store tasks in git by default (#835)

.changeset/sour-lions-check.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": patch
+---
+
+Store tasks in Git by default

mcp-server/src/tools/initialize-project.js

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function registerInitializeProjectTool(server) {
 			storeTasksInGit: z
 				.boolean()
 				.optional()
-				.default(false)
+				.default(true)
 				.describe('Store tasks in Git (tasks.json and tasks/ directory).'),
 			yes: z
 				.boolean()

scripts/init.js

@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ async function initializeProject(options = {}) {
 			options.addAliases !== undefined ? options.addAliases : true; // Default to true if not specified
 		const initGit = options.initGit !== undefined ? options.initGit : true; // Default to true if not specified
 		const storeTasksInGit =
-			options.storeTasksInGit !== undefined ? options.storeTasksInGit : false; // Default to false if not specified
+			options.storeTasksInGit !== undefined ? options.storeTasksInGit : true; // Default to true if not specified
 
 		if (dryRun) {
 			log('info', 'DRY RUN MODE: No files will be modified');
@@ -443,17 +443,17 @@ async function initializeProject(options = {}) {
 			}
 
 			// Prompt for Git tasks storage (skip if --git-tasks or --no-git-tasks flag was provided)
-			let storeGitPrompted = false; // Default to false
+			let storeGitPrompted = true; // Default to true
 			if (options.storeTasksInGit !== undefined) {
 				storeGitPrompted = options.storeTasksInGit; // Use flag value if provided
 			} else {
 				const gitTasksInput = await promptQuestion(
 					rl,
 					chalk.cyan(
-						'Store tasks in Git (tasks.json and tasks/ directory)? (y/N): '
+						'Store tasks in Git (tasks.json and tasks/ directory)? (Y/n): '
 					)
 				);
-				storeGitPrompted = gitTasksInput.trim().toLowerCase() === 'y';
+				storeGitPrompted = gitTasksInput.trim().toLowerCase() !== 'n';
 			}
 
 			// Confirm settings...

src/utils/manage-gitignore.js

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ function mergeWithExistingFile(
 function manageGitignoreFile(
 	targetPath,
 	content,
-	storeTasksInGit = false,
+	storeTasksInGit = true,
 	log = null
 ) {
 	// Validate inputs