* Fix: Correct version resolution for banner and update check
Resolves issues where the tool's version was displayed as 'unknown'.
- Modified 'displayBanner' in 'ui.js' and 'checkForUpdate' in 'commands.js' to read package.json relative to their own script locations using import.meta.url.
- This ensures the correct local version is identified for both the main banner display and the update notification mechanism.
- Restored a missing closing brace in 'ui.js' to fix a SyntaxError.
* fix: refactor and cleanup
* fix: chores and cleanup and testing
* chore: cleanup
* fix: add changeset
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Co-authored-by: Christer Soederlund <christer.soderlund@gmail.com>
- Adjusted the interactive model default choice to be 'no change' instead of 'cancel setup'
- E2E script has been perfected and works as designed provided there are all provider API keys .env in the root
- Fixes the entire test suite to make sure it passes with the new architecture.
- Fixes dependency command to properly show there is a validation failure if there is one.
- Refactored config-manager.test.js mocking strategy and fixed assertions to read the real supported-models.json
- Fixed rule-transformer.test.js assertion syntax and transformation logic adjusting replacement for search which was too broad.
- Skip unstable tests in utils.test.js (log, readJSON, writeJSON error paths) due to SIGABRT crash. These tests trigger a native crash (SIGABRT), likely stemming from a conflict between internal chalk usage within the functions and Jest's test environment, possibly related to ESM module handling.
- Enhance E2E testing and LLM analysis report and:
- Add --analyze-log flag to run_e2e.sh to re-run LLM analysis on existing logs.
- Add test:e2e and analyze-log scripts to package.json for easier execution.
- Correct display errors and dependency validation output:
- Update chalk usage in add-task.js to use bracket notation (chalk[color]) compatible with v5, resolving 'chalk.keyword is not a function' error.
- Modify fix-dependencies command output to show red failure box with issue count instead of green success box when validation fails.
- Refactor interactive model setup:
- Verify inclusion of 'No change' option during interactive model setup flow (task-master models --setup).
- Update model definitions:
- Add max_tokens field for gpt-4o in supported-models.json.
- Remove unused scripts:
- Delete prepare-package.js and rule-transformer.test.js.
Release candidate
Implements the ability to filter subtasks displayed by the `task-master show <id>` command using the `--status` (or `-s`) flag. This is also available in the MCP context.
- Modified `commands.js` to add the `--status` option to the `show` command definition.
- Updated `utils.js` (`findTaskById`) to handle the filtering logic and return original subtask counts/arrays when filtering.
- Updated `ui.js` (`displayTaskById`) to use the filtered subtasks for the table, display a summary line when filtering, and use the original subtask list for the progress bar calculation.
- Updated MCP `get_task` tool and `showTaskDirect` function to accept and pass the `status` parameter.
- Added changeset entry.
Adds the ability for users to specify custom model IDs for Ollama and OpenRouter providers, bypassing the internal supported model list.
- Introduces --ollama and --openrouter flags for the 'task-master models --set-<role>' command.
- Updates the interactive 'task-master models --setup' to include options for entering custom Ollama/OpenRouter IDs.
- Implements live validation against the OpenRouter API when a custom OpenRouter ID is provided.
- Refines the model setting logic to prioritize explicit provider flags/choices.
- Adds warnings when custom models are set.
- Updates the changeset file.
- Add OpenAI provider implementation using @ai-sdk/openai.\n- Update `models` command/tool to display API key status for configured providers.\n- Implement model-specific `maxTokens` override logic in `config-manager.js` using `supported-models.json`.\n- Improve AI error message parsing in `ai-services-unified.js` for better clarity.
This commit implements several related improvements to the models command and configuration system:
- Added MCP support for the models command:
- Created new direct function implementation in models.js
- Registered modelsDirect in task-master-core.js for proper export
- Added models tool registration in tools/index.js
- Ensured project name replacement when copying .taskmasterconfig in init.js
- Improved .taskmasterconfig copying during project initialization:
- Added copyTemplateFile() call in createProjectStructure()
- Ensured project name is properly replaced in the config
- Restructured tool registration in logical workflow groups:
- Organized registration into 6 functional categories
- Improved command ordering to follow typical workflow
- Added clear group comments for maintainability
- Enhanced documentation in cursor rules:
- Updated dev_workflow.mdc with clearer config management instructions
- Added comprehensive models command reference to taskmaster.mdc
- Clarified CLI vs MCP usage patterns and options
- Added warning against manual .taskmasterconfig editing
This commit centralizes configuration and environment variable access across various modules by consistently utilizing getters from scripts/modules/config-manager.js. This replaces direct access to process.env and the global CONFIG object, leading to improved consistency, maintainability, testability, and better handling of session-specific configurations within the MCP context.
