Claude-skill-registry julien-mcp-taskmaster

Install TaskMaster AI MCP for task management. Use when user needs AI-powered project task breakdown.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/data/julien-mcp-taskmaster" ~/.claude/skills/majiayu000-claude-skill-registry-julien-mcp-taskmaster && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/data/julien-mcp-taskmaster/SKILL.md

MCP TaskMaster AI Installer

This skill installs the TaskMaster AI MCP server into the current project.

Installation Procedure

When the user asks to install TaskMaster MCP:

Step 1: Initialize TaskMaster in project

npx task-master-ai init

This creates the

.taskmaster

directory with default configuration.

Step 2: Configure for Claude Code (No API Keys)

Edit

.taskmaster/config.json

to use Claude Code as provider (no extra API costs):

{
  "models": {
    "main": {
      "provider": "claude-code",
      "modelId": "sonnet",
      "maxTokens": 64000,
      "temperature": 0.2
    },
    "research": {
      "provider": "claude-code",
      "modelId": "opus",
      "maxTokens": 32000,
      "temperature": 0.1
    },
    "fallback": {
      "provider": "claude-code",
      "modelId": "sonnet",
      "maxTokens": 64000,
      "temperature": 0.2
    }
  },
  "global": {
    "logLevel": "info",
    "defaultSubtasks": 5,
    "defaultPriority": "medium"
  }
}

Step 3: Add MCP Server to

.mcp.json

Merge configuration - Add this server to

mcpServers

{
  "task-master": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "task-master-ai"],
    "env": {
      "MODEL": "claude-code"
    }
  }
}

.mcp.json

doesn't exist, create it with the full structure:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "task-master": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "task-master-ai"],
      "env": {
        "MODEL": "claude-code"
      }
    }
  }
}

Alternative: With API Keys

If you want to use external APIs instead of Claude Code:

{
  "task-master": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "task-master-ai"],
    "env": {
      "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}",
      "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "${PERPLEXITY_API_KEY}"
    }
  }
}

Key Commands After Setup

```
task-master parse-prd your-prd.txt
```
- Parse a PRD and generate tasks
```
task-master list
```
- List all tasks
```
task-master next
```
- Show next task to work on
```
task-master models --setup
```
- Configure models interactively

Usage After Installation

Restart Claude Code to activate the MCP server. TaskMaster helps break down complex projects into manageable tasks.

Skill Chaining

Input: User request to install TaskMaster MCP
Output: Configured
```
.mcp.json
```
with task-master server
Tools Used: Read, Edit, Write, Bash
Chains With: Serena MCP for code analysis

Troubleshooting

Problem	Solution
`npx` not found	Install Node.js and ensure npm is in PATH
Init failed	Run `npx task-master-ai init` in project root
Config not found	Create `.taskmaster/config.json` manually
Model error	Set provider to "claude-code" for no API costs