Simplified the Task Master CLI by organizing code into modules within the directory.
**Why:**
- **Better Organization:** Code is now grouped by function (AI, commands, dependencies, tasks, UI, utilities).
- **Easier to Maintain:** Smaller modules are simpler to update and fix.
- **Scalable:** New features can be added more easily in a structured way.
**What Changed:**
- Moved code from single _____ _ __ __ _
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│ Version: 0.9.16 Project: Task Master │
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│ Task Master CLI │
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│ Task Generation │
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parse-prd --input=<file.txt> [--tasks=10] Generate tasks from a PRD document
generate Create individual task files from tasks…
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│ Task Management │
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list [--status=<status>] [--with-subtas… List all tasks with their status
set-status --id=<id> --status=<status> Update task status (done, pending, etc.)
update --from=<id> --prompt="<context>" Update tasks based on new requirements
add-task --prompt="<text>" [--dependencies=… Add a new task using AI
add-dependency --id=<id> --depends-on=<id> Add a dependency to a task
remove-dependency --id=<id> --depends-on=<id> Remove a dependency from a task
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│ Task Analysis & Detail │
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analyze-complexity [--research] [--threshold=5] Analyze tasks and generate expansion re…
complexity-report [--file=<path>] Display the complexity analysis report
expand --id=<id> [--num=5] [--research] [… Break down tasks into detailed subtasks
expand --all [--force] [--research] Expand all pending tasks with subtasks
clear-subtasks --id=<id> Remove subtasks from specified tasks
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│ Task Navigation & Viewing │
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next Show the next task to work on based on …
show <id> Display detailed information about a sp…
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│ Dependency Management │
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validate-dependenci… Identify invalid dependencies without f…
fix-dependencies Fix invalid dependencies automatically
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│ Environment Variables │
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ANTHROPIC_API_KEY Your Anthropic API key Required
MODEL Claude model to use Default: claude-3-7-sonn…
MAX_TOKENS Maximum tokens for responses Default: 4000
TEMPERATURE Temperature for model responses Default: 0.7
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY Perplexity API key for research Optional
PERPLEXITY_MODEL Perplexity model to use Default: sonar-small-onl…
DEBUG Enable debug logging Default: false
LOG_LEVEL Console output level (debug,info,warn,error) Default: info
DEFAULT_SUBTASKS Default number of subtasks to generate Default: 3
DEFAULT_PRIORITY Default task priority Default: medium
PROJECT_NAME Project name displayed in UI Default: Task Master file into these new modules:
- : AI interactions (Claude, Perplexity)
- : CLI command definitions (Commander.js)
- : Task dependency handling
- : Core task operations (create, list, update, etc.)
- : User interface elements (display, formatting)
- : Utility functions and configuration
- : Exports all modules
- Replaced direct use of _____ _ __ __ _
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by https://x.com/eyaltoledano
╭────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ Version: 0.9.16 Project: Task Master │
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╰────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─────────────────────╮
│ │
│ Task Master CLI │
│ │
╰─────────────────────╯
╭───────────────────╮
│ Task Generation │
╰───────────────────╯
parse-prd --input=<file.txt> [--tasks=10] Generate tasks from a PRD document
generate Create individual task files from tasks…
╭───────────────────╮
│ Task Management │
╰───────────────────╯
list [--status=<status>] [--with-subtas… List all tasks with their status
set-status --id=<id> --status=<status> Update task status (done, pending, etc.)
update --from=<id> --prompt="<context>" Update tasks based on new requirements
add-task --prompt="<text>" [--dependencies=… Add a new task using AI
add-dependency --id=<id> --depends-on=<id> Add a dependency to a task
remove-dependency --id=<id> --depends-on=<id> Remove a dependency from a task
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│ Task Analysis & Detail │
╰──────────────────────────╯
analyze-complexity [--research] [--threshold=5] Analyze tasks and generate expansion re…
complexity-report [--file=<path>] Display the complexity analysis report
expand --id=<id> [--num=5] [--research] [… Break down tasks into detailed subtasks
expand --all [--force] [--research] Expand all pending tasks with subtasks
clear-subtasks --id=<id> Remove subtasks from specified tasks
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│ Task Navigation & Viewing │
╰─────────────────────────────╯
next Show the next task to work on based on …
show <id> Display detailed information about a sp…
╭─────────────────────────╮
│ Dependency Management │
╰─────────────────────────╯
validate-dependenci… Identify invalid dependencies without f…
fix-dependencies Fix invalid dependencies automatically
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│ Environment Variables │
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ANTHROPIC_API_KEY Your Anthropic API key Required
MODEL Claude model to use Default: claude-3-7-sonn…
MAX_TOKENS Maximum tokens for responses Default: 4000
TEMPERATURE Temperature for model responses Default: 0.7
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY Perplexity API key for research Optional
PERPLEXITY_MODEL Perplexity model to use Default: sonar-small-onl…
DEBUG Enable debug logging Default: false
LOG_LEVEL Console output level (debug,info,warn,error) Default: info
DEFAULT_SUBTASKS Default number of subtasks to generate Default: 3
DEFAULT_PRIORITY Default task priority Default: medium
PROJECT_NAME Project name displayed in UI Default: Task Master with the global command (see ).
