Navigation 3

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navigation-3

Learn how to install and migrate to Jetpack Navigation 3, and how to implement features and patterns such as deep links, multiple backstacks, scenes (dialogs, bottom sheets, list-detail, two-pane, supporting pane), conditional navigation (such as logged-in navigation versus anonymous), returning results from flows, integration with Hilt, ViewModel, Kotlin, and view interoperability.

Overview

Publisher	android
Repository	`skills`
Skill name	`navigation-3`
Stars	7.4K
Forks	484
Bundled files	26
License	Apache-2.0
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
26 bundled files
Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.
Open source
Published by android on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Navigation 3 AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/android/skills.git /tmp/skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/skills/navigation/navigation-3 .claude/skills/navigation-3

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Navigation 3 in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Navigation 3 on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Navigation 3 is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Migration guide

Navigation 2 to Navigation 3 migration guide: Step-by-step guide to migrate an Android application from Navigation 2 to Navigation 3, covering dependency updates, route changes, state management, and UI component replacements.

Requirements

Guide: Migrate to type-safe navigation in Compose : Step-by-step guide to migrating an Android application from string-based navigation to Type-Safe Navigation in Jetpack Compose using Jetpack Navigation 2.

Developer documentation

Navigation 3. Search documentation for more information on basics, saving and managing navigation state, modularizing navigation code, creating custom layouts using Scenes, animating between destinations, or applying logic or wrappers to destinations.

Recipes

Code examples showcasing common patterns.

Basic API usage

Basic: Shows most basic API usage.
Saveable back stack: Shows basic API usage with a persistent back stack.
Entry provider DSL: Shows basic API usage using the entryProvider DSL.

Common UI

Common UI: Demonstrates how to implement a common navigation UI pattern with a bottom navigation bar and multiple back stacks, where each tab in the navigation bar has its own navigation history.

Deep links

Static URI: Shows how to handle simple static URI deep links.
URI with Arguments: Shows how to parse path and query arguments from a deep link.
Synthetic BackStack: Shows how to handle deep links with a synthetic back stack.
Custom Matcher: Shows how to implement custom deep link matching logic.

Scenes

Use built-in Scenes

Dialog: Shows how to create a Dialog.

Create custom Scenes

BottomSheet: Shows how to create a BottomSheet destination.
List-Detail Scene: Demonstrates how to implement adaptive list-detail layouts using the Navigation 3 Scenes API.
Two pane Scene: Demonstrates how to implement adaptive two-pane layouts using the Navigation 3 Scenes API.

Material Adaptive

Material List-Detail: Demonstrates how to implement an adaptive list-detail layout using Material 3 Adaptive.
Material Supporting Pane: Demonstrates how to implement an adaptive supporting pane layout using Material 3 Adaptive.

Animations

Animations: Shows how to override the default animations for all destinations and a single destination.
Conditional Transitions: Shows how to implement conditional transition animations.

Common back stack behavior

Multiple back stacks: Shows how to create multiple top level routes, each with its own back stack. Top level routes are displayed in a navigation bar allowing users to switch between them. State is retained for each top level route, and the navigation state persists config changes and process death.

Conditional navigation

Conditional navigation: Switch to a different navigation flow when a condition is met. For example, for authentication or first-time user onboarding.

Lifecycle

Lifecycle Owner: Shows how to use and observe Lifecycle in Navigation 3.

Architecture

Modularized navigation code (Hilt): Demonstrates how to decouple navigation code into separate modules using Hilt or Dagger for DI.
Modularized navigation code (Koin): Demonstrates how to decouple navigation code into separate modules using Koin for DI.

Working with ViewModel

Passing navigation arguments

Basic ViewModel : Navigation arguments are passed to a ViewModel constructed using viewModel()

Returning results

Returning Results as Events : Returning results as events to content in another NavEntry
Returning Results as State : Returning results as state stored in a CompositionLocal

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Navigation 3 AI skill do?

Why use Navigation 3 on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Navigation 3 is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Navigation 3 in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/android/skills/tree/main/navigation/navigation-3. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Navigation 3?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Navigation 3?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Navigation 3 with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Navigation 3 AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by android under the Apache-2.0 license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Migration guide

Requirements

Developer documentation

Recipes

Basic API usage

Common UI

Deep links

Scenes

Use built-in Scenes

Create custom Scenes

Material Adaptive

Animations

Common back stack behavior

Conditional navigation

Lifecycle

Architecture

Working with ViewModel

Passing navigation arguments

Returning results

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

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