diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 904bf717..ead27faa 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 {
-  "json.schemas": [
-    {
-      "fileMatch": ["src/prompts/*.json"],
-      "url": "./src/prompts/schemas/prompt-template.schema.json"
-    }
-  ],
-  "files.associations": {
-    "src/prompts/*.json": "json"
-  },
+	"json.schemas": [
+		{
+			"fileMatch": ["src/prompts/*.json"],
+			"url": "./src/prompts/schemas/prompt-template.schema.json"
+		}
+	],
+	"files.associations": {
+		"src/prompts/*.json": "json"
+	},
 
-  "json.format.enable": true,
-  "json.validate.enable": true,
-  "typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib",
-  "[typescript]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
-  },
-  "[typescriptreact]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
-  },
-  "[javascript]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
-  },
-  "[json]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
-  }
+	"json.format.enable": true,
+	"json.validate.enable": true,
+	"typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib",
+	"[typescript]": {
+		"editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
+	},
+	"[typescriptreact]": {
+		"editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
+	},
+	"[javascript]": {
+		"editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
+	},
+	"[json]": {
+		"editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/commands/list.command.ts b/apps/cli/src/commands/list.command.ts
index 65b61d6d..e1fb92e9 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/commands/list.command.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/commands/list.command.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ export class ListTasksCommand extends Command {
 	 * Execute the list command
 	 */
 	private async executeCommand(options: ListCommandOptions): Promise<void> {
-		console.log('executeCommand', options);
 		try {
 			// Validate options
 			if (!this.validateOptions(options)) {
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/utils/ui.ts b/apps/cli/src/utils/ui.ts
index fe1e5897..caf3552d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/utils/ui.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/utils/ui.ts
@@ -9,33 +9,49 @@ import Table from 'cli-table3';
 import type { Task, TaskStatus, TaskPriority } from '@tm/core';
 
 /**
- * Get colored status display
+ * Get colored status display with ASCII icons (matches scripts/modules/ui.js style)
  */
-export function getStatusWithColor(status: TaskStatus): string {
-	const statusColors: Record<TaskStatus, (text: string) => string> = {
-		pending: chalk.yellow,
-		'in-progress': chalk.blue,
-		done: chalk.green,
-		deferred: chalk.gray,
-		cancelled: chalk.red,
-		blocked: chalk.magenta,
-		review: chalk.cyan
+export function getStatusWithColor(
+	status: TaskStatus,
+	forTable: boolean = false
+): string {
+	const statusConfig = {
+		done: {
+			color: chalk.green,
+			icon: String.fromCharCode(8730),
+			tableIcon: String.fromCharCode(8730)
+		}, // √
+		pending: { color: chalk.yellow, icon: 'o', tableIcon: 'o' },
+		'in-progress': {
+			color: chalk.hex('#FFA500'),
+			icon: String.fromCharCode(9654),
+			tableIcon: '>'
+		}, // ▶
+		deferred: { color: chalk.gray, icon: 'x', tableIcon: 'x' },
+		blocked: { color: chalk.red, icon: '!', tableIcon: '!' },
+		review: { color: chalk.magenta, icon: '?', tableIcon: '?' },
+		cancelled: { color: chalk.gray, icon: 'X', tableIcon: 'X' }
 	};
 
-	const statusEmojis: Record<TaskStatus, string> = {
-		pending: '⏳',
-		'in-progress': '🚀',
-		done: '✅',
-		deferred: '⏸️',
-		cancelled: '❌',
-		blocked: '🚫',
-		review: '👀'
+	const config = statusConfig[status] || {
+		color: chalk.red,
+		icon: 'X',
+		tableIcon: 'X'
 	};
 
-	const colorFn = statusColors[status] || chalk.white;
-	const emoji = statusEmojis[status] || '';
+	// Use simple ASCII characters for stable display
+	const simpleIcons = {
+		done: String.fromCharCode(8730), // √
+		pending: 'o',
+		'in-progress': '>',
+		deferred: 'x',
+		blocked: '!',
+		review: '?',
+		cancelled: 'X'
+	};
 
