chore: improve changeset

- run format

.changeset/fuzzy-brooms-mate.md

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-"task-master-ai": patch
----
-
-Fix expand task generating unrelated generic subtasks
-
-Fixed an issue where `task-master expand` would generate generic authentication-related subtasks regardless of the parent task context when using complexity reports. The expansion now properly includes the parent task details alongside any expansion guidance.

.changeset/pre.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "mode": "pre",
+  "mode": "exit",
   "tag": "rc",
   "initialVersions": {
     "task-master-ai": "0.23.0",
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
     "tender-trams-refuse",
     "vast-sites-leave"
   ]
-}
+}

.changeset/upset-ants-return.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"extension": patch
----
-
-Fix issues with some users not being able to connect to Taskmaster MCP server while using the extension

.github/scripts/check-pre-release-mode.mjs

@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { join, dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
-
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
-
-// Get context from command line argument or environment
-const context = process.argv[2] || process.env.GITHUB_WORKFLOW || 'manual';
-
-function findRootDir(startDir) {
-	let currentDir = resolve(startDir);
-	while (currentDir !== '/') {
-		if (existsSync(join(currentDir, 'package.json'))) {
-			try {
-				const pkg = JSON.parse(
-					readFileSync(join(currentDir, 'package.json'), 'utf8')
-				);
-				if (pkg.name === 'task-master-ai' || pkg.repository) {
-					return currentDir;
-				}
-			} catch {}
-		}
-		currentDir = dirname(currentDir);
-	}
-	throw new Error('Could not find root directory');
-}
-
-function checkPreReleaseMode() {
-	console.log('🔍 Checking if branch is in pre-release mode...');
-
-	const rootDir = findRootDir(__dirname);
-	const preJsonPath = join(rootDir, '.changeset', 'pre.json');
-
-	// Check if pre.json exists
-	if (!existsSync(preJsonPath)) {
-		console.log('✅ Not in active pre-release mode - safe to proceed');
-		process.exit(0);
-	}
-
-	try {
-		// Read and parse pre.json
-		const preJsonContent = readFileSync(preJsonPath, 'utf8');
-		const preJson = JSON.parse(preJsonContent);
-
-		// Check if we're in active pre-release mode
-		if (preJson.mode === 'pre') {
-			console.error('❌ ERROR: This branch is in active pre-release mode!');
-			console.error('');
-
-			// Provide context-specific error messages
-			if (context === 'Release Check' || context === 'pull_request') {
-				console.error(
-					'Pre-release mode must be exited before merging to main.'
-				);
-				console.error('');
-				console.error(
-					'To fix this, run the following commands in your branch:'
-				);
-				console.error('  npx changeset pre exit');
-				console.error('  git add -u');
-				console.error('  git commit -m "chore: exit pre-release mode"');
-				console.error('  git push');
-				console.error('');
-				console.error('Then update this pull request.');
-			} else if (context === 'Release' || context === 'main') {
-				console.error(
-					'Pre-release mode should only be used on feature branches, not main.'
-				);
-				console.error('');
-				console.error('To fix this, run the following commands locally:');
-				console.error('  npx changeset pre exit');
-				console.error('  git add -u');
-				console.error('  git commit -m "chore: exit pre-release mode"');
-				console.error('  git push origin main');
-				console.error('');
-				console.error('Then re-run this workflow.');
-			} else {
-				console.error('Pre-release mode must be exited before proceeding.');
-				console.error('');
-				console.error('To fix this, run the following commands:');
-				console.error('  npx changeset pre exit');
-				console.error('  git add -u');
-				console.error('  git commit -m "chore: exit pre-release mode"');
-				console.error('  git push');
-			}
-
-			process.exit(1);
-		}
-
-		console.log('✅ Not in active pre-release mode - safe to proceed');
-		process.exit(0);
-	} catch (error) {
-		console.error(`❌ ERROR: Unable to parse .changeset/pre.json – aborting.`);
-		console.error(`Error details: ${error.message}`);
-		process.exit(1);
-	}
-}
-
-// Run the check
-checkPreReleaseMode();

