Flutter MCP Service v2.0

Advanced Flutter development tools via Model Context Protocol (MCP) with intelligent caching, token management, and official documentation integration.

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/dvillegastech/flutter_mcp_2.git
cd flutter_mcp_service

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Initialize cache
mkdir -p .cache

# Run health check
npm run health-check

# Start service
npm start

Integration with Claude Desktop / Cursor

Add to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flutter-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/flutter_mcp_service/src/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Related MCP server: Flutter Tools MCP Server

📋 Complete Tool List & Commands

🆕 Unified Tools (v2.0)

1. flutter_status

Check service health and cache statistics.

@flutter-mcp use flutter_status to check service health

2. flutter_search

Universal search across Flutter/Dart documentation, packages, and examples.

@flutter-mcp use flutter_search with query "Container" and limit 5
@flutter-mcp use flutter_search to find ListView examples

Parameters:

• query (required): Search term

• limit (optional): Max results (default: 10)

• maxTokens (optional): Response size limit (default: 4000)

3. flutter_analyze

Smart Flutter documentation fetcher and code analyzer.

@flutter-mcp use flutter_analyze with identifier "Container"
@flutter-mcp use flutter_analyze with identifier "Container" and this code:
Container(
  width: 100,
  height: 100,
  color: Colors.blue,
)

Parameters:

• identifier (required): Widget/class name or package

• code (optional): Code to analyze

• topic (optional): "all", "docs", "analysis", "examples" (default: "all")

• maxTokens (optional): Response size limit

• includeExamples (optional): Include code examples (default: true)

• includeAnalysis (optional): Include code analysis (default: true)

🔧 Legacy Tools (Backward Compatible)

4. analyze_widget

Analyze Flutter widget code for best practices, performance, and accessibility.

@flutter-mcp use analyze_widget with this widgetCode:
class MyWidget extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Container(
      child: Text('Hello World'),
    );
  }
}

Parameters:

• widgetCode (required): Flutter widget code

• checkAccessibility (optional): Check accessibility (default: true)

• checkPerformance (optional): Check performance (default: true)

5. validate_flutter_docs

Validate code against official Flutter documentation.

@flutter-mcp use validate_flutter_docs with this code:
Container(
  color: Colors.red,
  decoration: BoxDecoration(color: Colors.blue), // This will be flagged
)

Parameters:

• code (required): Flutter/Dart code

• widgetType (optional): Specific widget to focus on

6. analyze_pub_package

Analyze packages from pub.dev for quality and compatibility.

@flutter-mcp use analyze_pub_package with packageName "provider"
@flutter-mcp use analyze_pub_package with packageName "dio" and checkDependencies true

Parameters:

• packageName (required): Package name from pub.dev

• checkDependencies (optional): Analyze dependencies (default: true)

• checkScores (optional): Retrieve pub.dev scores (default: true)

7. suggest_improvements

Get improvement suggestions based on Flutter best practices.

@flutter-mcp use suggest_improvements for this code:
ListView(
  children: List.generate(1000, (i) => Text('Item $i')),
)

Parameters:

• code (required): Flutter code

• focusArea (optional): "performance", "accessibility", "maintainability", "all"

8. analyze_performance

Analyze Flutter widget tree for performance issues.

@flutter-mcp use analyze_performance with this widgetTree:
Column(
  children: [
    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
      Container(child: Text('Item $i')),
  ],
)

Parameters:

• widgetTree (required): Widget tree code

• checkRebuildOptimization (optional): Check rebuilds (default: true)

• checkMemoryLeaks (optional): Check memory leaks (default: true)

9. analyze_architecture

Analyze project architecture compliance.

@flutter-mcp use analyze_architecture with projectStructure {
  "lib": {
    "features": ["auth", "home", "profile"],
    "core": ["network", "database"],
    "shared": ["widgets", "utils"]
  }
} and pattern "clean"

Parameters:

• projectStructure (required): Project directory structure

• pattern (optional): "clean", "mvvm", "mvc", "auto"

• checkDependencies (optional): Check dependency violations (default: true)

10. analyze_bundle_size

Analyze app bundle size with optimization recommendations.

@flutter-mcp use analyze_bundle_size with buildPath "/path/to/build" and platform "android"

Parameters:

• buildPath (required): Path to build output

• platform (optional): "android", "ios", "web", "all"

• includeAssets (optional): Include asset analysis (default: true)

11. generate_tests

Generate comprehensive Flutter tests.

