chore: format

.changeset/claude-code-json-truncation.md

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+---
+"task-master-ai": patch
+---
+
+Recover from `@anthropic-ai/claude-code` JSON truncation bug that caused Task Master to crash when handling large (>8 kB) structured responses.  The CLI/SDK still truncates, but Task Master now detects the error, preserves buffered text, and returns a usable response instead of throwing. 

.changeset/claude-import-fix-new.md

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
----
-"task-master-ai": patch
----
-
-Prevent CLAUDE.md overwrite by using Claude Code's import feature
-
-- Task Master now creates its instructions in `.taskmaster/CLAUDE.md` instead of overwriting the user's `CLAUDE.md`
-- Adds an import section to the user's CLAUDE.md that references the Task Master instructions
-- Preserves existing user content in CLAUDE.md files
-- Provides clean uninstall that only removes Task Master's additions
-
-**Breaking Change**: Task Master instructions for Claude Code are now stored in `.taskmaster/CLAUDE.md` and imported into the main CLAUDE.md file. Users who previously had Task Master content directly in their CLAUDE.md will need to run `task-master rules remove claude` followed by `task-master rules add claude` to migrate to the new structure.

.changeset/cuddly-baboons-invent.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": patch
+---
+
+Updating dependency ai-sdk-provider-gemini-cli to 0.0.4 to address breaking change Google made to Gemini CLI and add better 'api-key' in addition to 'gemini-api-key' AI-SDK compatibility.

.changeset/grok-4-support.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": minor
+---
+
+Add support for xAI Grok 4 model
+
+- Add grok-4 model to xAI provider with $3/$15 per 1M token pricing
+- Enable main, fallback, and research roles for grok-4
+- Max tokens set to 131,072 (matching other xAI models)

.changeset/quick-laws-cover.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": minor
+---
+
+Add stricter validation and clearer feedback for task priority when adding new tasks
+
+- if a task priority is invalid, it will default to medium
+- made taks priority case-insensitive, essentially making HIGH and high the same value

.changeset/some-lies-grin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": minor
+---
+
+Add support for MCP Sampling as AI provider, requires no API key, uses the client LLM provider

.changeset/spicy-badgers-fail.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": patch
+---
+
+Unify and streamline profile system architecture for improved maintainability

.changeset/ten-glasses-feel.md

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-"task-master-ai": patch
----
-
-Fixed the comprehensive taskmaster system integration via custom slash commands with proper syntax
-
-- Provide claude clode with a complete set of of commands that can trigger task master events directly within Claude Code

.changeset/tender-ads-joke.md

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+---
+"task-master-ai": minor
+---
+
+Added Groq provider support

.claude/commands/tm/index.md

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+# Task Master Command Reference
+
+Comprehensive command structure for Task Master integration with Claude Code.
+
+## Command Organization
+
+Commands are organized hierarchically to match Task Master's CLI structure while providing enhanced Claude Code integration.
+
+## Project Setup & Configuration
+
+### `/project:tm/init`
+- `index` - Initialize new project (handles PRD files intelligently)
+- `quick` - Quick setup with auto-confirmation (-y flag)
+
+### `/project:tm/models`
+- `index` - View current AI model configuration
+- `setup` - Interactive model configuration
+- `set-main` - Set primary generation model
+- `set-research` - Set research model
+- `set-fallback` - Set fallback model
+
+## Task Generation
+
+### `/project:tm/parse-prd`
+- `index` - Generate tasks from PRD document
+- `with-research` - Enhanced parsing with research mode
+
+### `/project:tm/generate`
+- Create individual task files from tasks.json
+
+## Task Management
+
+### `/project:tm/list`
+- `index` - Smart listing with natural language filters
+- `with-subtasks` - Include subtasks in hierarchical view
+- `by-status` - Filter by specific status
+
+### `/project:tm/set-status`
+- `to-pending` - Reset task to pending
+- `to-in-progress` - Start working on task
+- `to-done` - Mark task complete
+- `to-review` - Submit for review
+- `to-deferred` - Defer task
+- `to-cancelled` - Cancel task
+
+### `/project:tm/sync-readme`
+- Export tasks to README.md with formatting
+
+### `/project:tm/update`
+- `index` - Update tasks with natural language
+- `from-id` - Update multiple tasks from a starting point
+- `single` - Update specific task
+
+### `/project:tm/add-task`
+- `index` - Add new task with AI assistance
+
+### `/project:tm/remove-task`
+- `index` - Remove task with confirmation
+
+## Subtask Management
+
+### `/project:tm/add-subtask`
+- `index` - Add new subtask to parent
+- `from-task` - Convert existing task to subtask
+
+### `/project:tm/remove-subtask`
+- Remove subtask (with optional conversion)
+
+### `/project:tm/clear-subtasks`
+- `index` - Clear subtasks from specific task
+- `all` - Clear all subtasks globally
+
+## Task Analysis & Breakdown
+
+### `/project:tm/analyze-complexity`
+- Analyze and generate expansion recommendations
+
+### `/project:tm/complexity-report`
+- Display complexity analysis report
+
+### `/project:tm/expand`
+- `index` - Break down specific task
+- `all` - Expand all eligible tasks
+- `with-research` - Enhanced expansion
+
+## Task Navigation
+
+### `/project:tm/next`
+- Intelligent next task recommendation
+
+### `/project:tm/show`
+- Display detailed task information
+
+### `/project:tm/status`
+- Comprehensive project dashboard
+
+## Dependency Management
+
+### `/project:tm/add-dependency`
+- Add task dependency
+
+### `/project:tm/remove-dependency`
+- Remove task dependency
+
+### `/project:tm/validate-dependencies`
+- Check for dependency issues
+
+### `/project:tm/fix-dependencies`
+- Automatically fix dependency problems
+
+## Usage Patterns
+
+### Natural Language
+Most commands accept natural language arguments:
+```
+/project:tm/add-task create user authentication system
+/project:tm/update mark all API tasks as high priority
+/project:tm/list show blocked tasks
+```
+
+### ID-Based Commands
+Commands requiring IDs intelligently parse from $ARGUMENTS:
+```
+/project:tm/show 45
+/project:tm/expand 23
+/project:tm/set-status/to-done 67
+```
+
+### Smart Defaults
+Commands provide intelligent defaults and suggestions based on context.

