Error Tracking Android — Agent Skill by PostHog

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PostHog error tracking for Android

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This skill provides guidance on integrating the PostHog Android SDK to enable automated and manual error tracking. It covers installation, configuration, and best practices for capturing exceptions in Android applications, ensuring that developers can monitor application stability and resolve issues effectively.

What it does

Installs the PostHog Android SDK dependency.
Configures SDK initialization within the Application class.
Enables automatic exception capture for uncaught errors.
Supports manual exception capture for custom error handling.
Provides instructions for uploading source maps to resolve stack traces.
Explains how to set up alerts for error spikes and new issues.

When to use it

When you need to monitor runtime exceptions in an Android application.
When you want to automate the collection of crash reports.
When you need to integrate error tracking with existing PostHog analytics.
When you need to set up alerts for critical application errors.

Advantages

Centralizes error tracking within the existing PostHog ecosystem.
Supports both automated and manual error reporting.
Provides clear guidelines for maintaining clean, non-intrusive error handling code.
Enables actionable alerting based on error volume and issue status.

Usage examples

“How do I initialize PostHog for error tracking in my Android app?”: The agent provides the code to set up PostHogAndroidConfig and call PostHogAndroid.setup() within the Application class's onCreate() method.
“How can I capture an error manually in my catch block?”: The agent shows how to use the PostHog.captureException() method to log specific exceptions handled by your application logic.

Install

Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/posthog/error-tracking-android/download

Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip error-tracking-android.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by PostHog

PostHog error tracking for Android

This skill helps you add PostHog error tracking to Android applications.

Reference files

references/android.md - Android error tracking installation - docs
references/fingerprints.md - Fingerprints - docs
references/alerts.md - Send error tracking alerts - docs
references/monitoring.md - Monitor and search issues - docs
references/assigning-issues.md - Assign issues to teammates - docs
references/upload-source-maps.md - Upload source maps - docs

Consult the documentation for API details and framework-specific patterns.

Key principles

Environment variables: Always use environment variables for PostHog keys and host URLs. Never hardcode them.
Minimal changes: Add error tracking alongside existing error handling. Don't replace or restructure existing error handling code.
Autocapture first: Enable exception autocapture in the SDK initialization before adding manual captures.
Source maps: Upload source maps so stack traces resolve to original source code, not minified bundles.
Manual capture for boundaries: Use captureException() at error boundaries and catch blocks for errors that don't propagate to the global handler.

Framework guidelines

Adapt dependency configuration to the appropriate build.gradle(.kts) file according to the project gradle version
Call PostHogAndroid.setup() only once in the Application class's onCreate() method, so it's initialized as early as possible and only once.
Initialize PostHog in the Application class's onCreate() method
Ensure every activity has a android:label to accurately track screen views.

Files

ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer966 B
LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer1.0 KiB
SKILL.md1.8 KiB
references/alerts.md4.1 KiB
references/android.md3.9 KiB
references/assigning-issues.md5.5 KiB
references/fingerprints.md3.4 KiB
references/monitoring.md8.6 KiB
references/upload-source-maps.md2.7 KiB

Requirements and compatibility

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

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