🎛️ Enhanced Task Manager MCP Server Implementation

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🎛️ Enhanced Task Manager MCP Server Implementation

Overview

This PR implements a comprehensive Enhanced Task Manager MCP Server that extends the claude-task-master architecture with PostgreSQL integration, natural language processing, and Codegen workflow automation.

🚀 Key Features

🧠 Intelligent Task Management

• Natural Language Processing: Convert plain English descriptions into structured tasks with automatic priority/complexity analysis
• Smart Dependency Management: Advanced dependency graph analysis with cycle detection and critical path identification
• Ready Task Detection: Automatically identify tasks ready to start based on dependency completion

🔄 Workflow Automation

• Codegen Integration: Automatic code generation triggers with configurable review processes
• Claude Code Validation: Automated code review, testing, and security scanning
• Webhook Support: Custom workflow integrations with external systems
• Scheduled Tasks: Cron-based automation for recurring workflows
• Manual Approval Workflows: Human-in-the-loop processes for critical decisions

📊 Advanced Analytics

• Dependency Analysis: Critical path analysis, bottleneck detection, and parallelization opportunities
• Risk Assessment: Identify circular dependencies, single points of failure, and project risks
• Performance Metrics: Task completion analytics and team productivity insights
• Project Statistics: Comprehensive reporting with status, priority, and complexity breakdowns

🔌 MCP Protocol Support

• Multi-Editor Compatibility: Works seamlessly with Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, and other MCP-enabled editors
• 15+ Specialized Tools: Comprehensive API for task management, dependency analysis, and workflow automation
• Real-time Communication: Seamless integration with AI assistants

🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│   AI Editors    │    │   MCP Server     │    │   PostgreSQL    │
│                 │    │                  │    │                 │
│ • Cursor        │◄──►│ • Task Parser    │◄──►│ • Tasks         │
│ • Windsurf      │    │ • Dependency     │    │ • Dependencies  │
│ • VS Code       │    │   Analyzer       │    │ • Workflows     │
│ • Others        │    │ • Workflow       │    │ • Analytics     │
│                 │    │   Manager        │    │                 │
└─────────────────┘    └──────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                       ┌──────────────────┐
                       │   External APIs  │
                       │                  │
                       │ • Codegen API    │
                       │ • Claude Code    │
                       │ • Webhooks       │
                       │ • Schedulers     │
                       └──────────────────┘

📁 Implementation Structure

Core Components

• src/database-client.ts: PostgreSQL integration with type-safe operations
• src/task-parser.ts: Natural language processing for task requirements
• src/dependency-analyzer.ts: Advanced dependency graph analysis
• src/workflow-trigger.ts: Workflow automation and trigger management
• src/mcp-server.ts: MCP protocol implementation with 15+ tools

Database Schema

• Comprehensive PostgreSQL schema with tasks, dependencies, workflows, and analytics
• Advanced features: Full-text search, circular dependency prevention, automatic status updates
• Performance optimized: Strategic indexes and efficient query patterns

Configuration & Documentation

• Complete setup guides for multiple AI editors
• Comprehensive API documentation with examples
• Environment configuration with feature flags
• Testing framework with unit and integration tests

🛠️ Available MCP Tools

Task Management

• create_task - Create tasks with NLP parsing
• update_task - Update task properties
• get_task - Retrieve task details
• search_tasks - Search and filter tasks

Dependency Management

• add_dependency - Create task dependencies
• remove_dependency - Remove dependencies
• analyze_dependencies - Comprehensive dependency analysis
• get_ready_tasks - Find tasks ready to start
• suggest_task_ordering - Optimal execution order

Workflow Automation

• create_workflow_trigger - Setup automation triggers
• execute_workflow_trigger - Manual trigger execution

Natural Language Processing

• parse_natural_language - Convert text to structured requirements

Project Management

• create_project - Create new projects
• list_projects - List all projects
• get_task_statistics - Analytics and reporting

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

• Database configuration (PostgreSQL)
• API keys (Codegen, Claude Code)
• Feature flags and limits
• Logging and monitoring settings

MCP Integration

Ready-to-use configurations for:

• Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp_servers.json
• Windsurf: MCP configuration
• VS Code: Settings integration

🧪 Testing

• Comprehensive test suite with Vitest
• Unit tests for all core components
• Integration tests for MCP tools
• Database testing with test fixtures
• Error handling validation

📚 Documentation

• Setup Guide: Detailed installation and configuration
• API Reference: Complete tool documentation with examples
• README: Overview and quick start guide

🎯 Usage Examples

Natural Language Task Creation

Create a task: "Build a user authentication system with JWT tokens, password hashing, and email verification. This is high priority and should integrate with our existing user database."