.claude/commands/tm/tm-main.md

@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-# Task Master Command Reference
-
-Comprehensive command structure for Task Master integration with Claude Code.
-
-## Command Organization
-
-Commands are organized hierarchically to match Task Master's CLI structure while providing enhanced Claude Code integration.
-
-## Project Setup & Configuration
-
-### `/project:tm/init`
-- `init-project` - Initialize new project (handles PRD files intelligently)
-- `init-project-quick` - Quick setup with auto-confirmation (-y flag)
-
-### `/project:tm/models`
-- `view-models` - View current AI model configuration
-- `setup-models` - Interactive model configuration
-- `set-main` - Set primary generation model
-- `set-research` - Set research model
-- `set-fallback` - Set fallback model
-
-## Task Generation
-
-### `/project:tm/parse-prd`
-- `parse-prd` - Generate tasks from PRD document
-- `parse-prd-with-research` - Enhanced parsing with research mode
-
-### `/project:tm/generate`
-- `generate-tasks` - Create individual task files from tasks.json
-
-## Task Management
-
-### `/project:tm/list`
-- `list-tasks` - Smart listing with natural language filters
-- `list-tasks-with-subtasks` - Include subtasks in hierarchical view
-- `list-tasks-by-status` - Filter by specific status
-
-### `/project:tm/set-status`
-- `to-pending` - Reset task to pending
-- `to-in-progress` - Start working on task
-- `to-done` - Mark task complete
-- `to-review` - Submit for review
-- `to-deferred` - Defer task
-- `to-cancelled` - Cancel task
-
-### `/project:tm/sync-readme`
-- `sync-readme` - Export tasks to README.md with formatting
-
-### `/project:tm/update`
-- `update-task` - Update tasks with natural language
-- `update-tasks-from-id` - Update multiple tasks from a starting point
-- `update-single-task` - Update specific task
-
-### `/project:tm/add-task`
-- `add-task` - Add new task with AI assistance
-
-### `/project:tm/remove-task`
-- `remove-task` - Remove task with confirmation
-
-## Subtask Management
-
-### `/project:tm/add-subtask`
-- `add-subtask` - Add new subtask to parent
-- `convert-task-to-subtask` - Convert existing task to subtask
-
-### `/project:tm/remove-subtask`
-- `remove-subtask` - Remove subtask (with optional conversion)
-
-### `/project:tm/clear-subtasks`
-- `clear-subtasks` - Clear subtasks from specific task
-- `clear-all-subtasks` - Clear all subtasks globally
-
-## Task Analysis & Breakdown
-
-### `/project:tm/analyze-complexity`
-- `analyze-complexity` - Analyze and generate expansion recommendations
-
-### `/project:tm/complexity-report`
-- `complexity-report` - Display complexity analysis report
-
-### `/project:tm/expand`
-- `expand-task` - Break down specific task
-- `expand-all-tasks` - Expand all eligible tasks
-- `with-research` - Enhanced expansion
-
-## Task Navigation
-
-### `/project:tm/next`
-- `next-task` - Intelligent next task recommendation
-
-### `/project:tm/show`
-- `show-task` - Display detailed task information
-
-### `/project:tm/status`
-- `project-status` - Comprehensive project dashboard
-
-## Dependency Management
-
-### `/project:tm/add-dependency`
-- `add-dependency` - Add task dependency
-
-### `/project:tm/remove-dependency`
-- `remove-dependency` - Remove task dependency
-
-### `/project:tm/validate-dependencies`
-- `validate-dependencies` - Check for dependency issues
-
-### `/project:tm/fix-dependencies`
-- `fix-dependencies` - Automatically fix dependency problems
-
-## Workflows & Automation
-
-### `/project:tm/workflows`
-- `smart-workflow` - Context-aware intelligent workflow execution
-- `command-pipeline` - Chain multiple commands together
-- `auto-implement-tasks` - Advanced auto-implementation with code generation
-
-## Utilities
-
-### `/project:tm/utils`
-- `analyze-project` - Deep project analysis and insights
-
-### `/project:tm/setup`
-- `install-taskmaster` - Comprehensive installation guide
-- `quick-install-taskmaster` - One-line global installation
-
-## Usage Patterns
-
-### Natural Language
-Most commands accept natural language arguments:
-```
-/project:tm/add-task create user authentication system
-/project:tm/update mark all API tasks as high priority
-/project:tm/list show blocked tasks
-```
-
-### ID-Based Commands
-Commands requiring IDs intelligently parse from $ARGUMENTS:
-```
-/project:tm/show 45
-/project:tm/expand 23
-/project:tm/set-status/to-done 67
-```
-
-### Smart Defaults
-Commands provide intelligent defaults and suggestions based on context.

.taskmaster/config.json

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 {
 	"models": {
 		"main": {
-			"provider": "anthropic",
-			"modelId": "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219",
-			"maxTokens": 120000,
+			"provider": "groq",
+			"modelId": "llama-3.1-8b-instant",
+			"maxTokens": 131072,
 			"temperature": 0.2
 		},
 		"research": {
-			"provider": "perplexity",
-			"modelId": "sonar",
-			"maxTokens": 8700,
+			"provider": "groq",
+			"modelId": "llama-3.3-70b-versatile",
+			"maxTokens": 32768,
 			"temperature": 0.1
 		},
 		"fallback": {
 			"provider": "anthropic",
-			"modelId": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
-			"maxTokens": 8192,
+			"modelId": "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219",
+			"maxTokens": 128000,
 			"temperature": 0.2
 		}
 	},

.taskmaster/tasks/task_001_test-tag.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Task ID: 1
+# Title: Implement TTS Flag for Taskmaster Commands
+# Status: pending
+# Dependencies: 16 (Not found)
+# Priority: medium
+# Description: Add text-to-speech functionality to taskmaster commands with configurable voice options and audio output settings.
+# Details:
+Implement TTS functionality including:
+- Add --tts flag to all relevant taskmaster commands (list, show, generate, etc.)
+- Integrate with system TTS engines (Windows SAPI, macOS say command, Linux espeak/festival)
+- Create TTS configuration options in the configuration management system
+- Add voice selection options (male/female, different languages if available)
+- Implement audio output settings (volume, speed, pitch)
+- Add TTS-specific error handling for cases where TTS is unavailable
+- Create fallback behavior when TTS fails (silent failure or text output)
+- Support for reading task titles, descriptions, and status updates aloud
+- Add option to read entire task lists or individual task details
+- Implement TTS for command confirmations and error messages
+- Create TTS output formatting to make spoken text more natural (removing markdown, formatting numbers/dates appropriately)
+- Add configuration option to enable/disable TTS globally
+
+# Test Strategy:
+Test TTS functionality across different operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux). Verify that the --tts flag works with all major commands. Test voice configuration options and ensure audio output settings are properly applied. Test error handling when TTS services are unavailable. Verify that text formatting for speech is natural and understandable. Test with various task content types including special characters, code snippets, and long descriptions. Ensure TTS can be disabled and enabled through configuration.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,55 +1,5 @@
 # task-master-ai
 
-## 0.20.0
-
-### Minor Changes
-
-- [#950](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/950) [`699e9ee`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/699e9eefb5d687b256e9402d686bdd5e3a358b4a) Thanks [@ben-vargas](https://github.com/ben-vargas)! - Add support for xAI Grok 4 model
-  - Add grok-4 model to xAI provider with $3/$15 per 1M token pricing
-  - Enable main, fallback, and research roles for grok-4
-  - Max tokens set to 131,072 (matching other xAI models)
-
-- [#946](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/946) [`5f009a5`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/5f009a5e1fc10e37be26f5135df4b7f44a9c5320) Thanks [@Crunchyman-ralph](https://github.com/Crunchyman-ralph)! - Add stricter validation and clearer feedback for task priority when adding new tasks
-  - if a task priority is invalid, it will default to medium
-  - made taks priority case-insensitive, essentially making HIGH and high the same value
-
-- [#863](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/863) [`b530657`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/b53065713c8da0ae6f18eb2655397aa975004923) Thanks [@OrenMe](https://github.com/OrenMe)! - Add support for MCP Sampling as AI provider, requires no API key, uses the client LLM provider
-
-- [#930](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/930) [`98d1c97`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/98d1c974361a56ddbeb772b1272986b9d3913459) Thanks [@OmarElKadri](https://github.com/OmarElKadri)! - Added Groq provider support
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- [#958](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/958) [`6c88a4a`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/6c88a4a749083e3bd2d073a9240799771774495a) Thanks [@Crunchyman-ralph](https://github.com/Crunchyman-ralph)! - Recover from `@anthropic-ai/claude-code` JSON truncation bug that caused Task Master to crash when handling large (>8 kB) structured responses. The CLI/SDK still truncates, but Task Master now detects the error, preserves buffered text, and returns a usable response instead of throwing.
-
-- [#958](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/958) [`3334e40`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/3334e409ae659d5223bb136ae23fd22c5e219073) Thanks [@Crunchyman-ralph](https://github.com/Crunchyman-ralph)! - Updating dependency ai-sdk-provider-gemini-cli to 0.0.4 to address breaking change Google made to Gemini CLI and add better 'api-key' in addition to 'gemini-api-key' AI-SDK compatibility.
-
-- [#853](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/853) [`95c299d`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/95c299df642bd8e6d75f8fa5110ac705bcc72edf) Thanks [@joedanz](https://github.com/joedanz)! - Unify and streamline profile system architecture for improved maintainability
-
-## 0.20.0-rc.0
-
-### Minor Changes
-
-- [#950](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/950) [`699e9ee`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/699e9eefb5d687b256e9402d686bdd5e3a358b4a) Thanks [@ben-vargas](https://github.com/ben-vargas)! - Add support for xAI Grok 4 model
-  - Add grok-4 model to xAI provider with $3/$15 per 1M token pricing
-  - Enable main, fallback, and research roles for grok-4
-  - Max tokens set to 131,072 (matching other xAI models)
-
-- [#946](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/946) [`5f009a5`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/5f009a5e1fc10e37be26f5135df4b7f44a9c5320) Thanks [@Crunchyman-ralph](https://github.com/Crunchyman-ralph)! - Add stricter validation and clearer feedback for task priority when adding new tasks
-  - if a task priority is invalid, it will default to medium
-  - made taks priority case-insensitive, essentially making HIGH and high the same value
-
-- [#863](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/863) [`b530657`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/b53065713c8da0ae6f18eb2655397aa975004923) Thanks [@OrenMe](https://github.com/OrenMe)! - Add support for MCP Sampling as AI provider, requires no API key, uses the client LLM provider
-
-- [#930](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/930) [`98d1c97`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/98d1c974361a56ddbeb772b1272986b9d3913459) Thanks [@OmarElKadri](https://github.com/OmarElKadri)! - Added Groq provider support
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- [#916](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/916) [`6c88a4a`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/6c88a4a749083e3bd2d073a9240799771774495a) Thanks [@Crunchyman-ralph](https://github.com/Crunchyman-ralph)! - Recover from `@anthropic-ai/claude-code` JSON truncation bug that caused Task Master to crash when handling large (>8 kB) structured responses. The CLI/SDK still truncates, but Task Master now detects the error, preserves buffered text, and returns a usable response instead of throwing.
-
-- [#916](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/916) [`3334e40`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/3334e409ae659d5223bb136ae23fd22c5e219073) Thanks [@Crunchyman-ralph](https://github.com/Crunchyman-ralph)! - Updating dependency ai-sdk-provider-gemini-cli to 0.0.4 to address breaking change Google made to Gemini CLI and add better 'api-key' in addition to 'gemini-api-key' AI-SDK compatibility.
-
-- [#853](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/pull/853) [`95c299d`](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/commit/95c299df642bd8e6d75f8fa5110ac705bcc72edf) Thanks [@joedanz](https://github.com/joedanz)! - Unify and streamline profile system architecture for improved maintainability
-
 ## 0.19.0
 
