A powerful toolkit for controlling Android devices and automating UI interactions through ADB and system tools.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install android-adb
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install android-adb using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Android Automation?
Android Automation is a specialized skill designed to bridge the gap between desktop environments and mobile devices. By utilizing the Android Debug Bridge (ADB), this skill allows users and AI agents to programmatically interact with any Android device. It provides a structured way to navigate through apps, perform gestures, and extract interface data for analysis.
Integrating this functionality into Openclaw Skills empowers developers to build complex mobile workflows. Whether you are automating a series of taps in a mobile app or performing visual verification of a UI state, this skill provides the necessary commands and logic to execute mobile tasks with precision and reliability.
Android Automation Use Cases
- Automating regression tests for native Android applications
- Scraping data from mobile-only applications using UI hierarchy dumps
- Remotely managing Android devices via wireless debugging
- Creating automated walkthroughs or tutorials by recording device interactions
- Monitoring mobile app states through periodic visual verification screenshots
How Android Automation Works
- Connect the target device to the host machine using either a physical USB connection or Wireless Debugging (Android 11+).
- Use the monkey tool to launch specific application packages into the foreground.
- Execute a UI dump using uiautomator to retrieve the current XML representation of the screen layout.
- Analyze the XML to identify resource IDs, text labels, or coordinate bounds for specific elements.
- Send input commands like tap, swipe, or text entry to the device based on the identified coordinates.
- Capture a screenshot with screencap to pull back visual confirmation of the successful interaction.
Android Automation Setup
First, enable Developer Options and USB Debugging on your Android device. For a wireless connection as part of your Openclaw Skills workflow, use the following commands:
# Pair with the device
adb pair <ip>:<pairing_port> <pairing_code>
# Connect to the device
adb connect <ip>:<connection_port>
# Verify connection
adb devices
Android Automation Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages device data by pulling temporary files from the Android file system to the local environment for processing. Below is the primary data structure used:
| Data Type | Device Path | Local Path | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UI Hierarchy | /sdcard/view.xml |
./view.xml |
XML file used to find element bounds and IDs. |
| Visual Screenshot | /sdcard/screen.png |
./screen.png |
Image file used for visual verification and debugging. |
| Input Events | N/A | Shell Command | Direct input signals sent via adb shell input. |
Android Automation Advanced Features
- Support for complex swipe gestures with custom duration for smooth scrolling
- Direct hardware keyevent simulation for Home, Back, Power, and Search functions
- Wireless pairing and connection lifecycle management for modern Android devices
- UI element targeting through coordinate calculation based on XML bounds attributes
- Multi-step workflow sequencing with built-in sleep delays for UI synchronization
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