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Runs and records flutter_test_app dogfood iterations (tool_quality_rubric, run_dogfood_eval.sh, dogfood_web_eval.yaml). Use when scoring MCP/intentcall quality, appending iteration N, comparing regressions, or CI static/weekly eval gates.

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Dogfood iterations

Tracker: docs/evidence/dogfood/dogfood_web_eval.yaml
Rubric: docs/superpowers/evals/tool_quality_rubric.yaml
Overview: docs/superpowers/evals/README.md

Pass threshold

≥80/100 weighted; ship at ≥90 or accepted pass_with_warnings.

DimensionWeight
connectivity20
schema_validity10
handler_correctness20
capture_quality10
visual_fidelity10
webmcp_parity10
intentcall_authoring10
docs_truth10

Iteration workflow

Task Progress:
- [ ] Start app (web-showcase or make showcase)
- [ ] Fresh WS_URI from log (not stale after hot reload)
- [ ] Run battery
- [ ] Record score + warnings in tracker
- [ ] Promote recurring patterns if repeated ≥2 times

Web iteration

make web-showcase
export WS_URI="$(grep -Eo 'ws://127\.0\.0\.1:[0-9]+/[A-Za-z0-9_=-]+/ws' .showcase/web_app.log | tail -1)"
bash tool/evals/run_dogfood_eval.sh --ws-uri "$WS_URI" --merge --skip-visual   # yq or dart fallback
# or without merge:
bash tool/evals/run_dogfood_eval.sh --ws-uri "$WS_URI"

Auto-runs: static gates + validate-runtime + webmcp verify.

Static only (CI / PR)

make dogfood-eval-static

Makefile

make dogfood-eval          # needs WS_URI in env
make dogfood-eval-static

Artifacts

  • Per run: .showcase/eval_runs/<timestamp>/eval_run.yaml
  • Snapshot: .showcase/eval_run_<timestamp>.yaml
  • With --merge: updates docs/evidence/dogfood/dogfood_web_eval.yaml (yq or dart run mcp_server_dart/tool/merge_dogfood_tracker.dart)

Verdicts

VerdictMeaning
passscore ≥80, no blocking warnings
pass_with_warningsscore ≥80, e.g. visual_capture_truth_mode
failscore <80
blocked_no_runtime--skip-runtime only

Exec vs MCP names

Document in iteration notes when testing invoke:

  • exec: bare names (get_recent_logs, dogfood_ping) — also accepts fmt_* aliases
  • MCP: fmt_ prefix (fmt_get_recent_logs, fmt_client_tool + listing name)
  • Connection: global --vm-service-uri (not exec --target)
dart run mcp_server_dart/bin/flutter_mcp_toolkit.dart \
  --vm-service-uri "$WS_URI" exec --name get_recent_logs --args '{}'

Chrome battery notes

  • Skip heavy visual harness unless HARNESS_ROOT points at flutter_harness: add --skip-visual
  • validate-runtime --save-images can hang >5m on Chrome; battery omits it unless DOGFOOD_SAVE_IMAGES=1

CI (branch)

.github/workflows/intentcall_eval.yml — PR: dogfood-eval-static; weekly/main: intentcall package tests + static.

Full Chrome runtime dogfood stays local until headless WebMCP is cost-effective.

After each iteration

  1. Diff dimension_scores vs previous iteration in tracker.
  2. Add to recurring_warnings / recurring_errors when repeated.
  3. Update fix_recommendations with actionable doc/code deltas.
  4. Do not treat tracker YAML as gate without a fresh battery run.

Related skills

  • flutter-mcp-toolkit-maintain-web — WebMCP launch + verify
  • flutter-mcp-toolkit-maintain-macos — macOS showcase
  • flutter-mcp-toolkit-repo-maintainer — make sync-skills after editing this skill