 ### Minor Changes

docs/configuration.md

@@ -4,7 +4,30 @@ Taskmaster uses two primary methods for configuration:
 
 1.  **`.taskmaster/config.json` File (Recommended - New Structure)**
 
-    - This JSON file stores most configuration settings, including AI model selections, parameters, logging levels, and project defaults.
+    - This JSON file stores most configuration settings, including A5. **Usage Requirements**:
+   8. **Troubleshooting**:
+   - "MCP provider requires session context" → Ensure running in MCP environment
+   - See the [MCP Provider Guide](./mcp-provider-guide.md) for detailed troubleshootingust be running in an MCP context (session must be available)
+   - Session must provide `clientCapabilities.sampling` capability
+
+6. **Best Practices**:
+   - Always configure a non-MCP fallback provider
+   - Use `mcp` for main/research roles when in MCP environments
+   - Test sampling capability before production use
+
+7. **Setup Commands**:
+   ```bash
+   # Set MCP provider for main role
+   task-master models set-main --provider mcp --model claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022
+   
+   # Set MCP provider for research role  
+   task-master models set-research --provider mcp --model claude-3-opus-20240229
+   
+   # Verify configuration
+   task-master models list
+   ```
+
+8. **Troubleshooting**:lections, parameters, logging levels, and project defaults.
     - **Location:** This file is created in the `.taskmaster/` directory when you run the `task-master models --setup` interactive setup or initialize a new project with `task-master init`.
     - **Migration:** Existing projects with `.taskmasterconfig` in the root will continue to work, but should be migrated to the new structure using `task-master migrate`.
     - **Management:** Use the `task-master models --setup` command (or `models` MCP tool) to interactively create and manage this file. You can also set specific models directly using `task-master models --set-<role>=<model_id>`, adding `--ollama` or `--openrouter` flags for custom models. Manual editing is possible but not recommended unless you understand the structure.
@@ -45,12 +68,11 @@ Taskmaster uses two primary methods for configuration:
           "azureBaseURL": "https://your-endpoint.azure.com/openai/deployments",
           "vertexProjectId": "your-gcp-project-id",
           "vertexLocation": "us-central1",
-	      "responseLanguage": "English"
+		      "responseLanguage": "English"
         }
       }
       ```
 
-> For MCP-specific setup and troubleshooting, see [Provider-Specific Configuration](#provider-specific-configuration).
 
 2.  **Legacy `.taskmasterconfig` File (Backward Compatibility)**
 
@@ -176,6 +198,8 @@ node scripts/init.js
 
 ### MCP (Model Context Protocol) Provider
 
+The MCP provider enables Task Master to use MCP servers as AI providers. This is particularly useful when running Task Master within MCP-compatible development environments like Claude Desktop or Cursor.
+
 1. **Prerequisites**:
    - An active MCP session with sampling capability
    - MCP client with sampling support (e.g. VS Code)
@@ -214,24 +238,12 @@ node scripts/init.js
    - Must be running in an MCP context (session must be available)
    - Session must provide `clientCapabilities.sampling` capability
 
-6. **Best Practices**:
+5. **Best Practices**:
    - Always configure a non-MCP fallback provider
    - Use `mcp` for main/research roles when in MCP environments
    - Test sampling capability before production use
 
-7. **Setup Commands**:
-   ```bash
-   # Set MCP provider for main role
-   task-master models set-main --provider mcp --model claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022
-   
-   # Set MCP provider for research role  
-   task-master models set-research --provider mcp --model claude-3-opus-20240229
-   
-   # Verify configuration
-   task-master models list
-   ```
-
-8. **Troubleshooting**:
+6. **Troubleshooting**:
    - "MCP provider requires session context" → Ensure running in MCP environment
    - See the [MCP Provider Guide](./mcp-provider-guide.md) for detailed troubleshooting
 

docs/models.md

@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@
 
 | Provider    | Model Name                                     | SWE Score | Input Cost | Output Cost |
 | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------- | --------- | ---------- | ----------- |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0      | 0.4       | 0.25       | 1.25        |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-opus-20240229-v1:0       | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0   | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0   | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219-v1:0   | 0.623     | 3          | 15          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-haiku-20241022-v1:0    | 0.4       | 0.8        | 4           |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-20250514-v1:0       | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0     | 0.727     | 3          | 15          |
 | anthropic   | claude-sonnet-4-20250514                       | 0.727     | 3          | 15          |
 | anthropic   | claude-opus-4-20250514                         | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
 | anthropic   | claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219                     | 0.623     | 3          | 15          |
 | anthropic   | claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022                     | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
-| claude-code | opus                                           | 0.725     | 0          | 0           |
-| claude-code | sonnet                                         | 0.727     | 0          | 0           |
-| mcp         | mcp-sampling                                   | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-pro                                 | 0.72      | 0          | 0           |
-| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-flash                               | 0.71      | 0          | 0           |
+| azure       | gpt-4o                                         | 0.332     | 2.5        | 10          |
+| azure       | gpt-4o-mini                                    | 0.3       | 0.15       | 0.6         |
+| azure       | gpt-4-1                                        | —         | 2          | 10          |
 | openai      | gpt-4o                                         | 0.332     | 2.5        | 10          |
 | openai      | o1                                             | 0.489     | 15         | 60          |
 | openai      | o3                                             | 0.5       | 2          | 8           |
@@ -29,21 +35,19 @@
 | google      | gemini-2.5-flash-preview-04-17                 | 0.604     | —          | —           |
 | google      | gemini-2.0-flash                               | 0.518     | 0.15       | 0.6         |
 | google      | gemini-2.0-flash-lite                          | —         | —          | —           |
-| xai         | grok-3                                         | —         | 3          | 15          |
-| xai         | grok-3-fast                                    | —         | 5          | 25          |
-| xai         | grok-4                                         | —         | 3          | 15          |
-| groq        | llama-3.3-70b-versatile                        | 0.55      | 0.59       | 0.79        |
-| groq        | llama-3.1-8b-instant                           | 0.32      | 0.05       | 0.08        |
-| groq        | llama-4-scout                                  | 0.45      | 0.11       | 0.34        |
-| groq        | llama-4-maverick                               | 0.52      | 0.5        | 0.77        |
-| groq        | mixtral-8x7b-32768                             | 0.35      | 0.24       | 0.24        |
-| groq        | qwen-qwq-32b-preview                           | 0.4       | 0.18       | 0.18        |
-| groq        | deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b                  | 0.52      | 0.75       | 0.99        |
-| groq        | gemma2-9b-it                                   | 0.3       | 0.2        | 0.2         |
-| groq        | whisper-large-v3                               | —         | 0.11       | 0           |
 | perplexity  | sonar-pro                                      | —         | 3          | 15          |
 | perplexity  | sonar-reasoning-pro                            | 0.211     | 2          | 8           |
 | perplexity  | sonar-reasoning                                | 0.211     | 1          | 5           |
+| xai         | grok-3                                         | —         | 3          | 15          |
+| xai         | grok-3-fast                                    | —         | 5          | 25          |
+| xai         | grok-4                                         | —         | 3          | 15          |
+| ollama      | devstral:latest                                | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | qwen3:latest                                   | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | qwen3:14b                                      | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | qwen3:32b                                      | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | mistral-small3.1:latest                        | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | llama3.3:latest                                | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | phi4:latest                                    | —         | 0          | 0           |
 | openrouter  | google/gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20          | —         | 0.15       | 0.6         |
 | openrouter  | google/gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20:thinking | —         | 0.15       | 3.5         |
 | openrouter  | google/gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25                | —         | 0          | 0           |
@@ -69,36 +73,39 @@
 | openrouter  | mistralai/devstral-small                       | —         | 0.1        | 0.3         |
 | openrouter  | mistralai/mistral-nemo                         | —         | 0.03       | 0.07        |
 | openrouter  | thudm/glm-4-32b:free                           | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | devstral:latest                                | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | qwen3:latest                                   | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | qwen3:14b                                      | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | qwen3:32b                                      | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | mistral-small3.1:latest                        | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | llama3.3:latest                                | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | phi4:latest                                    | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| azure       | gpt-4o                                         | 0.332     | 2.5        | 10          |
-| azure       | gpt-4o-mini                                    | 0.3       | 0.15       | 0.6         |
-| azure       | gpt-4-1                                        | —         | 2          | 10          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0      | 0.4       | 0.25       | 1.25        |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-opus-20240229-v1:0       | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0   | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0   | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219-v1:0   | 0.623     | 3          | 15          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-haiku-20241022-v1:0    | 0.4       | 0.8        | 4           |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-20250514-v1:0       | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0     | 0.727     | 3          | 15          |
+| groq        | llama-3.3-70b-versatile                        | 0.55      | 0.59       | 0.79        |
+| groq        | llama-3.1-8b-instant                           | 0.32      | 0.05       | 0.08        |
+| groq        | llama-4-scout                                  | 0.45      | 0.11       | 0.34        |
+| groq        | llama-4-maverick                               | 0.52      | 0.5        | 0.77        |
+| groq        | mixtral-8x7b-32768                             | 0.35      | 0.24       | 0.24        |
+| groq        | qwen-qwq-32b-preview                           | 0.4       | 0.18       | 0.18        |
+| groq        | deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b                  | 0.52      | 0.75       | 0.99        |
+| groq        | gemma2-9b-it                                   | 0.3       | 0.2        | 0.2         |
+| groq        | whisper-large-v3                               | —         | 0.11       | 0           |
+| claude-code | opus                                           | 0.725     | 0          | 0           |
+| claude-code | sonnet                                         | 0.727     | 0          | 0           |
+| mcp         | mcp-sampling                                   | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-pro                                 | 0.72      | 0          | 0           |
+| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-flash                               | 0.71      | 0          | 0           |
 
