task-master-ai/src/prompts/analyze-complexity.json

A task management system for ambitious AI-driven development that doesn't overwhelm and confuse Cursor.

{
	"id": "analyze-complexity",
	"version": "1.0.0",
	"description": "Analyze task complexity and generate expansion recommendations",
	"metadata": {
		"author": "system",
		"created": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
		"updated": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
		"tags": ["analysis", "complexity", "expansion", "recommendations"]
	},
	"parameters": {
		"tasks": {
			"type": "array",
			"required": true,
			"description": "Array of tasks to analyze"
		},
		"gatheredContext": {
			"type": "string",
			"default": "",
			"description": "Additional project context"
		},
		"threshold": {
			"type": "number",
			"default": 5,
			"min": 1,
			"max": 10,
			"description": "Complexity threshold for expansion recommendation"
		},
		"useResearch": {
			"type": "boolean",
			"default": false,
			"description": "Use research mode for deeper analysis"
		}
	},
	"prompts": {
		"default": {
			"system": "You are an expert software architect and project manager analyzing task complexity. Respond only with the requested valid JSON array.",
			"user": "Analyze the following tasks to determine their complexity (1-10 scale) and recommend the number of subtasks for expansion. Provide a brief reasoning and an initial expansion prompt for each.{{#if useResearch}} Consider current best practices, common implementation patterns, and industry standards in your analysis.{{/if}}\n\nTasks:\n{{{json tasks}}}\n{{#if gatheredContext}}\n\n# Project Context\n\n{{gatheredContext}}\n{{/if}}\n\nRespond ONLY with a valid JSON array matching the schema:\n[\n  {\n    \"taskId\": <number>,\n    \"taskTitle\": \"<string>\",\n    \"complexityScore\": <number 1-10>,\n    \"recommendedSubtasks\": <number>,\n    \"expansionPrompt\": \"<string>\",\n    \"reasoning\": \"<string>\"\n  },\n  ...\n]\n\nDo not include any explanatory text, markdown formatting, or code block markers before or after the JSON array."
		}
	}
}