diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-build.yml b/.github/workflows/android-build.yml
index 3f411f3d..3ba69f1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-build.yml
@@ -7,20 +7,11 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
 
 jobs:
-  build-android:
+  frontend-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest-8-cores
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '21'
-
-      - name: Setup Android SDK
-        uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
-
       - name: Setup Bun
         uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v1
         with:
@@ -36,10 +27,98 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
 
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies
+        working-directory: ./frontend
+        run: bun install
+
+      - name: Build frontend
+        working-directory: ./frontend
+        run: bun run build
+        env:
+          VITE_OPEN_SECRET_API_URL: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'https://enclave.secretgpt.ai' || 'https://enclave.trymaple.ai' }}
+          VITE_MAPLE_BILLING_API_URL: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'https://billing-dev.opensecret.cloud' || 'https://billing.opensecret.cloud' }}
+          VITE_CLIENT_ID: ba5a14b5-d915-47b1-b7b1-afda52bc5fc6
+
+      - name: Upload frontend dist
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: frontend-dist
+          path: frontend/dist
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  rust-build:
+    needs: frontend-build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-8-cores
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - rust_target: aarch64-linux-android
+            target_env: aarch64_linux_android
+            cargo_target_env: AARCH64_LINUX_ANDROID
+            abi: arm64-v8a
+            cc: aarch64-linux-android24-clang
+            cxx: aarch64-linux-android24-clang++
+            ranlib_link: aarch64-linux-android-ranlib
+          - rust_target: armv7-linux-androideabi
+            target_env: armv7_linux_androideabi
+            cargo_target_env: ARMV7_LINUX_ANDROIDEABI
+            abi: armeabi-v7a
+            cc: armv7a-linux-androideabi24-clang
+            cxx: armv7a-linux-androideabi24-clang++
+            ranlib_link: armv7a-linux-androideabi-ranlib
+          - rust_target: i686-linux-android
+            target_env: i686_linux_android
+            cargo_target_env: I686_LINUX_ANDROID
+            abi: x86
+            cc: i686-linux-android24-clang
+            cxx: i686-linux-android24-clang++
+            ranlib_link: i686-linux-android-ranlib
+          - rust_target: x86_64-linux-android
+            target_env: x86_64_linux_android
+            cargo_target_env: X86_64_LINUX_ANDROID
+            abi: x86_64
+            cc: x86_64-linux-android24-clang
+            cxx: x86_64-linux-android24-clang++
+            ranlib_link: x86_64-linux-android-ranlib
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Download frontend dist
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: frontend-dist
+          path: frontend-dist
+
+      - name: Restore frontend dist
+        run: |
+          rm -rf frontend/dist
+          mkdir -p frontend/dist
+
+          if [ -d frontend-dist/dist ]; then
+            cp -a frontend-dist/dist/. frontend/dist/
+          elif [ -d frontend-dist/frontend/dist ]; then
+            cp -a frontend-dist/frontend/dist/. frontend/dist/
+          else
+            cp -a frontend-dist/. frontend/dist/
+          fi
+
       - name: Install Rust
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
-          targets: aarch64-linux-android,armv7-linux-androideabi,x86_64-linux-android,i686-linux-android
+          targets: ${{ matrix.rust_target }}
+
+      - name: Cache Cargo (registry + git)
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ matrix.rust_target }}-${{ hashFiles('frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ matrix.rust_target }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
 
       - name: Setup Android NDK
         uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
@@ -48,16 +127,6 @@ jobs:
           ndk-version: r27c
           add-to-path: true
 
-      - name: Cache Gradle
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.gradle/caches
-            ~/.gradle/wrapper
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/**/*.gradle*', 'frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-
-
       - name: Install sccache
         run: |
           SCCACHE_VERSION=0.8.2
@@ -71,38 +140,211 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/sccache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sccache-android-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sccache-android-${{ matrix.rust_target }}-${{ hashFiles('frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-sccache-android-${{ matrix.rust_target }}-
             ${{ runner.os }}-sccache-android-
             ${{ runner.os }}-sccache-
 