Dependency Analysis

Analyze dependencies for the current project

Workflow Automation

Create a Codegen trigger for task "implement-auth" with auto-review enabled

🔮 Future Enhancements

Robustness Upgrades (as requested)

• Advanced NLP: Machine learning-based task estimation and requirement extraction
• Intelligent Prioritization: Dynamic priority adjustment based on project context
• Real-time Collaboration: Multi-user environments with conflict resolution
• Advanced Dependency Resolution: Circular dependency detection with auto-resolution suggestions
• Performance Optimization: Caching, indexing, and query optimization for large-scale deployments
• External Integrations: Jira, Asana, GitHub Issues, and other project management tools

🏆 Benefits

For Development Teams

• Reduced Planning Overhead: Natural language task creation
• Better Coordination: Visual dependency management
• Automated Workflows: Seamless CI/CD integration
• Data-Driven Decisions: Comprehensive analytics

For Project Managers

• Risk Mitigation: Early bottleneck detection
• Resource Optimization: Parallel task identification
• Progress Tracking: Real-time project insights
• Stakeholder Communication: Clear dependency visualization

For AI Assistants

• Structured Context: Rich task metadata for better assistance
• Workflow Integration: Seamless automation triggers
• Natural Interaction: Plain English task management
• Extensible Platform: Easy integration with existing tools

✅ Testing Checklist

• Database schema creation and migrations
• Natural language parsing accuracy
• Dependency analysis algorithms
• MCP protocol compliance
• Workflow trigger execution
• Error handling and validation
• Multi-editor compatibility
• Performance optimization
• Documentation completeness
• Security considerations

🔗 Related Issues

• Parent Issue: ZAM-510 - Claude Code + Codegen Integration
• Current Issue: ZAM-512 - Enhanced Task Manager MCP Server Implementation
• Base Reference: claude-task-master

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This implementation provides a robust foundation for AI-powered task management with extensive automation capabilities and seamless integration with the broader Codegen ecosystem.

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Summary by Sourcery

Implement a fully featured Enhanced Task Manager MCP server with PostgreSQL integration, natural language parsing, advanced dependency analysis, workflow automation, analytics, and comprehensive documentation and tooling.

New Features:

• Expose 15+ MCP tools for task CRUD, dependency management, workflow triggers, NLP parsing, project management, and analytics
• Integrate PostgreSQL via a type-safe DatabaseClient with full schema for tasks, dependencies, workflows, and analytics
• Add natural language task parsing to convert English descriptions into structured tasks with automatic priority and complexity analysis
• Implement advanced dependency graph analysis with cycle detection, critical path identification, bottleneck detection, ready task detection, and ordering suggestions
• Add workflow automation via WorkflowTriggerManager supporting codegen, Claude Code validation, webhooks, manual approvals, and scheduled triggers

Enhancements:

• Use Zod schemas for input validation across all MCP tools and add centralized error handling and logging
• Provide TypeScript build configuration, package scripts, and a Winston-based logger setup

Documentation:

• Add detailed API reference, setup guide, README, and database schema documentation

Tests:

• Introduce Vitest configuration and initial test setup for unit and integration testing

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Reviewer's Guide

This PR delivers a complete Enhanced Task Manager MCP Server implementation by adding a new MCP protocol server with 15+ tools, backed by a PostgreSQL DatabaseClient, integrated natural-language task parsing, advanced dependency analysis, comprehensive workflow trigger management (Codegen, Claude Code, webhooks, scheduled and manual), enriched configuration and bootstrap scripts, plus full documentation and database schema setup.

File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
New MCP server implementation with tool registration and request handling	Initialize Server with metadata and zod input schemas Register ListTools and CallTool handlers mapping 15+ tools to methods Implement handleCreate/Update/Get/SearchTask, dependency and workflow tool methods	src/mcp-server.ts
WorkflowTriggerManager for automated and manual workflow execution	Define config schemas for codegen, claude_code, webhook, manual and scheduled triggers Implement executeTrigger with type-specific handlers (Codegen, Claude Code, webhook, manual, scheduled) Support pending trigger processing, cron-based scheduling, retry, cancellation and cleanup	src/workflow-trigger.ts
DependencyAnalyzer for graph-based task dependency insights	Build directed graph from tasks and dependencies using graphlib Detect cycles, compute critical path, bottlenecks, parallelizable groups Provide analysis, ready-task detection, ordering suggestions and export functions	src/dependency-analyzer.ts
TaskParser for natural-language requirement extraction	Clean and tokenize input to extract title, description, time estimates Analyze priority, complexity and technical tags using keyword heuristics Extract acceptance criteria, dependencies, files to modify and default workflow triggers	src/task-parser.ts
DatabaseClient with type-safe PostgreSQL operations	Define Zod schemas for Projects, Tasks, Dependencies and WorkflowTriggers Implement connect/disconnect, generic query, transaction helpers CRUD methods for tasks, projects, dependencies, triggers and analytics queries	src/database-client.ts src/database/schema.sql
Configuration schema and server bootstrap	Load and validate environment variables and defaults via zod schema Initialize DatabaseClient and EnhancedTaskManagerMCPServer in index.ts Handle graceful shutdown, uncaught exceptions and unhandled rejections	config/server-config.ts src/index.ts
Comprehensive documentation, setup guides and project config	Add API reference and MCP setup documentation with examples Expand README with architecture diagram, quick start and usage patterns Introduce package.json scripts, tsconfig, vitest config and .env example	docs/api-reference.md docs/mcp-setup.md README.md package.json vitest.config.ts tsconfig.json .env.example

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