# APK Reverse Engineering

> Use this tool when you need to analyze and understand the internal workings of Android applications, solving problems such as identifying security vulnerabilities, debugging issues, and inspecting code functionality. It takes APK files as input and provides outputs such as decompiled code, decoded resources, and analysis reports. Use it in contexts where Android app security, integrity, and functionality need to be verified or investigated.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/gh-kggzs-apk-reverse-engineering  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-kggzs-apk-reverse-engineering

## Description

Multi-server ecosystem for Android reverse engineering through MCP. Includes specialized servers for JADX decompilation, APKTool encoding/decoding, ADB device management, APK signing, static analysis, file comparison, and Frida dynamic instrumentation with a unified CLI orchestrator.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/gh-kggzs-apk-reverse-engineering)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/kggzs/apkmcp-auto>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "gh-kggzs-apk-reverse-engineering"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-kggzs-apk-reverse-engineering` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-kggzs-apk-reverse-engineering/pull`

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