# Flutter: “cmdline-tools component is missing” (flutter doctor)
> flutter doctor says cmdline-tools component is missing and Android license status unknown. Install the Command-line Tools, then accept the licenses.
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Last updated: 2026-11-08
flutter doctor shows a red X under Android toolchain: cmdline-tools component is missing, often followed by Android license status unknown, and flutter doctor --android-licenses may say Android sdkmanager not found. Update to the latest Android SDK and ensure that the cmdline-tools are in the path. Android Studio installs the SDK but not always the Android SDK Command-line Tools, and Flutter needs them to check and accept the SDK licenses. Builds may still work, but doctor won’t pass until they are there.
**Short answer**
Open Android Studio, Settings, Languages & Frameworks, Android SDK, SDK Tools tab, tick Android SDK Command-line Tools (latest) and click Apply. Then run flutter doctor --android-licenses, answer y to each license, and run flutter doctor again. If doctor still can’t find them, point Flutter at the SDK with flutter config --android-sdk.
## **Why doctor can’t find the tools, and the fix**
1. 01 ### **The Command-line Tools were never installed**
> “Switch to the SDK Tools tab. Verify that the following SDK Tools have been selected: Android SDK Build-Tools Android SDK Command-line Tools” [**Flutter, Set up Android development**](https://docs.flutter.dev/platform-integration/android/setup) The SDK Platform and Platform-Tools come with Android Studio; the Command-line Tools are a separate item in the SDK Tools tab. Tick it, apply, and let the download finish. Without Android Studio, run the command doctor prints: sdkmanager --install "cmdline-tools;latest".
2. 02 ### **The licenses haven’t been accepted**
> “Run the following command to review and sign the SDK licenses.” [**Flutter, Set up Android development**](https://docs.flutter.dev/platform-integration/android/setup) With the tools installed, Android license status unknown means the licenses still need your yes. Run the command, read each license, and type y.```
flutter doctor --android-licenses
flutter doctor -v
```
3. 03 ### **A manual SDK install in the wrong folder layout**
> “In the unzipped cmdline-tools directory, create a sub-directory called latest.” [**Android Developers, sdkmanager**](https://developer.android.com/tools/sdkmanager) On a build server or a machine without Android Studio, the command-line tools zip has to sit in cmdline-tools/latest inside the SDK folder. Unzipped one level too high, or left in a version folder such as cmdline-tools/10.0, sdkmanager and Flutter may not find it.```
# inside your Android SDK folder
mkdir -p cmdline-tools/latest
# move bin/, lib/, NOTICE.txt and source.properties from the zip into cmdline-tools/latest
cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager --install "platform-tools" "platforms;android-35" "build-tools;35.0.0"
```
4. 04 ### **Flutter is looking at a different SDK** If Android Studio shows the tools installed but doctor still complains, Flutter is reading another SDK path, for example an old ANDROID_HOME. Point it at the SDK Android Studio uses (usually ~/Library/Android/sdk on a Mac, ~/Android/Sdk on Linux, C:\Users\YOU\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk on Windows), then rerun doctor.```
flutter config --android-sdk ~/Library/Android/sdk
flutter doctor -v
```
Checked against the vendor’s docs on November 8, 2026: [Flutter: Set up Android development](https://docs.flutter.dev/platform-integration/android/setup); [Android Developers: sdkmanager (command-line tools layout)](https://developer.android.com/tools/sdkmanager).
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Questions
## **More on this error**
**The licenses command fails with a Java error. Why? **+
Old command-line tools fail on Java 9 and later with errors such as NoClassDefFoundError for javax/xml/bind. Install the latest Command-line Tools from the SDK Tools tab; they need a recent JDK (17 or later), and Android Studio’s bundled JDK works. flutter doctor -v shows which Java Flutter uses.
**Can I ignore it if my app builds? **+
Release builds and CI checks may need accepted licenses and the tools, so fix it once on each machine rather than leave doctor red.
**Can you fix it for me? **+
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