Key changes include:
- Centralized Getters: Replaced numerous instances of process.env.* and CONFIG.* with corresponding getter functions (e.g., getLogLevel, getMainModelId, getResearchMaxTokens, getMainTemperature, isApiKeySet, getDebugFlag, getDefaultSubtasks).
- Session Awareness: Ensured that the session object is passed to config getters where necessary, particularly within AI service calls (ai-services.js, add-task.js) and error handling (ai-services.js), allowing for session-specific environment overrides.
- API Key Checks: Standardized API key availability checks using isApiKeySet() instead of directly checking process.env.* (e.g., for Perplexity in commands.js and ai-services.js).
- Client Instantiation Cleanup: Removed now-redundant/obsolete local client instantiation functions (getAnthropicClient, getPerplexityClient) from ai-services.js and the global Anthropic client initialization from dependency-manager.js. Client creation should now rely on the config manager and factory patterns.
- Consistent Debug Flag Usage: Standardized calls to getDebugFlag() in commands.js, removing potentially unnecessary null arguments.
- Accurate Progress Calculation: Updated AI stream progress reporting (ai-services.js, add-task.js) to use getMainMaxTokens(session) for more accurate calculations.
- Minor Cleanup: Removed unused import from scripts/modules/commands.js.
Specific module updates:
- :
- Uses getLogLevel() instead of process.env.LOG_LEVEL.
- :
- Replaced direct env/config access for model IDs, tokens, temperature, API keys, and default subtasks with appropriate getters.
- Passed session to handleClaudeError.
- Removed local getPerplexityClient and getAnthropicClient functions.
- Updated progress calculations to use getMainMaxTokens(session).
- :
- Uses isApiKeySet('perplexity') for API key checks.
- Uses getDebugFlag() consistently for debug checks.
- Removed unused import.
- :
- Removed global Anthropic client initialization.
- :
- Uses config getters (getResearch..., getMain...) for Perplexity and Claude API call parameters, preserving customEnv override logic.
This refactoring also resolves a potential SyntaxError: Identifier 'getPerplexityClient' has already been declared by removing the duplicated/obsolete function definition previously present in ai-services.js.
- Add cancelled status to UI module for marking tasks cancelled without deletion
- Improve MCP server resource documentation with implementation examples
- Update architecture.mdc with detailed resource management info
- Add comprehensive resource handling guide to mcp.mdc
- Update changeset to reflect new features and documentation
- Mark task 23.6 as cancelled (MCP SDK integration no longer needed)
- Complete task 23.12 (structured logging system)
Slight refactor moving numTasks and outputPath to top with the other variables. Eliminates duplication, and keeps us from having to check path twice.
Resolves#65
Ensures that the 'details' field, which can be updated via 'update-subtask', is correctly rendered when viewing a specific subtask.
fix(test): Remove empty describe block causing Jest error
Removes a redundant block in that contained a hook but no tests.
chore: Add npm script
This commit fixes several issues with command line interface error handling:
1. Fix inconsistent behavior between --no-generate and --skip-generate:
- Standardized on --skip-generate across all commands
- Updated bin/task-master.js to use --skip-generate instead of --no-generate
- Modified add-subtask and remove-subtask commands to use --skip-generate
2. Enhance error handling for unknown options:
- Removed .allowUnknownOption() from commands to properly detect unknown options
- Added global error handler in bin/task-master.js for unknown commands/options
- Added command-specific error handlers with helpful error messages
3. Improve user experience with better help messages:
- Added helper functions to display formatted command help on errors
- Created command-specific help displays for add-subtask and remove-subtask
- Show available options when encountering unknown options
4. Update MCP server configuration:
- Modified .cursor/mcp.json to use node ./mcp-server/server.js directly
- Removed npx -y usage for more reliable execution
5. Other minor improvements:
- Adjusted column width for task ID display in UI
- Updated version number in package-lock.json to 0.9.30
This resolves issues where users would see confusing error messages like
'error: unknown option --generate' when using an incorrect flag."
