Research/Taskmaster/Research Tool
AI models have knowledge cutoffs. Taskmaster's research tool queries live sources for the latest best practices, security patches, and library updates.
Powered by Perplexity, the research command queries live web sources and returns current answers with citations. Get the latest best practices, security patches, and library updates — not stale training data.
Run research before implementing tasks, when working with unfamiliar libraries, for security-related work, dependency updates, performance optimization, or debugging complex issues.
Research current best practices for the technology stack
Get up-to-date implementation guidance for unfamiliar libs
Find latest security recommendations and known issues
Research breaking changes and migration guides
Get current performance best practices
Research known solutions and workarounds
Don't lose research in chat history. Append findings directly to any task or subtask with the --save-to flag. Context travels with the work.
Key capabilities
Related features
Task Expansion — Use research during expansion.
Parse PRD — Research-backed PRD parsing.
Complexity Analysis — Research-informed analysis.
Run tm research for current, cited answers.