Agent skill

Provider

A skill your agent uses when setting up providers, consuming state, optimizing rebuilds, using ProxyProvider, or migrating from deprecated providers (Provider package).

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Install Provider

skills CLI

$ npx skills add evanca/flutter-ai-rules --skill provider -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install evanca/flutter-ai-rules provider --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/provider .claude/skills/provider && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "provider" agent skill from https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules/tree/main/skills/provider into .claude/skills/provider/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "provider", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules/tree/main/skills/provider

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add evanca/flutter-ai-rules --skill provider -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install evanca/flutter-ai-rules provider --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/provider .agents/skills/provider && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "provider" agent skill from https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules/tree/main/skills/provider into .agents/skills/provider/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "provider", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add evanca/flutter-ai-rules --skill provider -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install evanca/flutter-ai-rules provider --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/provider .cursor/skills/provider && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "provider" agent skill from https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules/tree/main/skills/provider into .cursor/skills/provider/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "provider", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules.git --path skills/provider

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add evanca/flutter-ai-rules --skill provider -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install evanca/flutter-ai-rules provider --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/provider .gemini/skills/provider && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "provider" agent skill from https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules/tree/main/skills/provider into .gemini/skills/provider/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "provider", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install evanca/flutter-ai-rules provider

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add evanca/flutter-ai-rules --skill provider -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/provider .github/skills/provider && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "provider" agent skill from https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules/tree/main/skills/provider into .github/skills/provider/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "provider", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add evanca/flutter-ai-rules --skill provider -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install evanca/flutter-ai-rules provider --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/provider .opencode/skills/provider && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "provider" agent skill from https://github.com/evanca/flutter-ai-rules/tree/main/skills/provider into .opencode/skills/provider/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "provider", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: provider
GitHub stars: 649
Token cost: ~901 tokens
SKILL.md length: 235 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 37
Repo updated: Sep 14, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when setting up providers, consuming state, optimizing rebuilds, using ProxyProvider, or migrating from deprecated providers (Provider package).

Works in 7 steps: Provider Types → Setup → Consuming State → …
Setting up providers
SKILL.md covers 1. Provider Types, 2. Setup, 3. Consuming State and 4. ProxyProvider, plus 4 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Provider is an agent skill from evanca/flutter-ai-rules. Use when setting up providers, consuming state, optimizing rebuilds, using ProxyProvider, or migrating from deprecated providers (Provider package).

Its SKILL.md is about 900 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Mobile. The repository describes itself as: Flutter AI Skills and Rules for Claude, Codex, Cursor, and Other AI-Powered IDEs. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Setting up providers
Consuming state
Optimizing rebuilds
Using ProxyProvider

Example prompts

“/provider”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Provider Types
Setup
Consuming State
ProxyProvider
Rules
Debugging
Migration: ValueListenableProvider

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7b9cce2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are dart).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
- github.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Provider loads about 901 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 235 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~39
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~901

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from evanca/flutter-ai-rules at commit 7b9cce2, republished under its MIT licence (© evanca). 235 words, ~901 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/provider/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: provider
description: Use when setting up providers, consuming state, optimizing rebuilds, using ProxyProvider, or migrating from deprecated providers (Provider package).
license: MIT

Provider Skill

This skill defines how to correctly use the provider package in Flutter applications.

1. Provider Types

Provider	Use for
`Provider`	Exposing any immutable value
`ChangeNotifierProvider`	Mutable state with `ChangeNotifier`
`FutureProvider`	Exposing a `Future` result
`StreamProvider`	Exposing a `Stream`
`ProxyProvider` / `ChangeNotifierProxyProvider`	Objects that depend on other providers

2. Setup

dart

MultiProvider(
  providers: [
    Provider<Something>(create: (_) => Something()),
    ChangeNotifierProvider(create: (_) => MyNotifier()),
    FutureProvider<String>(create: (_) => fetchData(), initialData: ''),
  ],
  child: MyApp(),
)

Use MultiProvider to group multiple providers and avoid deeply nested trees.
ChangeNotifierProvider automatically disposes the model when it is no longer needed.
Never create a provider's object from variables that can change over time — the object won't update when the variable changes. Use ProxyProvider instead.
If you have 150+ providers, consider mounting them over time (e.g., during a splash screen) rather than all at once to avoid StackOverflowError.

