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  Original commit: feat: add MCP timeout configuration for long-running operations (#1112)\n\n\n

  Co-authored-by: Claude <claude-assistant@anthropic.com>
2025-09-22 18:02:09 +00:00
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@@ -66,6 +66,32 @@ Taskmaster uses two primary methods for configuration:
- **Location:**
- For CLI usage: Create a `.env` file in your project root.
- For MCP/Cursor usage: Configure keys in the `env` section of your `.cursor/mcp.json` file.
## MCP Timeout Configuration
For MCP usage, it's important to configure appropriate timeouts for long-running AI operations:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"task-master-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "task-master-ai"],
"timeout": 300,
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
```
**Key points:**
- **Default MCP timeout**: 60 seconds (often insufficient for AI operations)
- **Recommended timeout**: 300 seconds (5 minutes)
- **Operations that benefit**: `parse_prd`, `expand_task`, `analyze_project_complexity`, `research`
- **Automatic setup**: Included when using `task-master rules add` for supported editors
- **Required API Keys (Depending on configured providers):**
- `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`: Your Anthropic API key.
- `PERPLEXITY_API_KEY`: Your Perplexity API key.

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This document provides an overview of the MCP (Machine-to-Machine Communication Protocol) interface for the Task Master application. The MCP interface is defined in the `mcp-server/` directory and exposes the application's core functionalities as a set of tools that can be called remotely.
## MCP Timeout Configuration
Long-running AI operations in Task Master can exceed the default 60-second MCP timeout. Operations like `parse_prd`, `expand_task`, `analyze_project_complexity`, and `research` may take 2-5 minutes to complete.
### Adding Timeout Configuration
Add a `timeout` parameter to your MCP configuration to extend the timeout limit:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"task-master-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "task-master-ai"],
"timeout": 300,
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-anthropic-api-key"
}
}
}
}
```
**Configuration Details:**
- **`timeout: 300`** - Sets timeout to 300 seconds (5 minutes)
- **Value range**: 1-3600 seconds (1 second to 1 hour)
- **Recommended**: 300 seconds provides sufficient time for most AI operations
- **Format**: Integer value in seconds (not milliseconds)
### Automatic Setup
When using supported AI coding assistants, the timeout configuration is automatically included when you add Task Master rules:
```bash
# Automatically includes timeout configuration
task-master rules add cursor
task-master rules add roo
task-master rules add windsurf
task-master rules add vscode
```
### Troubleshooting Timeouts
If you're still experiencing timeout errors:
1. **Verify configuration**: Check that `timeout: 300` is present in your MCP config
2. **Restart editor**: Restart your editor after making configuration changes
3. **Increase timeout**: For very complex operations, try `timeout: 600` (10 minutes)
4. **Check API keys**: Ensure required API keys are properly configured
**Expected behavior:**
- **Before fix**: Operations fail after 60 seconds with `MCP request timed out after 60000ms`
- **After fix**: Operations complete successfully within the configured timeout limit
## Core Concepts
The MCP interface is built on top of the `fastmcp` library and registers a set of tools that correspond to the core functionalities of the Task Master application. These tools are defined in the `mcp-server/src/tools/` directory and are registered with the MCP server in `mcp-server/src/tools/index.js`.

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@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ For MCP/Cursor usage: Configure keys in the env section of your .cursor/mcp.json
"task-master-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "task-master-ai"],
"timeout": 300,
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE",
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ For MCP/Cursor usage: Configure keys in the env section of your .cursor/mcp.json
}
```
<Note>
The `timeout: 300` setting (5 minutes) is recommended for long-running AI operations like `parse-prd`, `expand-all`, and `analyze-complexity`. This prevents timeout errors during complex tasks.
</Note>
### CLI Usage: `.env` File
Create a `.env` file in your project root and include the keys for the providers you plan to use:

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