Agent-skills-standard android-background-work

Implement WorkManager and Background Processing correctly on Android. Use when creating Worker classes, scheduling tasks with WorkManager, choosing between WorkManager and Foreground Services, or setting up Hilt in workers. (triggers: **/*Worker.kt, CoroutineWorker, WorkManager, doWork, PeriodicWorkRequest, OneTimeWorkRequest, @HiltWorker)

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/android/android-background-work" ~/.claude/skills/hoangnguyen0403-agent-skills-standard-android-background-work && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/android/android-background-work/SKILL.md

source content

Android Background Work Standards

Priority: P1

Implementation Guidelines

WorkManager

CoroutineWorker: Use for all background tasks.
Constraints: explicit (Require Network, Charging).
Hilt: Use
```
@HiltWorker
```
for DI integration. Inject dependencies via
```
@AssistedInject
```
constructor; bind with
```
HiltWorkerFactory
```
in
```
WorkManager
```
configuration.

Foreground Services

Only When Necessary: Use generating visible notifications only for tasks user actively aware of (Playback, Calls, Active Navigation). Otherwise use WorkManager.

Anti-Patterns

No IntentService: Deprecated. Use WorkManager for all background tasks.
No Short Background Jobs: Use Coroutines in ViewModel scope instead.

References

Worker Template