Task Master AI

Task Master AI is an AI-powered task management system for developers who work with coding assistants. Drop it into editors like Cursor, Windsurf, Lovable or VS Code, and it turns a product requirements document into a structured, dependency-aware task list that your AI tools can execute step by step.

Overview

Task Master AI has earned more than 28,200 stars on GitHub and remains in active development. Its core workflow addresses a real problem with AI-assisted development: large projects collapse into chaos without a plan the agent can follow. Task Master parses a PRD into concrete tasks, expands complex tasks into subtasks, tracks dependencies and status, and keeps everything in project files that both humans and agents can read. It connects to editors through MCP, so the assistant in your IDE can ask what to work on next and update progress as it goes. The project works with multiple model providers, letting you use Claude, GPT and other models for the planning intelligence while your editor’s agent does the coding.

Key Features

• Parses PRDs and documents into structured, executable task lists
• Automatic task expansion into subtasks with dependency tracking
• MCP integration for Cursor, Windsurf, Roo, Lovable, VS Code and more
• Works with multiple AI providers for planning and research-backed tasks
• Research command that enriches tasks with up-to-date context
• Tasks live in your repository, readable by both humans and agents
• Free and open source, driven from CLI or directly inside your editor

💳 Pricing

Task Master AI is free and open source. You bring your own model API keys, so the only cost is the usage of whichever AI provider you configure for planning.

Who Is It For

Task Master AI is for developers and indie hackers building substantial projects with AI coding assistants who want a real plan, visible progress and fewer lost threads, instead of prompting one feature at a time from memory.