.github/scripts/pre-release.mjs

@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { join, dirname } from 'node:path';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
-import {
-	findRootDir,
-	runCommand,
-	getPackageVersion,
-	createAndPushTag
-} from './utils.mjs';
-
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
-
-const rootDir = findRootDir(__dirname);
-const extensionPkgPath = join(rootDir, 'apps', 'extension', 'package.json');
-
-console.log('🚀 Starting pre-release process...');
-
-// Check if we're in RC mode
-const preJsonPath = join(rootDir, '.changeset', 'pre.json');
-if (!existsSync(preJsonPath)) {
-	console.error('⚠️  Not in RC mode. Run "npx changeset pre enter rc" first.');
-	process.exit(1);
-}
-
-try {
-	const preJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(preJsonPath, 'utf8'));
-	if (preJson.tag !== 'rc') {
-		console.error(`⚠️  Not in RC mode. Current tag: ${preJson.tag}`);
-		process.exit(1);
-	}
-} catch (error) {
-	console.error('Failed to read pre.json:', error.message);
-	process.exit(1);
-}
-
-// Get current extension version
-const extensionVersion = getPackageVersion(extensionPkgPath);
-console.log(`Extension version: ${extensionVersion}`);
-
-// Run changeset publish for npm packages
-console.log('📦 Publishing npm packages...');
-runCommand('npx', ['changeset', 'publish']);
-
-// Create tag for extension pre-release if it doesn't exist
-const extensionTag = `extension-rc@${extensionVersion}`;
-const tagCreated = createAndPushTag(extensionTag);
-
-if (tagCreated) {
-	console.log('This will trigger the extension-pre-release workflow...');
-}
-
-console.log('✅ Pre-release process completed!');

.github/scripts/release.mjs

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-import { existsSync, unlinkSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { join, dirname } from 'node:path';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
-import { findRootDir, runCommand } from './utils.mjs';
-
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
-
-const rootDir = findRootDir(__dirname);
-
-console.log('🚀 Starting release process...');
-
-// Double-check we're not in pre-release mode (safety net)
-const preJsonPath = join(rootDir, '.changeset', 'pre.json');
-if (existsSync(preJsonPath)) {
-	console.log('⚠️  Warning: pre.json still exists. Removing it...');
-	unlinkSync(preJsonPath);
-}
-
-// Check if the extension version has changed and tag it
-// This prevents changeset from trying to publish the private package
-runCommand('node', [join(__dirname, 'tag-extension.mjs')]);
-
-// Run changeset publish for npm packages
-runCommand('npx', ['changeset', 'publish']);
-
-console.log('✅ Release process completed!');
-
-// The extension tag (if created) will trigger the extension-release workflow

.github/scripts/release.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "🚀 Starting release process..."
+
+# Double-check we're not in pre-release mode (safety net)
+if [ -f .changeset/pre.json ]; then
+  echo "⚠️  Warning: pre.json still exists. Removing it..."
+  rm -f .changeset/pre.json
+fi
+
+# Check if the extension version has changed and tag it
+# This prevents changeset from trying to publish the private package
+node .github/scripts/tag-extension.mjs
+
+# Run changeset publish for npm packages
+npx changeset publish
+
+echo "✅ Release process completed!"
+
+# The extension tag (if created) will trigger the extension-release workflow

.github/scripts/tag-extension.mjs

@@ -1,13 +1,33 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
-import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { join, dirname } from 'node:path';
+import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join, dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
-import { findRootDir, createAndPushTag } from './utils.mjs';
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
 
+// Find the root directory by looking for package.json
+function findRootDir(startDir) {
+	let currentDir = resolve(startDir);
+	while (currentDir !== '/') {
+		if (existsSync(join(currentDir, 'package.json'))) {
+			// Verify it's the root package.json by checking for expected fields
+			try {
+				const pkg = JSON.parse(
+					readFileSync(join(currentDir, 'package.json'), 'utf8')
+				);
+				if (pkg.name === 'task-master-ai' || pkg.repository) {
+					return currentDir;
+				}
+			} catch {}
+		}
+		currentDir = dirname(currentDir);
+	}
+	throw new Error('Could not find root directory');
+}
+
 const rootDir = findRootDir(__dirname);
 
 // Read the extension's package.json
@@ -23,11 +43,95 @@ try {
 	process.exit(1);
 }
 
+// Read root package.json for repository info
+const rootPkgPath = join(rootDir, 'package.json');
+let rootPkg;
+try {
+	const rootPkgContent = readFileSync(rootPkgPath, 'utf8');
+	rootPkg = JSON.parse(rootPkgContent);
+} catch (error) {
+	console.error('Failed to read root package.json:', error.message);
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+
 // Ensure we have required fields
 assert(pkg.name, 'package.json must have a name field');
 assert(pkg.version, 'package.json must have a version field');
+assert(rootPkg.repository, 'root package.json must have a repository field');
 
 const tag = `${pkg.name}@${pkg.version}`;
 
