Taskmaster

--- title: "Installation(2)" description: "This guide walks you through setting up Task Master in your development environment." --- ## Initial Setup <Tip> MCP (Model Control Protocol) provides the easiest way to get started with Task Master directly in your editor. </Tip> <AccordionGroup> <Accordion title="Option 1: Using MCP (Recommended)" icon="sparkles"> <Steps> <Step title="Add the MCP config to your editor"> <Link href="https://cursor.sh">Cursor</Link> recommended, but it works with other text editors ```json { "mcpServers": { "taskmaster-ai": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "task-master-ai"], "env": { "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE", "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE", "MODEL": "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219", "PERPLEXITY_MODEL": "sonar-pro", "MAX_TOKENS": 128000, "TEMPERATURE": 0.2, "DEFAULT_SUBTASKS": 5, "DEFAULT_PRIORITY": "medium" } } } } ``` </Step> <Step title="Enable the MCP in your editor settings"> </Step> <Step title="Prompt the AI to initialize Task Master"> > "Can you please initialize taskmaster-ai into my project?" **The AI will:** 1. Create necessary project structure 2. Set up initial configuration files 3. Guide you through the rest of the process 4. Place your PRD document in the `scripts/` directory (e.g., `scripts/prd.txt`) 5. **Use natural language commands** to interact with Task Master: > "Can you parse my PRD at scripts/prd.txt?" > > "What's the next task I should work on?" > > "Can you help me implement task 3?" </Step> </Steps> </Accordion> <Accordion title="Option 2: Manual Installation"> If you prefer to use the command line interface directly: <Steps> <Step title="Install"> <CodeGroup> ```bash Global npm install -g task-master-ai ``` ```bash Local npm install task-master-ai ``` </CodeGroup> </Step> <Step title="Initialize a new project"> <CodeGroup> ```bash Global task-master init ``` ```bash Local npx task-master-init ``` </CodeGroup> </Step> </Steps> This will prompt you for project details and set up a new project with the necessary files and structure. </Accordion> </AccordionGroup> ## Common Commands <Tip> After setting up Task Master, you can use these commands (either via AI prompts or CLI) </Tip> ```bash # Parse a PRD and generate tasks task-master parse-prd your-prd.txt # List all tasks task-master list # Show the next task to work on task-master next # Generate task files task-master generate