-      - name: Cache Cargo bin (Tauri CLI)
+      - name: Configure sccache
+        run: |
+          echo "RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SCCACHE_DIR=$HOME/.cache/sccache" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SCCACHE_CACHE_SIZE=2G" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Build Rust library (${{ matrix.rust_target }})
+        run: |
+          export NDK_HOME=${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
+          export PATH=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
+
+          # C toolchain env for build scripts (e.g. openssl-sys)
+          export AR_${{ matrix.target_env }}=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ar
+          export CC_${{ matrix.target_env }}=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/${{ matrix.cc }}
+          export CXX_${{ matrix.target_env }}=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/${{ matrix.cxx }}
+          export RANLIB_${{ matrix.target_env }}=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ranlib
+
+          # Explicit linker for cargo (belt + suspenders)
+          export CARGO_TARGET_${{ matrix.cargo_target_env }}_LINKER=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/${{ matrix.cc }}
+
+          # Create ranlib symlink that OpenSSL expects
+          sudo ln -sf $NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ranlib /usr/local/bin/${{ matrix.ranlib_link }}
+
+          cargo build --manifest-path frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml --release --target ${{ matrix.rust_target }} --lib
+
+          mkdir -p artifacts
+          cp frontend/src-tauri/target/${{ matrix.rust_target }}/release/libapp_lib.so artifacts/libapp_lib-${{ matrix.abi }}.so
+
+      - name: Show sccache stats
+        run: sccache --show-stats
+
+      - name: Upload Rust library (${{ matrix.abi }})
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: rust-lib-${{ matrix.abi }}
+          path: artifacts/libapp_lib-${{ matrix.abi }}.so
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  build-android:
+    needs: rust-build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-8-cores
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '21'
+
+      - name: Setup Android SDK
+        uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
+
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Cache Cargo (registry + git)
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/bin/
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-bin-tauri-cli-2.9.2
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-android-build-${{ hashFiles('frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-bin-tauri-cli-
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-bin-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-android-build-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
 
-      - name: Install Linux dependencies
+      - name: Cache Gradle
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/caches
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/**/*.gradle*', 'frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-
+
+      - name: Fetch Rust dependencies (for Android Gradle plugin sources)
+        run: cargo fetch --manifest-path frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+
+      - name: Generate Tauri Android Gradle includes
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libssl-dev
+          set -euo pipefail
 
-      - name: Install frontend dependencies
-        working-directory: ./frontend
-        run: bun install
+          META=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --manifest-path frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml)
+
+          SETTINGS_FILE=frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/tauri.settings.gradle
+          BUILD_FILE=frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/tauri.build.gradle.kts
+
+          mkdir -p "$(dirname "$SETTINGS_FILE")" "$(dirname "$BUILD_FILE")"
+
+          echo "// THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY." > "$SETTINGS_FILE"
+          echo "// THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY." > "$BUILD_FILE"
+          echo "val implementation by configurations" >> "$BUILD_FILE"
+          echo "dependencies {" >> "$BUILD_FILE"
+
+          TAURI_MANIFEST=$(echo "$META" | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name=="tauri") | .manifest_path' | head -n1)
+          if [ -z "$TAURI_MANIFEST" ] || [ "$TAURI_MANIFEST" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to locate the 'tauri' crate via cargo metadata"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          TAURI_DIR=$(dirname "$TAURI_MANIFEST")
+          TAURI_ANDROID_DIR="$TAURI_DIR/mobile/android"
+          if [ ! -d "$TAURI_ANDROID_DIR" ]; then
+            echo "Expected Tauri Android project dir not found: $TAURI_ANDROID_DIR"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "include ':tauri-android'" >> "$SETTINGS_FILE"
+          echo "project(':tauri-android').projectDir = new File(\"$TAURI_ANDROID_DIR\")" >> "$SETTINGS_FILE"
+          echo "  implementation(project(\":tauri-android\"))" >> "$BUILD_FILE"
 
