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Android application artifacts

Use the connected server's advertised Android tools. Repository main and npm 4.1.0 include this family. A skill installation alone cannot add it to an older server.

Start with inspect_android_package on the caller's APK path for package identity, manifest declarations, coverage, and inline Evidence. Use search_android_classes to find candidates, inspect_android_class for one class's members, inspect_android_method for decompilation, and trace_android_references for incoming static references. Each call takes its own APK path and explicit selectors; do not open a native session first. Choose an overload_index from the class inventory when methods are ambiguous instead of guessing.

The provider requires a separately supplied headless JADX MCP JAR 0.7.1 and Java 17 or newer. REA_JADX_MCP_JAR selects the absolute JAR path; JAVA_HOME can select Java. Use rea doctor --provider jadx --json to check the JADX configuration and obtain remediation for missing prerequisites. Java and the headless JADX MCP JAR remain caller-supplied; REA setup does not install or configure them. Configuration readiness does not establish successful analysis of a particular APK.

Linux and macOS use the POSIX owned-process boundary. Windows x64 requires the matching bundled native controls and uses an owned Job Object with bidirectional stdio. A full JDK, including jdk.compiler, is required on every host; Windows JAVA_HOME selects bin\java.exe. Consult the Android guide for actual host verification coverage. Calls use one worker and provider deadlines; optional REA_JADX_HEAP_MIB selects the JVM heap and REA_JADX_OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MS the per-operation deadline (integer milliseconds from 1 to 2147483647, default 120000). To change that deadline on a running MCP server, set jadx.operation_timeout_ms through update_analysis_settings, then retry after work and cleanup settle. Newly accepted operations use the override; accepted work keeps its budget. Changing the launch environment requires a new process. The MCP client's tool timeout must also allow the selected deadline. The APK is never launched, and no emulator is required.

Manifest entries and decompiled text are static observations, not execution or policy enforcement. Incoming references are recovered static relationships; reflection, dynamic loading, and unresolved calls remain unknown. Preserve artifact digests, locations, diagnostics, and incomplete coverage. For archive members rather than code analysis, use open_binary and inspect_artifact.