/** * tools/expand-task.js * Tool to expand a task into subtasks */ import { z } from 'zod'; import { handleApiResult, createErrorResponse, getProjectRootFromSession } from './utils.js'; import { expandTaskDirect } from '../core/task-master-core.js'; import { findTasksJsonPath } from '../core/utils/path-utils.js'; /** * 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)}`); // Get project root from args or session const rootFolder = args.projectRoot || getProjectRootFromSession(session, log); // Ensure project root was determined if (!rootFolder) { return createErrorResponse( 'Could not determine project root. Please provide it explicitly or ensure your session contains valid root information.' ); } log.info(`Project root resolved to: ${rootFolder}`); // Resolve the path to tasks.json using the utility let tasksJsonPath; try { tasksJsonPath = findTasksJsonPath( { projectRoot: rootFolder, file: args.file }, log ); } catch (error) { log.error(`Error finding tasks.json: ${error.message}`); return createErrorResponse( `Failed to find tasks.json: ${error.message}` ); } // Call direct function with only session in the context, not reportProgress // Use the pattern recommended in the MCP guidelines const result = await expandTaskDirect( { // Pass the explicitly resolved path tasksJsonPath: tasksJsonPath, // Pass other relevant args id: args.id, num: args.num, research: args.research, prompt: args.prompt, force: args.force // Need to add force to parameters }, log, { session } ); // Only pass session, NOT reportProgress // Return the result return handleApiResult(result, log, 'Error expanding task'); } catch (error) { log.error(`Error in expand task tool: ${error.message}`); return createErrorResponse(error.message); } } }); }