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core-termux: Turn Android into a Full Development Workstation

Name: core-termux: Turn Android into a Full Development Workstation
Author: DevCoreXOfficial

Adds AI coding agents, a modern editor, databases, and automation to Termux—perfect for founders who need a portable dev environment.

From the repo · “Turn Termux into a complete development workstation with AI coding agents, a modern code editor, databases, automation, and developer tools.”

499 stars+9★ this week69 forksShellGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 13Updated 9/16/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Turns Termux into a complete development workstation with AI coding agents, a modern code editor, databases, automation, and developer tools.

When to use it

•When you need a portable development environment on an Android device
•When you want to leverage AI coding agents for automation and development tasks
•When you require a lightweight, shell-based development workstation

Ready-to-paste prompt

Create a new AI-powered coding project with `bash create-project.sh myproject`

Heads up: Ensure you have a compatible version of Termux installed, as core-termux may not work with older versions

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/core-termux && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/core-termux/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/core-termux/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How core-termux: Turn Android into a Full Development Workstation works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Core-termux: Turn Android into a Full Development Workstation is a large Shell project (~25k lines across 173 code files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit a month ago, MIT license, no tests found.

Size

Large codebase

~25k lines · 173 code files · ~4 h to skim

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Shell

No API keys detected

Shell 89%C 7%JavaScript 2%Go 1%Python 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
core/tools/ai/ampcode/README.md
Inside core/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

core/Core code — the actual logic316 files

assets/Images & static assets3 files

READMENo tests foundDocumentedNo CIMIT licenseUpdated 1 mo ago