fix: suppress config warnings during Sentry init and API mode detection (#1482)

scripts/dev.js

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
  */
 
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { findProjectRoot } from '@tm/core';
+import { AuthManager, findProjectRoot } from '@tm/core';
+import { setSuppressConfigWarnings } from './modules/config-manager.js';
+
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import { initializeSentry } from '../src/telemetry/sentry.js';
 
@@ -35,6 +37,19 @@ if (process.env.DEBUG === '1') {
 	console.error('DEBUG - dev.js received args:', process.argv.slice(2));
 }
 
+// Suppress config warnings if user is authenticated (API mode)
+// When authenticated, we don't need local config - everything is remote
+try {
+	const authManager = AuthManager.getInstance();
+	const hasValidSession = await authManager.hasValidSession();
+	if (hasValidSession) {
+		setSuppressConfigWarnings(true);
+	}
+} catch {
+	setSuppressConfigWarnings(false);
+	// Auth check failed, continue without suppressing
+}
+
 // Use dynamic import to ensure dotenv.config() runs before module-level code executes
 const { runCLI } = await import('./modules/commands.js');
 

scripts/modules/commands.js

@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ import {
 	getDebugFlag,
 	getDefaultNumTasks,
 	isApiKeySet,
-	isConfigFilePresent
+	isConfigFilePresent,
+	setSuppressConfigWarnings
 } from './config-manager.js';
 
 import {
@@ -161,13 +162,17 @@ function isConnectedToHamster() {
 		}
 
 		// Fallback: Check if storage type is 'api' (user selected Hamster during init)
+		// Suppress warnings during this check since we're detecting API mode
+		setSuppressConfigWarnings(true);
 		try {
-			const config = getConfig();
+			const config = getConfig(null, false, { storageType: 'api' });
 			if (config?.storage?.type === 'api') {
 				return true;
 			}
 		} catch {
 			// Config check failed, continue
+		} finally {
+			setSuppressConfigWarnings(false);
 		}
 
 		return false;

scripts/modules/config-manager.js

@@ -72,6 +72,23 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
 let loadedConfig = null;
 let loadedConfigRoot = null; // Track which root loaded the config
 
+/**
+ * Suppress config file warnings (useful during API mode detection)
+ * Uses global object so it can be shared across modules without circular deps
+ * @param {boolean} suppress - Whether to suppress warnings
+ */
+export function setSuppressConfigWarnings(suppress) {
+	global._tmSuppressConfigWarnings = suppress;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if config warnings are currently suppressed
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function isConfigWarningSuppressed() {
+	return global._tmSuppressConfigWarnings === true;
+}
+
 // Custom Error for configuration issues
 class ConfigurationError extends Error {
 	constructor(message) {
@@ -80,9 +97,10 @@ class ConfigurationError extends Error {
 	}
 }
 
-function _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot = null) {
+function _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot = null, options = {}) {
 	const defaults = DEFAULTS; // Use the defined defaults
 	let rootToUse = explicitRoot;
+	const { storageType } = options;
 	let configSource = explicitRoot
 		? `explicit root (${explicitRoot})`
 		: 'defaults (no root provided yet)';
@@ -114,7 +132,7 @@ function _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot = null) {
 	if (hasProjectMarkers) {
 		// Only try to find config if we have project markers
 		// This prevents the repeated warnings during init
-		configPath = findConfigPath(null, { projectRoot: rootToUse });
+		configPath = findConfigPath(null, { projectRoot: rootToUse, storageType });
 	}
 
 	if (configPath) {
@@ -203,29 +221,36 @@ function _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot = null) {
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Config file doesn't exist at the determined rootToUse.
-		if (explicitRoot) {
+		// Skip warnings if:
-			// Only warn if an explicit root was *expected*.
+		// 1. Global suppress flag is set (during API mode detection)
-			console.warn(
+		// 2. storageType is explicitly 'api' (remote storage mode - no local config expected)
-				chalk.yellow(
+		const shouldWarn = !isConfigWarningSuppressed() && storageType !== 'api';
-					`Warning: Configuration file not found at provided project root (${explicitRoot}). Using default configuration. Run 'task-master models --setup' to configure.`
-				)
-			);
-		} else {
-			// Don't warn about missing config during initialization
-			// Only warn if this looks like an existing project (has .taskmaster dir or legacy config marker)
-			const hasTaskmasterDir = fs.existsSync(
-				path.join(rootToUse, TASKMASTER_DIR)
-			);
-			const hasLegacyMarker = fs.existsSync(
-				path.join(rootToUse, LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE)
-			);
 
