feat: Add MCPB bundle for Claude Desktop installation (#1599)

Co-authored-by: triepod-ai <199543909+triepod-ai@users.noreply.github.com>

.changeset/add-mcpb-bundle.md

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+---
+"task-master-ai": minor
+---
+
+Add MCPB bundle for single-click Claude Desktop installation
+
+- Added `manifest.json` for MCP Bundle (MCPB) specification v0.3
+- Added `.mcpbignore` to exclude development files from bundle
+- Added `icon.png` (512x512) for Claude Desktop display
+- Enables users to install Task Master MCP server directly in Claude Desktop without manual configuration

.mcpbignore

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+# Exclude everything except manifest and icon
+# This is an npx-based bundle - no source code needed
+
+# All source code
+*.js
+*.ts
+*.mjs
+*.cjs
+*.jsx
+*.tsx
+*.json
+!manifest.json
+
+# All directories
+*/
+
+# All other files
+*.md
+*.txt
+*.yml
+*.yaml
+*.lock
+*.log
+.git*
+.env*
+.eslint*
+.prettier*
+.editorconfig
+LICENSE*
+Makefile
+Dockerfile

manifest.json

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+{
+	"manifest_version": "0.3",
+	"name": "Claude Task Master",
+	"version": "0.42.0",
+	"description": "AI-powered task management for structured development workflows. Parse PRDs, generate tasks with AI, track dependencies, and manage complexity.",
+	"author": {
+		"name": "Eyal Toledano",
+		"url": "https://github.com/eyaltoledano"
+	},
+	"repository": {
+		"type": "git",
+		"url": "https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master"
+	},
+	"icon": "icon.png",
+	"server": {
+		"type": "node",
+		"entry_point": "dist/mcp-server.js",
+		"mcp_config": {
+			"command": "npx",
+			"args": ["-y", "--package=task-master-ai", "task-master-mcp"],
+			"env": {
+				"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "${user_config.anthropic_api_key}",
+				"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "${user_config.perplexity_api_key}",
+				"OPENAI_API_KEY": "${user_config.openai_api_key}",
+				"TASK_MASTER_TOOLS": "${user_config.task_master_tools}"
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	"user_config": {
+		"anthropic_api_key": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"title": "Anthropic API Key",
+			"description": "API key for Claude models - get from console.anthropic.com (recommended)",
+			"required": false,
+			"sensitive": true
+		},
+		"perplexity_api_key": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"title": "Perplexity API Key",
+			"description": "API key for research features - get from perplexity.ai (optional)",
+			"required": false,
+			"sensitive": true
+		},
+		"openai_api_key": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"title": "OpenAI API Key",
+			"description": "API key for GPT models - get from platform.openai.com (optional)",
+			"required": false,
+			"sensitive": true
+		},
+		"task_master_tools": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"title": "Tool Set",
+			"description": "Which tools to enable: core (7 tools), standard (15 tools), or all (44 tools)",
+			"required": false,
+			"default": "core"
+		}
+	},
+	"tools": [
+		{
+			"name": "get_tasks",
+			"description": "Get all tasks with optional status filter"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "next_task",
+			"description": "Get the next recommended task to work on"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "get_task",
+			"description": "Get details for a specific task by ID"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "set_task_status",
+			"description": "Set the status of one or more tasks or subtasks"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "update_subtask",
+			"description": "Update a subtask with implementation details"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "parse_prd",
+			"description": "Parse a Product Requirements Document to generate initial tasks"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "expand_task",
+			"description": "Expand a task into subtasks for detailed implementation"
+		}
+	]
+}