open_task_details

Retrieve detailed information about a specific task by providing its task ID. Use this to inspect task status, requirements, and progress within the TaskFlow MCP task management system.

Instructions

Get details of a specific task by 'taskId'. This is for inspecting task information at any point.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`taskId`	Yes

Implementation Reference

src/tools/TaskFlowTools.ts:577-579 (handler)
The MCP tool handler function. It extracts the taskId from input arguments and delegates execution to the TaskFlowService.openTaskDetails method.
```
async open_task_details(args: any) {
  return service.openTaskDetails(String(args.taskId));
},
```
src/schemas/TaskFlowSchemas.ts:125-129 (schema)
JSON Schema for input validation of the open_task_details tool, defining the required 'taskId' parameter.
```
open_task_details: {
  type: "object",
  properties: { taskId: { type: "string" } },
  required: ["taskId"],
},
```

src/tools/TaskFlowTools.ts:132-143 (registration)

Tool object registration/definition exported from TaskFlowTools.ts, including name, description, and input schema. This object is imported and registered in the MCP server.

export const OPEN_TASK_DETAILS_TOOL: Tool = {
  name: "open_task_details",
  description:
    "Get details of a specific task by 'taskId'. This is for inspecting task information at any point.",
  inputSchema: {
    type: "object",
    properties: {
      taskId: { type: "string" },
    },
    required: ["taskId"],
  },
};

src/server/TaskFlowServer.ts:68-68 (registration)
Registration of the OPEN_TASK_DETAILS_TOOL in the MCP server's listTools response, making it available to clients.
```
OPEN_TASK_DETAILS_TOOL,
```

src/services/TaskFlowService.ts:626-653 (helper)

Core helper method in TaskFlowService that implements the business logic: loads tasks, searches for the task by ID across all requests, enhances description with prompts, and returns full task details.

public async openTaskDetails(taskId: string) {
  await this.loadTasks();
  
  // Find the task across all requests
  for (const req of this.data.requests) {
    const task = req.tasks.find((t) => t.id === taskId);
    if (task) {
      const enhancedDescription = this.applyPromptsToTaskDescription(task.description, this.data.prompts);
      return {
        status: "task_found",
        task: {
          id: task.id,
          title: task.title,
          description: enhancedDescription,
          done: task.done,
          completedDetails: task.completedDetails,
          subtasks: task.subtasks,
          dependencies: task.dependencies || [],
          ...(this.data.prompts?.instructions && { instructions: this.data.prompts.instructions })
        },
        requestId: req.requestId,
        message: "Task details retrieved successfully."
      };
    }
  }
  
  return { status: "error", message: "Task not found" };
}

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