Task Master parses product requirement documents into structured tasks with dependencies, then helps agents pick, expand and complete them. Supports multiple AI providers and selectable tool tiers via TASK_MASTER_TOOLS.
Connect
- 1Add the server to Codex
codex mcp add task-master --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY --env PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY --env TASK_MASTER_TOOLS=YOUR_TASK_MASTER_TOOLS -- npx -y task-master-ai
Configs are generated from the publisher's documented endpoint. Check their docs for plan requirements and scopes. New to this? Read the step-by-step tutorial.
Tools 12
get_tasksget_tasknext_taskset_task_statusparse_prdexpand_taskupdate_subtaskinitialize_projectanalyze_project_complexityexpand_alladd_taskresearchThings to ask
- “Parse my PRD at .taskmaster/docs/prd.txt into tasks”
- “What's the next task I should work on?”
- “Expand task 4 into subtasks”
- “Mark task 2 as done”