This commit introduces a comprehensive set of skipped tests to both and . These skipped tests serve as a blueprint for future test implementation, outlining the necessary test cases for currently untested functionalities.
- Ensures sync with bin/ folder by adding -r/--research to the command
- Fixes an issue that improperly parsed command line args
- Ensures confirmation card on dependency add/remove
- Properly formats some sub-task dependencies
**Potentially addressed issues:**
While primarily focused on adding test coverage, this commit also implicitly addresses potential issues by:
- **Improving error handling coverage:** The addition of skipped tests for error scenarios in functions like , , , and highlights areas where error handling needs to be robustly tested and potentially improved in the codebase.
- **Enhancing dependency validation:** Skipped tests for include validation of dependencies, prompting a review of the dependency validation logic and ensuring its correctness.
- **Standardizing test coverage:** By creating a clear roadmap for testing all functions, this commit contributes to a more standardized and complete test suite, reducing the likelihood of undiscovered bugs in the future.
**task-manager.test.js:**
- Added skipped test blocks for the following functions:
- : Includes tests for handling valid JSON responses, malformed JSON, missing tasks in responses, Perplexity AI research integration, Claude fallback, and parallel task processing.
- : Covers tests for updating tasks based on context, handling Claude streaming, Perplexity AI integration, scenarios with no tasks to update, and error handling during updates.
- : Includes tests for generating task files from , formatting dependencies with status indicators, handling tasks without subtasks, empty task arrays, and dependency validation before file generation.
- : Covers tests for updating task status, subtask status using dot notation, updating multiple tasks, automatic subtask status updates, parent task update suggestions, and handling non-existent task IDs.
- : Includes tests for updating regular and subtask statuses, handling parent tasks without subtasks, and non-existent subtask IDs.
- : Covers tests for displaying all tasks, filtering by status, displaying subtasks, showing completion statistics, identifying the next task, and handling empty task arrays.
- : Includes tests for generating subtasks, using complexity reports for subtask counts, Perplexity AI integration, appending subtasks, skipping completed tasks, and error handling during subtask generation.
- : Covers tests for expanding all pending tasks, sorting by complexity, skipping tasks with existing subtasks (unless forced), using task-specific parameters from complexity reports, handling empty task arrays, and error handling for individual tasks.
- : Includes tests for clearing subtasks from specific and multiple tasks, handling tasks without subtasks, non-existent task IDs, and regenerating task files after clearing subtasks.
- : Covers tests for adding new tasks using AI, handling Claude streaming, validating dependencies, handling malformed AI responses, and using existing task context for generation.
**utils.test.js:**
- Added skipped test blocks for the following functions:
- : Tests for logging messages according to log levels and filtering messages below configured levels.
- : Tests for reading and parsing valid JSON files, handling file not found errors, and invalid JSON formats.
- : Tests for writing JSON data to files and handling file write errors.
- : Tests for escaping double quotes in prompts and handling prompts without special characters.
- : Tests for reading and parsing complexity reports, handling missing report files, and custom report paths.
- : Tests for finding tasks in reports by ID, handling non-existent task IDs, and invalid report structures.
- : Tests for verifying existing task and subtask IDs, handling non-existent IDs, and invalid inputs.
- : Tests for formatting numeric and string task IDs and preserving dot notation for subtasks.
- : Tests for detecting simple and complex cycles in dependency graphs, handling acyclic graphs, and empty dependency maps.
These skipped tests provide a clear roadmap for future test development, ensuring comprehensive coverage for core functionalities in both modules. They document the intended behavior of each function and outline various scenarios, including happy paths, edge cases, and error conditions, thereby improving the overall test strategy and maintainability of the Task Master CLI.
This commit introduces significant enhancements and refactoring to the Task Master CLI, focusing on improved testing, integration with Perplexity AI for research-backed task updates, and core logic refactoring for better maintainability and functionality.
**Testing Infrastructure Setup:**
- Implemented Jest as the primary testing framework, setting up a comprehensive testing environment.
- Added new test scripts to including , , and for streamlined testing workflows.
- Integrated necessary devDependencies for testing, such as , , , , and , to support unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
**Dependency Updates:**
- Updated and to reflect the latest dependency versions, ensuring project stability and access to the newest features and security patches.
