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expand

MCP tool from Agent Pm by gannonh

Break down a task into subtasks

How to use it

expand is exposed by the Agent Pm MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the expand tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

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Other tools in Agent Pm (25)

action

The specific action to perform

add

Add a dependency between tasks

add_subtask

Add a subtask to a task

apm_project_brief_result

Purpose: Get the result of a completed project brief interview operation.

apm_project_brief_status

Purpose: Get the status of a project brief interview operation.

clear_subtasks

Remove all subtasks from a task

create

Add a new task

delete

Remove a task

expand_all

Expand all pending tasks

filter_by_priority

Returns tasks filtered by priority

filter_by_status

or filterbypriority: Targeted task lists

fix

Automatically fix dependency issues

get_all

List tasks, optionally filtered by status

get_next

Find the next task to work on

get_single

View a specific task by ID

markdownOutput

"apm-artifacts/resources/reports/task-complexity-report.md"

output

"apm-artifacts/resources/reports/task-complexity-report.json"

projectRoot

Root directory of the project

remove

Remove a dependency between tasks

remove_subtask

Remove a subtask from a task

research

false (whether to use Perplexity AI for research-backed analysis)

threshold

5 (tasks with complexity ≥ 5 will be recommended for expansion)

update

Update a task's details

update_status

Change a task's status

validate

Check for dependency issues