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Tree view shows "No Taskfile found in this workspace" after latest update #238
Description
Environment:
- VSCode running in WSL (Ubuntu)
- Extension version: 1.0.0
- Task CLI works correctly (
task -lshows tasks) - Taskfile.yml exists at workspace root
Problem:
After updating to version 1.0.0,
Tree view shows "No Taskfile found in this workspace".
However:
- List view works correctly
- The Task CLI works normally
- Rolling back to the previous extension version fixes the issue
The Taskfile contains many nested tasks using ":" namespace
(e.g. multiple levels like a:b:c:d).
This seems related to Tree rendering.
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pd93 commentedon Feb 17, 2026
@syuhnd It's going to be very hard for me to address this without a Taskfile to reproduce your issue with. I've tested the new version on a number of my projects and it works just fine.
What does output of
task --list --json --nested --no-statuslook like when you run it? This is what we use to create the tree view in the extension.syuhnd commentedon Feb 18, 2026
Thanks for your help!
It turned out the issue was caused by an outdated Task CLI version.
I was running:
Task version: v3.39.2
This version does not support the
--nestedflag, which the extension (v1.0.0) uses to generate the tree view.After upgrading Task CLI to v3.48.0, the Tree view started working correctly.
So the issue was not related to the Taskfile itself, but to the CLI version mismatch.
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction!
pd93 commentedon Feb 19, 2026
@syuhnd yeah, we're supposed to have a bit of code that checks you have the minimum required version installed, but looks like that wasn't working. I have fixed this in a767fdb so you should see an error popup if you ever run into this again.