 ## Research Models
 
 | Provider    | Model Name                                   | SWE Score | Input Cost | Output Cost |
 | ----------- | -------------------------------------------- | --------- | ---------- | ----------- |
-| claude-code | opus                                         | 0.725     | 0          | 0           |
-| claude-code | sonnet                                       | 0.727     | 0          | 0           |
-| mcp         | mcp-sampling                                 | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-pro                               | 0.72      | 0          | 0           |
-| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-flash                             | 0.71      | 0          | 0           |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-opus-20240229-v1:0     | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0 | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219-v1:0 | 0.623     | 3          | 15          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-20250514-v1:0     | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0   | 0.727     | 3          | 15          |
+| bedrock     | us.deepseek.r1-v1:0                          | —         | 1.35       | 5.4         |
 | openai      | gpt-4o-search-preview                        | 0.33      | 2.5        | 10          |
 | openai      | gpt-4o-mini-search-preview                   | 0.3       | 0.15       | 0.6         |
+| perplexity  | sonar-pro                                    | —         | 3          | 15          |
+| perplexity  | sonar                                        | —         | 1          | 1           |
+| perplexity  | deep-research                                | 0.211     | 2          | 8           |
+| perplexity  | sonar-reasoning-pro                          | 0.211     | 2          | 8           |
+| perplexity  | sonar-reasoning                              | 0.211     | 1          | 5           |
 | xai         | grok-3                                       | —         | 3          | 15          |
 | xai         | grok-3-fast                                  | —         | 5          | 25          |
 | xai         | grok-4                                       | —         | 3          | 15          |
@@ -107,32 +114,31 @@
 | groq        | llama-4-maverick                             | 0.52      | 0.5        | 0.77        |
 | groq        | qwen-qwq-32b-preview                         | 0.4       | 0.18       | 0.18        |
 | groq        | deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b                | 0.52      | 0.75       | 0.99        |
-| perplexity  | sonar-pro                                    | —         | 3          | 15          |
-| perplexity  | sonar                                        | —         | 1          | 1           |
-| perplexity  | deep-research                                | 0.211     | 2          | 8           |
-| perplexity  | sonar-reasoning-pro                          | 0.211     | 2          | 8           |
-| perplexity  | sonar-reasoning                              | 0.211     | 1          | 5           |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-opus-20240229-v1:0     | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0 | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219-v1:0 | 0.623     | 3          | 15          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-20250514-v1:0     | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0   | 0.727     | 3          | 15          |
-| bedrock     | us.deepseek.r1-v1:0                          | —         | 1.35       | 5.4         |
+| claude-code | opus                                         | 0.725     | 0          | 0           |
+| claude-code | sonnet                                       | 0.727     | 0          | 0           |
+| mcp         | mcp-sampling                                 | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-pro                               | 0.72      | 0          | 0           |
+| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-flash                             | 0.71      | 0          | 0           |
 
