| name | dart-hot-reload |
| description | To apply latest code changes to a running Flutter app, trigger hot reload after connecting to the Dart Tooling Daemon. |
Usage
Use the MCP tool dev-swarm.request to send the payload as a JSON string:
{"server_id":"dart","tool_name":"hot_reload","arguments":{}}
Tool Description
Performs a hot reload of the active Flutter application. This is to apply the latest code changes to the running application. Requires "connect_dart_tooling_daemon" to be successfully called first.
Arguments Schema
The schema below describes the arguments object in the request payload.
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"clearRuntimeErrors": {
"type": "boolean",
"title": "Whether to clear runtime errors before hot reloading.",
"description": "This is useful to clear out old errors that may no longer be relevant."
}
},
"required": []
}
Background Tasks
If the tool returns a task id, poll the task status via the MCP request tool:
{"server_id":"dart","method":"tasks/status","params":{"task_id":"<task_id>"}}