-			if (hasTaskmasterDir || hasLegacyMarker) {
+		if (shouldWarn) {
+			if (explicitRoot) {
+				// Warn about explicit root not having config
 				console.warn(
 					chalk.yellow(
-						`Warning: Configuration file not found at derived root (${rootToUse}). Using defaults.`
+						`Warning: Configuration file not found at provided project root (${explicitRoot}). Using default configuration. Run 'task-master models --setup' to configure.`
 					)
 				);
+			} else {
+				// Don't warn about missing config during initialization
+				// Only warn if this looks like an existing project (has .taskmaster dir or legacy config marker)
+				const hasTaskmasterDir = fs.existsSync(
+					path.join(rootToUse, TASKMASTER_DIR)
+				);
+				const hasLegacyMarker = fs.existsSync(
+					path.join(rootToUse, LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE)
+				);
+
+				if (hasTaskmasterDir || hasLegacyMarker) {
+					console.warn(
+						chalk.yellow(
+							`Warning: Configuration file not found at derived root (${rootToUse}). Using defaults.`
+						)
+					);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		// Keep config as defaults
@@ -241,9 +266,11 @@ function _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot = null) {
  * Handles MCP initialization context gracefully.
  * @param {string|null} explicitRoot - Optional explicit path to the project root.
  * @param {boolean} forceReload - Force reloading the config file.
+ * @param {object} options - Optional configuration options.
+ * @param {'api'|'file'|'auto'} [options.storageType] - Storage type to suppress warnings for API mode.
  * @returns {object} The loaded configuration object.
  */
-function getConfig(explicitRoot = null, forceReload = false) {
+function getConfig(explicitRoot = null, forceReload = false, options = {}) {
 	// Determine if a reload is necessary
 	const needsLoad =
 		!loadedConfig ||
@@ -251,7 +278,7 @@ function getConfig(explicitRoot = null, forceReload = false) {
 		(explicitRoot && explicitRoot !== loadedConfigRoot);
 
 	if (needsLoad) {
-		const newConfig = _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot); // _load handles null explicitRoot
+		const newConfig = _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot, options); // _load handles null explicitRoot
 
 		// Only update the global cache if loading was forced or if an explicit root
 		// was provided (meaning we attempted to load a specific project's config).

src/telemetry/sentry.js

@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import { createHash } from 'crypto';
  * Provides error tracking and AI operation monitoring
  */
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
-import { getAnonymousTelemetryEnabled } from '../../scripts/modules/config-manager.js';
+import {
-import { resolveEnvVariable } from '../../scripts/modules/utils.js';
+	getAnonymousTelemetryEnabled,
+	setSuppressConfigWarnings
+} from '../../scripts/modules/config-manager.js';
 
 let isInitialized = false;
 
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ export function initializeSentry(options = {}) {
 	// Check if user has opted out of anonymous telemetry
 	// This applies to local storage users only
 	// Hamster users don't use local config (API storage), so this check doesn't affect them
+	// Suppress config warnings during this check to avoid noisy output at startup
+	setSuppressConfigWarnings(true);
 	try {
 		const telemetryEnabled = getAnonymousTelemetryEnabled(options.projectRoot);
 
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ export function initializeSentry(options = {}) {
 	} catch (error) {
 		// If there's an error checking telemetry preferences (e.g., config not available yet),
 		// default to enabled. This ensures telemetry works during initialization.
+	} finally {
+		setSuppressConfigWarnings(false);
 	}
 
