flutter-mcp-toolkit

Inspect and drive a running Flutter app from your AI assistant.

• 📖 Docs: docs.page/arenukvern/mcp_flutter

flutter-mcp-toolkit is a Dart MCP server + Flutter package that lets AI Agents (Codex, Zed, Cursor, Intent, Claude Code, Cline, etc..) take (semantic snapshots, tap widgets, type into forms, hot-reload, and read logs from a Flutter app) or create its own tools and resources at runtime using MCP Toolkit — without leaving the conversation and work with Flutter apps in closed feedback loop - see example of it described in OpenAI Agentic Harness.

Get started in 4 steps

# 1. Install the binary
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Arenukvern/mcp_flutter/main/install.sh | bash

# 2. Add the toolkit to your Flutter app
cd my-flutter-app
flutter-mcp-toolkit codegen-init   # adds flutter_mcp_toolkit + emits main.dart snippet

# 3. Install skills for your AI agent
flutter-mcp-toolkit init claude-code   # or: cursor | codex | cline | agents-skills | all
# Alternative (skills only): npx skills add Arenukvern/mcp_flutter -a cursor -y

# 4. Run
flutter run --debug

That's it. Your AI agent can now inspect and drive the running app — and your app can expose custom MCP tools at runtime (see Dynamic Tools Registration below).

📰 News

• 2026-05-26 — v3.1.0: Platform-view capture routing, macOS/iOS Simulator host screenshots, web CDP tab capture (SCK → CDP → flutter_layer), and cross-platform showcase platform views.

Install from marketplaces

| Platform | Command / link | |----------|----------------| | Any agent (recommended) | flutter-mcp-toolkit init <agent> — see AI agent setup | | Claude Code (git catalog) | /plugin marketplace add Arenukvern/mcp_flutter then install flutter-mcp-toolkit | | Codex (git catalog) | codex plugin marketplace add Arenukvern/mcp_flutter | | Cursor (local plugin) | flutter-mcp-toolkit init cursor | | Skills only | npx skills add Arenukvern/mcp_flutter -a <agent> -y (add MCP via init or manual JSON) | | MCP registries | Smithery, MseeP |

Maintainers submitting to official stores: marketplace submission runbook. Full matrix: marketplace distribution.

Documentation

• Docs for AI Agent and Human - wiki + llms.txt
• Migrating v2 → v3 — fmt_* MCP tools, binaries, client config keys, validate-runtime.
• Why this repo matters — what it is, why it exists.
• CLI vs MCP — pick the right mode.
• Feature map — the 27 tools.
• AI agent setup - for AI Agents.
• Marketplace distribution — Claude, Cursor, Codex, skills.sh.
• Architecture — for contributors.
• Quick Start, Configuration, MCP RPC description

What it does

The toolkit exposes 27 MCP tools (under the fmt_* capability prefix) across four categories:

• Inspection — semantic snapshot, view details, errors, screenshots, VM info
• Interaction — tap, scroll, type, fill forms, hot-reload, navigate, wait_for
• Debug — recent logs, evaluate Dart expressions
• Lifecycle — discover apps, hot-reload, hot-restart

See the flutter-mcp-toolkit-{guide,inspect,control,debug} skills for the full reference (installed by flutter-mcp-toolkit init or npx skills add Arenukvern/mcp_flutter). Install options: AI agent setup.

Dynamic Tools Registration

Flutter apps can register custom tools and resources at runtime. See how it works in this short YouTube video. The same arguments.connection targeting is supported by the CLI's exec, batch, daemon command/execute, daemon watch/start, and snapshot step args.

[!NOTE] There is official MCP Server for Flutter from Flutter team which exposes Dart tooling. The main goal of this project is to bring power of MCP server tools by creating them in Flutter app, using dynamic MCP tools registration and close feedback loop for AI Agent. See how it works in short YouTube video. See Quick Start for more details. See original motivation behind the idea.

⚠️ Note on Dump RPCs

Dump RPC methods (like dump_render_tree) can produce huge token output and are disabled by default. Enable with --dumps. See mcp_server_dart README for the full flag surface.

🔒 Security

Generally, since you use MCP server to connect to Flutter app in Debug Mode, it should be safe to use. However, I still recommend to review how it works in ARCHITECTURE.md, how it can be modified to improve security if needed.

This MCP server is verified by MseeP.ai.

🔧 Troubleshooting

1. Connection Issues

   • Ensure your Flutter app is running in debug mode
   • Verify the port matches in both Flutter app and MCP server
   • Check if the port is not being used by another process
   • Safest explicit targeting: use arguments.connection.uri and paste exact Flutter machine app.debugPort.wsUri
   • If response includes connection_selection_required, retry with arguments.connection.targetId using one URI from availableTargets (or set arguments.connection.uri directly)

2. AI Tool Not Detecting Inspector

   • Restart the AI tool after configuration changes
   • Verify the configuration JSON syntax
   • Check the tool's logs for connection errors

3. Dynamic Tools Not Appearing

   • Ensure flutter_mcp_toolkit package is properly initialized in your Flutter app
   • Check that tools are registered using MCPToolkitBinding.instance.addEntries()
   • Use fmt_list_client_tools_and_resources to verify registration
   • Hot reload your Flutter app after adding new tools

The Flutter MCP Server is registered with Smithery's registry, making it discoverable and usable by other AI tools through a standardized interface.

Integration Architecture

┌─────────────────┐     ┌───────────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
│                 │     │  Flutter App with     │     │                 │
│  Flutter App    │<--->│  flutter_mcp_toolkit  │<--->│ flutter-mcp-    │
│  (Debug Mode)   │     │  (VM Svc. Extensions  │     │ toolkit-server  │
│                 │     │  + Dynamic Tools)     │     │                 │
└─────────────────┘     └───────────────────────┘     └─────────────────┘

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or report issues on the GitHub repository.

✨ Contributors

Huge thanks to all contributors for making this project better!