 ## Fallback Models
 
 | Provider    | Model Name                                     | SWE Score | Input Cost | Output Cost |
 | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------- | --------- | ---------- | ----------- |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0      | 0.4       | 0.25       | 1.25        |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-opus-20240229-v1:0       | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0   | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0   | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219-v1:0   | 0.623     | 3          | 15          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-haiku-20241022-v1:0    | 0.4       | 0.8        | 4           |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-20250514-v1:0       | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
+| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0     | 0.727     | 3          | 15          |
 | anthropic   | claude-sonnet-4-20250514                       | 0.727     | 3          | 15          |
 | anthropic   | claude-opus-4-20250514                         | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
 | anthropic   | claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219                     | 0.623     | 3          | 15          |
 | anthropic   | claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022                     | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
-| claude-code | opus                                           | 0.725     | 0          | 0           |
-| claude-code | sonnet                                         | 0.727     | 0          | 0           |
-| mcp         | mcp-sampling                                   | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-pro                                 | 0.72      | 0          | 0           |
-| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-flash                               | 0.71      | 0          | 0           |
+| azure       | gpt-4o                                         | 0.332     | 2.5        | 10          |
+| azure       | gpt-4o-mini                                    | 0.3       | 0.15       | 0.6         |
+| azure       | gpt-4-1                                        | —         | 2          | 10          |
 | openai      | gpt-4o                                         | 0.332     | 2.5        | 10          |
 | openai      | o3                                             | 0.5       | 2          | 8           |
 | openai      | o4-mini                                        | 0.45      | 1.1        | 4.4         |
@@ -141,18 +147,18 @@
 | google      | gemini-2.5-flash-preview-04-17                 | 0.604     | —          | —           |
 | google      | gemini-2.0-flash                               | 0.518     | 0.15       | 0.6         |
 | google      | gemini-2.0-flash-lite                          | —         | —          | —           |
+| perplexity  | sonar-reasoning-pro                            | 0.211     | 2          | 8           |
+| perplexity  | sonar-reasoning                                | 0.211     | 1          | 5           |
 | xai         | grok-3                                         | —         | 3          | 15          |
 | xai         | grok-3-fast                                    | —         | 5          | 25          |
 | xai         | grok-4                                         | —         | 3          | 15          |
-| groq        | llama-3.3-70b-versatile                        | 0.55      | 0.59       | 0.79        |
-| groq        | llama-3.1-8b-instant                           | 0.32      | 0.05       | 0.08        |
-| groq        | llama-4-scout                                  | 0.45      | 0.11       | 0.34        |
-| groq        | llama-4-maverick                               | 0.52      | 0.5        | 0.77        |
-| groq        | mixtral-8x7b-32768                             | 0.35      | 0.24       | 0.24        |
-| groq        | qwen-qwq-32b-preview                           | 0.4       | 0.18       | 0.18        |
-| groq        | gemma2-9b-it                                   | 0.3       | 0.2        | 0.2         |
-| perplexity  | sonar-reasoning-pro                            | 0.211     | 2          | 8           |
-| perplexity  | sonar-reasoning                                | 0.211     | 1          | 5           |
+| ollama      | devstral:latest                                | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | qwen3:latest                                   | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | qwen3:14b                                      | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | qwen3:32b                                      | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | mistral-small3.1:latest                        | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | llama3.3:latest                                | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| ollama      | phi4:latest                                    | —         | 0          | 0           |
 | openrouter  | google/gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20          | —         | 0.15       | 0.6         |
 | openrouter  | google/gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20:thinking | —         | 0.15       | 3.5         |
 | openrouter  | google/gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25                | —         | 0          | 0           |
@@ -176,21 +182,15 @@
 | openrouter  | mistralai/mistral-small-3.1-24b-instruct       | —         | 0.1        | 0.3         |
 | openrouter  | mistralai/mistral-nemo                         | —         | 0.03       | 0.07        |
 | openrouter  | thudm/glm-4-32b:free                           | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | devstral:latest                                | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | qwen3:latest                                   | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | qwen3:14b                                      | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | qwen3:32b                                      | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | mistral-small3.1:latest                        | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | llama3.3:latest                                | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| ollama      | phi4:latest                                    | —         | 0          | 0           |
-| azure       | gpt-4o                                         | 0.332     | 2.5        | 10          |
-| azure       | gpt-4o-mini                                    | 0.3       | 0.15       | 0.6         |
-| azure       | gpt-4-1                                        | —         | 2          | 10          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0      | 0.4       | 0.25       | 1.25        |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-opus-20240229-v1:0       | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0   | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0   | 0.49      | 3          | 15          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219-v1:0   | 0.623     | 3          | 15          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-3-5-haiku-20241022-v1:0    | 0.4       | 0.8        | 4           |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-20250514-v1:0       | 0.725     | 15         | 75          |
-| bedrock     | us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0     | 0.727     | 3          | 15          |
+| groq        | llama-3.3-70b-versatile                        | 0.55      | 0.59       | 0.79        |
+| groq        | llama-3.1-8b-instant                           | 0.32      | 0.05       | 0.08        |
+| groq        | llama-4-scout                                  | 0.45      | 0.11       | 0.34        |
+| groq        | llama-4-maverick                               | 0.52      | 0.5        | 0.77        |
+| groq        | mixtral-8x7b-32768                             | 0.35      | 0.24       | 0.24        |
+| groq        | qwen-qwq-32b-preview                           | 0.4       | 0.18       | 0.18        |
+| groq        | gemma2-9b-it                                   | 0.3       | 0.2        | 0.2         |
+| claude-code | opus                                           | 0.725     | 0          | 0           |
+| claude-code | sonnet                                         | 0.727     | 0          | 0           |
+| mcp         | mcp-sampling                                   | —         | 0          | 0           |
+| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-pro                                 | 0.72      | 0          | 0           |
+| gemini-cli  | gemini-2.5-flash                               | 0.71      | 0          | 0           |

mcp-server/src/core/direct-functions/add-task.js

@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ export async function addTaskDirect(args, log, context = {}) {
 				},
 				'json', // outputFormat
 				manualTaskData, // Pass the manual task data
-				false // research flag is false for manual creation
+				false, // research flag is false for manual creation
+				projectRoot // Pass projectRoot
 			);
 			newTaskId = result.newTaskId;
 			telemetryData = result.telemetryData;

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "task-master-ai",
-	"version": "0.20.0",
+	"version": "0.19.0",
 	"description": "A task management system for ambitious AI-driven development that doesn't overwhelm and confuse Cursor.",
 	"main": "index.js",
 	"type": "module",

scripts/modules/commands.js

@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 			'-i, --input <file>',
 			'Path to the PRD file (alternative to positional argument)'
 		)
-		.option('-o, --output <file>', 'Output file path')
+		.option('-o, --output <file>', 'Output file path', TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE)
 		.option(
 			'-n, --num-tasks <number>',
 			'Number of tasks to generate',
@@ -825,18 +825,14 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 			// Initialize TaskMaster
 			let taskMaster;
 			try {
-				const initOptions = {
-					prdPath: file || options.input || true
-				};
-				// Only include tasksPath if output is explicitly specified
-				if (options.output) {
-					initOptions.tasksPath = options.output;
-				}
-				taskMaster = initTaskMaster(initOptions);
+				taskMaster = initTaskMaster({
+					prdPath: file || options.input || true,
+					tasksPath: options.output || true
+				});
 			} catch (error) {
 				console.log(
 					boxen(
-						`${chalk.white.bold('Parse PRD Help')}\n\n${chalk.cyan('Usage:')}\n  task-master parse-prd <prd-file.txt> [options]\n\n${chalk.cyan('Options:')}\n  -i, --input <file>       Path to the PRD file (alternative to positional argument)\n  -o, --output <file>      Output file path (default: .taskmaster/tasks/tasks.json)\n  -n, --num-tasks <number> Number of tasks to generate (default: 10)\n  -f, --force              Skip confirmation when overwriting existing tasks\n  --append                 Append new tasks to existing tasks.json instead of overwriting\n  -r, --research           Use Perplexity AI for research-backed task generation\n\n${chalk.cyan('Example:')}\n  task-master parse-prd requirements.txt --num-tasks 15\n  task-master parse-prd --input=requirements.txt\n  task-master parse-prd --force\n  task-master parse-prd requirements_v2.txt --append\n  task-master parse-prd requirements.txt --research\n\n${chalk.yellow('Note: This command will:')}\n  1. Look for a PRD file at ${TASKMASTER_DOCS_DIR}/PRD.md by default\n  2. Use the file specified by --input or positional argument if provided\n  3. Generate tasks from the PRD and either:\n     - Overwrite any existing tasks.json file (default)\n     - Append to existing tasks.json if --append is used`,
+						`${chalk.white.bold('Parse PRD Help')}\n\n${chalk.cyan('Usage:')}\n  task-master parse-prd <prd-file.txt> [options]\n\n${chalk.cyan('Options:')}\n  -i, --input <file>       Path to the PRD file (alternative to positional argument)\n  -o, --output <file>      Output file path (default: "${TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE}")\n  -n, --num-tasks <number> Number of tasks to generate (default: 10)\n  -f, --force              Skip confirmation when overwriting existing tasks\n  --append                 Append new tasks to existing tasks.json instead of overwriting\n  -r, --research           Use Perplexity AI for research-backed task generation\n\n${chalk.cyan('Example:')}\n  task-master parse-prd requirements.txt --num-tasks 15\n  task-master parse-prd --input=requirements.txt\n  task-master parse-prd --force\n  task-master parse-prd requirements_v2.txt --append\n  task-master parse-prd requirements.txt --research\n\n${chalk.yellow('Note: This command will:')}\n  1. Look for a PRD file at ${TASKMASTER_DOCS_DIR}/PRD.md by default\n  2. Use the file specified by --input or positional argument if provided\n  3. Generate tasks from the PRD and either:\n     - Overwrite any existing tasks.json file (default)\n     - Append to existing tasks.json if --append is used`,
 						{ padding: 1, borderColor: 'blue', borderStyle: 'round' }
 					)
 				);
@@ -916,17 +912,18 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 				}
 
