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Use when needing to fetch Android source code — AOSP platform internals (@hide APIs, framework classes, system services) or AndroidX/Jetpack library source and samples. Also use when public docs are insufficient to complete a task and implementation details must be read directly
Use when needing to fetch Android source code — AOSP platform internals (@hide APIs, framework classes, system services) or AndroidX/Jetpack library source and samples. Also use when public docs are insufficient to complete a task and implementation details must be read directly from source.
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Two source trees, two access strategies. AOSP lives on android.googlesource.com (Gitiles); AndroidX lives on GitHub. cs.android.com blocks automated fetching — it's a human-browse JS SPA only (never WebFetch it).
If mcp__android-sources__* tools are available, always prefer them over WebFetch/gh — local source, sub-10ms lookups:
| Goal | MCP tool |
|---|---|
| Find a class by name/pattern | search_classes (glob, e.g. *ViewModel*) |
| Read full class / a method / its members | lookup_class / lookup_method / list_class_members |
| Class hierarchy | get_class_hierarchy |
| Search text/regex across sources | search_in_source |
| List AndroidX artifact versions | list_available_versions |
| Definition / references / type info (LSP) | goto_definition / find_references / get_type_info |
Fall back to the WebFetch/gh strategies below only when the MCP tools aren't available.
AOSP (framework internals, @hide APIs, internal constants, default attr values) → Gitiles. Raw text is base64-encoded and smaller:
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/heads/main/{path}?format=TEXT
Use refs/heads/main (the active default branch), or a tag like android-14.0.0_r74 for a specific API level. Key repos: platform/frameworks/base (core/java/android/ → View/Activity/Context; services/core/java/ → system services; core/res/ → default attrs/styles), platform/libcore (ojluni/src/main/java/ → Java core).
AndroidX (androidx.* source + samples) → GitHub. File content via raw.githubusercontent.com; directory listings via gh api:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/androidx/androidx/androidx-main/{path}
gh api repos/androidx/androidx/contents/{path} --jq '.[].name'
Samples live next to the source as {ClassName}Samples.kt under a samples/ subpath. Key path prefixes: Compose UI compose/ui/ui/src/commonMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/, Foundation compose/foundation/foundation/src/commonMain/kotlin/, Animation compose/animation/animation/src/commonMain/kotlin/. AndroidX is mirrored on Gitiles (platform/frameworks/support, androidx-main), but the GitHub layout is the canonical, better-documented path for androidx.* — prefer it.
Use cs.android.com as a human search UI (not WebFetch — JS SPA) to locate the class/file, then fetch via Gitiles (AOSP) or raw.githubusercontent.com / gh api (AndroidX):
https://cs.android.com/search?q=ClassName+methodName&ss=android # &ss=androidx for AndroidX
Both trees change frequently — always fetch current source rather than trusting remembered line numbers.
name: android-source-search description: Use when needing to fetch Android source code — AOSP platform internals (@hide APIs, framework classes, system services) or AndroidX/Jetpack library source and samples. Also use when public docs are insufficient to complete a task and implementation details must be read directly from source.
---
name: android-source-search
description: Use when needing to fetch Android source code — AOSP platform internals (@hide APIs, framework classes, system services) or AndroidX/Jetpack library source and samples. Also use when public docs are insufficient to complete a task and implementation details must be read directly from source.
---
# Android Source Search
Two source trees, two access strategies. AOSP lives on `android.googlesource.com` (Gitiles); AndroidX lives on GitHub. **`cs.android.com` blocks automated fetching — it's a human-browse JS SPA only** (never WebFetch it).
## Preferred: the android-sources MCP
If `mcp__android-sources__*` tools are available, **always prefer them** over WebFetch/gh — local source, sub-10ms lookups:
| Goal | MCP tool |
|------|----------|
| Find a class by name/pattern | `search_classes` (glob, e.g. `*ViewModel*`) |
| Read full class / a method / its members | `lookup_class` / `lookup_method` / `list_class_members` |
| Class hierarchy | `get_class_hierarchy` |
| Search text/regex across sources | `search_in_source` |
| List AndroidX artifact versions | `list_available_versions` |
| Definition / references / type info (LSP) | `goto_definition` / `find_references` / `get_type_info` |
Fall back to the WebFetch/gh strategies below only when the MCP tools aren't available.
## Fallback: WebFetch + gh
**AOSP** (framework internals, `@hide` APIs, internal constants, default attr values) **→ Gitiles.** Raw text is base64-encoded and smaller:
```
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/heads/main/{path}?format=TEXT
```
Use `refs/heads/main` (the active default branch), or a tag like `android-14.0.0_r74` for a specific API level. Key repos: `platform/frameworks/base` (`core/java/android/` → View/Activity/Context; `services/core/java/` → system services; `core/res/` → default attrs/styles), `platform/libcore` (`ojluni/src/main/java/` → Java core).
**AndroidX** (`androidx.*` source + samples) **→ GitHub.** File content via `raw.githubusercontent.com`; directory listings via `gh api`:
```
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/androidx/androidx/androidx-main/{path}
gh api repos/androidx/androidx/contents/{path} --jq '.[].name'
```
Samples live next to the source as `{ClassName}Samples.kt` under a `samples/` subpath. Key path prefixes: Compose UI `compose/ui/ui/src/commonMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/`, Foundation `compose/foundation/foundation/src/commonMain/kotlin/`, Animation `compose/animation/animation/src/commonMain/kotlin/`. AndroidX *is* mirrored on Gitiles (`platform/frameworks/support`, `androidx-main`), but the GitHub layout is the canonical, better-documented path for `androidx.*` — prefer it.
## When the path is unknown
Use `cs.android.com` as a **human search UI** (not WebFetch — JS SPA) to locate the class/file, then fetch via Gitiles (AOSP) or `raw.githubusercontent.com` / `gh api` (AndroidX):
```
https://cs.android.com/search?q=ClassName+methodName&ss=android # &ss=androidx for AndroidX
```
Both trees change frequently — always fetch current source rather than trusting remembered line numbers.
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License: MIT
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