{"id":"rsclarke-mcp-taskfile-server","name":"mcp-taskfile-server","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/rsclarke/mcp-taskfile-server","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","taskfile","go","automation","devtools"],"what_it_does":"Runs an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that discovers tasks from a Taskfile.yml in the current working directory and exposes each task (including wildcard tasks) as an MCP tool. When invoked, it executes the corresponding Taskfile task using the go-task library (no subprocess wrapper).","use_cases":["AI-assisted running of predefined CI/dev/local workflows","Programmatic task discovery and execution via MCP-capable assistants","Standardizing how assistants trigger Taskfile-defined commands"],"not_for":["Running on untrusted Taskfile.yml contents","Use as a general-purpose remote command execution service over the network without strong isolation","Scenarios requiring strict request/response idempotency guarantees"],"best_when":"You have a trusted Taskfile.yml and want an MCP client/agent to safely discover and execute known project tasks locally or in a controlled environment.","avoid_when":"When Taskfile.yml may be malicious, when commands must not be executed by an external agent, or when you require authentication/authorization boundaries and rate-limited remote access built into the tool.","alternatives":["Run go-task tasks directly through your own wrapper CLI/API","Implement an MCP server with a curated allowlist of safe tasks","Use CI automation (GitHub Actions, etc.) triggered by a controlled API rather than executing tasks directly"],"af_score":68.2,"security_score":20.8,"reliability_score":28.8,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:42:30.088185+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":true,"sdk_languages":["Go"],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication or authorization mechanism is described. The server communicates via JSON-RPC over stdin/stdout (typical for local MCP usage), so access control is expected to be handled by the environment/process boundary rather than the protocol itself."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source library/tooling; no pricing information provided."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":68.2,"security_score":20.8,"reliability_score":28.8,"mcp_server_quality":85.0,"documentation_accuracy":75.0,"error_message_quality":null,"error_message_notes":"README states errors follow MCP error response format and lists error categories (missing Taskfile.yml, invalid task names, execution failures, invalid MCP requests), but does not show examples of payloads/codes.","auth_complexity":95.0,"rate_limit_clarity":20.0,"tls_enforcement":0.0,"auth_strength":10.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":55.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"Security risk is primarily command execution: the server executes arbitrary commands defined in Taskfile.yml, so it must only be used with trusted Taskfiles and strong environmental isolation. No authentication/authorization is described. TLS is not applicable for stdin/stdout MCP usage as documented. Dependency hygiene is unknown from provided content.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":45.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"Task execution semantics depend on the underlying Taskfile; no explicit idempotency controls are described.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Tool names are sanitized; if an agent expects exact Taskfile task names it may need to use the provided tool list/discovery flow.","Wildcard tasks require a MATCH parameter; agents must supply it correctly (including comma-separated values for multiple wildcards).","Execution occurs natively via Taskfile/go-task; tasks may have side effects."]}}