 				spinner = ora('Parsing PRD and generating tasks...\n').start();
-				// Handle case where getTasksPath() returns null
-				const outputPath =
-					taskMaster.getTasksPath() ||
-					path.join(taskMaster.getProjectRoot(), TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE);
-				await parsePRD(taskMaster.getPrdPath(), outputPath, numTasks, {
-					append: useAppend,
-					force: useForce,
-					research: research,
-					projectRoot: taskMaster.getProjectRoot(),
-					tag: tag
-				});
+				await parsePRD(
+					taskMaster.getPrdPath(),
+					taskMaster.getTasksPath(),
+					numTasks,
+					{
+						append: useAppend,
+						force: useForce,
+						research: research,
+						projectRoot: taskMaster.getProjectRoot(),
+						tag: tag
+					}
+				);
 				spinner.succeed('Tasks generated successfully!');
 			} catch (error) {
 				if (spinner) {
@@ -1500,16 +1497,10 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 		.option('--tag <tag>', 'Specify tag context for task operations')
 		.action(async (options) => {
 			// Initialize TaskMaster
-			const initOptions = {
-				tasksPath: options.file || true
-			};
-
-			// Only pass complexityReportPath if user provided a custom path
-			if (options.report && options.report !== COMPLEXITY_REPORT_FILE) {
-				initOptions.complexityReportPath = options.report;
-			}
-
-			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster(initOptions);
+			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster({
+				tasksPath: options.file || true,
+				complexityReportPath: options.report || false
+			});
 
 			const statusFilter = options.status;
 			const withSubtasks = options.withSubtasks || false;
@@ -1640,7 +1631,11 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 		.description(
 			`Analyze tasks and generate expansion recommendations${chalk.reset('')}`
 		)
-		.option('-o, --output <file>', 'Output file path for the report')
+		.option(
+			'-o, --output <file>',
+			'Output file path for the report',
+			COMPLEXITY_REPORT_FILE
+		)
 		.option(
 			'-m, --model <model>',
 			'LLM model to use for analysis (defaults to configured model)'
@@ -1668,14 +1663,10 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 		.option('--tag <tag>', 'Specify tag context for task operations')
 		.action(async (options) => {
 			// Initialize TaskMaster
-			const initOptions = {
-				tasksPath: options.file || true // Tasks file is required to analyze
-			};
-			// Only include complexityReportPath if output is explicitly specified
-			if (options.output) {
-				initOptions.complexityReportPath = options.output;
-			}
-			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster(initOptions);
+			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster({
+				tasksPath: options.file || true,
+				complexityReportPath: options.output || true
+			});
 
 			const tag = options.tag;
 			const modelOverride = options.model;
@@ -1690,13 +1681,11 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 			displayCurrentTagIndicator(targetTag);
 
 			// Tag-aware output file naming: master -> task-complexity-report.json, other tags -> task-complexity-report_tagname.json
-			const baseOutputPath =
-				taskMaster.getComplexityReportPath() ||
-				path.join(taskMaster.getProjectRoot(), COMPLEXITY_REPORT_FILE);
+			const baseOutputPath = taskMaster.getComplexityReportPath();
 			const outputPath =
 				options.output === COMPLEXITY_REPORT_FILE && targetTag !== 'master'
 					? baseOutputPath.replace('.json', `_${targetTag}.json`)
-					: options.output || baseOutputPath;
+					: baseOutputPath;
 
 			console.log(
 				chalk.blue(
@@ -1776,11 +1765,6 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 		)
 		.option('--tag <tag>', 'Specify tag context for task operations')
 		.action(async (prompt, options) => {
-			// Initialize TaskMaster
-			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster({
-				tasksPath: options.file || true
-			});
-
 			// Parameter validation
 			if (!prompt || typeof prompt !== 'string' || prompt.trim().length === 0) {
 				console.error(
@@ -2222,8 +2206,6 @@ ${result.result}
 				tasksPath: options.file || true
 			});
 
-			const projectRoot = taskMaster.getProjectRoot();
-
 			// Show current tag context
 			displayCurrentTagIndicator(
 				options.tag || getCurrentTag(taskMaster.getProjectRoot()) || 'master'
@@ -3475,9 +3457,6 @@ Examples:
 			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster({
 				tasksPath: options.file || false
 			});
-
-			const projectRoot = taskMaster.getProjectRoot();
-
 			// Validate flags: cannot use multiple provider flags simultaneously
 			const providerFlags = [
 				options.openrouter,

scripts/modules/config-manager.js

@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { log, findProjectRoot, resolveEnvVariable, isEmpty } from './utils.js';
-import {
-	LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE,
-	TASKMASTER_DIR
-} from '../../src/constants/paths.js';
+import { LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE } from '../../src/constants/paths.js';
 import { findConfigPath } from '../../src/utils/path-utils.js';
 import {
 	VALIDATED_PROVIDERS,
@@ -102,30 +99,17 @@ function _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot = null) {
 		if (rootToUse) {
 			configSource = `found root (${rootToUse})`;
 		} else {
-			// No root found, use current working directory as fallback
-			// This prevents infinite loops during initialization
-			rootToUse = process.cwd();
-			configSource = `current directory (${rootToUse}) - no project markers found`;
+			// No root found, return defaults immediately
+			return defaults;
 		}
 	}
 	// ---> End find project root logic <---
 
-	// --- Find configuration file ---
-	let configPath = null;
+	// --- Find configuration file using centralized path utility ---
+	const configPath = findConfigPath(null, { projectRoot: rootToUse });
 	let config = { ...defaults }; // Start with a deep copy of defaults
 	let configExists = false;
 
-	// During initialization (no project markers), skip config file search entirely
-	const hasProjectMarkers =
-		fs.existsSync(path.join(rootToUse, TASKMASTER_DIR)) ||
-		fs.existsSync(path.join(rootToUse, LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE));
-
-	if (hasProjectMarkers) {
-		// Only try to find config if we have project markers
-		// This prevents the repeated warnings during init
-		configPath = findConfigPath(null, { projectRoot: rootToUse });
-	}
-
 	if (configPath) {
 		configExists = true;
 		const isLegacy = configPath.endsWith(LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE);
@@ -215,22 +199,11 @@ function _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot = null) {
 				)
 			);
 		} else {
-			// Don't warn about missing config during initialization
-			// Only warn if this looks like an existing project (has .taskmaster dir or legacy config marker)
-			const hasTaskmasterDir = fs.existsSync(
-				path.join(rootToUse, TASKMASTER_DIR)
+			console.warn(
+				chalk.yellow(
+					`Warning: Configuration file not found at derived root (${rootToUse}). Using defaults.`
+				)
 			);
-			const hasLegacyMarker = fs.existsSync(
-				path.join(rootToUse, LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE)
-			);
-
-			if (hasTaskmasterDir || hasLegacyMarker) {
-				console.warn(
-					chalk.yellow(
-						`Warning: Configuration file not found at derived root (${rootToUse}). Using defaults.`
-					)
-				);
-			}
 		}
 		// Keep config as defaults
 		config = { ...defaults };

scripts/modules/task-manager/add-task.js

@@ -561,6 +561,16 @@ async function addTask(
 		writeJSON(tasksPath, rawData, projectRoot, targetTag);
 		report('DEBUG: tasks.json written.', 'debug');
 
+		// Generate markdown task files
+		report('Generating task files...', 'info');
+		report('DEBUG: Calling generateTaskFiles...', 'debug');
+		// Pass mcpLog if available to generateTaskFiles
+		await generateTaskFiles(tasksPath, path.dirname(tasksPath), {
+			projectRoot,
+			tag: targetTag
+		});
+		report('DEBUG: generateTaskFiles finished.', 'debug');
+
 		// Show success message - only for text output (CLI)
 		if (outputFormat === 'text') {
 			const table = new Table({

scripts/modules/task-manager/analyze-task-complexity.js

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ async function analyzeTaskComplexity(options, context = {}) {
 						tasks: relevantTaskIds,
 						format: 'research'
 					});
-					gatheredContext = contextResult.context || '';
+					gatheredContext = contextResult;
 				}
 			} catch (contextError) {
 				reportLog(
@@ -406,10 +406,11 @@ async function analyzeTaskComplexity(options, context = {}) {
 			useResearch: useResearch
 		};
 
+		const variantKey = useResearch ? 'research' : 'default';
 		const { systemPrompt, userPrompt: prompt } = await promptManager.loadPrompt(
 			'analyze-complexity',
 			promptParams,
-			'default'
+			variantKey
 		);
 
 		let loadingIndicator = null;

scripts/modules/task-manager/expand-task.js

@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ async function expandTask(
 					tasks: finalTaskIds,
 					format: 'research'
 				});
-				gatheredContext = contextResult.context || '';
+				gatheredContext = contextResult;
 			}
 		} catch (contextError) {
 			logger.warn(`Could not gather context: ${contextError.message}`);
@@ -461,44 +461,19 @@ async function expandTask(
 				`${combinedAdditionalContext}\n\n# Project Context\n\n${gatheredContext}`.trim();
 		}
 
