Android CLI
Google's command-line interface for building Android apps, designed for scripting, CI and AI coding agents.
ProprietaryBy Google
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Read the Android CLI documentation
1 more way to get Android CLI
Homebrewbrew install --cask android-cli
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About Android CLI
Android CLI is a command-line entry point to the official Android development tools. Google designed it for agent-first workflows: an AI coding agent or any other tool can call it to build for Android, with access to Android skills and documentation instead of relying on an IDE.
It also suits continuous integration, maintenance jobs and other scripted automation. Global options cover help, verbose output, the version number and pointing it at a specific Android SDK location. It is documented as part of Android Studio's agent tools.
Strengths
- Official Google tooling for Android builds from the terminal
- Built for use by AI coding agents
- Works in CI and scripted automation
- Can be pointed at a specific SDK location
Limitations
- New tool with known issues listed in its documentation
- Collects usage data, as described on its overview page
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download from Google's Android developer site.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Platforms
- macOS, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Android developers who build from scripts, CI pipelines or AI coding agents
- Categories
- Developer tools, AI coding
- Last verified
- Added