-// Create and push the tag if it doesn't exist
-createAndPushTag(tag);
+// Get repository URL from root package.json
+// Get repository URL and clean it up for git ls-remote
+let repoUrl = rootPkg.repository.url || rootPkg.repository;
+if (typeof repoUrl === 'string') {
+	// Convert git+https://github.com/... to https://github.com/...
+	repoUrl = repoUrl.replace(/^git\+/, '');
+	// Ensure it ends with .git for proper remote access
+	if (!repoUrl.endsWith('.git')) {
+		repoUrl += '.git';
+	}
+}
+
+console.log(`Checking remote repository: ${repoUrl} for tag: ${tag}`);
+
+let gitResult = spawnSync('git', ['ls-remote', repoUrl, tag], {
+	encoding: 'utf8',
+	env: { ...process.env }
+});
+
+if (gitResult.status !== 0) {
+	console.error('Git ls-remote failed:');
+	console.error('Exit code:', gitResult.status);
+	console.error('Error:', gitResult.error);
+	console.error('Stderr:', gitResult.stderr);
+	console.error('Command:', `git ls-remote ${repoUrl} ${tag}`);
+
+	// For CI environments, try using origin instead of the full URL
+	if (process.env.CI) {
+		console.log('Retrying with origin remote...');
+		gitResult = spawnSync('git', ['ls-remote', 'origin', tag], {
+			encoding: 'utf8'
+		});
+
+		if (gitResult.status !== 0) {
+			throw new Error(
+				`Failed to check remote for tag ${tag}. Exit code: ${gitResult.status}`
+			);
+		}
+	} else {
+		throw new Error(
+			`Failed to check remote for tag ${tag}. Exit code: ${gitResult.status}`
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+const exists = String(gitResult.stdout).trim() !== '';
+
+if (!exists) {
+	console.log(`Creating new extension tag: ${tag}`);
+
+	// Create the tag
+	const tagResult = spawnSync('git', ['tag', tag]);
+	if (tagResult.status !== 0) {
+		console.error(
+			'Failed to create tag:',
+			tagResult.error || tagResult.stderr.toString()
+		);
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+
+	// Push the tag
+	const pushResult = spawnSync('git', ['push', 'origin', tag]);
+	if (pushResult.status !== 0) {
+		console.error(
+			'Failed to push tag:',
+			pushResult.error || pushResult.stderr.toString()
+		);
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+
+	console.log(`✅ Successfully created and pushed tag: ${tag}`);
+} else {
+	console.log(`Extension tag already exists: ${tag}`);
+}

.github/scripts/utils.mjs

@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
-import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { join, dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
-
-// Find the root directory by looking for package.json with task-master-ai
-export function findRootDir(startDir) {
-	let currentDir = resolve(startDir);
-	while (currentDir !== '/') {
-		const pkgPath = join(currentDir, 'package.json');
-		try {
-			const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf8'));
-			if (pkg.name === 'task-master-ai' || pkg.repository) {
-				return currentDir;
-			}
-		} catch {}
-		currentDir = dirname(currentDir);
-	}
-	throw new Error('Could not find root directory');
-}
-
-// Run a command with proper error handling
-export function runCommand(command, args = [], options = {}) {
-	console.log(`Running: ${command} ${args.join(' ')}`);
-	const result = spawnSync(command, args, {
-		encoding: 'utf8',
-		stdio: 'inherit',
-		...options
-	});
-
-	if (result.status !== 0) {
-		console.error(`Command failed with exit code ${result.status}`);
-		process.exit(result.status);
-	}
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-// Get package version from a package.json file
-export function getPackageVersion(packagePath) {
-	try {
-		const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packagePath, 'utf8'));
-		return pkg.version;
-	} catch (error) {
-		console.error(
-			`Failed to read package version from ${packagePath}:`,
-			error.message
-		);
-		process.exit(1);
-	}
-}
-
-// Check if a git tag exists on remote
-export function tagExistsOnRemote(tag, remote = 'origin') {
-	const result = spawnSync('git', ['ls-remote', remote, tag], {
-		encoding: 'utf8'
-	});
-
-	return result.status === 0 && result.stdout.trim() !== '';
-}
-
-// Create and push a git tag if it doesn't exist
-export function createAndPushTag(tag, remote = 'origin') {
-	// Check if tag already exists
-	if (tagExistsOnRemote(tag, remote)) {
-		console.log(`Tag ${tag} already exists on remote, skipping`);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	console.log(`Creating new tag: ${tag}`);
-
-	// Create the tag locally
-	const tagResult = spawnSync('git', ['tag', tag]);
-	if (tagResult.status !== 0) {
-		console.error('Failed to create tag:', tagResult.error || tagResult.stderr);
-		process.exit(1);
-	}
-
-	// Push the tag to remote
-	const pushResult = spawnSync('git', ['push', remote, tag]);
-	if (pushResult.status !== 0) {
-		console.error('Failed to push tag:', pushResult.error || pushResult.stderr);
-		process.exit(1);
-	}
-
-	console.log(`✅ Successfully created and pushed tag: ${tag}`);
-	return true;
-}