-	return `${emoji} ${colorFn(status)}`;
+	const icon = forTable ? simpleIcons[status] || 'X' : config.icon;
+	return config.color(`${icon} ${status}`);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -109,23 +125,23 @@ export function createProgressBar(
  */
 export function displayBanner(title: string = 'Task Master'): void {
 	console.log(
-		boxen(chalk.cyan.bold(title), {
+		boxen(chalk.white.bold(title), {
 			padding: 1,
 			margin: { top: 1, bottom: 1 },
-			borderStyle: 'double',
-			borderColor: 'cyan',
+			borderStyle: 'round',
+			borderColor: 'blue',
 			textAlignment: 'center'
 		})
 	);
 }
 
 /**
- * Display an error message
+ * Display an error message (matches scripts/modules/ui.js style)
  */
 export function displayError(message: string, details?: string): void {
 	console.error(
 		boxen(
-			chalk.red.bold('Error: ') +
+			chalk.red.bold('X Error: ') +
 				chalk.white(message) +
 				(details ? '\n\n' + chalk.gray(details) : ''),
 			{
@@ -142,11 +158,14 @@ export function displayError(message: string, details?: string): void {
  */
 export function displaySuccess(message: string): void {
 	console.log(
-		boxen(chalk.green.bold('✓ ') + chalk.white(message), {
-			padding: 1,
-			borderStyle: 'round',
-			borderColor: 'green'
-		})
+		boxen(
+			chalk.green.bold(String.fromCharCode(8730) + ' ') + chalk.white(message),
+			{
+				padding: 1,
+				borderStyle: 'round',
+				borderColor: 'green'
+			}
+		)
 	);
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +187,7 @@ export function displayWarning(message: string): void {
  */
 export function displayInfo(message: string): void {
 	console.log(
-		boxen(chalk.blue.bold('ℹ ') + chalk.white(message), {
+		boxen(chalk.blue.bold('i ') + chalk.white(message), {
 			padding: 1,
 			borderStyle: 'round',
 			borderColor: 'blue'
@@ -225,30 +244,42 @@ export function createTaskTable(
 		showDependencies = true
 	} = options || {};
 
-	const headers = ['ID', 'Title', 'Status', 'Priority'];
-	const colWidths = [8, 40, 15, 10];
+	// Calculate dynamic column widths based on terminal width
+	const terminalWidth = process.stdout.columns || 100;
+	const baseColWidths = showComplexity
+		? [8, Math.floor(terminalWidth * 0.35), 18, 12, 15, 12] // ID, Title, Status, Priority, Dependencies, Complexity
+		: [8, Math.floor(terminalWidth * 0.4), 18, 12, 20]; // ID, Title, Status, Priority, Dependencies
+
+	const headers = [
+		chalk.blue.bold('ID'),
+		chalk.blue.bold('Title'),
+		chalk.blue.bold('Status'),
+		chalk.blue.bold('Priority')
+	];
+	const colWidths = baseColWidths.slice(0, 4);
 
 	if (showDependencies) {
-		headers.push('Dependencies');
-		colWidths.push(20);
+		headers.push(chalk.blue.bold('Dependencies'));
+		colWidths.push(baseColWidths[4]);
 	}
 
 	if (showComplexity) {
-		headers.push('Complexity');
-		colWidths.push(12);
+		headers.push(chalk.blue.bold('Complexity'));
+		colWidths.push(baseColWidths[5] || 12);
 	}
 
 	const table = new Table({
 		head: headers,
-		style: { head: ['blue'] },
-		colWidths
+		style: { head: [], border: [] },
+		colWidths,
+		wordWrap: true
 	});
 
 	tasks.forEach((task) => {
 		const row: string[] = [
 			chalk.cyan(task.id.toString()),
-			truncate(task.title, 38),
-			getStatusWithColor(task.status),
+			truncate(task.title, colWidths[1] - 3),
+			getStatusWithColor(task.status, true), // Use table version
 			getPriorityWithColor(task.priority)
 		];
 
