diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 54c4c3799ec3..5e8425fc2437 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ task:
         - cd script/tool
         - dart analyze --fatal-infos
       script:
+        # DO NOT change the custom-analysis argument here without changing the Dart repo.
+        # See the comment in script/configs/custom_analysis.yaml for details.
         - ./script/tool_runner.sh analyze --custom-analysis=script/configs/custom_analysis.yaml
     ### Android tasks ###
     - name: build_all_plugins_apk
diff --git a/script/configs/custom_analysis.yaml b/script/configs/custom_analysis.yaml
index f6dc8e288b55..2b0f844de7e0 100644
--- a/script/configs/custom_analysis.yaml
+++ b/script/configs/custom_analysis.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 # from a top-level package into more specific packages in order to incrementally
 # migrate a federated plugin.
 #
+# DO NOT move or delete this file without updating
+# https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/master/tools/bots/flutter/analyze_flutter_plugins.sh
+# which references this file from source, but out-of-repo.
+# Contact stuartmorgan or devoncarew for assistance if necessary.
+
 # TODO(ecosystem): Remove everything from this list. See:
 # https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/76229
 - camera
diff --git a/script/tool/test/analyze_command_test.dart b/script/tool/test/analyze_command_test.dart
index 9dc8b6a3fca5..da2f0aba86c8 100644
--- a/script/tool/test/analyze_command_test.dart
+++ b/script/tool/test/analyze_command_test.dart
@@ -251,4 +251,43 @@ void main() {
       ]),
     );
   });
+
+  // Ensure that the command used to analyze flutter/plugins in the Dart repo:
+  // https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/master/tools/bots/flutter/analyze_flutter_plugins.sh
+  // continues to work.
+  //
+  // DO NOT remove or modify this test without a coordination plan in place to
+  // modify the script above, as it is run from source, but out-of-repo.
+  // Contact stuartmorgan or devoncarew for assistance.
+  test('Dart repo analyze command works', () async {
+    final Directory pluginDir = createFakePlugin('foo', packagesDir,
+        extraFiles: <String>['analysis_options.yaml']);
+    final File allowFile = packagesDir.childFile('custom.yaml');
+    allowFile.writeAsStringSync('- foo');
+
+    await runCapturingPrint(runner, <String>[
+      // DO NOT change this call; see comment above.
+      'analyze',
+      '--analysis-sdk',
+      'foo/bar/baz',
+      '--custom-analysis',
+      allowFile.path
+    ]);
+
+    expect(
+      processRunner.recordedCalls,
+      orderedEquals(<ProcessCall>[
+        ProcessCall(
+          'flutter',
+          const <String>['packages', 'get'],
+          pluginDir.path,
+        ),
+        ProcessCall(
+          'foo/bar/baz/bin/dart',
+          const <String>['analyze', '--fatal-infos'],
+          pluginDir.path,
+        ),
+      ]),
+    );
+  });
 }