* prompt engineering prd breakdown
* chore: add back important elements of the parsePRD prompt
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Co-authored-by: chen kinnrot <chen.kinnrot@lemonade.com>
Refactors parse-prd MCP tool to properly handle project root and path resolution, fixing the 'Input file not found: /scripts/prd.txt' error.
Key changes include: Made projectRoot a required parameter, prioritized args.projectRoot over session-derived paths, added validation to prevent parsing in invalid directories (/, home dir), improved error handling with detailed messages, and added creation of output directory if needed.
This resolves issues similar to those fixed in initialize-project, where the tool was incorrectly resolving paths when session context was incomplete.
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Refactors parse-prd MCP tool to properly handle project root and path resolution, fixing the 'Input file not found: /scripts/prd.txt' error.
Key changes include: Made projectRoot a required parameter, prioritized args.projectRoot over session-derived paths, added validation to prevent parsing in invalid directories (/, home dir), improved error handling with detailed messages, and added creation of output directory if needed.
This resolves issues similar to those fixed in initialize-project, where the tool was incorrectly resolving paths when session context was incomplete.
Refactors the `initialize_project` MCP tool to call a dedicated direct function (`initializeProjectDirect`) instead of executing the CLI command. This improves reliability and aligns it with other MCP tools.
Key changes include:
- Modified `mcp-server/src/tools/initialize-project.js` to call `initializeProjectDirect`.
- Updated the tool's Zod schema to require the `projectRoot` parameter.
- Implemented `handleApiResult` for consistent MCP response formatting.
- Enhanced `mcp-server/src/core/direct-functions/initialize-project-direct.js`:
- Prioritizes `args.projectRoot` over session-derived paths for determining the target directory.
- Added validation to prevent initialization attempts in invalid directories (e.g., '/', home directory).
- Forces `yes: true` when calling the core `initializeProject` function for non-interactive use.
- Ensures `process.chdir()` targets the validated directory.
- Added more robust `isSilentMode()` checks in core modules (`utils.js`, `init.js`) to suppress console output during MCP operations.
This resolves issues where the tool previously failed due to incorrect fallback directory resolution (e.g., initializing in '/') when session context was incomplete.
Refactors the initialize_project MCP tool to call a dedicated direct function (initializeProjectDirect) instead of executing the CLI command. This improves reliability and aligns it with other MCP tools.
Key changes include: Modified initialize-project.js to call initializeProjectDirect, required projectRoot parameter, implemented handleApiResult for MCP response formatting, enhanced direct function to prioritize args.projectRoot over session-derived paths, added validation to prevent initialization in invalid directories, forces yes:true for non-interactive use, ensures process.chdir() targets validated directory, and added isSilentMode() checks to suppress console output during MCP operations.
This resolves issues where the tool previously failed due to incorrect fallback directory resolution when session context was incomplete.
Centralizes init command logic within the main CLI structure. The action handler in commands.js now directly calls initializeProject from the init.js module, resolving issues with argument parsing (like -y) and removing the need for the separate bin/task-master-init.js executable. Updates package.json and bin/task-master.js accordingly.
fix(analyze-complexity): fix threshold parameter validation and testing
Change threshold parameter in analyze_project_complexity from union type to coerce.number with min/max validation. Fix Invalid type error that occurred with certain input formats. Add test implementation to avoid real API calls and proper tests for parameter validation.
Change threshold parameter in analyze_project_complexity from union type to coerce.number with min/max validation. Fix Invalid type error that occurred with certain input formats. Add test implementation to avoid real API calls and proper tests for parameter validation.
- feat(mcp): Add next_step guidance to initialize-project and add tests
- chore: removes unnecessary output from the createcontentResponse of initialize-project
- fix: Update fileValidator in parse-prd test to return boolean values
- chore: Adjust next_step information to mention: 'Before creating the PRD for the user, make sure you understand the idea fully and ask questions to eliminate ambiguity'
- feat(parse-prd): Improves the numTasks param description to encourage the LLM agent to use a number of tasks to break down the PRD into that is logical relative to project complexity
Added detailed next_step guidance to the initialize-project MCP tool response,
providing clear instructions about creating a PRD file and using parse-prd
after initialization. This helps users understand the workflow better after
project initialization.
Also added comprehensive unit tests for the initialize-project MCP tool that:
- Verify tool registration with correct parameters
- Test command construction with proper argument formatting
- Check special character escaping in command arguments
- Validate success response formatting including the new next_step field
- Test error handling and fallback mechanisms
- Verify logging behavior
The tests follow the same pattern as other MCP tool tests in the codebase.
fix(commands): implement manual creation mode for add-task command
- Add support for --title/-t and --description/-d flags in add-task command
- Fix validation for manual creation mode (title + description)
- Implement proper testing for both prompt and manual creation modes
- Update testing documentation with Commander.js testing best practices
- Add guidance on handling variable hoisting and module initialization issues
- Fully tested, all green
Changeset: brave-doors-open.md
