# mapbox-flutter-patterns

Skill with official integration patterns for the Mapbox Maps Flutter SDK. Helps set up maps on iOS and Android, add markers, control the camera, and load GeoJSON data.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 787 installs · ★ 83
- Author: mapbox
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mapbox-flutter-patterns/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mapbox-flutter-patterns

## What it does

This skill delivers tested patterns for integrating `mapbox_maps_flutter` in Flutter projects. It covers setup end-to-end: adding the dependency, configuring access tokens via `--dart-define`, initializing `MapWidget` with camera and style options, managing annotations (markers, circles, lines, polygons) with tap handling, showing user location, and importing GeoJSON from app assets.

You'll need Flutter SDK 3.22.3 or later, Dart 3.4.4+, iOS 14.0 minimum deployment target, and Android minSdk 21. Bumping the iOS deployment target to 14.0 in Xcode is critical—it's the most common cause of build failures after adding Mapbox. The access token goes through `--dart-define` at runtime, never hardcoded.

The skill focuses on iOS and Android only; web and desktop are unsupported. Examples show how to create annotation managers, listen to tap events via `tapEvents`, load custom icons from assets, and parse GeoJSON into point annotations.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-flutter-patterns -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/mapbox-flutter-patterns/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/mapbox-flutter-patterns/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-flutter-patterns -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/mapbox-flutter-patterns/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-flutter-patterns -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/mapbox-flutter-patterns/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills mapbox-flutter-patterns
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/mapbox-flutter-patterns/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-flutter-patterns -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --path skills/mapbox-flutter-patterns
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/mapbox-flutter-patterns/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-flutter-patterns -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mapbox-flutter-patterns/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- set up Mapbox Maps Flutter for iOS and Android from scratch
- add markers to a map and handle tap events
- load GeoJSON data into the app as map annotations
- control the camera and display the user's current location
- resolve iOS build failures after adding Mapbox

## Example prompts
- Set up Mapbox Flutter for my project, bump the iOS deployment target, and add the access token
- Add markers from a GeoJSON file to the map with tap handlers
- Show me how to initialize a MapWidget with starting camera position and a Mapbox style

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: mapbox-flutter-patterns
description: Official integration patterns for the Mapbox Maps Flutter SDK. Covers installation, iOS/Android platform setup, access token configuration, MapWidget initialization, camera control, annotations with tap handling, user location, and loading GeoJSON. Based on official Mapbox documentation.
---

# Mapbox Flutter Integration Patterns

Official patterns for integrating the Mapbox Maps SDK for Flutter (mapbox_maps_flutter) on iOS and Android with Dart.

**Use this skill when:**

- Installing and configuring mapbox_maps_flutter in a Flutter app
- Setting the Mapbox access token the right way
- Initializing a `MapWidget` with camera / style options
- Adding annotations (points, circles, lines, polygons) and handling taps
- Showing the user location puck
- Loading GeoJSON from app assets
- Troubleshooting iOS build failures after adding Mapbox

**Official Resources:**

- [Flutter Maps Guides](https://docs.mapbox.com/flutter/maps/guides/)
- [API Reference on pub.dev](https://pub.dev/documentation/mapbox_maps_flutter/latest/)
- [Example App](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-maps-flutter/tree/main/mapbox_maps_flutter/example)

> Web and desktop are not supported — the Flutter SDK targets iOS and Android only.

---

## Installation & Setup

### Requirements

- Flutter SDK 3.22.3 / Dart 3.4.4+
- **iOS: deployment target 14.0 or higher**
- **Android: minSdk 21 or higher**
- Free Mapbox account

### Step 1: Add the dependency

```yaml
# pubspec.yaml
dependencies:
  mapbox_maps_flutter: ^2.0.0
```

```bash
flutter pub get
```

### Step 2: Bump the iOS deployment target to 14.0 (required)

**This is the single most common cause of iOS build failures after adding Mapbox.** The Flutter SDK requires **iOS 14.0** and will not compile on the Flutter default.

1. Open `ios/Runner.xcworkspace` in Xcode.
2. Select the **Runner** target → **General** → set **Minimum Deployments → iOS** to `14.0`.
3. If `ios/Podfile` exists, update the platform line too:

   ```ruby
   # ios/Podfile
   platform :ios, '14.0'
   ```

You do not need to worry about CocoaPods vs Swift Package Manager — `mapbox_maps_flutter` supports both and Flutter picks whichever your app is configured for.

### Step 3: iOS location permission

Add the purpose string to `ios/Runner/Info.plist`:

```xml
<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Show your location on the map</string>
```

### Step 4: Android permissions

Add to `android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml`:

```xml
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