Agent skill

Jetpack Best Practices

by coinbase in coinbase/cds

USE THIS when writing or reviewing Jetpack Compose / Kotlin code in packages/cds-android or apps/android-app - @Composable APIs, Modifier parameters, CompositionLocal, state hoisting, or naming.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedMobile

Install Jetpack Best Practices

skills CLI
$ npx skills add coinbase/cds --skill jetpack-best-practices -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install coinbase/cds jetpack-best-practices --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/coinbase/cds.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/jetpack-best-practices .claude/skills/jetpack-best-practices && 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
jetpack-best-practices
GitHub stars
506
Token cost
~805 tokens
SKILL.md length
395 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
11
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

USE THIS when writing or reviewing Jetpack Compose / Kotlin code in packages/cds-android or apps/android-app - @Composable APIs, Modifier parameters, CompositionLocal, state hoisting, or naming.

  • Tasks that involve Android development
  • SKILL.md covers How the requirement levels…, The rules that come up most in…, Boundary rules specific to CDS… and Related reading
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Jetpack Best Practices is an agent skill from coinbase/cds. USE THIS when writing or reviewing Jetpack Compose / Kotlin code in packages/cds-android or apps/android-app - @Composable APIs, Modifier parameters, CompositionLocal, state hoisting, or naming. Not for React or React Native work.

Its SKILL.md is about 810 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/compose-api-guidelines.md`).

It sits in Mobile, covering Android development. It works with Android, Jetpack Compose, Kotlin and React. The repository describes itself as: Coinbase Design System.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Android development

Example prompts

  • “/jetpack-best-practices”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 46d9e48. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • android.googlesource.com

    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

Jetpack Best Practices loads about 805 tokens when it runs, and up to ~12k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 395 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~63
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~805
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~12k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 395 words (~805 tokens).

“references/compose-api-guidelines.md is the official AOSP Compose API guidelines document, vendored verbatim. Read it before writing or reviewing a Compose API. It is the authority here; do not invent house style that contradicts it, and do not paraphrase it from memory.”

— opening of SKILL.md by coinbase, Custom licence
name
jetpack-best-practices

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .claude/skills/jetpack-best-practices of coinbase/cds.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/compose-api-guidelines.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 46d9e48

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Categories

Questions about Jetpack Best Practices

What does Jetpack Best Practices do?

USE THIS when writing or reviewing Jetpack Compose / Kotlin code in packages/cds-android or apps/android-app - @Composable APIs, Modifier parameters, CompositionLocal, state hoisting, or naming. Jetpack Best Practices is an agent skill from coinbase/cds. USE THIS when writing or reviewing Jetpack Compose / Kotlin code in packages/cds-android or apps/android-app - @Composable APIs, Modifier parameters, CompositionLocal, state hoisting, or naming.

When should I use Jetpack Best Practices?

Jetpack Best Practices fits situations like: tasks that involve Android development.

How do I install Jetpack Best Practices in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add coinbase/cds --skill jetpack-best-practices -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/jetpack-best-practices in coinbase/cds) into .claude/skills/jetpack-best-practices in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Jetpack Best Practices in Codex?

Run `npx skills add coinbase/cds --skill jetpack-best-practices -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/jetpack-best-practices in coinbase/cds) into .agents/skills/jetpack-best-practices in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Jetpack Best Practices 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 coinbase/cds --skill jetpack-best-practices -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/jetpack-best-practices, .gemini/skills/jetpack-best-practices, .github/skills/jetpack-best-practices and .opencode/skills/jetpack-best-practices in your project.

What does Jetpack Best Practices need to run?

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

Does Jetpack Best Practices access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: android.googlesource.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Jetpack Best Practices 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 Jetpack Best Practices use?

Jetpack Best Practices has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Jetpack Best Practices use?

About 805 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 11k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Jetpack Best Practices?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Jetpack Best Practices: Claude Android Ninja (Drjacky/claude-android-ninja, 124 stars), Clerk Android (geekskai/blog, 103 stars), Upgrade React Native (Shopify/flash-list, 7.2k stars) and Compose Multiplatform Patterns (monta-app/ocpp-emulator, 180 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Jetpack Best Practices?

coinbase (a GitHub organization) maintains it in coinbase/cds, which has 506 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: coinbase/cds on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.