 	// Use internal Sentry DSN for Task Master telemetry

src/utils/path-utils.js

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 	TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE
 } from '../constants/paths.js';
 import { getLoggerOrDefault } from './logger-utils.js';
+import { isConfigWarningSuppressed } from '../../scripts/modules/config-manager.js';
 
 /**
  * Normalize project root to ensure it doesn't end with .taskmaster
@@ -453,15 +454,22 @@ export function findConfigPath(explicitPath = null, args = null, log = null) {
 	}
 
 	// Only warn once per command execution to prevent spam during init
-	const warningKey = `config_warning_${projectRoot}`;
+	// Skip warning if:
+	// Global suppress flag is set (during API mode detection)
+	const shouldSkipWarning =
+		isConfigWarningSuppressed() || args?.storageType === 'api';
 
-	if (!global._tmConfigWarningsThisRun) {
+	if (!shouldSkipWarning) {
-		global._tmConfigWarningsThisRun = new Set();
+		const warningKey = `config_warning_${projectRoot}`;
-	}
 
-	if (!global._tmConfigWarningsThisRun.has(warningKey)) {
+		if (!global._tmConfigWarningsThisRun) {
-		global._tmConfigWarningsThisRun.add(warningKey);
+			global._tmConfigWarningsThisRun = new Set();
-		logger.warn?.(`No configuration file found in project: ${projectRoot}`);
+		}
+
+		if (!global._tmConfigWarningsThisRun.has(warningKey)) {
+			global._tmConfigWarningsThisRun.add(warningKey);
+			logger.warn?.(`No configuration file found in project: ${projectRoot}`);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return null;

tests/unit/ai-providers/claude-code-structured-output.test.js

@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ jest.unstable_mockModule('../../../scripts/modules/config-manager.js', () => ({
 	getDebugFlag: jest.fn(() => false),
 	getLogLevel: jest.fn(() => 'info'),
 	isProxyEnabled: jest.fn(() => false),
-	getAnonymousTelemetryEnabled: jest.fn(() => true)
+	getAnonymousTelemetryEnabled: jest.fn(() => true),
+	setSuppressConfigWarnings: jest.fn(),
+	isConfigWarningSuppressed: jest.fn(() => false)
 }));
 
 // Mock utils

tests/unit/ai-providers/gemini-cli-structured-output.test.js

@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ jest.unstable_mockModule('../../../scripts/modules/utils.js', () => ({
 
 jest.unstable_mockModule('../../../scripts/modules/config-manager.js', () => ({
 	isProxyEnabled: jest.fn(() => false),
-	getAnonymousTelemetryEnabled: jest.fn(() => true)
+	getAnonymousTelemetryEnabled: jest.fn(() => true),
+	setSuppressConfigWarnings: jest.fn(),
+	isConfigWarningSuppressed: jest.fn(() => false)
 }));
 
 // Import after mocking

tests/unit/ai-providers/zai-provider.test.js

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ jest.unstable_mockModule('../../../scripts/modules/utils.js', () => ({
 
 jest.unstable_mockModule('../../../scripts/modules/config-manager.js', () => ({
 	isProxyEnabled: jest.fn(() => false),
-	getAnonymousTelemetryEnabled: jest.fn(() => true)
+	getAnonymousTelemetryEnabled: jest.fn(() => true),
+	setSuppressConfigWarnings: jest.fn(),
+	isConfigWarningSuppressed: jest.fn(() => false)
 }));
 
 // Import after mocking

tests/unit/scripts/modules/task-manager/analyze-task-complexity.test.js

@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ jest.unstable_mockModule(
 		getAllProviders: jest.fn(() => ['anthropic', 'openai', 'perplexity']),
 		getVertexProjectId: jest.fn(() => undefined),
 		getVertexLocation: jest.fn(() => undefined),
-		hasCodebaseAnalysis: jest.fn(() => false)
+		hasCodebaseAnalysis: jest.fn(() => false),
+		setSuppressConfigWarnings: jest.fn(),
+		isConfigWarningSuppressed: jest.fn(() => false)
 	})
 );