-      - name: Install Tauri CLI
+          echo "$META" | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name | startswith("tauri-plugin-")) | [.name, .manifest_path] | @tsv' |
+            while IFS=$'\t' read -r name manifest; do
+              dir=$(dirname "$manifest")
+              android_dir="$dir/android"
+              if [ -d "$android_dir" ]; then
+                echo "include ':$name'" >> "$SETTINGS_FILE"
+                echo "project(':$name').projectDir = new File(\"$android_dir\")" >> "$SETTINGS_FILE"
+                echo "  implementation(project(\":$name\"))" >> "$BUILD_FILE"
+              fi
+            done
+
+          echo "}" >> "$BUILD_FILE"
+
+      - name: Generate Android Kotlin bindings + assets (wry/tauri)
         run: |
-          if ! command -v cargo-tauri &> /dev/null; then
-            cargo install tauri-cli --version "2.9.2" --locked
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          PACKAGE=$(jq -r '.identifier' frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json)
+          if [ -z "$PACKAGE" ] || [ "$PACKAGE" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to read .identifier from frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          PACKAGE_DIR=$(echo "$PACKAGE" | tr '.' '/')
+          GEN_KOTLIN_DIR="frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/java/${PACKAGE_DIR}/generated"
+          mkdir -p "$GEN_KOTLIN_DIR"
+
+          # The library name (without lib prefix / .so suffix) that Wry/Tauri load via System.loadLibrary().
+          LIB_NAME=app_lib
+
+          META=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --manifest-path frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml)
+          TAURI_MANIFEST=$(echo "$META" | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name=="tauri") | .manifest_path' | head -n1)
+          WRY_MANIFEST=$(echo "$META" | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name=="wry") | .manifest_path' | head -n1)
+
+          if [ -z "$TAURI_MANIFEST" ] || [ "$TAURI_MANIFEST" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to locate the 'tauri' crate via cargo metadata"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [ -z "$WRY_MANIFEST" ] || [ "$WRY_MANIFEST" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to locate the 'wry' crate via cargo metadata"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          TAURI_DIR=$(dirname "$TAURI_MANIFEST")
+          WRY_DIR=$(dirname "$WRY_MANIFEST")
+
+          render_template() {
+            local src="$1"
+            local dst="$2"
+            sed \
+              -e "s/{{package}}/$PACKAGE/g" \
+              -e "s/{{library}}/$LIB_NAME/g" \
+              -e 's/{{class-init}}//g' \
+              -e 's/{{class-extension}}//g' \
+              "$src" > "$dst"
+          }
+
+          # TauriActivity
+          TAURI_ACTIVITY_TEMPLATE="$TAURI_DIR/mobile/android-codegen/TauriActivity.kt"
+          if [ ! -f "$TAURI_ACTIVITY_TEMPLATE" ]; then
+            echo "TauriActivity template not found: $TAURI_ACTIVITY_TEMPLATE"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          render_template "$TAURI_ACTIVITY_TEMPLATE" "$GEN_KOTLIN_DIR/TauriActivity.kt"
+
+          # Wry kotlin bindings
+          for f in Ipc.kt Logger.kt PermissionHelper.kt RustWebChromeClient.kt RustWebView.kt RustWebViewClient.kt WryActivity.kt; do
+            SRC="$WRY_DIR/src/android/kotlin/$f"
+            if [ ! -f "$SRC" ]; then
+              echo "Wry kotlin template not found: $SRC"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            render_template "$SRC" "$GEN_KOTLIN_DIR/$f"
+          done
+
+          # tauri.conf.json asset
+          mkdir -p frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/assets
+          cp frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/assets/tauri.conf.json
+
+          # Tauri proguard rules
+          TAURI_PROGUARD="$TAURI_DIR/mobile/proguard-tauri.pro"
+          if [ -f "$TAURI_PROGUARD" ]; then
+            cp "$TAURI_PROGUARD" frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/proguard-tauri.pro
           else
-            echo "Tauri CLI already installed"
+            echo "Tauri proguard file not found (skipping): $TAURI_PROGUARD"
           fi
-        env:
-          CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS: linux
 
       - name: Setup Android signing
         env:
@@ -132,56 +374,31 @@ jobs:
           
           echo "Generated tauri.properties with version $VERSION and versionCode $VERSION_CODE"
 
-      - name: Configure sccache
-        run: |
-          echo "RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "SCCACHE_DIR=$HOME/.cache/sccache" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "SCCACHE_CACHE_SIZE=2G" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Download Rust libraries
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          pattern: rust-lib-*
+          merge-multiple: true
+          path: rust-libs
 
-      - name: Build Tauri Android App (Signed Release)
-        working-directory: ./frontend
+      - name: Install prebuilt Rust libraries
         run: |
-          export ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
-          export NDK_HOME=${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}
+          mkdir -p frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/jniLibs/arm64-v8a
+          mkdir -p frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/jniLibs/armeabi-v7a
+          mkdir -p frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/jniLibs/x86
+          mkdir -p frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/jniLibs/x86_64
 
-          # Set up Android NDK toolchain paths
-          export PATH=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
+          cp rust-libs/libapp_lib-arm64-v8a.so frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/jniLibs/arm64-v8a/libapp_lib.so
+          cp rust-libs/libapp_lib-armeabi-v7a.so frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/jniLibs/armeabi-v7a/libapp_lib.so
+          cp rust-libs/libapp_lib-x86.so frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/jniLibs/x86/libapp_lib.so
+          cp rust-libs/libapp_lib-x86_64.so frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/jniLibs/x86_64/libapp_lib.so
 