-		// Ensure expansionPrompt is a string (handle both string and object formats)
-		let expansionPromptText = undefined;
-		if (taskAnalysis?.expansionPrompt) {
-			if (typeof taskAnalysis.expansionPrompt === 'string') {
-				expansionPromptText = taskAnalysis.expansionPrompt;
-			} else if (
-				typeof taskAnalysis.expansionPrompt === 'object' &&
-				taskAnalysis.expansionPrompt.text
-			) {
-				expansionPromptText = taskAnalysis.expansionPrompt.text;
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Ensure gatheredContext is a string (handle both string and object formats)
-		let gatheredContextText = gatheredContext;
-		if (typeof gatheredContext === 'object' && gatheredContext !== null) {
-			if (gatheredContext.data) {
-				gatheredContextText = gatheredContext.data;
-			} else if (gatheredContext.text) {
-				gatheredContextText = gatheredContext.text;
-			} else {
-				gatheredContextText = JSON.stringify(gatheredContext);
-			}
-		}
-
 		const promptParams = {
 			task: task,
 			subtaskCount: finalSubtaskCount,
 			nextSubtaskId: nextSubtaskId,
 			additionalContext: additionalContext,
 			complexityReasoningContext: complexityReasoningContext,
-			gatheredContext: gatheredContextText || '',
+			gatheredContext: gatheredContext,
 			useResearch: useResearch,
-			expansionPrompt: expansionPromptText || undefined
+			expansionPrompt: taskAnalysis?.expansionPrompt || null
 		};
 
 		let variantKey = 'default';
-		if (expansionPromptText) {
+		if (taskAnalysis?.expansionPrompt) {
 			variantKey = 'complexity-report';
 			logger.info(
 				`Using expansion prompt from complexity report for task ${task.id}.`

scripts/modules/task-manager/research.js

@@ -205,10 +205,12 @@ async function performResearch(
 			}
 		};
 
-		// Load prompts - the research template handles detail level internally
+		// Select variant based on detail level
+		const variantKey = detailLevel; // 'low', 'medium', or 'high'
 		const { systemPrompt, userPrompt } = await promptManager.loadPrompt(
 			'research',
-			promptParams
+			promptParams,
+			variantKey
 		);
 
 		// Count tokens for system and user prompts

scripts/modules/task-manager/update-subtask-by-id.js

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ async function updateSubtaskById(
 					tasks: finalTaskIds,
 					format: 'research'
 				});
-				gatheredContext = contextResult.context || '';
+				gatheredContext = contextResult;
 			}
 		} catch (contextError) {
 			report('warn', `Could not gather context: ${contextError.message}`);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ async function updateSubtaskById(
 							title: parentTask.subtasks[subtaskIndex - 1].title,
 							status: parentTask.subtasks[subtaskIndex - 1].status
 						}
-					: undefined;
+					: null;
 			const nextSubtask =
 				subtaskIndex < parentTask.subtasks.length - 1
 					? {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ async function updateSubtaskById(
 							title: parentTask.subtasks[subtaskIndex + 1].title,
 							status: parentTask.subtasks[subtaskIndex + 1].status
 						}
-					: undefined;
+					: null;
 
 			// Build prompts using PromptManager
 			const promptManager = getPromptManager();

scripts/modules/task-manager/update-task-by-id.js

@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ async function updateTaskById(
 					tasks: finalTaskIds,
 					format: 'research'
 				});
-				gatheredContext = contextResult.context || '';
+				gatheredContext = contextResult;
 			}
 		} catch (contextError) {
 			report('warn', `Could not gather context: ${contextError.message}`);

scripts/modules/task-manager/update-tasks.js

@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ async function updateTasks(
 					tasks: finalTaskIds,
 					format: 'research'
 				});
-				gatheredContext = contextResult.context || '';
+				gatheredContext = contextResult; // contextResult is a string
 			}
 		} catch (contextError) {
 			logFn(

src/profiles/claude.js

@@ -59,63 +59,6 @@ function onAddRulesProfile(targetDir, assetsDir) {
 			`[Claude] An error occurred during directory copy: ${err.message}`
 		);
 	}
-
-	// Handle CLAUDE.md import for non-destructive integration
-	const sourceFile = path.join(assetsDir, 'AGENTS.md');
-	const userClaudeFile = path.join(targetDir, 'CLAUDE.md');
-	const taskMasterClaudeFile = path.join(targetDir, '.taskmaster', 'CLAUDE.md');
-	const importLine = '@./.taskmaster/CLAUDE.md';
-	const importSection = `\n## Task Master AI Instructions\n**Import Task Master's development workflow commands and guidelines, treat as if import is in the main CLAUDE.md file.**\n${importLine}`;
-
-	if (fs.existsSync(sourceFile)) {
-		try {
-			// Ensure .taskmaster directory exists
-			const taskMasterDir = path.join(targetDir, '.taskmaster');
-			if (!fs.existsSync(taskMasterDir)) {
-				fs.mkdirSync(taskMasterDir, { recursive: true });
-			}
-
-			// Copy Task Master instructions to .taskmaster/CLAUDE.md
-			fs.copyFileSync(sourceFile, taskMasterClaudeFile);
-			log(
-				'debug',
-				`[Claude] Created Task Master instructions at ${taskMasterClaudeFile}`
-			);
-
-			// Handle user's CLAUDE.md
-			if (fs.existsSync(userClaudeFile)) {
-				// Check if import already exists
-				const content = fs.readFileSync(userClaudeFile, 'utf8');
-				if (!content.includes(importLine)) {
-					// Append import section at the end
-					const updatedContent = content.trim() + '\n' + importSection + '\n';
-					fs.writeFileSync(userClaudeFile, updatedContent);
-					log(
-						'info',
-						`[Claude] Added Task Master import to existing ${userClaudeFile}`
-					);
-				} else {
-					log(
-						'info',
-						`[Claude] Task Master import already present in ${userClaudeFile}`
-					);
-				}
-			} else {
-				// Create minimal CLAUDE.md with the import section
-				const minimalContent = `# Claude Code Instructions\n${importSection}\n`;
-				fs.writeFileSync(userClaudeFile, minimalContent);
-				log(
-					'info',
-					`[Claude] Created ${userClaudeFile} with Task Master import`
-				);
-			}
-		} catch (err) {
-			log(
-				'error',
-				`[Claude] Failed to set up Claude instructions: ${err.message}`
-			);
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 function onRemoveRulesProfile(targetDir) {
@@ -124,77 +67,6 @@ function onRemoveRulesProfile(targetDir) {
 	if (removeDirectoryRecursive(claudeDir)) {
 		log('debug', `[Claude] Removed .claude directory from ${claudeDir}`);
 	}
-
-	// Clean up CLAUDE.md import
-	const userClaudeFile = path.join(targetDir, 'CLAUDE.md');
-	const taskMasterClaudeFile = path.join(targetDir, '.taskmaster', 'CLAUDE.md');
-	const importLine = '@./.taskmaster/CLAUDE.md';
-
-	try {
-		// Remove Task Master CLAUDE.md from .taskmaster
-		if (fs.existsSync(taskMasterClaudeFile)) {
-			fs.rmSync(taskMasterClaudeFile, { force: true });
-			log('debug', `[Claude] Removed ${taskMasterClaudeFile}`);
-		}
-
-		// Clean up import from user's CLAUDE.md
-		if (fs.existsSync(userClaudeFile)) {
-			const content = fs.readFileSync(userClaudeFile, 'utf8');
-			const lines = content.split('\n');
-			const filteredLines = [];
-			let skipNextLines = 0;
-
-			// Remove the Task Master section
-			for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-				if (skipNextLines > 0) {
-					skipNextLines--;
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				// Check if this is the start of our Task Master section
-				if (lines[i].includes('## Task Master AI Instructions')) {
-					// Skip this line and the next two lines (bold text and import)
-					skipNextLines = 2;
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				// Also remove standalone import lines (for backward compatibility)
-				if (lines[i].trim() === importLine) {
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				filteredLines.push(lines[i]);
-			}
-
-			// Join back and clean up excessive newlines
-			let updatedContent = filteredLines
-				.join('\n')
-				.replace(/\n{3,}/g, '\n\n')
-				.trim();
-
-			// Check if file only contained our minimal template
-			if (
-				updatedContent === '# Claude Code Instructions' ||
-				updatedContent === ''
-			) {
-				// File only contained our import, remove it
-				fs.rmSync(userClaudeFile, { force: true });
-				log('debug', `[Claude] Removed empty ${userClaudeFile}`);
-			} else {
-				// Write back without the import
-				fs.writeFileSync(userClaudeFile, updatedContent + '\n');
-				log(
-					'debug',
-					`[Claude] Removed Task Master import from ${userClaudeFile}`
-				);
-			}
-		}
-	} catch (err) {
-		log(
-			'error',
-			`[Claude] Failed to remove Claude instructions: ${err.message}`
-		);
-	}
 }
 