.github/workflows/extension-pre-release.yml

@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-name: Extension Pre-Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "extension-rc@*"
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
-concurrency: extension-pre-release-${{ github.ref }}
-
-jobs:
-  publish-extension-rc:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: extension-release
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-
-      - name: Cache node_modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            */*/node_modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-node-
-
-      - name: Install Extension Dependencies
-        working-directory: apps/extension
-        run: npm ci
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-
-      - name: Type Check Extension
-        working-directory: apps/extension
-        run: npm run check-types
-        env:
-          FORCE_COLOR: 1
-
-      - name: Build Extension
-        working-directory: apps/extension
-        run: npm run build
-        env:
-          FORCE_COLOR: 1
-
-      - name: Package Extension
-        working-directory: apps/extension
-        run: npm run package
-        env:
-          FORCE_COLOR: 1
-
-      - name: Create VSIX Package (Pre-Release)
-        working-directory: apps/extension/vsix-build
-        run: npx vsce package --no-dependencies --pre-release
-        env:
-          FORCE_COLOR: 1
-
-      - name: Get VSIX filename
-        id: vsix-info
-        working-directory: apps/extension/vsix-build
-        run: |
-          VSIX_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.vsix" -type f | head -n1 | xargs basename)
-          if [ -z "$VSIX_FILE" ]; then
-            echo "Error: No VSIX file found"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "vsix-filename=$VSIX_FILE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "Found VSIX: $VSIX_FILE"
-
-      - name: Publish to VS Code Marketplace (Pre-Release)
-        working-directory: apps/extension/vsix-build
-        run: npx vsce publish --packagePath "${{ steps.vsix-info.outputs.vsix-filename }}" --pre-release
-        env:
-          VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
-          FORCE_COLOR: 1
-
-      - name: Install Open VSX CLI
-        run: npm install -g ovsx
-
-      - name: Publish to Open VSX Registry (Pre-Release)
-        working-directory: apps/extension/vsix-build
-        run: ovsx publish "${{ steps.vsix-info.outputs.vsix-filename }}" --pre-release
-        env:
-          OVSX_PAT: ${{ secrets.OVSX_PAT }}
-          FORCE_COLOR: 1
-
-      - name: Upload Build Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: extension-pre-release-${{ github.ref_name }}
-          path: |
-            apps/extension/vsix-build/*.vsix
-            apps/extension/dist/
-          retention-days: 30
-
-  notify-success:
-    needs: publish-extension-rc
-    if: success()
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Success Notification
-        run: |
-          echo "🚀 Extension ${{ github.ref_name }} successfully published as pre-release!"
-          echo "📦 Available on VS Code Marketplace (Pre-Release)"
-          echo "🌍 Available on Open VSX Registry (Pre-Release)"

.github/workflows/extension-release.yml

@@ -89,6 +89,32 @@ jobs:
           OVSX_PAT: ${{ secrets.OVSX_PAT }}
           FORCE_COLOR: 1
 
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          release_name: Extension ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          body: |
+            VS Code Extension Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+            
+            **Marketplaces:**
+            - [VS Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Hamster.task-master-hamster)
+            - [Open VSX Registry](https://open-vsx.org/extension/Hamster/task-master-hamster)
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+
+      - name: Upload VSIX to Release
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: apps/extension/vsix-build/${{ steps.vsix-info.outputs.vsix-filename }}
+          asset_name: ${{ steps.vsix-info.outputs.vsix-filename }}
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+
       - name: Upload Build Artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:

