feat(parse-prd): Add research flag to parse-prd command for enhanced PRD analysis. Significantly improves parse PRD system prompt when used with research.

mcp-server/src/core/direct-functions/parse-prd.js

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export async function parsePRDDirect(args, log, context = {}) {
 		numTasks: numTasksArg,
 		force,
 		append,
+		research,
 		projectRoot
 	} = args;
 
@@ -114,8 +115,12 @@ export async function parsePRDDirect(args, log, context = {}) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (research) {
+		logWrapper.info('Research mode enabled. Using Perplexity AI for enhanced PRD analysis.');
+	}
+
 	logWrapper.info(
-		`Parsing PRD via direct function. Input: ${inputPath}, Output: ${outputPath}, NumTasks: ${numTasks}, Force: ${force}, Append: ${append}, ProjectRoot: ${projectRoot}`
+		`Parsing PRD via direct function. Input: ${inputPath}, Output: ${outputPath}, NumTasks: ${numTasks}, Force: ${force}, Append: ${append}, Research: ${research}, ProjectRoot: ${projectRoot}`
 	);
 
 	const wasSilent = isSilentMode();
@@ -135,6 +140,7 @@ export async function parsePRDDirect(args, log, context = {}) {
 				projectRoot,
 				force,
 				append,
+				research,
 				commandName: 'parse-prd',
 				outputType: 'mcp'
 			},

mcp-server/src/tools/parse-prd.js

@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ export function registerParsePRDTool(server) {
 				.optional()
 				.default(false)
 				.describe('Append generated tasks to existing file.'),
+			research: z
+				.boolean()
+				.optional()
+				.default(false)
+				.describe('Use the research model for research-backed task generation, providing more comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date task details.'),
 			projectRoot: z
 				.string()
 				.describe('The directory of the project. Must be an absolute path.')
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ export function registerParsePRDTool(server) {
 						numTasks: args.numTasks,
 						force: args.force,
 						append: args.append,
+						research: args.research,
 						projectRoot: args.projectRoot
 					},
 					log,