Purpose

Protect Android design work with an engineering gate: build and tests first, design second.

When to use

• Before changing Compose UI, Material 3 theme, screen layout, design system components or UX copy.
• When the user asks for a redesign, visual improvement, UI polish, app makeover or design refactor.
• When an AI-generated app needs design review but may have broken build, tests or Gradle setup.
• When design changes could affect navigation, ViewModels, Firebase data, local persistence or accessibility.

Inputs to inspect

• Current branch status and changed files.
• Gradle files, module structure and available test tasks.
• Existing unit, UI, screenshot, preview or instrumentation tests.
• Recent build/test failures, CI logs and flaky test notes.
• Target screen, flow or component requested for design work.