-          # Set up cross-compilation environment variables for each target
-          export AR_aarch64_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ar
-          export CC_aarch64_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/aarch64-linux-android24-clang
-          export CXX_aarch64_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/aarch64-linux-android24-clang++
-          export RANLIB_aarch64_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ranlib
-
-          export AR_armv7_linux_androideabi=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ar
-          export CC_armv7_linux_androideabi=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/armv7a-linux-androideabi24-clang
-          export CXX_armv7_linux_androideabi=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/armv7a-linux-androideabi24-clang++
-          export RANLIB_armv7_linux_androideabi=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ranlib
-
-          export AR_x86_64_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ar
-          export CC_x86_64_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/x86_64-linux-android24-clang
-          export CXX_x86_64_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/x86_64-linux-android24-clang++
-          export RANLIB_x86_64_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ranlib
-
-          export AR_i686_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ar
-          export CC_i686_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/i686-linux-android24-clang
-          export CXX_i686_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/i686-linux-android24-clang++
-          export RANLIB_i686_linux_android=$NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ranlib
-
-          # Create symlinks for ranlib that OpenSSL expects
-          sudo ln -sf $NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ranlib /usr/local/bin/aarch64-linux-android-ranlib
-          sudo ln -sf $NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ranlib /usr/local/bin/armv7a-linux-androideabi-ranlib
-          sudo ln -sf $NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ranlib /usr/local/bin/x86_64-linux-android-ranlib
-          sudo ln -sf $NDK_HOME/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/llvm-ranlib /usr/local/bin/i686-linux-android-ranlib
-
-          cargo tauri android build
-        env:
-          VITE_OPEN_SECRET_API_URL: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'https://enclave.secretgpt.ai' || 'https://enclave.trymaple.ai' }}
-          VITE_MAPLE_BILLING_API_URL: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'https://billing-dev.opensecret.cloud' || 'https://billing.opensecret.cloud' }}
-          VITE_CLIENT_ID: ba5a14b5-d915-47b1-b7b1-afda52bc5fc6
+      - name: Build Android APK + AAB (Signed Release)
+        working-directory: ./frontend/src-tauri/gen/android
+        run: |
+          export ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
 
-      - name: Show sccache stats
-        run: sccache --show-stats
+          ./gradlew :app:assembleUniversalRelease :app:bundleUniversalRelease -PskipRustBuild=true
 
       - name: Upload Android APK
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/buildSrc/src/main/java/cloud/opensecret/maple/kotlin/BuildTask.kt b/frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/buildSrc/src/main/java/cloud/opensecret/maple/kotlin/BuildTask.kt
index 020dbae4..2364a73d 100644
--- a/frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/buildSrc/src/main/java/cloud/opensecret/maple/kotlin/BuildTask.kt
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/gen/android/buildSrc/src/main/java/cloud/opensecret/maple/kotlin/BuildTask.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ open class BuildTask : DefaultTask() {
 
     @TaskAction
     fun assemble() {
+        if (shouldSkipRustBuild()) {
+            val target = target ?: throw GradleException("target cannot be null")
+            val lib = expectedJniLib(target)
+            if (!lib.exists()) {
+                throw GradleException(
+                    "skipRustBuild=true but prebuilt Rust library is missing at ${lib.absolutePath}"
+                )
+            }
+
+            project.logger.lifecycle("skipRustBuild=true; using prebuilt Rust library at ${lib.absolutePath}")
+            return
+        }
+
         val userHome = System.getProperty("user.home")
         val executable = if (File("$userHome/.bun/bin/bun").exists()) {
             "$userHome/.bun/bin/bun"
@@ -33,6 +46,23 @@ open class BuildTask : DefaultTask() {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun shouldSkipRustBuild(): Boolean {
+        val raw = project.findProperty("skipRustBuild")?.toString() ?: return false
+        return raw.equals("true", ignoreCase = true) || raw == "1" || raw.equals("yes", ignoreCase = true)
+    }
+
+    private fun expectedJniLib(target: String): File {
+        val abi = when (target) {
+            "aarch64" -> "arm64-v8a"
+            "armv7" -> "armeabi-v7a"
+            "i686" -> "x86"
+            "x86_64" -> "x86_64"
+            else -> throw GradleException("Unknown target '$target'")
+        }
+
+        return File(project.projectDir, "src/main/jniLibs/$abi/libapp_lib.so")
+    }
+
     fun runTauriCli(executable: String) {
         val rootDirRel = rootDirRel ?: throw GradleException("rootDirRel cannot be null")
         val target = target ?: throw GradleException("target cannot be null")