- Upgraded to version 0.9.16 and usage: openai [-h] [-v] [-b API_BASE] [-k API_KEY] [-p PROXY [PROXY ...]]
[-o ORGANIZATION] [-t {openai,azure}]
[--api-version API_VERSION] [--azure-endpoint AZURE_ENDPOINT]
[--azure-ad-token AZURE_AD_TOKEN] [-V]
{api,tools,migrate,grit} ...
positional arguments:
{api,tools,migrate,grit}
api Direct API calls
tools Client side tools for convenience
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --verbose Set verbosity.
-b, --api-base API_BASE
What API base url to use.
-k, --api-key API_KEY
What API key to use.
-p, --proxy PROXY [PROXY ...]
What proxy to use.
-o, --organization ORGANIZATION
Which organization to run as (will use your default
organization if not specified)
-t, --api-type {openai,azure}
The backend API to call, must be `openai` or `azure`
--api-version API_VERSION
The Azure API version, e.g.
'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-
services/openai/reference#rest-api-versioning'
--azure-endpoint AZURE_ENDPOINT
The Azure endpoint, e.g.
'https://endpoint.openai.azure.com'
--azure-ad-token AZURE_AD_TOKEN
A token from Azure Active Directory,
https://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-
id
-V, --version show program's version number and exit to 4.89.0.
- Added dependency (version 2.3.0) and updated related dependencies to their latest versions.
**Perplexity AI Integration for Research-Backed Updates:**
- Introduced an option to leverage Perplexity AI for task updates, enabling research-backed enhancements to task details.
- Implemented logic to initialize a Perplexity AI client if the environment variable is available.
- Modified the function to accept a parameter, allowing dynamic selection between Perplexity AI and Claude AI for task updates based on API key availability and user preference.
- Enhanced to handle responses from Perplexity AI and update tasks accordingly, including improved error handling and logging for robust operation.
**Core Logic Refactoring and Improvements:**
- Refactored the function to utilize task IDs instead of dependency IDs, ensuring consistency and clarity in dependency management.
- Implemented a new function to rigorously check for both circular dependencies and self-dependencies within tasks, improving task relationship integrity.
- Enhanced UI elements in :
- Refactored to incorporate icons for different task statuses and utilize a object for color mapping, improving visual representation of task status.
- Updated to display colored complexity scores with emojis, providing a more intuitive and visually appealing representation of task complexity.
- Refactored the task data structure creation and validation process:
- Updated the JSON Schema for to reflect a more streamlined and efficient task structure.
- Implemented Task Model Classes for better data modeling and type safety.
- Improved File System Operations for task data management.
- Developed robust Validation Functions and an Error Handling System to ensure data integrity and application stability.
**Testing Guidelines Implementation:**
- Implemented guidelines for writing testable code when developing new features, promoting a test-driven development approach.
- Added testing requirements and best practices for unit, integration, and edge case testing to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Updated the development workflow to mandate writing tests before proceeding with configuration and documentation updates, reinforcing the importance of testing throughout the development lifecycle.
This commit collectively enhances the Task Master CLI's reliability, functionality, and developer experience through improved testing practices, AI-powered research capabilities, and a more robust and maintainable codebase.
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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by https://x.com/eyaltoledano
╭────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ Version: 0.9.16 Project: Task Master │
│ │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─────────────────────╮
│ │
│ 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
╭──────────────────────────╮
│ 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
╭─────────────────────────────╮
│ 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
╭─────────────────────────╮
│ Environment Variables │
╰─────────────────────────╯
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 _____ _ __ __ _
|_ _|_ _ ___| | __ | \/ | __ _ ___| |_ ___ _ __
| |/ _` / __| |/ / | |\/| |/ _` / __| __/ _ \ '__|
| | (_| \__ \ < | | | | (_| \__ \ || __/ |
|_|\__,_|___/_|\_\ |_| |_|\__,_|___/\__\___|_|
by https://x.com/eyaltoledano
╭────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ Version: 0.9.16 Project: Task Master │
│ │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─────────────────────╮
│ │
│ 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
╭──────────────────────────╮
│ 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
╭─────────────────────────────╮
│ 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
╭─────────────────────────╮
│ Environment Variables │
╰─────────────────────────╯
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.
