Phone Use
MUST Load this skill for ANY task that involves GUI interaction or device control — opening apps, tapping, typing, scrolling, swiping, Back/Home/Recents, reading the screen, or any workflow that touches on-screen content. Load this even when the user does not explicitly mention the device — if the task implies a GUI operation, load this skill first.
Profile →npx skills add niki914/agentic-nexus --skill phone-use --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
## Overview Phone Use gives you the ability to see and interact with the Android device screen. It uses Android AccessibilityService (with root-assisted auto-setup) to read the UI tree and simulate user actions. This is the ONLY way to control the device — do NOT attempt to use non-existent APIs or platform tools. **When to load:** any GUI task. App launching, tapping, typing, scrolling, swiping, navigation keys, screen reading. Even when the user doesn't say "on the phone" — infer it from the task. **When NOT to retry:** non-native apps (Flutter, Unity, WebView, games). If `screen_operation_accessibility(operation: "read")` returns empty/root-only, stop and report immediately. | Tool | Purpose | |:-----|:--------| | `screen_operation_accessibility` | Read screen tree, tap/long-click/scroll/set_text on nodes by token, search nodes — all via accessibility service | | `screen_operation_shell` | Tap/long-click/swipe/key by screen coordinates via shell. FALLBACK only — coordinates MUST come from the most recently returned screen tree | Two auxiliary tools for app discovery and launching: | Tool | Purpose | |:-----|:--------| | `search_apps` | Search installed apps by name or package na
- Overview
- Tool Reference
- screenoperationaccessibility
- screenoperationshell
- launchapp / searchapps
- Workflow
- 1. Open the target app
- 2. Read the screen
- 2b. Search for specific elements (optional)
- 3. Act on the tree
- 4. Re-read after state-changing actions
- 5. Navigate between apps
- Decision Heuristics
- Terminal signal detection
What does the Phone Use skill do?
MUST Load this skill for ANY task that involves GUI interaction or device control — opening apps, tapping, typing, scrolling, swiping, Back/Home/Recents, reading the screen, or any workflow that touches on-screen content. Load this even when the user does not explicitly mention the device — if the task implies a GUI operation, load this skill first.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add niki914/agentic-nexus --skill phone-use --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From niki914/agentic-nexus, a repository with 97 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.