research
Streamline AI-powered research by integrating project context, task IDs, and file paths. Save results to tasks or files, and customize detail levels within the Task Master MCP server.
Instructions
Perform AI-powered research queries with project context
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| customContext | No | Additional custom context text to include in the research | |
| detailLevel | No | Detail level for the research response (default: medium) | |
| filePaths | No | Comma-separated list of file paths for context (e.g., "src/api.js,docs/readme.md") | |
| includeProjectTree | No | Include project file tree structure in context (default: false) | |
| projectRoot | Yes | The directory of the project. Must be an absolute path. | |
| query | Yes | Research query/prompt (required) | |
| saveTo | No | Automatically save research results to specified task/subtask ID (e.g., "15" or "15.2") | |
| saveToFile | No | Save research results to .taskmaster/docs/research/ directory (default: false) | |
| tag | No | Tag context to operate on | |
| taskIds | No | Comma-separated list of task/subtask IDs for context (e.g., "15,16.2,17") |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"customContext": {
"description": "Additional custom context text to include in the research",
"type": "string"
},
"detailLevel": {
"description": "Detail level for the research response (default: medium)",
"enum": [
"low",
"medium",
"high"
],
"type": "string"
},
"filePaths": {
"description": "Comma-separated list of file paths for context (e.g., \"src/api.js,docs/readme.md\")",
"type": "string"
},
"includeProjectTree": {
"description": "Include project file tree structure in context (default: false)",
"type": "boolean"
},
"projectRoot": {
"description": "The directory of the project. Must be an absolute path.",
"type": "string"
},
"query": {
"description": "Research query/prompt (required)",
"type": "string"
},
"saveTo": {
"description": "Automatically save research results to specified task/subtask ID (e.g., \"15\" or \"15.2\")",
"type": "string"
},
"saveToFile": {
"description": "Save research results to .taskmaster/docs/research/ directory (default: false)",
"type": "boolean"
},
"tag": {
"description": "Tag context to operate on",
"type": "string"
},
"taskIds": {
"description": "Comma-separated list of task/subtask IDs for context (e.g., \"15,16.2,17\")",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"query",
"projectRoot"
],
"type": "object"
}