bug: error: unknown command 'generate'

[dklanac]

Description

When you run task-master generate the CLI no longer recognizes generate as a valid parameter despite the help doc saying otherwise.

Steps to Reproduce

• Perform modifications to your task listing via the CLI so that tasks.json reflects the newest changes.
• Run task-master generate to reparse the tasks.json into the individual task TXT files.

Expected Behavior

task-master generate should be a recognized command that generates the individualized task TXT files per the help doc.

Actual Behavior

task-master generate results in error: unknown command 'generate'

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Environment

• Task Master version: 0.34
• Node.js version: 22.19.0
• Operating system: macOS

[Crunchyman-ralph]

Yes, we have deprecated the generate command :D Moving this to discussions as its not a bug

[doomedramen]

for me the 'taskmaster' command still lists 'generate':

╭───────────────────╮
│  Task Generation  │
╰───────────────────╯
    parse-prd                 --input=<file.txt> [--num-tasks=10]      Generate tasks from a PRD document
    generate                                                           Create individual task files from
                                                                       tasks.json

while also saying:
error: unknown command 'generate'

(0.34.0)

assuming not a bug (if generate is still supposed to be listed) but just encase.

[Crunchyman-ralph]

Good point, let me remove it

[dklanac]

FWIW, it seemed like a nice feature for the LLM to keep the task context small.

[mementomoriCarpediem]

what is that background that "generate" command removed from list?
(it is very confusing cuz there is the command still in public doc - https://docs.task-master.dev/capabilities/cli-root-commands)

i used to use it for better formatted task description. tasks.json is very hard to read out.

what is the best practice to work with task documents now?

[kungfoochris]

I found that command incredibly useful as well. It was difficult to work from the json file but getting the files to generate made it easier to work with task master on my end. Each PRD I parse I setup tasks under a specific tags and have it generate the files for that tag. Just like @mementomoriCarpediem noted, the tasks.json is hard to work with.

[jdwilsonjr]

thank you for revisiting the generate command.

[Crunchyman-ralph]

@jdwilsonjr you're welcome!

I even made it .md since a lot of people were asking for that

[Crunchyman-ralph]

Closing this discussion as resolved, thank you guys for voicing what you guys wanted, and I am super happy we were able to release something even better than the old generate command, much love, keep posting those issues and discussions, lets build a better product together.

[kungfoochris]

Thanks @Crunchyman-ralph - I look forward to testing it out here later today. Appreciate reconsidering the generate command and thanks for continued updates and improvements on a great tool!

[eyaltoledano]

We live to serve

[dklanac]

I just pulled down the new build. Many thanks for bringing back the generate command.