cometchat-android-v5-sdk

Ground truth: catalog sdk-android-v5.json (curated from the INSTALLED com.cometchat:chat-sdk-android:5.0.5 AAR — the existence oracle) + features.sdk-android-v5.json + contracts.sdk-android-v5.json (sdk-chat-surface — the completeness floor). Docs: references/docs-map.md. ⚠️ Android SDK v5 pages are VERSIONED (/sdk/android/v5/…); the unversioned tree is v4. Verify symbols against the catalog; fetch signatures from docs; never trust memory.

Companion skills (read first)

This skill is self-contained for headless builds — it does not depend on a UI Kit core. But: if the user wants ready-made chat UI, the UI Kit is the better answer — say so and route to cometchat-android-v6-core (drop-in components, far less code). Come here when they explicitly want their own UI, a non-chat surface, or backend-style usage.

Use this skill when

"use the CometChat SDK directly", "build chat with my own UI/design system", "I don't want the UI Kit", "send/receive messages programmatically", "custom chat screen in Compose backed by CometChat".