3. Consuming State

Always specify the generic type for type safety:

dart

// Listen and rebuild on change — only valid inside build() or a Provider's update method
final count = context.watch<MyModel>().count;

// Access without listening — use in callbacks, not inside build()
context.read<MyModel>().increment();

// Listen to only part of the state
final count = context.select<MyModel, int>((m) => m.count);

Use Consumer<T> or Selector<T, R> widgets when you need fine-grained rebuilds and cannot access a descendant BuildContext:

dart

Consumer<MyModel>(
  builder: (context, model, child) => Text('${model.count}'),
  child: const ExpensiveWidget(), // rebuilt only once
)

Selector<MyModel, int>(
  selector: (_, model) => model.count,
  builder: (_, count, __) => Text('$count'),
)

4. ProxyProvider

Use ProxyProvider or ChangeNotifierProxyProvider for objects that depend on other providers or values that can change:

dart

MultiProvider(
  providers: [
    Provider<Auth>(create: (_) => Auth()),
    ProxyProvider<Auth, Api>(
      update: (_, auth, __) => Api(auth.token),
    ),
  ],
)

5. Rules

Do not access providers inside initState or constructors — use them in build, callbacks, or lifecycle methods where the widget is fully mounted.
You can use any object as state, not just ChangeNotifier; use Provider.value() with a StatefulWidget if needed.

6. Debugging

Implement toString or DiagnosticableTreeMixin to improve how your objects appear in Flutter DevTools:

dart

class MyModel with DiagnosticableTreeMixin {
  final int count;
  MyModel(this.count);

  @override
  String toString() => 'MyModel(count: $count)';
}

7. Migration: ValueListenableProvider

ValueListenableProvider is deprecated. Use Provider with ValueListenableBuilder instead:

dart

ValueListenableBuilder<int>(
  valueListenable: myValueListenable,
  builder: (context, value, _) {
    return Provider<int>.value(
      value: value,
      child: MyApp(),
    );
  },
)

References

Provider GitHub Repository

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/provider of evanca/flutter-ai-rules.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7b9cce2

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Questions about Provider

What does Provider do?

A skill your agent uses when setting up providers, consuming state, optimizing rebuilds, using ProxyProvider, or migrating from deprecated providers (Provider package). Provider is an agent skill from evanca/flutter-ai-rules. Use when setting up providers, consuming state, optimizing rebuilds, using ProxyProvider, or migrating from deprecated providers (Provider package).

When should I use Provider?

Provider fits situations like: setting up providers; consuming state; optimizing rebuilds; using ProxyProvider.

How do I install Provider in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add evanca/flutter-ai-rules --skill provider -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/provider in evanca/flutter-ai-rules) into .claude/skills/provider in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Provider in Codex?

Run `npx skills add evanca/flutter-ai-rules --skill provider -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/provider in evanca/flutter-ai-rules) into .agents/skills/provider in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Provider in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add evanca/flutter-ai-rules --skill provider -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/provider, .gemini/skills/provider, .github/skills/provider and .opencode/skills/provider in your project.

What does Provider need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Provider is instructions for the agent only.

Does Provider access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Provider safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Provider use?

Provider is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Provider use?

About 901 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Provider?

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Who maintains Provider?

evanca (a GitHub user) maintains it in evanca/flutter-ai-rules, which has 649 GitHub stars. The repository holds 37 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 14, 2026.

Source: evanca/flutter-ai-rules on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Provider

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Provider Skill

1. Provider Types

2. Setup

3. Consuming State

4. ProxyProvider

5. Rules

6. Debugging

7. Migration: ValueListenableProvider

References

Files

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