How do I install Task Master Ai?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Task Master Ai need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

Task Master Ai runs locally over stdio.

Last checked 2026-11-09. A task management system for ambitious AI-driven development that doesn't overwhelm and confuse Cursor.

Power your agent

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add task-master-ai -- npx -y task-master-ai@0.43.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "task-master-ai": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "[email protected]"8      ]9    }10  }11}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

รันบน PlugMCP

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Local

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

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