@@ -267,8 +298,8 @@ export function createTaskTable(
 			task.subtasks.forEach((subtask) => {
 				const subRow: string[] = [
 					chalk.gray(` └─ ${subtask.id}`),
-					chalk.gray(truncate(subtask.title, 36)),
-					getStatusWithColor(subtask.status),
+					chalk.gray(truncate(subtask.title, colWidths[1] - 6)),
+					chalk.gray(getStatusWithColor(subtask.status, true)),
 					chalk.gray(subtask.priority || 'medium')
 				];
 
@@ -276,8 +307,8 @@ export function createTaskTable(
 					subRow.push(
 						chalk.gray(
 							subtask.dependencies && subtask.dependencies.length > 0
-								? subtask.dependencies.join(', ')
-								: 'none'
+								? subtask.dependencies.map((dep) => String(dep)).join(', ')
+								: 'None'
 						)
 					);
 				}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6fd8987e..0ae0b673 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	"workspaces": ["apps/*", "packages/*", "."],
 	"scripts": {
 		"build": "npm run build:packages && tsup",
-		"dev": "npm run build:packages && (npm run dev:packages & tsup --watch --onSuccess 'echo Build complete')",
+		"dev": "npm run build:packages && npm link && (npm run dev:packages & tsup --watch --onSuccess 'echo Build complete && npm link')",
 		"dev:packages": "(cd packages/tm-core && npm run dev) & (cd apps/cli && npm run dev) & wait",
 		"dev:core": "cd packages/tm-core && npm run dev",
 		"dev:cli": "cd apps/cli && npm run dev",
diff --git a/packages/tm-core/package.json b/packages/tm-core/package.json
index e1f6aceb..8a60568a 100644
--- a/packages/tm-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/tm-core/package.json
@@ -3,15 +3,13 @@
 	"version": "1.0.0",
 	"description": "Core library for Task Master - TypeScript task management system",
 	"type": "module",
-	"main": "./dist/index.cjs",
-	"module": "./dist/index.js",
 	"types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+	"main": "./dist/index.js",
 	"exports": {
 		".": {
-			"development": "./src/index.ts",
-			"types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+			"types": "./src/index.ts",
 			"import": "./dist/index.js",
-			"require": "./dist/index.cjs"
+			"require": "./dist/index.js"
 		}
 	},
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/tm-core/src/config/config-manager.ts b/packages/tm-core/src/config/config-manager.ts
index a0105ec6..060b9947 100644
--- a/packages/tm-core/src/config/config-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/tm-core/src/config/config-manager.ts
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ export class ConfigManager {
 	 * Get the currently active tag
 	 */
 	getActiveTag(): string {
-		return this.stateManager.getActiveTag();
+		return this.stateManager.getCurrentTag();
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Set the active tag
 	 */
 	async setActiveTag(tag: string): Promise<void> {
-		await this.stateManager.setActiveTag(tag);
+		await this.stateManager.setCurrentTag(tag);
 	}
 
 	// ==================== Configuration Updates ====================
diff --git a/packages/tm-core/src/config/services/runtime-state-manager.service.ts b/packages/tm-core/src/config/services/runtime-state-manager.service.ts
index be4cd860..6139289d 100644
--- a/packages/tm-core/src/config/services/runtime-state-manager.service.ts
+++ b/packages/tm-core/src/config/services/runtime-state-manager.service.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES } from '../../interfaces/configuration.interface.
  */
 export interface RuntimeState {
 	/** Currently active tag */
-	activeTag: string;
+	currentTag: string;
 	/** Last updated timestamp */
 	lastUpdated?: string;
 	/** Additional metadata */
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class RuntimeStateManager {
 	constructor(projectRoot: string) {
 		this.stateFilePath = path.join(projectRoot, '.taskmaster', 'state.json');
 		this.currentState = {
-			activeTag: DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES.TAGS.DEFAULT_TAG
+			currentTag: DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES.TAGS.DEFAULT_TAG
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -44,11 +44,21 @@ export class RuntimeStateManager {
 	async loadState(): Promise<RuntimeState> {
 		try {
 			const stateData = await fs.readFile(this.stateFilePath, 'utf-8');
-			const state = JSON.parse(stateData);
+			const rawState = JSON.parse(stateData);
 
