Why Android is different from Apple
Apple ships App Intents — a rich, typed, on-device invocation API. Android has nothing equivalent. What it has is launcher shortcuts + verified deep links, and (in narrower cases) Assistant App Actions.
Product · Build Android Shortcuts
As your builder — the Android-surface role
Ship the launcher & deep-link surface Android actually rewards
Android has no App Intents peer. What it does have is verified App Links, static + dynamic shortcuts, and Assistant App Actions. The Builder scaffolds all three from a description of your app.
assetlinks.json
Digital Asset Links for verified App Links
shortcuts.xml
Static shortcuts + long-lived pinned shortcuts
Kotlin
ShortcutManagerCompat helper you can drop in
Launcher-scoped
Not a fake App Intents clone — see FAQ
What you get
Verified App Links
Generates the assetlinks.json + intent-filter setup so deep links open your app instead of the browser.
Static + dynamic shortcuts
shortcuts.xml for launcher long-press, plus a Kotlin helper for dynamic shortcuts you push at runtime.
Play Store safe
Follows Google's shortcut and deep-link guidelines so you don't get flagged for spammy or misleading intents.
How it works
01 · Describe
Tell the Builder what your app does
Screens, actions, entities. The Builder maps those to launcher shortcuts and deep-link URIs.
02 · Generate
shortcuts.xml + assetlinks.json + Kotlin
All three artifacts, matched to a consistent set of URIs and shortcut IDs.
03 · Verify
Sign your links
Steps for hosting assetlinks.json under /.well-known/ and confirming verification in the Play Console.
04 · Push shortcuts
ShortcutManagerCompat helper
A ready-made helper for pushing dynamic shortcuts based on user context — the ones Android actually surfaces.
Learn the concepts
You don't have to be an agent-optimization expert to use this. Here's the short version.
What the Builder does not pretend to do
We don't generate Assistant App Actions for arbitrary domains — Google restricts those to a small set of built-in intents. We focus on launcher + deep-link surfaces that any app can use.
- Verified App Links (universal, always available).
- Static and dynamic launcher shortcuts.
- Pinned shortcuts + shortcut donations.
For cross-agent invocation, ship MCP
If you want ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity or Gemini to invoke your product, use the MCP Builder. Android shortcuts help on-device — MCP handles the agent side.
Frequently asked
Is this a substitute for App Intents?
No — Android doesn't have App Intents. This Builder ships the closest thing Android does support.
Do I need a Play Console account?
You'll need one to publish. The Builder itself works without one — you copy the generated files into your Android project.
Does this cover Wear OS or Auto?
Deep links and shortcuts work across Wear OS and Android Auto with the same manifest. Auto has additional templates we don't scaffold today.
Ready to put this to work?
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