pubdev_context #

A Model Context Protocol server that exposes pub.flutter-io.cn as a structured intelligence layer for AI assistants.

Built on the official dart_mcp framework.

Status: experimental

Installation #

dart pub global activate pubdev_context

MCP client configuration #

Claude Desktop / Claude Code:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubdev_context": { "command": "pubdev_context" }
  }
}

Cursor / VS Code (with options):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubdev_context": {
      "command": "pubdev_context",
      "env": {
        "pubdev_context_LOG_LEVEL": "debug"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools #

Tools are grouped by workflow stage. Within each stage, they chain naturally in the order listed.

Package discovery #

API exploration #

Source inspection #

Recommended agent workflows #

# Package selection
search_packages → compare_packages → get_package → pub://package/{name}/readme

# Dependency upgrade
get_changelog(from_version=<current>) → inspect breaking flags → rewrite affected code

# API exploration (symbol name known)
get_symbol_documentation → get_method_body (if body needed)

# API exploration (symbol name unknown)
browse_api_symbols → get_symbol_documentation → get_method_body (if body needed)

# Deep source inspection
get_symbol_documentation → get_package_source_file
                         → list_package_source_files (if path is unknown)

Resources #

Prompts #

Configuration #

MCP Inspector (interactive browser UI) #

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector pubdev_context

Opens a browser UI where you can call tools, inspect schemas, and see raw JSON-RPC responses.

dart_mcp compatibility #

License #

MIT