.github/workflows/pre-release.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # Only allow pre-releases on non-main branches
     if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
-    environment: extension-release
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -36,26 +35,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Enter RC mode (if not already in RC mode)
         run: |
-          # Check if we're in pre-release mode with the "rc" tag
-          if [ -f .changeset/pre.json ]; then
-            MODE=$(jq -r '.mode' .changeset/pre.json 2>/dev/null || echo '')
-            TAG=$(jq -r '.tag' .changeset/pre.json 2>/dev/null || echo '')
-            
-            if [ "$MODE" = "exit" ]; then
-              echo "Pre-release mode is in 'exit' state, re-entering RC mode..."
-              npx changeset pre enter rc
-            elif [ "$MODE" = "pre" ] && [ "$TAG" != "rc" ]; then
-              echo "In pre-release mode but with wrong tag ($TAG), switching to RC..."
-              npx changeset pre exit
-              npx changeset pre enter rc
-            elif [ "$MODE" = "pre" ] && [ "$TAG" = "rc" ]; then
-              echo "Already in RC pre-release mode"
-            else
-              echo "Unknown mode state: $MODE, entering RC mode..."
-              npx changeset pre enter rc
-            fi
-          else
-            echo "No pre.json found, entering RC mode..."
+          # ensure we’re in the right pre-mode (tag "rc")
+          if [ ! -f .changeset/pre.json ] \
+            || [ "$(jq -r '.tag' .changeset/pre.json 2>/dev/null || echo '')" != "rc" ]; then
             npx changeset pre enter rc
           fi
 
@@ -68,12 +50,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Release Candidate Pull Request or Publish Release Candidate to npm
         uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
-          publish: node ./.github/scripts/pre-release.mjs
+          publish: npm run release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-          VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
-          OVSX_PAT: ${{ secrets.OVSX_PAT }}
 
       - name: Commit & Push changes
         uses: actions-js/push@master

.github/workflows/release-check.yml

@@ -18,4 +18,29 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Check release mode
-        run: node ./.github/scripts/check-pre-release-mode.mjs "pull_request"
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo "🔍 Checking if branch is in pre-release mode..."
+
+          if [[ -f .changeset/pre.json ]]; then
+            if ! PRE_MODE=$(jq -r '.mode' .changeset/pre.json 2>/dev/null); then
+              echo "❌ ERROR: Unable to parse .changeset/pre.json – aborting merge."
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            if [[ "$PRE_MODE" == "pre" ]]; then
+              echo "❌ ERROR: This branch is in active pre-release mode!"
+              echo ""
+              echo "Pre-release mode must be exited before merging to main."
+              echo ""
+              echo "To fix this, run the following commands in your branch:"
+              echo "  npx changeset pre exit"
+              echo "  git add -u"
+              echo "  git commit -m 'chore: exit pre-release mode'"
+              echo "  git push"
+              echo ""
+              echo "Then update this pull request."
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          echo "✅ Not in active pre-release mode - PR can be merged"

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -39,12 +39,30 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 2
 
       - name: Check pre-release mode
-        run: node ./.github/scripts/check-pre-release-mode.mjs "main"
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo "🔍 Checking pre-release mode status..."
+          if [[ -f .changeset/pre.json ]]; then
+            echo "❌ ERROR: Main branch is in pre-release mode!"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Pre-release mode should only be used on feature branches, not main."
+            echo ""
+            echo "To fix this, run the following commands locally:"
+            echo "  npx changeset pre exit"
+            echo "  git add -u"
+            echo "  git commit -m 'chore: exit pre-release mode'"
+            echo "  git push origin main"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Then re-run this workflow."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "✅ Not in pre-release mode - proceeding with release"
 
       - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
         uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
-          publish: node ./.github/scripts/release.mjs
+          publish: ./.github/scripts/release.sh
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

apps/extension/package.json

@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@
 			"properties": {
 				"taskmaster.mcp.command": {
 					"type": "string",
-					"default": "node",
-					"description": "The command to execute for the MCP server (e.g., 'node' for bundled server or 'npx' for remote)."
+					"default": "npx",
+					"description": "The command or absolute path to execute for the MCP server (e.g., 'npx' or '/usr/local/bin/task-master-ai')."
 				},
 				"taskmaster.mcp.args": {
 					"type": "array",
 					"items": {
 						"type": "string"
 					},
-					"default": [],
-					"description": "Arguments for the MCP server (leave empty to use bundled server)."
+					"default": ["task-master-ai"],
+					"description": "An array of arguments to pass to the MCP server command."
 				},
 				"taskmaster.mcp.cwd": {
 					"type": "string",
@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@
 		"watch:css": "npx @tailwindcss/cli -i ./src/webview/index.css -o ./dist/index.css --watch",
 		"check-types": "tsc --noEmit"
 	},
-	"dependencies": {
-		"task-master-ai": "*"
-	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
 		"@dnd-kit/modifiers": "^9.0.0",

apps/extension/package.publish.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "task-master-hamster",
 	"displayName": "Taskmaster AI",
 	"description": "A visual Kanban board interface for Taskmaster projects in VS Code",
-	"version": "0.23.0",
+	"version": "0.22.3",
 	"publisher": "Hamster",
 	"icon": "assets/icon.png",
 	"engines": {

apps/extension/src/utils/mcpClient.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';
 import { StdioClientTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import * as path from 'path';
 import { logger } from './logger';
 
 export interface MCPConfig {
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ export class MCPClientManager {
 			// Create the client
 			this.client = new Client(
 				{
-					name: 'task-master-vscode-extension',
+					name: 'taskr-vscode-extension',
 					version: '1.0.0'
 				},
 				{
@@ -212,30 +211,6 @@ export class MCPClientManager {
 			};
 
 			logger.log('MCP client connected successfully');
-
-			// Log Task Master version information after successful connection
-			try {
-				const versionResult = await this.callTool('get_tasks', {});
-				if (versionResult?.content?.[0]?.text) {
-					const response = JSON.parse(versionResult.content[0].text);
-					if (response?.version) {
-						logger.log('━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━');
-						logger.log('✅ Task Master MCP Server Connected');
-						logger.log(`   Version: ${response.version.version || 'unknown'}`);
-						logger.log(
-							`   Package: ${response.version.name || 'task-master-ai'}`
-						);
-						if (response.tag) {
-							logger.log(
-								`   Current Tag: ${response.tag.currentTag || 'master'}`
-							);
-						}
-						logger.log('━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━');
-					}
-				}
-			} catch (versionError) {
-				logger.log('Note: Could not retrieve Task Master version information');
-			}
 		} catch (error) {
 			logger.error('Failed to connect to MCP server:', error);
 			this.status = {
@@ -337,34 +312,6 @@ export class MCPClientManager {
 				'Available MCP tools:',
 				result.tools?.map((t) => t.name) || []
 			);
-
-			// Try to get version information by calling a simple tool
-			// The get_tasks tool is lightweight and returns version info
-			try {
-				const versionResult = await this.callTool('get_tasks', {});
-				if (versionResult?.content?.[0]?.text) {
-					// Parse the response to extract version info
-					const response = JSON.parse(versionResult.content[0].text);
-					if (response?.version) {
-						logger.log('━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━');
-						logger.log('📦 Task Master MCP Server Connected');
-						logger.log(`   Version: ${response.version.version || 'unknown'}`);
-						logger.log(
-							`   Package: ${response.version.name || 'task-master-ai'}`
-						);
-						if (response.tag) {
-							logger.log(
-								`   Current Tag: ${response.tag.currentTag || 'master'}`
-							);
-						}
-						logger.log('━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━');
-					}
-				}
-			} catch (versionError) {
-				// Don't fail the connection test if we can't get version info
-				logger.log('Could not retrieve Task Master version information');
-			}
-
 			return true;
 		} catch (error) {
 			logger.error('Connection test failed:', error);
@@ -398,34 +345,8 @@ export function createMCPConfigFromSettings(): MCPConfig {
 	);
 	const config = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('taskmaster');
 
