fix: projectRoot duplicate .taskmaster directory

.changeset/pink-houses-lay.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": patch
+---
+
+Fix double .taskmaster directory paths in file resolution utilities
+
+- Closes #636

mcp-server/src/core/utils/path-utils.js

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import {
 	findTasksPath as coreFindTasksPath,
 	findPRDPath as coreFindPrdPath,
 	findComplexityReportPath as coreFindComplexityReportPath,
-	findProjectRoot as coreFindProjectRoot
+	findProjectRoot as coreFindProjectRoot,
+	normalizeProjectRoot
 } from '../../../../src/utils/path-utils.js';
 import { PROJECT_MARKERS } from '../../../../src/constants/paths.js';
 
@@ -49,19 +50,24 @@ export function findPrdPath(explicitPath, args = null, log = silentLogger) {
 export function resolveTasksPath(args, log = silentLogger) {
 	// Get explicit path from args.file if provided
 	const explicitPath = args?.file;
-	const projectRoot = args?.projectRoot;
+	const rawProjectRoot = args?.projectRoot;
 
 	// If explicit path is provided and absolute, use it directly
 	if (explicitPath && path.isAbsolute(explicitPath)) {
 		return explicitPath;
 	}
 
-	// If explicit path is relative, resolve it relative to projectRoot
+	// Normalize project root if provided
+	const projectRoot = rawProjectRoot
+		? normalizeProjectRoot(rawProjectRoot)
+		: null;
+
+	// If explicit path is relative, resolve it relative to normalized projectRoot
 	if (explicitPath && projectRoot) {
 		return path.resolve(projectRoot, explicitPath);
 	}
 
-	// Use core findTasksPath with explicit path and projectRoot context
+	// Use core findTasksPath with explicit path and normalized projectRoot context
 	if (projectRoot) {
 		return coreFindTasksPath(explicitPath, { projectRoot }, log);
 	}
@@ -79,19 +85,24 @@ export function resolveTasksPath(args, log = silentLogger) {
 export function resolvePrdPath(args, log = silentLogger) {
 	// Get explicit path from args.input if provided
 	const explicitPath = args?.input;
-	const projectRoot = args?.projectRoot;
+	const rawProjectRoot = args?.projectRoot;
 
 	// If explicit path is provided and absolute, use it directly
 	if (explicitPath && path.isAbsolute(explicitPath)) {
 		return explicitPath;
 	}
 
-	// If explicit path is relative, resolve it relative to projectRoot
+	// Normalize project root if provided
+	const projectRoot = rawProjectRoot
+		? normalizeProjectRoot(rawProjectRoot)
+		: null;
+
+	// If explicit path is relative, resolve it relative to normalized projectRoot
 	if (explicitPath && projectRoot) {
 		return path.resolve(projectRoot, explicitPath);
 	}
 
-	// Use core findPRDPath with explicit path and projectRoot context
+	// Use core findPRDPath with explicit path and normalized projectRoot context
 	if (projectRoot) {
 		return coreFindPrdPath(explicitPath, { projectRoot }, log);
 	}
@@ -109,19 +120,24 @@ export function resolvePrdPath(args, log = silentLogger) {
 export function resolveComplexityReportPath(args, log = silentLogger) {
 	// Get explicit path from args.complexityReport if provided
 	const explicitPath = args?.complexityReport;
-	const projectRoot = args?.projectRoot;
+	const rawProjectRoot = args?.projectRoot;
 
 	// If explicit path is provided and absolute, use it directly
 	if (explicitPath && path.isAbsolute(explicitPath)) {
 		return explicitPath;
 	}
 
-	// If explicit path is relative, resolve it relative to projectRoot
+	// Normalize project root if provided
+	const projectRoot = rawProjectRoot
+		? normalizeProjectRoot(rawProjectRoot)
+		: null;
+
+	// If explicit path is relative, resolve it relative to normalized projectRoot
 	if (explicitPath && projectRoot) {
 		return path.resolve(projectRoot, explicitPath);
 	}
 
