Phone Harness
ShawnPana/phone-harness
Control the user's phone — an iPhone through the Mac's iPhone Mirroring window, an Android over adb, or a rented cloud Android: open apps, tap, type, swipe, read the screen.
Build the debug APK, install it on a connected device/emulator via ADB, and launch the app.
Install Run Android
$ npx skills add timusus/Shuttle2 --skill run-android -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install timusus/Shuttle2 run-android --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/run-android .claude/skills/run-android && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "run-android" agent skill from https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2/tree/main/.claude/skills/run-android into .claude/skills/run-android/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "run-android", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2/tree/main/.claude/skills/run-androidType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add timusus/Shuttle2 --skill run-android -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install timusus/Shuttle2 run-android --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/run-android .agents/skills/run-android && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "run-android" agent skill from https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2/tree/main/.claude/skills/run-android into .agents/skills/run-android/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "run-android", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add timusus/Shuttle2 --skill run-android -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install timusus/Shuttle2 run-android --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/run-android .cursor/skills/run-android && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "run-android" agent skill from https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2/tree/main/.claude/skills/run-android into .cursor/skills/run-android/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "run-android", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2.git --path .claude/skills/run-android--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add timusus/Shuttle2 --skill run-android -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install timusus/Shuttle2 run-android --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/run-android .gemini/skills/run-android && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "run-android" agent skill from https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2/tree/main/.claude/skills/run-android into .gemini/skills/run-android/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "run-android", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install timusus/Shuttle2 run-androidInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add timusus/Shuttle2 --skill run-android -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/run-android .github/skills/run-android && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "run-android" agent skill from https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2/tree/main/.claude/skills/run-android into .github/skills/run-android/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "run-android", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add timusus/Shuttle2 --skill run-android -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install timusus/Shuttle2 run-android --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/run-android .opencode/skills/run-android && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "run-android" agent skill from https://github.com/timusus/Shuttle2/tree/main/.claude/skills/run-android into .opencode/skills/run-android/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "run-android", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
run-android- GitHub stars
- 229
- Token cost
- ~453 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 167 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 13
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Build the debug APK, install it on a connected device/emulator via ADB, and launch the app.
- Works in 3 steps: A physical device, if one is attached → A lane on the WSL desktop box (the… → A local AVD, only if status says the box…
- Tasks that involve Mobile testing and debugging
- SKILL.md covers 1. A physical device, if one…, 2. A lane on the WSL desktop… and 3. A local AVD, only if status…
- Calls adb
What it does
Run Android is an agent skill from timusus/Shuttle2. Build the debug APK, install it on a connected device/emulator via ADB, and launch the app.
Its SKILL.md is about 450 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 Mobile testing and debugging. It works with Android. The repository describes itself as: Shuttle Music: a music player for Android and iOS. Plays local files and streams from Jellyfin, Emby, Plex and Navidrome/Subsonic, with Chromecast, Android Auto, EQ and replay… The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Mobile testing and debugging
Example prompts
- “/run-android”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9cef5dd. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
adb
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
Run Android loads about 453 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 26 tokens; SKILL.md has 167 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 timusus/Shuttle2 at commit 9cef5dd, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© timusus). 167 words, ~453 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/run-android/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- run-android
- description
- Build the debug APK, install it on a connected device/emulator via ADB, and launch the app.
- user_invocable
- true
Run Android
Build, install, and launch the debug app. Pick the device in this order and say which one you used.
1. A physical device, if one is attached
A device listed as device (not unauthorized/offline) in adb devices beats every emulator.
build-brief ./gradlew :android:app:installDebug && adb shell am start -n com.simplecityapps.shuttle.dev/com.simplecityapps.shuttle.ui.MainActivity2. A lane on the WSL desktop box (the default when no device is attached)
support/scripts/remote-emu.sh status, then start and eval "$(support/scripts/remote-emu.sh env)"
— lane protocol, ports and stop discipline are in .claude/rules/android.md's Desktop Emulator section.
support/scripts/remote-emu.sh install # runs :android:app:assembleDebug and installs over the tunnel
adb shell am start -n com.simplecityapps.shuttle.dev/com.simplecityapps.shuttle.ui.MainActivityUse remote-emu.sh install instead of :android:app:installDebug (Gradle's install task ignores
ANDROID_ADB_SERVER_PORT). Shell state does not persist between tool calls, so re-run the eval
in each command that uses adb. remote-emu.sh stop when done, including after a failure.
3. A local AVD, only if status says the box is unreachable or all three lanes are busy
build-brief ./gradlew :android:app:installDebug && adb shell am start -n com.simplecityapps.shuttle.dev/com.simplecityapps.shuttle.ui.MainActivityKill it afterwards; never leave a local AVD running, and never kill one you did not start.
If no device is connected and the box is unreachable, check with adb devices and report the issue.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/run-android of timusus/Shuttle2.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9cef5dd
Compare with similar skills
Run Android next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run Android this skilltimusus/Shuttle2 | 229 | — | ~453 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Phone HarnessShawnPana/phone-harness | 3.2k | — | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Mobile QAtloncorp/tlon-apps | 107 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Androidyang1ming/android-harness | 176 | — | ~259 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Debug Bridgegetknit/knit | 131 | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Capturing Screenshots And Screenrecordskydoves/android-testing-skills | 333 | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Run Android
What does Run Android do?
Build the debug APK, install it on a connected device/emulator via ADB, and launch the app. Run Android is an agent skill from timusus/Shuttle2. Build the debug APK, install it on a connected device/emulator via ADB, and launch the app.
When should I use Run Android?
Run Android fits situations like: tasks that involve Mobile testing and debugging.
How do I install Run Android in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add timusus/Shuttle2 --skill run-android -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/run-android in timusus/Shuttle2) into .claude/skills/run-android in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Run Android in Codex?
Run `npx skills add timusus/Shuttle2 --skill run-android -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/run-android in timusus/Shuttle2) into .agents/skills/run-android in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Run Android 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 timusus/Shuttle2 --skill run-android -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/run-android, .gemini/skills/run-android, .github/skills/run-android and .opencode/skills/run-android in your project.
What does Run Android need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Run Android needs the command-line tools its instructions call (adb).
Does Run Android 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 Run Android 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 Run Android use?
Run Android 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 Run Android use?
About 453 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 Run Android?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Run Android: Phone Harness (ShawnPana/phone-harness, 3.2k stars), Mobile QA (tloncorp/tlon-apps, 107 stars), Android (yang1ming/android-harness, 176 stars) and Debug Bridge (getknit/knit, 131 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Run Android?
timusus (a GitHub user) maintains it in timusus/Shuttle2, which has 229 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: timusus/Shuttle2 on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.