-			// Apply environment variable override for active tag
+			// Map legacy field names to current interface
+			const state: RuntimeState = {
+				currentTag:
+					rawState.currentTag ||
+					rawState.activeTag ||
+					DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES.TAGS.DEFAULT_TAG,
+				lastUpdated: rawState.lastUpdated,
+				metadata: rawState.metadata
+			};
+
+			// Apply environment variable override for current tag
 			if (process.env.TASKMASTER_TAG) {
-				state.activeTag = process.env.TASKMASTER_TAG;
+				state.currentTag = process.env.TASKMASTER_TAG;
 			}
 
 			this.currentState = state;
@@ -60,7 +70,7 @@ export class RuntimeStateManager {
 
 				// Check environment variable
 				if (process.env.TASKMASTER_TAG) {
-					this.currentState.activeTag = process.env.TASKMASTER_TAG;
+					this.currentState.currentTag = process.env.TASKMASTER_TAG;
 				}
 
 				return this.currentState;
@@ -103,15 +113,15 @@ export class RuntimeStateManager {
 	/**
 	 * Get the currently active tag
 	 */
-	getActiveTag(): string {
-		return this.currentState.activeTag;
+	getCurrentTag(): string {
+		return this.currentState.currentTag;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Set the active tag
+	 * Set the current tag
 	 */
-	async setActiveTag(tag: string): Promise<void> {
-		this.currentState.activeTag = tag;
+	async setCurrentTag(tag: string): Promise<void> {
+		this.currentState.currentTag = tag;
 		await this.saveState();
 	}
 
@@ -145,7 +155,7 @@ export class RuntimeStateManager {
 			}
 		}
 		this.currentState = {
-			activeTag: DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES.TAGS.DEFAULT_TAG
+			currentTag: DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES.TAGS.DEFAULT_TAG
 		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/tm-core/src/storage/file-storage.ts b/packages/tm-core/src/storage/file-storage.ts
index 2f8ceed2..d715b410 100644
--- a/packages/tm-core/src/storage/file-storage.ts
+++ b/packages/tm-core/src/storage/file-storage.ts
@@ -128,15 +128,16 @@ export class FileStorage implements IStorage {
 		await this.ensureDirectoryExists();
 
 		// Normalize task IDs to strings (force string IDs everywhere)
-		const normalizedTasks = tasks.map(task => ({
+		const normalizedTasks = tasks.map((task) => ({
 			...task,
 			id: String(task.id), // Force ID to string
-			dependencies: task.dependencies?.map(dep => String(dep)) || [],
-			subtasks: task.subtasks?.map(subtask => ({
-				...subtask,
-				id: String(subtask.id),
-				parentId: String(subtask.parentId)
-			})) || []
+			dependencies: task.dependencies?.map((dep) => String(dep)) || [],
+			subtasks:
+				task.subtasks?.map((subtask) => ({
+					...subtask,
+					id: String(subtask.id),
+					parentId: String(subtask.parentId)
+				})) || []
 		}));
 
 		// Check if we need to use legacy format
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ export class FileStorage implements IStorage {
 							version: '1.0.0',
 							lastModified: new Date().toISOString(),
 							taskCount: normalizedTasks.length,
-							completedCount: normalizedTasks.filter((t) => t.status === 'done').length,
+							completedCount: normalizedTasks.filter((t) => t.status === 'done')
+								.length,
 							tags: [resolvedTag]
 						}
 					}
@@ -170,7 +172,8 @@ export class FileStorage implements IStorage {
 						version: '1.0.0',
 						lastModified: new Date().toISOString(),
 						taskCount: normalizedTasks.length,
-						completedCount: normalizedTasks.filter((t) => t.status === 'done').length,
+						completedCount: normalizedTasks.filter((t) => t.status === 'done')
+							.length,
 						tags: tag ? [tag] : []
 					}
 				};
@@ -183,7 +186,8 @@ export class FileStorage implements IStorage {
 					version: '1.0.0',
 					lastModified: new Date().toISOString(),
 					taskCount: normalizedTasks.length,
-					completedCount: normalizedTasks.filter((t) => t.status === 'done').length,
+					completedCount: normalizedTasks.filter((t) => t.status === 'done')
+						.length,
 					tags: tag ? [tag] : []
 				}
 			};