-	// Use core findComplexityReportPath with explicit path and projectRoot context
+	// Use core findComplexityReportPath with explicit path and normalized projectRoot context
 	if (projectRoot) {
 		return coreFindComplexityReportPath(explicitPath, { projectRoot }, log);
 	}
@@ -142,13 +158,16 @@ export function resolveProjectPath(relativePath, args) {
 		throw new Error('projectRoot is required in args to resolve project paths');
 	}
 
+	// Normalize the project root to prevent double .taskmaster paths
+	const projectRoot = normalizeProjectRoot(args.projectRoot);
+
 	// If already absolute, return as-is
 	if (path.isAbsolute(relativePath)) {
 		return relativePath;
 	}
 
-	// Resolve relative to projectRoot
+	// Resolve relative to normalized projectRoot
-	return path.resolve(args.projectRoot, relativePath);
+	return path.resolve(projectRoot, relativePath);
 }
 
 /**

mcp-server/src/tools/complexity-report.js

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from './utils.js';
 import { complexityReportDirect } from '../core/task-master-core.js';
 import { COMPLEXITY_REPORT_FILE } from '../../../src/constants/paths.js';
-import path from 'path';
+import { findComplexityReportPath } from '../core/utils/path-utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Register the complexityReport tool with the MCP server
@@ -38,10 +38,18 @@ export function registerComplexityReportTool(server) {
 					`Getting complexity report with args: ${JSON.stringify(args)}`
 				);
 
-				// Use args.projectRoot directly (guaranteed by withNormalizedProjectRoot)
+				const pathArgs = {
-				const reportPath = args.file
+					projectRoot: args.projectRoot,
-					? path.resolve(args.projectRoot, args.file)
+					complexityReport: args.file
-					: path.resolve(args.projectRoot, COMPLEXITY_REPORT_FILE);
+				};
+
+				const reportPath = findComplexityReportPath(pathArgs, log);
+
+				if (!reportPath) {
+					return createErrorResponse(
+						'No complexity report found. Run task-master analyze-complexity first.'
+					);
+				}
 
 				const result = await complexityReportDirect(
 					{

src/utils/path-utils.js

@@ -16,6 +16,32 @@ import {
 } from '../constants/paths.js';
 import { getLoggerOrDefault } from './logger-utils.js';
 
+/**
+ * Normalize project root to ensure it doesn't end with .taskmaster
+ * This prevents double .taskmaster paths when using constants that include .taskmaster
+ * @param {string} projectRoot - The project root path to normalize
+ * @returns {string} - Normalized project root path
+ */
+export function normalizeProjectRoot(projectRoot) {
+	if (!projectRoot) return projectRoot;
+
+	// Split the path into segments
+	const segments = projectRoot.split(path.sep);
+
+	// Find the index of .taskmaster segment
+	const taskmasterIndex = segments.findIndex(
+		(segment) => segment === '.taskmaster'
+	);
+
+	if (taskmasterIndex !== -1) {
+		// If .taskmaster is found, return everything up to but not including .taskmaster
+		const normalizedSegments = segments.slice(0, taskmasterIndex);
+		return normalizedSegments.join(path.sep) || path.sep;
+	}
+
+	return projectRoot;
+}
+
 /**
  * Find the project root directory by looking for project markers
  * @param {string} startDir - Directory to start searching from
@@ -80,14 +106,17 @@ export function findTasksPath(explicitPath = null, args = null, log = null) {
 	}
 
 	// 2. Try to get project root from args (MCP) or find it
-	const projectRoot = args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot();
+	const rawProjectRoot = args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot();
 
-	if (!projectRoot) {
+	if (!rawProjectRoot) {
 		logger.warn?.('Could not determine project root directory');
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	// 3. Check possible locations in order of preference
+	// 3. Normalize project root to prevent double .taskmaster paths
+	const projectRoot = normalizeProjectRoot(rawProjectRoot);
+
+	// 4. Check possible locations in order of preference
 	const possiblePaths = [
 		path.join(projectRoot, TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE), // .taskmaster/tasks/tasks.json (NEW)
 		path.join(projectRoot, 'tasks.json'), // tasks.json in root (LEGACY)
@@ -151,14 +180,17 @@ export function findPRDPath(explicitPath = null, args = null, log = null) {
 	}
 
