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Evidence field	Task MasterShortlist candidate	Windows-MCPMCP100 Recommended
Task fit
Best for	Software teams using Task Master for AI-assisted project/task planning inside MCP-capable editors.	Using an AI client to inspect and operate Windows applications when no safer application API exists
Not ideal for	Users who need a broadly proven, low-risk, fully mature Recommended-grade integration today.	Deterministic automation that can be implemented through a documented API, CLI, or test framework
Avoid when	Avoid high-impact or sensitive production use unless the documented authentication, permissions, rollback, and data handling match your environment.	The desktop session contains sensitive applications, credentials, messages, or files outside the task
Provenance
Provenance details	First-party MCP github:eyaltoledano · Publisher source ↗	Community implementation io.github.CursorTouch · Publisher source ↗
Maintenance
Maintenance details	Repo: Not documented Package: Not documented	Repo: Sep 23, 2026 Package: Not documented
Popularity evidence
GitHub stars	Not documented	7,140 GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-24T04:14:39.564000Z
Shared repository stars	28,262 Shared repository stars (not MCP-specific) · checked 2026-10-21	Not documented
Shared-package downloads / 30 days	69,470 shared-package downloads / 30 days (not MCP-specific) · checked 2026-10-21	Not documented
Client coverage
Client coverage details	Not documented	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio
Client coverage note	Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
Authentication	Uses configured model-provider API keys; supported Claude Code/Codex CLI paths can use their OAuth/session authentication.	Stdio has no network listener. Non-loopback HTTP requires an auth key or OAuth unless insecure access is explicitly allowed; IP allowlists, TLS, CORS, and host validation are documented.
Cost	Task Master is open source; configured model-provider usage may be billable.	The MIT-licensed project lists no MCP fee. Windows, Python, hosting, client, and model costs are separate.
Permissions	Can read/write Task Master project state and invoke AI providers; tool exposure depends on `TASK_MASTER_TOOLS` (core is the documented default).	Runs with the invoking user's full Windows permissions, including PowerShell, files, registry, processes, UI input, screenshots, and web scraping; many actions are irreversible.
Data handling	PRDs, task data and prompts may be sent to the configured model provider(s).	Processing is local. Telemetry excludes screenshots, state captures, arguments, and outputs but includes status, duration, tool and client information, anonymized sessions, and possibly paths in error messages.
Limitations
Tradeoffs	Project write authority plus provider credentials/tool-surface configuration require stronger governance evidence for Recommended.	General computer-use reaches many applications, but visual automation is brittle and broad input control can produce high-impact unintended actions.
Risk context	Project write authority plus provider credentials/tool-surface configuration require stronger governance evidence for Recommended.	It is not sandboxed and can delete files, alter registry or system settings, type into applications, and execute PowerShell. Use a VM or low-privilege account, backups, supervision, loopback binding, and disabled high-risk tools.
Evidence date
Editorial review	2026-10-21	2026-08-11
Candidate evidence	2026-10-21T00:00:00Z	2026-09-24T04:25:05.554391Z

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