What is the benefit of the Cold Boot option?

Cold Boot starts the Android OS from a completely powered-off state, which is useful for testing app startup behavior without cached data or saved states.

Does this skill work with physical Android devices?

No, this specific skill is designed to manage virtual emulators (AVDs). For physical devices, standard adb commands are typically used.

Can I choose which emulator to start?

Yes. If you provide a name, Claude will use it. Otherwise, the skill will list all available emulators and ask you to select one.

What are the requirements to use this skill?

You must have the Android SDK installed and at least one Android Virtual Device (AVD) created via Android Studio or the avdmanager tool.

Android Emulator Starter

Name: Android Emulator Starter
Author: powdream

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Mobile Development

Launches Android Virtual Devices (AVDs) with customizable boot options to streamline mobile development workflows.

The Android Emulator Starter skill integrates your mobile development environment with Claude, allowing you to launch and manage Android emulators directly through natural language commands. It automates the process of discovering installed AVDs, provides an interactive selection menu when multiple devices are available, and strictly enforces a choice between Quick Boot and Cold Boot to ensure your testing environment meets your specific needs. This skill is ideal for Android developers looking to minimize context switching and accelerate the transition from code implementation to live testing.

主な機能

01Interactive selection interface for multiple emulator configurations

020 GitHub stars

03Automatic discovery and listing of available Android Virtual Devices

04Support for both time-saving Quick Boot and clean Cold Boot modes

05Seamless integration with existing Android SDK command-line tools

06Detailed success and failure reporting with troubleshooting hints

ユースケース

01Performing a clean Cold Boot to test app initialization from a fresh state

02Listing all configured emulators to choose the correct API level for testing

03Quickly launching a specific Pixel AVD to verify a UI bug fix

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add powdream/claude-plugins start-emulator

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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