Telescope for AI Coding Assistants
Skill teaches your agent which `telescope_*` tool answers which question. MCP server lets it read the live ring buffers from your running app. One marketplace command in Claude Code wires it all up.
Local MCP for live telemetry
Telescope ships 9 stdio MCP tools registered into your project's artisan dispatcher. The telescope_* tools (requests, exceptions, queries, dumps, events, gates, caches, tail, clear) stream the live ring buffers from the VM Service of your running Flutter app. Debug-only; release builds tree-shake everything.
telescope_* tools
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Writes .mcp.json
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./bin/fsa fastcli wrapper, ~110ms warm
Or paste the canonical .mcp.json by hand
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"fluttersdk": {
"command": "./bin/fsa",
"args": ["mcp:serve"],
"cwd": "."
}
}
}
After edit: /mcp reconnect fluttersdk in Claude Code · Cursor auto-reloads · VS Code reload window. If ./bin/fsa is not scaffolded yet, swap the command for dart run fluttersdk_artisan mcp:serve.
Full per-client matrix (Cursor · VS Code · Continue · Windsurf · Claude Desktop) at telescope/mcp/setup.
Three pieces, one outcome.
Skill at edit time. MCP at runtime. llms.txt on demand.
01 · Skill
9 MCP tools, 9 watchers, 9 ring buffers covering HTTP, logs, exceptions, debugPrint, DB queries, and Magic events. Loaded into context before the first run.
02 · MCP server
Streamable HTTP at mcp.fluttersdk.com. One search-docs tool. Public, no auth.
03 · llms.txt
Static markdown inventory at /telescope/llms.txt. Some agents auto-fetch and cache it on first contact.
Install Telescope for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex
Three paths. Pick the one closest to your editor.
Claude Code plugin Recommended
Marketplace install. Skills surface as /fluttersdk:fluttersdk-telescope, etc.
/plugin marketplace add fluttersdk/ai
/plugin install fluttersdk@fluttersdk-marketplace
npx skills
Universal CLI. Works with 40+ AI coding agents via the Vercel Labs skills package.
npx skills add fluttersdk/ai --skill fluttersdk-telescope
npx skills add fluttersdk/ai -g
Universal installer
Auto-detects every supported tool and registers the MCP server in one pass.
git clone https://github.com/fluttersdk/ai.git && cd ai && bash scripts/install.sh --global --with-mcp
Connect the MCP Server at mcp.fluttersdk.com
One Streamable HTTP endpoint at mcp.fluttersdk.com serves every client. Public, no auth.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http fluttersdk https://mcp.fluttersdk.com
stdio fallback
claude mcp add --transport stdio fluttersdk npx @@fluttersdk/mcp
Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"fluttersdk": { "url": "https://mcp.fluttersdk.com" }
}
}
Save to .cursor/mcp.json
OpenCode
{
"mcp": {
"fluttersdk": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://mcp.fluttersdk.com",
"enabled": true
}
}
}
Save to opencode.json
VS Code Copilot
{
"servers": {
"fluttersdk": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.fluttersdk.com" }
}
}
Save to .vscode/mcp.json
Codex CLI
[mcp_servers.fluttersdk] url = "https://mcp.fluttersdk.com"
Add to ~/.codex/config.toml
stdio fallback
[mcp_servers.fluttersdk] command = "npx" args = ["-y", "@@fluttersdk/mcp"]
Antigravity CLI
{
"mcpServers": {
"fluttersdk": {
"url": "https://mcp.fluttersdk.com"
}
}
}
Save to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json
Different client? Cline, Gemini CLI, Roo Code configs at fluttersdk/ai · docs/MCP.md.
LLM Inventory Files
Some agents auto-fetch llms.txt at the project URL and load it once into context. Complement to the skill+MCP combo.
Frequently Asked
Do I need both the skill and the MCP server?
The skill teaches your agent which of the 9 telescope_* tools to reach for at edit time. The MCP server lets it actually query the live ring buffers in your running app at runtime. Install both.
Which AI coding assistants are supported?
The skill works with 40+ agents via the Vercel Labs skills CLI. The MCP server speaks Streamable HTTP, supported natively by Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, VS Code Copilot, and Codex CLI. For stdio-only clients use the npx @fluttersdk/mcp bridge.
Does Telescope run in production?
No, by design. Every install hook is wrapped in `if (kDebugMode)`; release builds tree-shake the entire telescope branch. The MCP surface only exists when a Flutter debug VM is reachable.
Where do I report a hallucination?
Open an issue at github.com/fluttersdk/ai with the prompt, the agent, and the model. The skill ships with anti-pattern reminders that get tightened from real reports.