From efce37469bc58eceef46763ba32df1ed45242211 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Danziger <joe@ticc.net>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 07:12:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix duplicate output on CLI help screen (#496)

* remove duplication

* add changeset

* fix formatting
---
 .changeset/wide-eyes-relax.md | 11 +++++++++++
 scripts/modules/commands.js   | 14 +-------------
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/wide-eyes-relax.md

diff --git a/.changeset/wide-eyes-relax.md b/.changeset/wide-eyes-relax.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1684d1a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wide-eyes-relax.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+'task-master-ai': patch
+---
+
+Fix duplicate output on CLI help screen
+
+- Prevent the Task Master CLI from printing the help screen more than once when using `-h` or `--help`.
+- Removed redundant manual event handlers and guards for help output; now only the Commander `.helpInformation` override is used for custom help.
+- Simplified logic so that help is only shown once for both "no arguments" and help flag flows.
+- Ensures a clean, branded help experience with no repeated content.
+- Fixes #339
diff --git a/scripts/modules/commands.js b/scripts/modules/commands.js
index 0e60642b..5d62b5e7 100644
--- a/scripts/modules/commands.js
+++ b/scripts/modules/commands.js
@@ -486,11 +486,6 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 		process.exit(1);
 	});
 
-	// Default help
-	programInstance.on('--help', function () {
-		displayHelp();
-	});
-
 	// parse-prd command
 	programInstance
 		.command('parse-prd')
@@ -2366,14 +2361,7 @@ function setupCLI() {
 			return 'unknown'; // Default fallback if package.json fails
 		})
 		.helpOption('-h, --help', 'Display help')
-		.addHelpCommand(false) // Disable default help command
-		.on('--help', () => {
-			displayHelp(); // Use your custom help display instead
-		})
-		.on('-h', () => {
-			displayHelp();
-			process.exit(0);
-		});
+		.addHelpCommand(false); // Disable default help command
 
 	// Modify the help option to use your custom display
 	programInstance.helpInformation = () => {