feat: experimental, bundle our commands into bins in order to be able to remove --package

package.json

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
 	"name": "task-master-ai",
-	"version": "0.17.1",
+	"version": "0.17.1-test",
 	"description": "A task management system for ambitious AI-driven development that doesn't overwhelm and confuse Cursor.",
 	"main": "index.js",
 	"type": "module",
 	"bin": {
-		"task-master": "bin/task-master.js",
+		"task-master": "dist/task-master.cjs",
-		"task-master-mcp": "mcp-server/server.js",
+		"task-master-mcp": "dist/task-master-mcp.cjs",
-		"task-master-ai": "mcp-server/server.js"
+		"task-master-ai": "dist/task-master-mcp.cjs"
 	},
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "node --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/.bin/jest",
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@
 		"inspector": "npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node mcp-server/server.js",
 		"mcp-server": "node mcp-server/server.js",
 		"format-check": "biome format .",
-		"format": "biome format . --write"
+		"format": "biome format . --write",
+		"prebuild": "npm test",
+		"build": "vite build && npm run postbuild",
+		"postbuild": "node scripts/add-shebang.js",
+		"build:bundle": "npm run build",
+		"build:watch": "vite build --watch",
+		"test:build": "echo 'Testing bundled binaries:' && echo '🔧 CLI (task-master):' && node dist/task-master.cjs --version && echo '🔌 MCP (task-master-ai):' && node dist/task-master-mcp.cjs --help | head -5 && echo '✅ Both bundles work!'"
 	},
 	"keywords": [
 		"claude",
@@ -91,14 +97,11 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master/issues"
 	},
 	"files": [
-		"scripts/**",
+		"dist/**",
-		"assets/**",
-		".cursor/**",
-		"README-task-master.md",
-		"index.js",
-		"bin/**",
 		"mcp-server/**",
-		"src/**"
+		"README-task-master.md",
+		".cursor/**",
+		"assets/**"
 	],
 	"overrides": {
 		"node-fetch": "^2.6.12",
@@ -108,15 +111,19 @@
 		"@biomejs/biome": "^1.9.4",
 		"@changesets/changelog-github": "^0.5.1",
 		"@changesets/cli": "^2.28.1",
+		"@rollup/plugin-json": "^6.1.0",
+		"@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^16.0.1",
 		"@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
 		"execa": "^8.0.1",
 		"ink": "^5.0.1",
 		"jest": "^29.7.0",
 		"jest-environment-node": "^29.7.0",
 		"mock-fs": "^5.5.0",
+		"pkg": "^5.8.1",
 		"prettier": "^3.5.3",
 		"react": "^18.3.1",
 		"supertest": "^7.1.0",
-		"tsx": "^4.16.2"
+		"tsx": "^4.16.2",
+		"vite": "^6.3.5"
 	}
 }

scripts/add-shebang.js

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import {
+	readFileSync,
+	writeFileSync,
+	chmodSync,
+	copyFileSync,
+	mkdirSync,
+	existsSync
+} from 'fs';
+import { join, dirname } from 'path';
+
+const bundlePaths = [
+	join(process.cwd(), 'dist/task-master.cjs'), // CLI tool
+	join(process.cwd(), 'dist/task-master-mcp.cjs') // MCP server
+];
+
+try {
+	// Copy necessary asset files to dist
+	const assetsToCopy = [
+		{
+			src: 'scripts/modules/supported-models.json',
+			dest: 'dist/supported-models.json'
+		},
+		{ src: 'README-task-master.md', dest: 'dist/README-task-master.md' }
+	];
+
+	console.log('📁 Copying assets...');
+	for (const asset of assetsToCopy) {
+		const srcPath = join(process.cwd(), asset.src);
+		const destPath = join(process.cwd(), asset.dest);
+
+		if (existsSync(srcPath)) {
+			// Ensure destination directory exists
+			const destDir = dirname(destPath);
+			if (!existsSync(destDir)) {
+				mkdirSync(destDir, { recursive: true });
+			}
+
+			copyFileSync(srcPath, destPath);
+			console.log(`  ✅ Copied ${asset.src} → ${asset.dest}`);
+		} else {
+			console.log(`  ⚠️  Source not found: ${asset.src}`);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Process each bundle file
+	for (const bundlePath of bundlePaths) {
+		const fileName = bundlePath.split('/').pop();
+
+		if (!existsSync(bundlePath)) {
+			console.log(`⚠️  Bundle not found: ${fileName}`);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// Read the existing bundle
+		const bundleContent = readFileSync(bundlePath, 'utf8');
+
+		// Add shebang if it doesn't already exist
+		if (!bundleContent.startsWith('#!/usr/bin/env node')) {
+			const contentWithShebang = '#!/usr/bin/env node\n' + bundleContent;
+			writeFileSync(bundlePath, contentWithShebang);
+			console.log(`✅ Added shebang to ${fileName}`);
+		} else {
+			console.log(`✅ Shebang already exists in ${fileName}`);
+		}
+
+		// Make it executable
+		chmodSync(bundlePath, 0o755);
+		console.log(`✅ Made ${fileName} executable`);
+	}
+
+	console.log('📦 Both bundles ready:');
+	console.log('  🔧 CLI tool: dist/task-master.cjs');
+	console.log('  🔌 MCP server: dist/task-master-mcp.cjs');
+	console.log('🧪 Test with:');
+	console.log('  node dist/task-master.cjs --version');
+	console.log('  node dist/task-master-mcp.cjs --help');
+} catch (error) {
+	console.error('❌ Post-build failed:', error.message);
+	process.exit(1);
+}

vite.config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import { resolve } from 'path';
+import { nodeResolve } from '@rollup/plugin-node-resolve';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+	build: {
+		ssr: true, // Use SSR mode for Node.js
+		rollupOptions: {
+			// Multiple entry points for different applications
+			input: {
+				'task-master': resolve(__dirname, 'bin/task-master.js'), // CLI tool
+				'task-master-mcp': resolve(__dirname, 'mcp-server/server.js') // MCP server
+			},
+			// Bundle everything except Node.js built-ins
+			external: [
+				// Node.js built-in modules
+				'fs',
+				'fs/promises',
+				'path',
+				'os',
+				'crypto',
+				'http',
+				'https',
+				'net',
+				'tls',
+				'child_process',
+				'util',
+				'events',
+				'stream',
+				'url',
+				'querystring',
+				'buffer',
+				'module',
+				'worker_threads',
+				'readline',
+				'process',
+				'assert',
+				'zlib',
+				'dns',
+				'perf_hooks',
+				// Optional dependencies that might not be available
+				'@anthropic-ai/claude-code'
+			],
+			output: {
+				// Generate separate files for each entry
+				dir: 'dist',
+				format: 'cjs', // CommonJS for Node.js compatibility
+				entryFileNames: '[name].cjs',
+				chunkFileNames: 'chunks/[name]-[hash].cjs',
+				assetFileNames: 'assets/[name].[ext]'
+			},
+			plugins: [
+				nodeResolve({
+					preferBuiltins: true,
+					exportConditions: ['node']
+				})
+			]
+		},
+		target: 'node18',
+		outDir: 'dist',
+		minify: false, // Keep readable for debugging
+		sourcemap: false
+	},
+	define: {
+		// Define any environment variables if needed
+		'process.env.NODE_ENV': '"production"'
+	},
+	ssr: {
+		// Don't externalize any dependencies - bundle them all
+		noExternal: true
+	}
+});