Autopilot TDD Workflows & Optimized AI Tool Loading

Minor Changes

• #1181 a69d8c9 Thanks @karol-f! - Add configurable MCP tool loading to optimize LLM context usage

  You can now control which Task Master MCP tools are loaded by setting the TASK_MASTER_TOOLS environment variable in your MCP configuration. This helps reduce context usage for LLMs by only loading the tools you need.

  Configuration Options:

  • all (default): Load all 36 tools
  • core or lean: Load only 7 essential tools for daily development
    • Includes: get_tasks, next_task, get_task, set_task_status, update_subtask, parse_prd, expand_task
  • standard: Load 15 commonly used tools (all core tools plus 8 more)
    • Additional tools: initialize_project, analyze_project_complexity, expand_all, add_subtask, remove_task, generate, add_task, complexity_report
  • Custom list: Comma-separated tool names (e.g., get_tasks,next_task,set_task_status)

  Example .mcp.json configuration:

  {
    "mcpServers": {
      "task-master-ai": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "task-master-ai"],
        "env": {
          "TASK_MASTER_TOOLS": "standard",
          "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
        }
      }
    }
  }
  

  For complete details on all available tools, configuration examples, and usage guidelines, see the MCP Tools documentation.

• #1312 d7fca18 Thanks @Crunchyman-ralph! - Improve next command to work with remote

• #1317 548beb4 Thanks @Crunchyman-ralph! - Add 4.5 haiku and sonnet to supported models for claude-code and anthropic ai providers

• #1309 ccb87a5 Thanks @Crunchyman-ralph! - Add autonomous TDD workflow automation system with new tm autopilot commands and MCP tools for AI-driven test-driven development.

  New CLI Commands:

  • tm autopilot start <taskId> - Initialize TDD workflow
  • tm autopilot next - Get next action in workflow
  • tm autopilot status - Check workflow progress
  • tm autopilot complete - Advance phase with test results
  • tm autopilot commit - Save progress with metadata
  • tm autopilot resume - Continue from checkpoint
  • tm autopilot abort - Cancel workflow

  New MCP Tools: Seven new autopilot tools for programmatic control: autopilot_start, autopilot_next, autopilot_status, autopilot_complete_phase, autopilot_commit, autopilot_resume, autopilot_abort

  Features:

  • Complete RED → GREEN → COMMIT cycle enforcement
  • Intelligent commit message generation with metadata
  • Activity logging and state persistence
  • Configurable workflow settings via .taskmaster/config.json
  • Comprehensive AI agent integration documentation

  Documentation:

  • AI Agent Integration Guide (2,800+ lines)
  • TDD Quick Start Guide
  • Example prompts and integration patterns

  Learn more: TDD Workflow Quickstart Guide

  This release enables AI agents to autonomously execute test-driven development workflows with full state management and recovery capabilities.

Patch Changes

• #1314 6bc75c0 Thanks @Crunchyman-ralph! - Improve auth token refresh flow

• #1302 3283506 Thanks @bjcoombs! - Enable Task Master commands to traverse parent directories to find project root from nested paths

  Fixes #1301

• #1323 dc6652c Thanks @Crunchyman-ralph! - Fix MCP server compatibility with Draft-07 clients (Augment IDE, gemini-cli, gemini code assist)

  • Resolves #1284

  Problem:

  • MCP tools were using Zod v4, which outputs JSON Schema Draft 2020-12
  • MCP clients only support Draft-07
  • Tools were not discoverable in gemini-cli and other clients

  Solution:

  • Updated all MCP tools to import from zod/v3 instead of zod
  • Zod v3 schemas convert to Draft-07 via FastMCP's zod-to-json-schema
  • Fixed logger to use stderr instead of stdout (MCP protocol requirement)

  This is a temporary workaround until FastMCP adds JSON Schema version configuration.