-	let command = config.get<string>('mcp.command', 'node');
-	let args = config.get<string[]>('mcp.args', []);
-
-	// If using default settings, use the bundled MCP server
-	if (command === 'node' && args.length === 0) {
-		try {
-			// Try to resolve the bundled MCP server
-			const taskMasterPath = require.resolve('task-master-ai');
-			const mcpServerPath = path.resolve(
-				path.dirname(taskMasterPath),
-				'mcp-server/server.js'
-			);
-
-			// Verify the server file exists
-			const fs = require('fs');
-			if (!fs.existsSync(mcpServerPath)) {
-				throw new Error('MCP server file not found at: ' + mcpServerPath);
-			}
-
-			args = [mcpServerPath];
-			logger.log(`📦 Using bundled MCP server at: ${mcpServerPath}`);
-		} catch (error) {
-			logger.error('❌ Could not find bundled task-master-ai server:', error);
-			// Fallback to npx
-			command = 'npx';
-			args = ['-y', 'task-master-ai'];
-		}
-	}
+	let command = config.get<string>('mcp.command', 'npx');
+	const args = config.get<string[]>('mcp.args', ['task-master-ai']);
 
 	// Use proper VS Code workspace detection
 	const defaultCwd =

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "task-master-ai",
-	"version": "0.23.1-rc.0",
+	"version": "0.23.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "task-master-ai",
-			"version": "0.23.1-rc.0",
+			"version": "0.23.0",
 			"license": "MIT WITH Commons-Clause",
 			"workspaces": [
 				"apps/*",
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@
 		},
 		"apps/extension": {
 			"version": "0.23.0",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"task-master-ai": "*"
-			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
 				"@dnd-kit/modifiers": "^9.0.0",

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

@@ -527,18 +527,6 @@ async function expandTask(
 
 		const { systemPrompt, userPrompt: promptContent } =
 			await promptManager.loadPrompt('expand-task', promptParams, variantKey);
-
-		// Debug logging to identify the issue
-		logger.debug(`Selected variant: ${variantKey}`);
-		logger.debug(
-			`Prompt params passed: ${JSON.stringify(promptParams, null, 2)}`
-		);
-		logger.debug(
-			`System prompt (first 500 chars): ${systemPrompt.substring(0, 500)}...`
-		);
-		logger.debug(
-			`User prompt (first 500 chars): ${promptContent.substring(0, 500)}...`
-		);
 		// --- End Complexity Report / Prompt Logic ---
 
 		// --- AI Subtask Generation using generateTextService ---

src/prompts/expand-task.json

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 		"complexity-report": {
 			"condition": "expansionPrompt",
 			"system": "You are an AI assistant helping with task breakdown. Generate {{#if (gt subtaskCount 0)}}exactly {{subtaskCount}}{{else}}an appropriate number of{{/if}} subtasks based on the provided prompt and context.\nRespond ONLY with a valid JSON object containing a single key \"subtasks\" whose value is an array of the generated subtask objects.\nEach subtask object in the array must have keys: \"id\", \"title\", \"description\", \"dependencies\", \"details\", \"status\".\nEnsure the 'id' starts from {{nextSubtaskId}} and is sequential.\nFor 'dependencies', use the full subtask ID format: \"{{task.id}}.1\", \"{{task.id}}.2\", etc. Only reference subtasks within this same task.\nEnsure 'status' is 'pending'.\nDo not include any other text or explanation.",
-			"user": "Break down the following task based on the analysis prompt:\n\nParent Task:\nID: {{task.id}}\nTitle: {{task.title}}\nDescription: {{task.description}}\nCurrent details: {{#if task.details}}{{task.details}}{{else}}None{{/if}}\n\nExpansion Guidance:\n{{expansionPrompt}}{{#if additionalContext}}\n\n{{additionalContext}}{{/if}}{{#if complexityReasoningContext}}\n\n{{complexityReasoningContext}}{{/if}}{{#if gatheredContext}}\n\n# Project Context\n\n{{gatheredContext}}{{/if}}\n\nGenerate {{#if (gt subtaskCount 0)}}exactly {{subtaskCount}}{{else}}an appropriate number of{{/if}} subtasks with sequential IDs starting from {{nextSubtaskId}}."
+			"user": "{{#if isClaudeCode}}## IMPORTANT: Codebase Analysis Required\n\nYou have access to powerful codebase analysis tools. Before generating subtasks:\n\n1. Use the Glob tool to explore relevant files for this task (e.g., \"**/*.js\", \"src/**/*.ts\")\n2. Use the Grep tool to search for existing implementations related to this task\n3. Use the Read tool to examine files that would be affected by this task\n4. Understand the current implementation state and patterns used\n\nBased on your analysis:\n- Identify existing code that relates to this task\n- Understand patterns and conventions to follow\n- Generate subtasks that integrate smoothly with existing code\n- Ensure subtasks are specific and actionable based on the actual codebase\n\nProject Root: {{projectRoot}}\n\n{{/if}}{{expansionPrompt}}{{#if additionalContext}}\n\n{{additionalContext}}{{/if}}{{#if complexityReasoningContext}}\n\n{{complexityReasoningContext}}{{/if}}{{#if gatheredContext}}\n\n# Project Context\n\n{{gatheredContext}}{{/if}}"
 		},
 		"research": {
 			"condition": "useResearch === true && !expansionPrompt",

