Tasks

Name: Tasks
Author: flesler

Manages tasks across Markdown, JSON, and YAML files with search, creation, and status tracking capabilities. Designed to minimize AI tool confusion and LLM API costs through batch operations.

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What it does

Create tasks in multiple file formats
Search tasks by status, text, or ID
Update task statuses in bulk
Track work-in-progress automatically
Generate task summaries by status

Best for

AI assistants managing project tasksDevelopers tracking work across different file formatsTeams wanting efficient task management with minimal API calls

Only 5 tools to reduce AI confusionBatch operations to minimize LLM costsSupports Markdown, JSON, and YAML formats

Tools (5)

tasks_setup

Initializes an source file from a path - Always call once per conversation when asked to use these tools - Ask the user to clarify the file path if not given, before calling this tool - Creates the file if it does not exist - Returns the source ID for further use - Use mcp-tasks tools when the user mentions new or updated tasks

tasks_search

Search tasks from specific statuses with optional text & ID filtering

tasks_add

Add new tasks with a specific status. It's faster and cheaper if you use this in batch. User can add atomically while AI works using the CLI add tool

tasks_update

Update tasks in bulk by ID to a different status. Returns complete summary no need to call tasks_summary afterwards. Prevents AI accidentally rename or deleting tasks during mass updates, not even possible

tasks_summary

Get per-status task counts and the WIP task(s). Redundant right after tasks_add/tasks_update