 	// 2. Try to get project root from args (MCP) or find it
-	const projectRoot = args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot();
+	const rawProjectRoot = args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot();
 
-	if (!projectRoot) {
+	if (!rawProjectRoot) {
 		logger.warn?.('Could not determine project root directory');
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	// 3. Check possible locations in order of preference
+	// 3. Normalize project root to prevent double .taskmaster paths
+	const projectRoot = normalizeProjectRoot(rawProjectRoot);
+
+	// 4. Check possible locations in order of preference
 	const locations = [
 		TASKMASTER_DOCS_DIR, // .taskmaster/docs/ (NEW)
 		'scripts/', // Legacy location
@@ -220,14 +252,17 @@ export function findComplexityReportPath(
 	}
 
 	// 2. Try to get project root from args (MCP) or find it
-	const projectRoot = args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot();
+	const rawProjectRoot = args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot();
 
-	if (!projectRoot) {
+	if (!rawProjectRoot) {
 		logger.warn?.('Could not determine project root directory');
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	// 3. Check possible locations in order of preference
+	// 3. Normalize project root to prevent double .taskmaster paths
+	const projectRoot = normalizeProjectRoot(rawProjectRoot);
+
+	// 4. Check possible locations in order of preference
 	const locations = [
 		TASKMASTER_REPORTS_DIR, // .taskmaster/reports/ (NEW)
 		'scripts/', // Legacy location
@@ -283,9 +318,13 @@ export function resolveTasksOutputPath(
 	}
 
 	// 2. Try to get project root from args (MCP) or find it
-	const projectRoot = args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot() || process.cwd();
+	const rawProjectRoot =
+		args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot() || process.cwd();
 
-	// 3. Use new .taskmaster structure by default
+	// 3. Normalize project root to prevent double .taskmaster paths
+	const projectRoot = normalizeProjectRoot(rawProjectRoot);
+
+	// 4. Use new .taskmaster structure by default
 	const defaultPath = path.join(projectRoot, TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE);
 	logger.info?.(`Using default output path: ${defaultPath}`);
 
@@ -326,9 +365,13 @@ export function resolveComplexityReportOutputPath(
 	}
 
 	// 2. Try to get project root from args (MCP) or find it
-	const projectRoot = args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot() || process.cwd();
+	const rawProjectRoot =
+		args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot() || process.cwd();
 
-	// 3. Use new .taskmaster structure by default
+	// 3. Normalize project root to prevent double .taskmaster paths
+	const projectRoot = normalizeProjectRoot(rawProjectRoot);
+
+	// 4. Use new .taskmaster structure by default
 	const defaultPath = path.join(projectRoot, COMPLEXITY_REPORT_FILE);
 	logger.info?.(`Using default complexity report output path: ${defaultPath}`);
 
@@ -369,14 +412,17 @@ export function findConfigPath(explicitPath = null, args = null, log = null) {
 	}
 
 	// 2. Try to get project root from args (MCP) or find it
-	const projectRoot = args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot();
+	const rawProjectRoot = args?.projectRoot || findProjectRoot();
 
-	if (!projectRoot) {
+	if (!rawProjectRoot) {
 		logger.warn?.('Could not determine project root directory');
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	// 3. Check possible locations in order of preference
+	// 3. Normalize project root to prevent double .taskmaster paths
+	const projectRoot = normalizeProjectRoot(rawProjectRoot);
+
+	// 4. Check possible locations in order of preference
 	const possiblePaths = [
 		path.join(projectRoot, TASKMASTER_CONFIG_FILE), // NEW location
 		path.join(projectRoot, LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE) // LEGACY location