diff --git a/android/package_ctx.go b/android/package_ctx.go
index 6d0fcb3..c19debb 100644
--- a/android/package_ctx.go
+++ b/android/package_ctx.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+
+	"android/soong/remoteexec"
 )
 
 // PackageContext is a wrapper for blueprint.PackageContext that adds
@@ -260,3 +262,40 @@
 		return params, nil
 	}, argNames...)
 }
+
+// RemoteStaticRules returns a pair of rules based on the given RuleParams, where the first rule is a
+// locally executable rule and the second rule is a remotely executable rule. commonArgs are args
+// used for both the local and remotely executable rules. reArgs are used only for remote
+// execution.
+func (p PackageContext) RemoteStaticRules(name string, ruleParams blueprint.RuleParams, reParams *remoteexec.REParams, commonArgs []string, reArgs []string) (blueprint.Rule, blueprint.Rule) {
+	ruleParamsRE := ruleParams
+	ruleParams.Command = strings.ReplaceAll(ruleParams.Command, "$reTemplate", "")
+	ruleParamsRE.Command = strings.ReplaceAll(ruleParamsRE.Command, "$reTemplate", reParams.Template())
+
+	return p.AndroidStaticRule(name, ruleParams, commonArgs...),
+		p.AndroidRemoteStaticRule(name+"RE", RemoteRuleSupports{RBE: true}, ruleParamsRE, append(commonArgs, reArgs...)...)
+}
+
+// MultiCommandStaticRules returns a pair of rules based on the given RuleParams, where the first
+// rule is a locally executable rule and the second rule is a remotely executable rule. This
+// function supports multiple remote execution wrappers placed in the template when commands are
+// chained together with &&. commonArgs are args used for both the local and remotely executable
+// rules. reArgs are args used only for remote execution.
+func (p PackageContext) MultiCommandRemoteStaticRules(name string, ruleParams blueprint.RuleParams, reParams map[string]*remoteexec.REParams, commonArgs []string, reArgs []string) (blueprint.Rule, blueprint.Rule) {
+	ruleParamsRE := ruleParams
+	for k, v := range reParams {
+		ruleParams.Command = strings.ReplaceAll(ruleParams.Command, k, "")
+		ruleParamsRE.Command = strings.ReplaceAll(ruleParamsRE.Command, k, v.Template())
+	}
+
+	return p.AndroidStaticRule(name, ruleParams, commonArgs...),
+		p.AndroidRemoteStaticRule(name+"RE", RemoteRuleSupports{RBE: true}, ruleParamsRE, append(commonArgs, reArgs...)...)
+}
+
+// StaticVariableWithEnvOverride creates a static variable that evaluates to the value of the given
+// environment variable if set, otherwise the given default.
+func (p PackageContext) StaticVariableWithEnvOverride(name, envVar, defaultVal string) blueprint.Variable {
+	return p.VariableFunc(name, func(ctx PackageVarContext) string {
+		return ctx.Config().GetenvWithDefault(envVar, defaultVal)
+	})
+}