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Releases

task-master-ai@0.43.0

Minor Changes

• #1599 e689fcf Thanks @triepod-ai! - Add MCPB bundle for single-click Claude Desktop installation

  • Added manifest.json for MCP Bundle (MCPB) specification v0.3
  • Added .mcpbignore to exclude development files from bundle
  • Added icon.png (512x512) for Claude Desktop display
  • Enables users to install Task Master MCP server directly in Claude Desktop without manual configuration

• #1605 efedc85 Thanks @Crunchyman-ralph! - Add verbose output mode to loop command with --verbose flag

  • New -v, --verbose flag shows Claude's work in real-time (thinking, tool calls) rather than waiting until the iteration completes
  • New --no-output flag excludes full Claude output from iteration results to save memory
  • Improved error handling with proper validation for incompatible options (verbose + sandbox)

• #1611 c798639 Thanks @Crunchyman-ralph! - Add optional metadata field to tasks for storing user-defined custom data

  Tasks and subtasks now support an optional metadata field that allows storing arbitrary JSON data such as:

  • External IDs (GitHub issues, Jira tickets, Linear issues)
  • Workflow data (sprints, story points, custom statuses)
  • Integration data (sync timestamps, external system references)
  • Custom tracking (UUIDs, version numbers, audit information)

  Key features:

  • AI-Safe: Metadata is preserved through all AI operations (update-task, expand, etc.) because AI schemas intentionally exclude this field
  • Flexible Schema: Store any JSON-serializable data without schema changes
  • Backward Compatible: The field is optional; existing tasks work without modification
  • Subtask Support: Both tasks and subtasks can have their own metadata
  • MCP Tool Support: Use update_task and update_subtask with the metadata parameter to update metadata (requires TASK_MASTER_ALLOW_METADATA_UPDATES=true in MCP server environment)

  Example usage:

  {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "Implement authentication",
    "metadata": {
      "githubIssue": 42,
      "sprint": "Q1-S3",
      "storyPoints": 5
    }
  }

  MCP metadata update example:

  // With TASK_MASTER_ALLOW_METADATA_UPDATES=true set in MCP env
  update_task({
    id: "1",
    metadata: '{"githubIssue": 42, "sprint": "Q1-S3"}',
  });

Patch Changes

• #1587 0d628ca Thanks @bjcoombs! - Add modifyJSON function for safer file updates

• #1600 712a078 Thanks @esumerfd! - Add --no-banner to suppress the startup banner.

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Note

Releases task-master-ai 0.43.0 with new install path and CLI/features; updates versions and changelog.

• Adds MCP Bundle (MCPB) for one-click Claude Desktop install (manifest.json, .mcpbignore, icon.png)
• CLI: new --verbose and --no-output flags for loop; improved validation
• Tasks: optional metadata field (preserved across AI ops; subtask support; MCP update gated by TASK_MASTER_ALLOW_METADATA_UPDATES)
• Utilities/flags: modifyJSON helper; --no-banner startup option
• Bumps versions in manifest.json, package.json, package-lock.json; updates CHANGELOG.md; removes processed .changeset entries

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