Documentation
Everything you need to run Keynobi.
Keynobi is a free, open-source macOS companion for Android development that runs next to Android Studio. These pages mirror how the app actually behaves, including the current MCP and release flows. Use them alongside the user manual in the main repository.
- Start
Getting Started
Requirements, install from GitHub Releases or source, first launch, and opening and trusting your first Gradle project.
- Guide
MCP for Claude Code & Codex
Setup for Claude Code and Codex, how the server picks a project, project trust, tools, prompts, resources, and the safety model.
- Guide
Privacy & security
Local-first design, the update check, optional anonymous crash reporting (Sentry), where data is stored, and how to uninstall.
- Reference
Keyboard shortcuts
Every default shortcut for tabs, sidebars, builds, and the command palette.
- Reference
Troubleshooting
Fixes for devices, builds and Safe Mode, empty Logcat, MCP connection and project issues, plus contributor setup.
- Product
Features overview
What Keynobi does: builds, logcat, layout inspection, devices, health, update checks, command palette, and MCP.
Connect Claude Code in one command
With Keynobi in /Applications, register it once. Codex and other clients are covered in the MCP guide.
claude mcp add --scope user --transport stdio keynobi -- '/Applications/Keynobi.app/Contents/MacOS/keynobi' --mcp