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+---
+description: Proactively connect to running Dart/Flutter apps and trigger hot reload or hot restart upon editing .dart files.
+trigger: glob
+globs: "**/*.dart"
+---
+
+# Proactive Flutter Hot Reload Rule
+
+Whenever you edit or modify any `.dart` file in this project:
+
+1. **When to Skip**:
+   - **Tests**: Do not trigger hot reload or hot restart when modifying test files (e.g., `test/**`, `*_test.dart`). Run tests using `flutter test` instead.
+   - **Comments & Documentation**: Do not trigger hot reload or hot restart when changes only affect comments, docstrings, or whitespace.
+
+2. **Discover & Connect**:
+   - Discover active running application instances using the `dtd` tool (or `list_running_apps` / `vm_service`).
+
+3. **Trigger Hot Reload / Hot Restart**:
+   - Execute `hot_reload` immediately after making changes to UI widgets (including `build` methods of stateful widgets) or simple methods.
+   - Execute `hot_restart` if fundamental logic, state initialization (e.g., `initState`), global/static state, or `main()` was modified.
diff --git a/rules/flutter-hot-reload.mdc b/rules/flutter-hot-reload.mdc
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+---
+description: Proactively connect to running Dart/Flutter apps and trigger hot reload or hot restart upon editing .dart files.
+globs: "**/*.dart"
+alwaysApply: false
+---
+
+# Proactive Flutter Hot Reload Rule
+
+Whenever you edit or modify any `.dart` file in this project:
+
+1. **When to Skip**:
+   - **Tests**: Do not trigger hot reload or hot restart when modifying test files (e.g., `test/**`, `*_test.dart`). Run tests using `flutter test` instead.
+   - **Comments & Documentation**: Do not trigger hot reload or hot restart when changes only affect comments, docstrings, or whitespace.
+
+2. **Discover & Connect**:
+   - Discover active running application instances using the `dtd` tool (or `list_running_apps` / `vm_service`).
+
+3. **Trigger Hot Reload / Hot Restart**:
+   - Execute `hot_reload` immediately after making changes to UI widgets (including `build` methods of stateful widgets) or simple methods.
+   - Execute `hot_restart` if fundamental logic, state initialization (e.g., `initState`), global/static state, or `main()` was modified.
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-trigger: glob
-globs: *.dart
-description: Proactively connect to apps and hot reload
----
-
-Whenever you make edits to any Dart or Flutter files in this project:
-1. Proactively connect to the running application using the `dtd` tool and its subcommands. Make sure to read the schema for this tool.
-2. Trigger a hot reload using the `hot_reload` tool to push the changes immediately.
-3. If no app is running, inform the user but do not let it stop you from completing the code edits.
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----
-globs: *.dart
-alwaysApply: false
----
-
-Whenever you make edits to any Dart or Flutter files in this project:
-1. Proactively connect to the running application using the `dtd` tool and its subcommands. Make sure to read the schema for this tool.
-2. Trigger a hot reload using the `hot_reload` tool to push the changes immediately.
-3. If no app is running, inform the user but do not let it stop you from completing the code edits.