Agent skill

Aosp Appendices

by aospbooks in aospbooks/aosp-internal-book

AOSP Internals — Appendices. An agent skill from aospbooks/aosp-internal-book.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedMobile

Install Aosp Appendices

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aospbooks/aosp-internal-book --skill aosp-appendices -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aospbooks/aosp-internal-book aosp-appendices --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aospbooks/aosp-internal-book.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/agents/_content/parts/appendices .claude/skills/aosp-appendices && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
aosp-appendices
GitHub stars
139
Token cost
~444 tokens
SKILL.md length
143 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

AOSP Internals — Appendices. An agent skill from aospbooks/aosp-internal-book.

  • Looking up a key file path (per-chapter table of the most important AOSP source files: build
  • SKILL.md covers Files in this skill and When to load which file
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Framework services

What it does

Aosp Appendices is an agent skill from aospbooks/aosp-internal-book. AOSP Internals — Appendices. Use when looking up a key file path (per-chapter table of the most important AOSP source files: build, init, kernel, HAL, framework services, system apps, infrastructure) or the meaning of an AOSP-specific acronym/term (Treble, VINTF, GKI, APEX, AIDL, HIDL, etc.), why Kotlin is absent from the public API, or what changed from Android 16 to Android 17. Reference material — load when you need a concrete path, a definition, or a changelog rather than narrative explanation.

Its SKILL.md is about 440 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Mobile, covering Android development and Changelog and release notes. It works with Android and Kotlin. The repository describes itself as: The book introduces the internal of AOSP. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Looking up a key file path (per-chapter table of the most important AOSP source files: build
  • Framework services
  • Infrastructure)
  • The meaning of an AOSP-specific acronym/term (Treble

Example prompts

  • “/aosp-appendices”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fc0b48b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Aosp Appendices loads about 444 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 130 tokens; SKILL.md has 143 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~130
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~444

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aospbooks/aosp-internal-book at commit fc0b48b, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© aospbooks). 143 words, ~444 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/aosp-appendices/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
aosp-appendices
description
AOSP Internals — Appendices. Use when looking up a key file path (per-chapter table of the most important AOSP source files: build, init, kernel, HAL, framework services, system apps, infrastructure) or the meaning of an AOSP-specific acronym/term (Treble, VINTF, GKI, APEX, AIDL, HIDL, etc.), why Kotlin is absent from the public API, or what changed from Android 16 to Android 17. Reference material — load when you need a concrete path, a definition, or a changelog rather than narrative explanation.
metadata.author
utzcoz
metadata.version
2026.06.24
metadata.last-updated
2026-10-05

AOSP Internals — Appendices

Reference material: a per-chapter index of key source files, a glossary of AOSP-specific terms, a note on the Kotlin/public-API asymmetry, and the Android 16→17 changelog.

Files in this skill

  • A-appendix-key-files.md — per-chapter table of the most important AOSP source files (sorted ascending by chapter number)
  • B-appendix-glossary.md — definitions of AOSP-specific acronyms and terms
  • C-appendix-kotlin-public-api.md — why Kotlin is heavily used in AOSP services yet absent from the android.* public API
  • D-appendix-android-17-updates.md — important platform changes from Android 16 to Android 17, by subsystem, grounded in the 16→17 changeset and verified against AOSP 17 source

When to load which file

  • Need a specific source file path for a subsystem → A-appendix-key-files.md
  • Need a definition of an AOSP acronym (Treble, VINTF, GKI, APEX, AIDL, HIDL, etc.) → B-appendix-glossary.md
  • Question about Kotlin's role in AOSP vs. the public API → C-appendix-kotlin-public-api.md
  • What changed from Android 16 to Android 17 → D-appendix-android-17-updates.md

© aospbooks, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in agents/_content/parts/appendices of aospbooks/aosp-internal-book.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fc0b48b

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Works with

Questions about Aosp Appendices

What does Aosp Appendices do?

AOSP Internals — Appendices. An agent skill from aospbooks/aosp-internal-book. Aosp Appendices is an agent skill from aospbooks/aosp-internal-book. AOSP Internals — Appendices.

When should I use Aosp Appendices?

Aosp Appendices fits situations like: looking up a key file path (per-chapter table of the most important AOSP source files: build; framework services; infrastructure); the meaning of an AOSP-specific acronym/term (Treble.

How do I install Aosp Appendices in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aospbooks/aosp-internal-book --skill aosp-appendices -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (agents/_content/parts/appendices in aospbooks/aosp-internal-book) into .claude/skills/aosp-appendices in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Aosp Appendices in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aospbooks/aosp-internal-book --skill aosp-appendices -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (agents/_content/parts/appendices in aospbooks/aosp-internal-book) into .agents/skills/aosp-appendices in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Aosp Appendices in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aospbooks/aosp-internal-book --skill aosp-appendices -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aosp-appendices, .gemini/skills/aosp-appendices, .github/skills/aosp-appendices and .opencode/skills/aosp-appendices in your project.

What does Aosp Appendices need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Aosp Appendices is instructions for the agent only.

Does Aosp Appendices access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Aosp Appendices safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Aosp Appendices use?

Aosp Appendices is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Aosp Appendices use?

About 444 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Aosp Appendices?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Aosp Appendices: Release Changelog (sk2andy/candy-browser, 508 stars), Architecture Overclock (nekomangaorg/Neko, 2.8k stars), Architecture Renovator (nekomangaorg/Neko, 2.8k stars) and Composewebview Documentation (parkwoocheol/compose-webview, 103 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Aosp Appendices?

aospbooks (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aospbooks/aosp-internal-book, which has 139 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: aospbooks/aosp-internal-book on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.