/** * tools/expand-task.js * Tool to expand a task into subtasks */ import { z } from 'zod'; import { handleApiResult, createErrorResponse } from './utils.js'; import { expandTaskDirect } from '../core/task-master-core.js'; import { findTasksJsonPath } from '../core/utils/path-utils.js'; import path from 'path'; /** * Register the expand-task tool with the MCP server * @param {Object} server - FastMCP server instance */ export function registerExpandTaskTool(server) { server.addTool({ name: 'expand_task', description: 'Expand a task into subtasks for detailed implementation', parameters: z.object({ id: z.string().describe('ID of task to expand'), num: z.string().optional().describe('Number of subtasks to generate'), research: z .boolean() .optional() .default(false) .describe('Use research role for generation'), prompt: z .string() .optional() .describe('Additional context for subtask generation'), file: z .string() .optional() .describe( 'Path to the tasks file relative to project root (e.g., tasks/tasks.json)' ), projectRoot: z .string() .describe('The directory of the project. Must be an absolute path.'), force: z .boolean() .optional() .default(false) .describe('Force expansion even if subtasks exist') }), execute: async (args, { log, session }) => { try { log.info(`Starting expand-task with args: ${JSON.stringify(args)}`); const rootFolder = args.projectRoot; if (!rootFolder || !path.isAbsolute(rootFolder)) { log.error( `expand-task: projectRoot is required and must be absolute.` ); return createErrorResponse( 'projectRoot is required and must be absolute.' ); } // Resolve the path to tasks.json using the utility let tasksJsonPath; try { tasksJsonPath = findTasksJsonPath( { projectRoot: rootFolder, file: args.file }, log ); log.info(`expand-task: Resolved tasks path: ${tasksJsonPath}`); } catch (error) { log.error(`expand-task: Error finding tasks.json: ${error.message}`); return createErrorResponse( `Failed to find tasks.json within project root '${rootFolder}': ${error.message}` ); } const result = await expandTaskDirect( { tasksJsonPath: tasksJsonPath, id: args.id, num: args.num, research: args.research, prompt: args.prompt, force: args.force, projectRoot: rootFolder }, log, { session } ); log.info( `expand-task: Direct function result: success=${result.success}` ); return handleApiResult(result, log, 'Error expanding task'); } catch (error) { log.error( `Critical error in ${toolName} tool execute: ${error.message}` ); return createErrorResponse( `Internal tool error (${toolName}): ${error.message}` ); } } }); }