- Move validateMcpMetadata to @tm/mcp shared utils (TypeScript)
- Remove duplicate implementation from mcp-server/src/tools/utils.js
- Add comprehensive unit tests for validateMcpMetadata function
- Fix dependencies type in metadata-preservation test (number → string)
- Fix TypeScript union type handling in test assertions
- Add useResearch and metadata to UpdateBridgeParams interface
- Pass both parameters through to tmCore.tasks.updateWithPrompt
- Update both update-task-by-id.js and update-subtask-by-id.js
- Improve error message in validateMcpMetadata to include parse error
Fixes CodeRabbit outside-diff concern about silently lost parameters.
Addresses CodeRabbit nitpick about error message detail.
Critical fixes for update-subtask-by-id.js:
1. Added 'metadata' to context destructuring (was causing ReferenceError)
2. Updated prompt validation to allow metadata-only updates
Without these fixes, subtask metadata updates would fail at runtime.
Fixes Cursor Bugbot HIGH severity issues.
Changed from replacing metadata to merging it:
- Preserves existing metadata keys from original subtask
- Adds/overrides with new metadata keys from update
- Supports both AI updates (no metadata) and direct updates (with metadata)
Addresses CodeRabbit nitpick about metadata replacement.
Clarifies that these tests focus on validation logic while end-to-end
behavior is covered by FileStorage and AI operation tests.
Addresses CodeRabbit nitpick about test structure.
Use String(st.id) === String(updatedSubtask.id) instead of strict
equality to handle type mismatches (AI may return string IDs vs numeric).
Also add title-based fallback matching.
Addresses CodeRabbit duplicate comment about FileStorage ID matching.
When both prompt and metadata are provided to update-subtask, the
metadata was being ignored. Now metadata is merged after AI update,
similar to how update-task handles it.
Fixes Cursor Bugbot review comment about ignored metadata.
Add optional `metadata` field to tasks and subtasks for storing
arbitrary user-defined JSON data (external IDs, workflow data,
integration references, etc.).
Key features:
- AI-Safe: Metadata excluded from AI schemas, preserved through all operations
- MCP Support: update_task/update_subtask tools accept metadata parameter
- Safety Flag: MCP updates require TASK_MASTER_ALLOW_METADATA_UPDATES=true
- Metadata Merge: New metadata merges with existing, preserving unmodified fields
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Replace risky position-based fallback with:
- Type-coerced ID comparison (handles string vs number)
- Title-based fallback (subtask titles are typically unique)
This prevents metadata from being assigned to wrong subtask if AI
reorders subtasks or returns IDs with type mismatches.
- Add subtask metadata preservation in FileStorage.updateTask
- Add subtask metadata preservation in legacy update-task-by-id.js
- Add test for subtask metadata preservation during AI updates
Fixes Cursor Bugbot review comment about subtask metadata loss
- Add --sandbox flag to loop command (default: use plain claude -p)
- Append to progress.txt instead of overwriting between runs
- Display execution mode (Docker sandbox vs Claude CLI) in output
