diff --git a/dev/bots/analyze.dart b/dev/bots/analyze.dart
index 6700bc7da96..99c4b78cf22 100644
--- a/dev/bots/analyze.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/analyze.dart
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ class Hash256 {
 // We have a policy of not checking in binaries into this repository.
 // If you are adding/changing template images, use the flutter_template_images
 // package and a .img.tmpl placeholder instead.
-// If you have other binaries to add, please consult Hixie for advice.
+// If you have other binaries to add, please consult johnmccutchan for advice.
 final Set<Hash256> _legacyBinaries = <Hash256>{
   // DEFAULT ICON IMAGES
 
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ Future<void> verifyNoBinaries(String workingDirectory, {Set<Hash256>? legacyBina
   // We have a policy of not checking in binaries into this repository.
   // If you are adding/changing template images, use the flutter_template_images
   // package and a .img.tmpl placeholder instead.
-  // If you have other binaries to add, please consult Hixie for advice.
+  // If you have other binaries to add, please consult johnmccutchan for advice.
   assert(
     _legacyBinaries
             .expand<int>((Hash256 hash) => <int>[hash.a, hash.b, hash.c, hash.d])
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/.gitignore b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34398b632e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+gradlew
+gradlew.bat
+gradle/**
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/README.md b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/README.md
index c36e148742f..bcf71abdee8 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/README.md
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ new contributions will only be accepted in `src/main/kotlin` (and `src/test/kotl
 
 ### Testing
 
-Tests can be run in Android Studio, or directly with Gradle: `./gradle test` 
+To run the tests from the CLI, you first need to download the Gradle wrapper.
+1. Ensure you have run gclient sync recently (i.e., from the root of your framework checkout, run `gclient sync -D`).
+2. From this directory, run `../../../engine/src/flutter/third_party/gradle/bin/gradle wrapper`.
+
+Tests can be run in Android Studio, or directly with Gradle: `./gradlew test` 
 (note that this directory does not contain a version controlled Gradle file. You can find one in 
 the engines `third_party` directory at 
 `<flutter_root>/engine/src/flutter/third_party/gradle/bin/gradle`).