 function onPostConvertRulesProfile(targetDir, assetsDir) {
@@ -214,7 +86,7 @@ export const claudeProfile = createProfile({
 	mcpConfigName: null,
 	includeDefaultRules: false,
 	fileMap: {
-		'AGENTS.md': '.taskmaster/CLAUDE.md'
+		'AGENTS.md': 'CLAUDE.md'
 	},
 	onAdd: onAddRulesProfile,
 	onRemove: onRemoveRulesProfile,

src/task-master.js

@@ -218,16 +218,7 @@ export function initTaskMaster(overrides = {}) {
 		);
 	}
 
-	// Always set default paths first
-	// These can be overridden below if needed
-	paths.configPath = path.join(paths.projectRoot, TASKMASTER_CONFIG_FILE);
-	paths.statePath = path.join(
-		paths.taskMasterDir || path.join(paths.projectRoot, TASKMASTER_DIR),
-		'state.json'
-	);
-	paths.tasksPath = path.join(paths.projectRoot, TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE);
-
-	// Handle overrides - only validate/resolve if explicitly provided
+	// Remaining paths - only resolve if key exists in overrides
 	if ('configPath' in overrides) {
 		paths.configPath = resolvePath(
 			'config file',

tests/integration/profiles/claude-init-functionality.test.js

@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ describe('Claude Profile Initialization Functionality', () => {
 		expect(claudeProfileContent).toContain("rulesDir: '.'"); // non-default
 		expect(claudeProfileContent).toContain('mcpConfig: false'); // non-default
 		expect(claudeProfileContent).toContain('includeDefaultRules: false'); // non-default
-		expect(claudeProfileContent).toContain(
-			"'AGENTS.md': '.taskmaster/CLAUDE.md'"
-		);
+		expect(claudeProfileContent).toContain("'AGENTS.md': 'CLAUDE.md'");
 
 		// Check the final computed properties on the profile object
 		expect(claudeProfile.profileName).toBe('claude');
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ describe('Claude Profile Initialization Functionality', () => {
 		expect(claudeProfile.mcpConfig).toBe(false);
 		expect(claudeProfile.mcpConfigName).toBe(null); // computed
 		expect(claudeProfile.includeDefaultRules).toBe(false);
-		expect(claudeProfile.fileMap['AGENTS.md']).toBe('.taskmaster/CLAUDE.md');
+		expect(claudeProfile.fileMap['AGENTS.md']).toBe('CLAUDE.md');
 	});
 
 	test('claude.js has lifecycle functions for file management', () => {
@@ -46,11 +44,9 @@ describe('Claude Profile Initialization Functionality', () => {
 		);
 	});
 
-	test('claude.js handles .claude directory and .taskmaster/CLAUDE.md import in lifecycle functions', () => {
+	test('claude.js handles .claude directory in lifecycle functions', () => {
 		expect(claudeProfileContent).toContain('.claude');
 		expect(claudeProfileContent).toContain('copyRecursiveSync');
-		expect(claudeProfileContent).toContain('.taskmaster/CLAUDE.md');
-		expect(claudeProfileContent).toContain('@./.taskmaster/CLAUDE.md');
 	});
 
 	test('claude.js has proper error handling in lifecycle functions', () => {

tests/unit/config-manager.test.js

@@ -557,10 +557,7 @@ describe('getConfig Tests', () => {
 		// Assert
 		expect(config).toEqual(DEFAULT_CONFIG);
 		expect(mockFindProjectRoot).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); // Explicit root provided
-		// The implementation checks for .taskmaster directory first
-		expect(fsExistsSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			path.join(MOCK_PROJECT_ROOT, '.taskmaster')
-		);
+		expect(fsExistsSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(MOCK_CONFIG_PATH);
 		expect(fsReadFileSyncSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); // No read if file doesn't exist
 		expect(consoleWarnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 			expect.stringContaining('not found at provided project root')

tests/unit/scripts/modules/task-manager/analyze-task-complexity.test.js

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jest.unstable_mockModule(
 );
 
 // Import the mocked modules
-const { readJSON, writeJSON, log, CONFIG, findTaskById } = await import(
+const { readJSON, writeJSON, log, CONFIG } = await import(
 	'../../../../../scripts/modules/utils.js'
 );
 
@@ -265,13 +265,6 @@ describe('analyzeTaskComplexity', () => {
 				_rawTaggedData: sampleTasks
 			};
 		});
-
-		// Mock findTaskById to return the expected structure
-		findTaskById.mockImplementation((tasks, taskId) => {
-			const task = tasks?.find((t) => t.id === parseInt(taskId));
-			return { task: task || null, originalSubtaskCount: null };
-		});
-
 		generateTextService.mockResolvedValue(sampleApiResponse);
 	});
 

tests/unit/scripts/modules/task-manager/expand-task.test.js

@@ -131,19 +131,7 @@ jest.unstable_mockModule(
 	'../../../../../scripts/modules/utils/contextGatherer.js',
 	() => ({
 		ContextGatherer: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
-			gather: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-				context: 'Mock project context from files'
-			})
-		}))
-	})
-);
-
-jest.unstable_mockModule(
-	'../../../../../scripts/modules/utils/fuzzyTaskSearch.js',
-	() => ({
-		FuzzyTaskSearch: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
-			findRelevantTasks: jest.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
-			getTaskIds: jest.fn().mockReturnValue([])
+			gather: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue('Mock project context from files')
 		}))
 	})
 );

tests/unit/task-master.test.js

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe('initTaskMaster', () => {
 			expect(taskMaster.getTasksPath()).toBeNull();
 		});
 
-		test('should return default paths when optional files not specified in overrides', () => {
+		test('should return null when optional files not specified in overrides', () => {
 			// Arrange - Remove all optional files
 			fs.unlinkSync(tasksPath);
 			fs.unlinkSync(configPath);
@@ -257,16 +257,10 @@ describe('initTaskMaster', () => {
 			// Act - Don't specify any optional paths
 			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster({});
 
-			// Assert - Should return absolute paths with default locations
-			expect(taskMaster.getTasksPath()).toBe(
-				path.join(tempDir, TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE)
-			);
-			expect(taskMaster.getConfigPath()).toBe(
-				path.join(tempDir, TASKMASTER_CONFIG_FILE)
-			);
-			expect(taskMaster.getStatePath()).toBe(
-				path.join(tempDir, TASKMASTER_DIR, 'state.json')
-			);
+			// Assert
+			expect(taskMaster.getTasksPath()).toBeUndefined();
+			expect(taskMaster.getConfigPath()).toBeUndefined();
+			expect(taskMaster.getStatePath()).toBeUndefined();
 		});
 	});
 
@@ -421,19 +415,11 @@ describe('initTaskMaster', () => {
 			// Assert
 			expect(taskMaster.getProjectRoot()).toBe(tempDir);
 			expect(taskMaster.getTaskMasterDir()).toBe(taskMasterDir);
-			// Default paths are always set for tasks, config, and state
-			expect(taskMaster.getTasksPath()).toBe(
-				path.join(tempDir, TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE)
-			);
-			expect(taskMaster.getConfigPath()).toBe(
-				path.join(tempDir, TASKMASTER_CONFIG_FILE)
-			);
-			expect(taskMaster.getStatePath()).toBe(
-				path.join(taskMasterDir, 'state.json')
-			);
-			// PRD and complexity report paths are undefined when not provided
+			expect(taskMaster.getTasksPath()).toBeUndefined();
 			expect(taskMaster.getPrdPath()).toBeUndefined();
 			expect(taskMaster.getComplexityReportPath()).toBeUndefined();
+			expect(taskMaster.getConfigPath()).toBeUndefined();
+			expect(taskMaster.getStatePath()).toBeUndefined();
 		});
 	});
 });