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diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Models/AvdInfo.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Models/AvdInfo.cs
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+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+namespace Xamarin.Android.Tools
+{
+	public class AvdInfo
+	{
+		public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+		public string? DeviceProfile { get; set; }
+		public string? Path { get; set; }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Runners/AvdManagerRunner.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Tools.AndroidSdk/Runners/AvdManagerRunner.cs
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+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Xamarin.Android.Tools
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Runs Android Virtual Device Manager (avdmanager) commands.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class AvdManagerRunner
+	{
+		readonly Func<string?> getSdkPath;
+		readonly Func<string?>? getJdkPath;
+
+		public AvdManagerRunner (Func<string?> getSdkPath)
+			: this (getSdkPath, null)
+		{
+		}
+
+		public AvdManagerRunner (Func<string?> getSdkPath, Func<string?>? getJdkPath)
+		{
+			this.getSdkPath = getSdkPath ?? throw new ArgumentNullException (nameof (getSdkPath));
+			this.getJdkPath = getJdkPath;
+		}
+
+		public string? AvdManagerPath {
+			get {
+				var sdkPath = getSdkPath ();
+				if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (sdkPath))
+					return null;
+
+				var ext = OS.IsWindows ? ".bat" : "";
+				var cmdlineToolsPath = Path.Combine (sdkPath, "cmdline-tools", "latest", "bin", "avdmanager" + ext);
+				if (File.Exists (cmdlineToolsPath))
+					return cmdlineToolsPath;
+
+				var toolsPath = Path.Combine (sdkPath, "tools", "bin", "avdmanager" + ext);
+
+				return File.Exists (toolsPath) ? toolsPath : null;
+			}
+		}
+
+		public bool IsAvailable => !string.IsNullOrEmpty (AvdManagerPath);
+
+		void ConfigureEnvironment (ProcessStartInfo psi)
+		{
+			var sdkPath = getSdkPath ();
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (sdkPath))
+				psi.EnvironmentVariables ["ANDROID_HOME"] = sdkPath;
+
+			var jdkPath = getJdkPath?.Invoke ();
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (jdkPath))
+				psi.EnvironmentVariables ["JAVA_HOME"] = jdkPath;
+		}
+
+		public async Task<List<AvdInfo>> ListAvdsAsync (CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+		{
+			if (!IsAvailable)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException ("AVD Manager not found.");
+
+			var stdout = new StringWriter ();
+			var psi = new ProcessStartInfo {
+				FileName = AvdManagerPath!,
+				Arguments = "list avd",
+				UseShellExecute = false,
+				CreateNoWindow = true
+			};
+			ConfigureEnvironment (psi);
+			await ProcessUtils.StartProcess (psi, stdout, null, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait (false);
+
+			return ParseAvdListOutput (stdout.ToString ());
+		}
+
+		public async Task<AvdInfo> CreateAvdAsync (string name, string systemImage, string? deviceProfile = null,
+			bool force = false, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+		{
+			if (!IsAvailable)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException ("AVD Manager not found.");
+			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (name))
+				throw new ArgumentNullException (nameof (name));
+			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (systemImage))
+				throw new ArgumentNullException (nameof (systemImage));
+
+			// Check if AVD already exists — return it instead of failing
+			if (!force) {
+				var existing = (await ListAvdsAsync (cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait (false))
+					.FirstOrDefault (a => string.Equals (a.Name, name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+				if (existing is not null)
+					return existing;
+			}
+
+			// Detect orphaned AVD directory (folder exists without .ini registration).
+			// Use --force to overwrite the orphaned directory.
+			var avdDir = Path.Combine (
+				Environment.GetFolderPath (Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile),
+				".android", "avd", $"{name}.avd");
+			if (Directory.Exists (avdDir))
+				force = true;
+
+			var args = $"create avd -n \"{name}\" -k \"{systemImage}\"";
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (deviceProfile))
+				args += $" -d \"{deviceProfile}\"";
+			if (force)
+				args += " --force";
+
+			var stdout = new StringWriter ();
+			var stderr = new StringWriter ();
+			var psi = new ProcessStartInfo {
+				FileName = AvdManagerPath!,
+				Arguments = args,
+				UseShellExecute = false,
+				CreateNoWindow = true,
+				RedirectStandardInput = true
+			};
+			ConfigureEnvironment (psi);
+
+			// avdmanager prompts "Do you wish to create a custom hardware profile?" — answer "no"
+			var exitCode = await ProcessUtils.StartProcess (psi, stdout, stderr, cancellationToken,
+				onStarted: p => {
+					try {
+						p.StandardInput.WriteLine ("no");
+						p.StandardInput.Close ();
+					} catch (System.IO.IOException) {
+						// Process may have already exited
+					}
+				}).ConfigureAwait (false);
+
+			if (exitCode != 0) {
+				var errorOutput = stderr.ToString ().Trim ();
+				if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (errorOutput))
+					errorOutput = stdout.ToString ().Trim ();
+				throw new InvalidOperationException ($"Failed to create AVD '{name}': {errorOutput}");
+			}
+
+			return new AvdInfo {
+				Name = name,
+				DeviceProfile = deviceProfile,
+			};
+		}
+
+		public async Task DeleteAvdAsync (string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+		{
+			if (!IsAvailable)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException ("AVD Manager not found.");
+
+			var psi = new ProcessStartInfo {
+				FileName = AvdManagerPath!,
+				Arguments = $"delete avd --name \"{name}\"",
+				UseShellExecute = false,
+				CreateNoWindow = true
+			};
+			ConfigureEnvironment (psi);
+			await ProcessUtils.StartProcess (psi, null, null, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait (false);
+		}
+
+		internal static List<AvdInfo> ParseAvdListOutput (string output)
+		{
+			var avds = new List<AvdInfo> ();
+			string? currentName = null, currentDevice = null, currentPath = null;
+
+			foreach (var line in output.Split ('\n')) {
+				var trimmed = line.Trim ();
+				if (trimmed.StartsWith ("Name:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) {
+					if (currentName is not null)
+						avds.Add (new AvdInfo { Name = currentName, DeviceProfile = currentDevice, Path = currentPath });
+					currentName = trimmed.Substring (5).Trim ();
+					currentDevice = currentPath = null;
+				}
+				else if (trimmed.StartsWith ("Device:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+					currentDevice = trimmed.Substring (7).Trim ();
+				else if (trimmed.StartsWith ("Path:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+					currentPath = trimmed.Substring (5).Trim ();
+			}
+
+			if (currentName is not null)
+				avds.Add (new AvdInfo { Name = currentName, DeviceProfile = currentDevice, Path = currentPath });
+
+			return avds;
+		}
+	}
+}
+