Claude Task Master

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Task Master is slowing: no commit since 2026-04-28, 112 days, and no release since `task-master-ai@0.43.1` on 2026-03-31.

“task-master-ai@0.43.1”

github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master · github_repo.last_commit_at · read 8 Oct 2026

Claude Task Master is a task management that installs as a plugin: AI-powered task-management system for Cursor Lovable Windsurf Roo and others. Its repository eyaltoledano/claude-task-master carries 28,185 stars and 56 contributors, and is licensed Other. The latest stable release is task-master-ai@0.43.1, published 31 Mar 2026. npm served 26,072 downloads of task-master-ai in the week we read.

Stars: 28,185; Verified 8 Oct 2026
Last commit: 23 Apr 2026; 168 days old when we read it; Verified 8 Oct 2026
License: Other; Verified 8 Oct 2026
Latest stable release: task-master-ai@0.43.1; published 31 Mar 2026; Verified 8 Oct 2026
Contributors: 56; Verified 8 Oct 2026
npm downloads: 26,072 a week; task-master-ai; Verified 8 Oct 2026
Repository: eyaltoledano/claude-task-master; JavaScript; Verified 8 Oct 2026

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What Claude Task Master is

Task Master is not a coding agent: it is an MCP server that turns a written requirements document into a dependency-ordered task list and exposes 36 tools that your existing agent calls.

“**All Tools (36):** Complete set including project setup, task management, analysis, dependencies, tags, research, and more”

github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master

What Claude Task Master costs

Task Master charges nothing for itself; every AI command needs your own provider key, or a Claude Code or Codex CLI login.

“Taskmaster utilizes AI across several commands, and those require a separate API key.”

github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master

Use Claude Task Master when

Split a written PRD into ordered tasks before any agent writes code, with `task-master parse-prd your-prd.txt`.

“# Parse a PRD and generate tasks · task-master parse-prd your-prd.txt”

github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master

Cut the tool-list cost in a long agent session: `TASK_MASTER_TOOLS="core"` exposes 7 tools instead of 36, which the project measures at roughly 70% fewer tokens.

“# Core mode example (~70% token reduction)”

github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master

Keep a separate research model from the one that writes: Task Master takes a main model, a research model and a fallback.

“You can define 3 types of models to be used: the main model, the research model, and the fallback model (in case either the main or research fail).”

github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master

Not the right fit for

A team that wants planning inside a maintained agent should use OpenCode's plan agent or GitHub Copilot CLI's plan mode instead of adding a stalled MCP server.

“In plan mode, Copilot analyzes your request, asks clarifying questions to understand scope and requirements, and builds a plan before writing any code.”

docs.github.com/en/copilot

What Claude Task Master is bad at

The licence is not open source: MIT with Commons Clause bars selling Task Master, hosting it as a service, or building a competing product on it.

“❌ **Not Allowed**: · - Sell Task Master itself · - Offer Task Master as a hosted service · - Create competing products based on Task Master”

github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master

The core function times out on the input it is built for: parsing a large PRD disconnects the client after 301 seconds, open since 2025-12-10.

“bug: 301-Second Timeout on Large PRD Parsing (Client Disconnect)”

github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master

Nothing has shipped for months: the last release is `task-master-ai@0.43.1` from 2026-03-31 and the last commit is 2026-04-28, 112 days ago.

“task-master-ai@0.43.1”

github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master

Technical details

Category: Task Management · Plugin
Repository: eyaltoledano/claude-task-master
Default branch: main
Primary language: JavaScript
Repository created: 4 Mar 2025
Newest commit on the default branch: 23 Apr 2026
GitHub topics: ai, cursor, cursor-ai, cursorai, lovable, lovable-dev, roocode, task-manager, tasks, tasks-list
Registries checked: npm:task-master-ai,-y,task-master,claude-task-master, homebrew:claude-task-master, vscode_marketplace:search(Claude Task Master)
Website check: https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master answered HTTP 200

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