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/** * tools/expand-task.js * Tool to expand a task into subtasks */ import { createErrorResponse, handleApiResult, withNormalizedProjectRoot } from '@tm/mcp'; import { z } from 'zod'; import { resolveTag } from '../../../scripts/modules/utils.js'; import { expandTaskDirect } from '../core/task-master-core.js'; import { findComplexityReportPath, findTasksPath } 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'), tag: z.string().optional().describe('Tag context to operate on') }), execute: withNormalizedProjectRoot(async (args, { log, session }) => { try { log.info(`Starting expand-task with args: ${JSON.stringify(args)}`); const resolvedTag = resolveTag({ projectRoot: args.projectRoot, tag: args.tag }); // Use args.projectRoot directly (guaranteed by withNormalizedProjectRoot) let tasksJsonPath; try { tasksJsonPath = findTasksPath( { projectRoot: args.projectRoot, file: args.file }, log ); } catch (error) { log.error(`Error finding tasks.json: ${error.message}`); return createErrorResponse( `Failed to find tasks.json: ${error.message}` ); } const complexityReportPath = findComplexityReportPath( { ...args, tag: resolvedTag }, log ); const result = await expandTaskDirect( { tasksJsonPath: tasksJsonPath, id: args.id, num: args.num, research: args.research, prompt: args.prompt, force: args.force, complexityReportPath, projectRoot: args.projectRoot, tag: resolvedTag }, log, { session } ); return handleApiResult({ result, log: log, errorPrefix: 'Error expanding task', projectRoot: args.projectRoot }); } catch (error) { log.error(`Error in expand-task tool: ${error.message}`); return createErrorResponse(error.message); } }) }); }

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