In addition to introducing its own flavor of vibe-coding tools for building on Android, Google announced it will also introduce tools that allow AI agents, such as Cloud Code, OpenAI’s Codex, or its own AntiGravity or Gemini in Android Studio, to accelerate Android app development.
Google shared at its Google I/O annual developer conference on Tuesday that its Android CLI (command-line interface) is now stable at version 1.0, and can be used by those looking to leverage AI agents to build for them — no matter their preferred coding platform.
The move acknowledges that many people are now building for Android with AI agents that aren’t from Google. The company is trying to find a way to make its specialized knowledge, such as that found in Android Studio, more accessible.
With Android CLI, AI agents can retrieve Knowledge About Android development through a new “Android Studio” command that can take advantage of the capabilities Android Studio When creating your own project. From there, agents will be able to take advantage of many other commands and tools.
Google AntiGravity, the company’s agentic development platform, will include an optional bundle that installs the tools and knowledge included in the Android CLI, so it can also perform core tasks for Android app development, Google says.