- Updated documentation () to reflect the new command.
**Benefits:**
Code is now cleaner, easier to work with, and ready for future growth.
Use the command (or ) to run the CLI. See for command details.
- Implemented and commands:
- Added validation to prevent circular and duplicate dependencies.
- Ensured proper error handling for invalid task IDs.
- Updated task files (tasks.json and individual task files) after changes.
- Enhanced the command to provide a detailed view of tasks:
- Displayed dependencies with status (using color-coded output).
- Included comprehensive task information (description, details, etc.).
- Updated documentation: README, scripts/README.md, and dev_workflow.mdc.
- Prepared package for publishing (version bump).
This commit resolves several issues with the task expansion system to
ensure higher quality subtasks and better synchronization:
1. Task File Generation
- Add automatic regeneration of task files after expanding tasks
- Ensure individual task text files stay in sync with tasks.json
- Avoids manual regeneration steps after task expansion
2. Perplexity API Integration
- Fix 'researchPrompt is not defined' error in Perplexity integration
- Add specialized research-oriented prompt template
- Improve system message for better context and instruction
- Better fallback to Claude when Perplexity unavailable
3. Subtask Parsing Improvements
- Enhance regex pattern to handle more formatting variations
- Implement multiple parsing strategies for different response formats:
* Improved section detection with flexible headings
* Added support for numbered and bulleted lists
* Implemented heuristic-based title and description extraction
- Create more meaningful dummy subtasks with relevant titles and descriptions
instead of generic placeholders
- Ensure minimal descriptions are always provided
4. Quality Verification and Retry System
- Add post-expansion verification to identify low-quality subtask sets
- Detect tasks with too many generic/placeholder subtasks
- Implement interactive retry mechanism with enhanced prompts
- Use adjusted settings for retries (research mode, subtask count)
- Clear existing subtasks before retry to prevent duplicates
- Provide detailed reporting of verification and retry process
These changes significantly improve the quality of generated subtasks
and reduce the need for manual intervention when subtask generation
produces suboptimal results.
- Add loading indicator with spinner animation during API calls
- Implement retry logic with exponential backoff (1s, 2s, 4s)
- Add dynamic task count adjustment when API calls fail
- Improve error handling with detailed error messages
- Add interactive user options when all retries are exhausted
- Optimize token allocation based on PRD size
- Add comprehensive validation of API responses
- Improve error recovery strategies for various failure scenarios
- Update parsePRD function to properly handle errors from callClaude
This commit includes several important improvements:
1. Add support for updating multiple tasks at once with comma-separated IDs
- Modify setTaskStatus to handle lists like id=1,1.1,1.2
- Fix subtask handling to properly update subtask statuses
- Add in-progress as a valid status option
2. Fix initialization script issues
- Add debugging information to help diagnose npx execution problems
- Improve error handling and readline interface management
- Remove conditional check that prevented script from running in some environments
- Add troubleshooting section to README.md
3. Improve package preparation
- Make scripts executable during package preparation
- Update version to 1.0.7
These changes make the package more robust and user-friendly, particularly
for first-time users and those managing complex task hierarchies.
- Update to ES modules syntax throughout the codebase
- Add fileURLToPath and dirname imports to handle __dirname in ES modules
- Upgrade Anthropic SDK from 0.10.0 to 0.39.0
- Fix JSON parsing to handle responses wrapped in Markdown code blocks
- Improve documentation with clearer installation instructions
- Add important notes about ES modules and SDK requirements
- Update environment examples with API key format and model recommendations
- Include index.js in package files list
- Bump version to 1.0.2
