[BUG] Claude repeatedly sets iOS deployment target too low in Flutter projects

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

When setting up Flutter iOS projects, Claude consistently sets (or omits) the minimum iOS deployment target below what modern plugins require. The correct minimum for this project is 15.5, defined in both ios/Podfile (platform :ios, '15.5') and ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj (IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 15.5). Omitting this causes build failures on CI. Claude should always verify and set the iOS deployment target before pushing — not wait for the CI error.

What Should Happen?

When setting up or modifying a Flutter iOS project, Claude should always verify and explicitly set the minimum iOS deployment target to the correct value (at least 15.5 for projects using modern plugins) in both ios/Podfile and ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj before pushing to any repository, without waiting for a CI build failure to
detect the omission.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start a new Claude Code conversation in a Flutter project that includes google_mlkit_text_recognition or similar modern iOS plugins. 2. Ask Claude to set up iOS builds and push to a GitHub repository. 3. Observe that Claude does not set the minimum iOS deployment target in ios/Podfile or ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj. 4. Run a CI build (e.g. Codemagic) and get the error: "requires a higher minimum iOS deployment version — increase deployment target to at least 15.5". 5. Correct Claude in the conversation. 6. Start a new conversation and repeat steps 1-4. The same omission occurs again.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.143 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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