# Task Master Progress Testing Guide
Quick reference for testing streaming/non-streaming functionality with token tracking.
## 🎯 Test Modes
1. **MCP Streaming** - Has `reportProgress` + `mcpLog`, shows emoji indicators (🔴🟠🟢)
2. **CLI Streaming** - No `reportProgress`, shows terminal progress bars
3. **Non-Streaming** - No progress reporting, single response
## 🚀 Quick Commands
```bash
# Test Scripts (accept: mcp-streaming, cli-streaming, non-streaming, both, all)
node test-parse-prd.js [mode]
node test-analyze-complexity.js [mode]
node test-expand.js [mode] [num_subtasks]
node test-expand-all.js [mode] [num_subtasks]
node parse-prd-analysis.js [accuracy|complexity|all]
# CLI Commands
node scripts/dev.js parse-prd test.txt # Local dev (streaming)
node scripts/dev.js analyze-complexity --research
node scripts/dev.js expand --id=1 --force
node scripts/dev.js expand --all --force
task-master [command] # Global CLI (non-streaming)
```
## ✅ Success Indicators
### Indicators
- **Priority**: 🔴🔴🔴 (high), 🟠🟠⚪ (medium), 🟢⚪⚪ (low)
- **Complexity**: ●●● (7-10), ●●○ (4-6), ●○○ (1-3)
### Token Format
`Tokens (I/O): 2,150/1,847 ($0.0423)` (~4 chars per token)
### Progress Bars
```
Single: Generating subtasks... |████████░░| 80% (4/5)
Dual: Expanding 3 tasks | Task 2/3 |████████░░| 66%
Generating 5 subtasks... |██████░░░░| 60%
```
### Fractional Progress
`(completedTasks + currentSubtask/totalSubtasks) / totalTasks`
Example: 33% → 46% → 60% → 66% → 80% → 93% → 100%
## 🐛 Quick Fixes
| Issue | Fix |
|-------|-----|
| No streaming | Check `reportProgress` is passed |
| NaN% progress | Filter duplicate `subtask_progress` events |
| Missing tokens | Check `.env` has API keys |
| Broken bars | Terminal width > 80 |
| projectRoot.split | Use `projectRoot` not `session` |
```bash
# Debug
TASKMASTER_DEBUG=true node test-expand.js
npm run lint
```
## 📊 Benchmarks
- Single task: 10-20s (5 subtasks)
- Expand all: 30-45s (3 tasks)
- Streaming: ~10-20% faster
- Updates: Every 2-5s
## 🔄 Test Workflow
```bash
# Quick check
node test-parse-prd.js both && npm test
# Full suite (before release)
for test in parse-prd analyze-complexity expand expand-all; do
node test-$test.js all
done
node parse-prd-analysis.js all
npm test
```
## 🎯 MCP Tool Example
```javascript
{
"tool": "parse_prd",
"args": {
"input": "prd.txt",
"numTasks": "8",
"force": true,
"projectRoot": "/path/to/project"
}
}
