riverpod_lint 3.x (analysis_server_plugin): Assists not appearing in VS Code while diagnostics and quick fixes work fine

[wondde]

Describe the bug

With riverpod_lint 3.1.3 (analysis_server_plugin based), diagnostics and quick fixes work correctly in VS Code, but assists do not appear.

For example:

• ✅ missing_provider_scope warning appears with underline in the editor
• ✅ Quick Fix for the warning (e.g., "Wrap with ProviderScope") works via ⌘.
• ❌ Assists like "Convert to ConsumerStatefulWidget" do not appear when pressing ⌘. on a ConsumerWidget class name

Relation to existing issues

I've reviewed the following related issues, but my situation is different:

• riverpod_lint assists not showing, or showing up only after triggering code actions multiple times #3964: Was resolved by using Quick Fix (⌘.) instead of Source Actions, under the older custom_lint plugin system. In my case, ⌘. does show quick fixes for diagnostics, but assists/refactorings are missing entirely.
• custom lint is not working while using riverpod_lint in visual studio code #4201: Was a custom_lint-based issue where editor diagnostics didn't appear at all. In my setup, diagnostics work fine — only assists are missing.

Both issues were based on the older custom_lint system. This issue is specific to the analysis_server_plugin-based riverpod_lint 3.x.

To Reproduce

1. Create a Flutter project with flutter_riverpod
2. Configure analysis_options.yaml as shown below
3. Create a ConsumerWidget
4. Place cursor on the widget class name and press ⌘. (Quick Fix)
5. No riverpod_lint assists appear (e.g., "Convert to ConsumerStatefulWidget" is missing)
6. Run dart analyze — riverpod_lint warnings (e.g., missing_provider_scope) are correctly reported

analysis_options.yaml:

include: package:flutter_lints/flutter.yaml
analyzer:
  plugins:
    - riverpod_lint
plugins:
  riverpod_lint: 3.1.3
linter:
  rules:

Expected behavior

Quick Fix (⌘.) should show riverpod_lint assists such as:

• Convert to ConsumerStatefulWidget
• Convert to ConsumerWidget
• Wrap with Consumer
• Wrap with ProviderScope

What I've tried

• Restarting VS Code
• "Dart: Restart Analysis Server" from Command Palette
• Adding "dart.analysisServerAdditionalArgs": ["--enable-experiment=macros"] to VS Code settings.json

None of the above resolved the issue.

Environment

Flutter 3.38.8 • channel stable
Framework • revision bd7a4a6b55 (2026-01-26)
Tools • Dart 3.10.7 • DevTools 2.51.1

• IDE: VS Code (Dart extension v3.130.1)
• OS: macOS (Apple Silicon)
• riverpod_lint: 3.1.3 (analysis_server_plugin based)

[rrousselGit]

If you use "open analyzer diagnostics" command in vscode, then go to the "plug-in" tab, what do you see?

[wondde]

Here's what I see in the "Plugins" tab of the Analyzer Diagnostics:

Plugin is loaded and running from a single bootstrapped location, associated with my project context.

Warning rules (16 registered):
async_value_nullable_pattern, avoid_build_context_in_providers, avoid_public_notifier_properties, avoid_ref_inside_state_dispose, functional_ref, missing_provider_scope, notifier_build, notifier_extends, only_use_keep_alive_inside_keep_alive, protected_notifier_properties, provider_dependencies, provider_parameters, riverpod_syntax_error, scoped_providers_should_specify_dependencies, unsupported_provider_value

Quick fixes (6 registered):

• remove_null_check_pattern_and_add_has_data_check: "Replace null check with hasData:true pattern" to fix async_value_nullable_pattern
• functional_ref: "Fix functional ref parameter" to fix functional_ref
• missing_provider_scope: "Add ProviderScope" to fix missing_provider_scope
• notifier_build: "Add build method" to fix notifier_build
• notifier_extends: "Extend generated class" to fix notifier_extends
• provider_dependencies: "Fix dependencies" to fix provider_dependencies

Assists (13 registered):

• wrap_with_consumer: "Wrap with Consumer"
• wrap_with_provider_scope: "Wrap with ProviderScope"
• class_based_to_functional_provider: "Convert to functional provider"
• functional_to_class_based_provider: "Convert to class-based provider"
• convert_to_hookConsumerWidget: "Convert to HookConsumerWidget"
• convert_to_hookWidget: "Convert to HookWidget"
• convert_to_consumerWidget: "Convert to ConsumerWidget"
• convert_to_statelessWidget: "Convert to StatelessWidget"
• convert_to_statefulHookConsumerWidget: "Convert to StatefulHookConsumerWidget"
• convert_to_statefulHookWidget: "Convert to StatefulHookWidget"
• convert_to_consumerStatefulWidget: "Convert to ConsumerStatefulWidget"
• convert_to_statefulWidget: "Convert to StatefulWidget"

Performance:

edit.getAssists {"count":2,"percentiles":[3371,3382,3382,3382,3382]}
edit.getFixes {"count":2,"percentiles":[3874,3884,3884,3884,3884]}

So the plugin is loaded, all assists are registered, and edit.getAssists is being called. But the assists don't appear in VS Code's Quick Fix menu (⌘.).

[rrousselGit]

Is this something you see all the time or temporary?

If it's reliable, any chance you could create a github repository?

[wondde]

It's reliably reproducible — assists never appear in VS Code's Quick Fix menu (⌘.), not a temporary issue. I've confirmed this across multiple projects, not just the reproduction repo.

Minimal reproduction repo: https://github.com/wondde/riverpod-lint-assist-repro

[atmihiranga]

I'm having the exact same issue