an intent (scheme, component, extras).
2. Show the human the exact resolved intent for approval.
3. Dispatch via the most specific tool (`open_url` / `open_settings` /
   `app_launch` / `shell am`).
4. `ui_tree` after a short settle to confirm the foreground target.
5. Report the dispatched intent + resulting window as evidence.

## Security

- An intent is a mutative dispatch — always `confirm=true`.
- Never broadcast intents that alter security settings without explicit human
  approval.

## Related skills

`android-apps` · `android-ui` · `android-control`