/** * tools/next-task.js * Tool to find the next task to work on based on dependencies and status */ import { z } from 'zod'; import { createErrorResponse, handleApiResult, withNormalizedProjectRoot } from './utils.js'; import { nextTaskDirect } from '../core/task-master-core.js'; import { resolveTasksPath, resolveComplexityReportPath } from '../core/utils/path-utils.js'; import { resolveTag } from '../../../scripts/modules/utils.js'; /** * Register the nextTask tool with the MCP server * @param {Object} server - FastMCP server instance */ export function registerNextTaskTool(server) { server.addTool({ name: 'next_task', description: 'Find the next task to work on based on dependencies and status', parameters: z.object({ file: z.string().optional().describe('Absolute path to the tasks file'), complexityReport: z .string() .optional() .describe( 'Path to the complexity report file (relative to project root or absolute)' ), projectRoot: z .string() .describe('The directory of the project. Must be an absolute path.'), tag: z.string().optional().describe('Tag context to operate on') }), execute: withNormalizedProjectRoot(async (args, { log, session }) => { try { log.info(`Finding next task with args: ${JSON.stringify(args)}`); const resolvedTag = resolveTag({ projectRoot: args.projectRoot, tag: args.tag }); // Resolve the path to tasks.json using new path utilities let tasksJsonPath; try { tasksJsonPath = resolveTasksPath(args, session); } catch (error) { log.error(`Error finding tasks.json: ${error.message}`); return createErrorResponse( `Failed to find tasks.json: ${error.message}` ); } // Resolve the path to complexity report (optional) let complexityReportPath; try { complexityReportPath = resolveComplexityReportPath( { ...args, tag: resolvedTag }, session ); } catch (error) { log.error(`Error finding complexity report: ${error.message}`); // This is optional, so we don't fail the operation complexityReportPath = null; } const result = await nextTaskDirect( { tasksJsonPath: tasksJsonPath, reportPath: complexityReportPath, projectRoot: args.projectRoot, tag: resolvedTag }, log, { session } ); log.info(`Next task result: ${result.success ? 'found' : 'none'}`); return handleApiResult( result, log, 'Error finding next task', undefined, args.projectRoot ); } catch (error) { log.error(`Error finding next task: ${error.message}`); return createErrorResponse(error.message); } }) }); }