@flutter-mcp use generate_tests for this widgetCode:
class CounterButton extends StatelessWidget {
  final VoidCallback onPressed;
  final int count;
  
  const CounterButton({required this.onPressed, required this.count});
  
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return ElevatedButton(
      onPressed: onPressed,
      child: Text('Count: $count'),
    );
  }
}

Parameters:

• widgetCode (required): Widget code

• testType (optional): "unit", "widget", "integration", "golden", "all"

• includeAccessibility (optional): Include accessibility tests (default: true)

12. trace_state

Trace state flow and rebuilds in Flutter widgets.

@flutter-mcp use trace_state with this widgetCode:
class MyStatefulWidget extends StatefulWidget {
  // ... widget code
}

Parameters:

• widgetCode (required): Widget code

• traceRebuildPaths (optional): Trace rebuilds (default: true)

• generateVisualization (optional): Generate visualization (default: true)

13. generate_clean_architecture

Generate Clean Architecture structure.

@flutter-mcp use generate_clean_architecture with projectName "todo_app" and features ["auth", "todos", "settings"]

Parameters:

• projectName (required): Project/feature name

• features (required): List of features

• stateManagement (optional): "riverpod", "bloc", "provider", "getx"

• includeDI (optional): Include dependency injection (default: true)

14. generate_l10n

Generate localization setup with ARB files.

@flutter-mcp use generate_l10n with languages ["en", "es", "fr"]

Parameters:

• languages (required): Language codes to support

• translations (optional): Initial translations

• includeRTL (optional): Include RTL support (default: true)

• includePluralization (optional): Include pluralization (default: true)

15. monitor_performance

Generate performance monitoring setup.

@flutter-mcp use monitor_performance with monitoringType "balanced"

Parameters:

• monitoringType (required): "comprehensive", "balanced", "lightweight"

• includeNetwork (optional): Monitor network (default: true)

• includeMemory (optional): Monitor memory (default: true)

• includeAnalytics (optional): Include analytics (default: true)

16. diagnose_render_issues

Diagnose and fix rendering issues.

@flutter-mcp use diagnose_render_issues with this widgetCode:
Row(
  children: [
    Expanded(child: Text('Long text')),
    Container(width: double.infinity), // This will cause issues
  ],
)

Parameters:

• widgetCode (required): Widget code with issues

• errorType (optional): "overflow", "constraint", "layout", "all"

• includeVisualization (optional): Include debug visualization (default: true)

17. analyze_test_coverage

Analyze test coverage with recommendations.

@flutter-mcp use analyze_test_coverage with coverageData {...} and targetCoverage 80

Parameters:

• coverageData (required): Coverage data from lcov

• projectStructure (required): Project file structure

• targetCoverage (optional): Target percentage (default: 80)

• generateReport (optional): Generate visual report (default: true)

🎯 Usage Examples

Basic Widget Analysis

@flutter-mcp analyze this Flutter widget for issues:
Container(
  child: Column(
    children: List.generate(100, (i) => Text('Item $i')),
  ),
)

Package Research

@flutter-mcp search for "state management" packages and analyze the top result

Performance Optimization Workflow

1. @flutter-mcp analyze_performance for my widget tree
2. @flutter-mcp suggest_improvements based on performance issues
3. @flutter-mcp generate_tests for the optimized code

Full Project Analysis

@flutter-mcp analyze_architecture for my project and suggest clean architecture improvements

🔧 Development Commands

# Development with auto-reload
npm run dev

# Run tests
npm test
npm run test:integration
npm run test:coverage

# Health check
npm run health-check

# Linting and formatting
npm run lint
npm run format

# Docker
npm run build:docker
npm run docker:run

# Clean cache
npm run clean

📊 Features

• Intelligent Caching: SQLite + in-memory cache with TTL

• Token Management: Smart truncation with GPT-3 encoder

• Error Handling: Circuit breaker pattern with retry logic

• Rate Limiting: Respectful API usage (2 req/sec)

• Official Docs Integration: Real-time Flutter/Dart documentation

• Multi-platform: npm, Docker, direct installation

• Health Monitoring: Built-in health checks and statistics

🏗️ Architecture

See docs/ARCHITECTURE.md for detailed architecture documentation.

🤝 Contributing

See docs/DEVELOPMENT.md for development guidelines.

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Flutter team for excellent documentation

• MCP SDK contributors

• Inspired by adamsmaka/flutter-mcp

Made with ❤️ for the Flutter community