tests/unit/prompts/expand-task-prompt.test.js

@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
-import { PromptManager } from '../../../scripts/modules/prompt-manager.js';
-
-describe('expand-task prompt template', () => {
-	let promptManager;
-
-	beforeEach(() => {
-		promptManager = new PromptManager();
-	});
-
-	const testTask = {
-		id: 1,
-		title: 'Setup AWS Infrastructure',
-		description: 'Provision core AWS services',
-		details: 'Create VPC, subnets, and security groups'
-	};
-
-	const baseParams = {
-		task: testTask,
-		subtaskCount: 3,
-		nextSubtaskId: 1,
-		additionalContext: '',
-		complexityReasoningContext: '',
-		gatheredContext: '',
-		useResearch: false,
-		expansionPrompt: undefined
-	};
-
-	test('default variant includes task context', () => {
-		const { userPrompt } = promptManager.loadPrompt(
-			'expand-task',
-			baseParams,
-			'default'
-		);
-
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(testTask.title);
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(testTask.description);
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(testTask.details);
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain('Task ID: 1');
-	});
-
-	test('research variant includes task context', () => {
-		const params = { ...baseParams, useResearch: true };
-		const { userPrompt } = promptManager.loadPrompt(
-			'expand-task',
-			params,
-			'research'
-		);
-
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(testTask.title);
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(testTask.description);
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(testTask.details);
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain('Parent Task:');
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain('ID: 1');
-	});
-
-	test('complexity-report variant includes task context', () => {
-		const params = {
-			...baseParams,
-			expansionPrompt: 'Focus on security best practices',
-			complexityReasoningContext: 'High complexity due to security requirements'
-		};
-		const { userPrompt } = promptManager.loadPrompt(
-			'expand-task',
-			params,
-			'complexity-report'
-		);
-
-		// The fix ensures task context is included
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain('Parent Task:');
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(`ID: ${testTask.id}`);
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(`Title: ${testTask.title}`);
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(`Description: ${testTask.description}`);
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(`Current details: ${testTask.details}`);
-
-		// Also includes the expansion prompt
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain('Expansion Guidance:');
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(params.expansionPrompt);
-		expect(userPrompt).toContain(params.complexityReasoningContext);
-	});
-
-	test('all variants request JSON format with subtasks array', () => {
-		const variants = ['default', 'research', 'complexity-report'];
-
-		variants.forEach((variant) => {
-			const params =
-				variant === 'complexity-report'
-					? { ...baseParams, expansionPrompt: 'test' }
-					: baseParams;
-
-			const { systemPrompt, userPrompt } = promptManager.loadPrompt(
-				'expand-task',
-				params,
-				variant
-			);
-			const combined = systemPrompt + userPrompt;
-
-			expect(combined.toLowerCase()).toContain('subtasks');
-			expect(combined).toContain('JSON');
-		});
-	});
-
-	test('complexity-report variant fails without task context regression test', () => {
-		// This test ensures we don't regress to the old behavior where
-		// complexity-report variant only used expansionPrompt without task context
-		const params = {
-			...baseParams,
-			expansionPrompt: 'Generic expansion prompt'
-		};
-
-		const { userPrompt } = promptManager.loadPrompt(
-			'expand-task',
-			params,
-			'complexity-report'
-		);
-
-		// Count occurrences of task-specific content
-		const titleOccurrences = (
-			userPrompt.match(new RegExp(testTask.title, 'g')) || []
-		).length;
-		const descriptionOccurrences = (
-			userPrompt.match(new RegExp(testTask.description, 'g')) || []
-		).length;
-
-		// Should have at least one occurrence of title and description
-		expect(titleOccurrences).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
-		expect(descriptionOccurrences).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
-
-		// Should not be ONLY the expansion prompt
-		expect(userPrompt.length).toBeGreaterThan(
-			params.expansionPrompt.length + 100
-		);
-	});
-});