Should we manually install context7 and taskmaster MCP server before let agents work?

[yuhao-tubi]

I saw the expected directories after we init agents in project

your-project/
├── CLAUDE.md                    # Behavioral rules for agents
├── .claude/
│   ├── settings.json           # Hook configuration
│   ├── agents/                 # Agent definitions (30+ files)
│   │   ├── prd-research-agent.md
│   │   ├── task-orchestrator.md
│   │   ├── lib/
│   │   │   └── research-analyzer.js  # Complexity analysis engine
│   │   └── ... (lots more agents)
│   └── hooks/                  # TDD enforcement scripts
│       ├── test-driven-handoff.sh
│       └── collective-metrics.sh
└── .claude-collective/
    ├── tests/                  # Test framework templates
    ├── metrics/                # Usage tracking (for development)
    └── package.json           # Testing setup (Vitest)

After my init command, I found the .taskmaster. But I didn't find the corresponding tasks defined under the folder, also I checked the rule file
in infrastructure-implementation-agent shows:

🚨 CRITICAL: MANDATORY TASK FETCHING PROTOCOL

I MUST fetch the Task ID from TaskMaster BEFORE any implementation:

1. VALIDATE TASK ID PROVIDED: Check that I received a Task ID in the prompt
2. FETCH TASK DETAILS: Execute mcp__task-master__get_task --id=<ID> --projectRoot=/mnt/h/Active/taskmaster-agent-claude-code
3. VALIDATE TASK EXISTS: Confirm task was retrieved successfully
4. EXTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Parse acceptance criteria, dependencies, and research context
5. ONLY THEN START IMPLEMENTATION: Never begin work without task details

If no Task ID provided or task fetch fails:

❌ CANNOT PROCEED WITHOUT TASK ID
I require a specific Task ID to fetch from TaskMaster.
Please provide the Task ID for implementation.

So when I am actually running for some requirements, it doesn't require me to provide a task Id, so I guess I need to setup the taskmaster mcp first? Same question for context 7.

Thanks!

[ZHUBoer]

Of course, these mcp need to be configured, taskmaster:https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master

[ZHUBoer]

Have you successfully used this 'collective'? I may have some questions to ask you