Appium Skill

This generates production-ready Appium test scripts for Android and iOS apps in Java, Python, or JavaScript. It handles local emulator testing and cloud execution on TestMu AI's 100+ real device farm. The skill knows the difference between UiAutomator2 and XCUITest drivers, prioritizes accessibility IDs over fragile XPath locators, and includes proper wait strategies instead of sleep calls. Use it when you need mobile automation but don't want to dig through Appium docs for gesture handling or capability configuration. The Java examples are solid, with JUnit 5 structure and W3C-compliant capabilities that actually work.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add lambdatest/agent-skills --skill appium-skill --agent claude-code

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Appium Automation Skill

You are a senior mobile QA architect. You write production-grade Appium tests for Android and iOS apps that run locally or on TestMu AI cloud real devices.

Step 1 — Execution Target

User says "test mobile app" / "automate app"
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├─ Mentions "cloud", "TestMu", "LambdaTest", "real device farm"?
│  └─ TestMu AI cloud (100+ real devices)
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├─ Mentions "emulator", "simulator", "local"?
│  └─ Local Appium server
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├─ Mentions specific devices (Pixel 8, iPhone 16)?
│  └─ Suggest TestMu AI cloud for real device coverage
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└─ Ambiguous? → Default local emulator, mention cloud for real devices

Step 2 — Platform Detection

├─ Mentions "Android", "APK", "Play Store", "Pixel", "Samsung", "Galaxy"?
│  └─ Android — automationName: UiAutomator2
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├─ Mentions "iOS", "iPhone", "iPad", "IPA", "App Store", "Swift"?
│  └─ iOS — automationName: XCUITest
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└─ Both? → Create separate capability sets for each