fix(profiles): fix vscode profile generation

- Add .instructions.md extension for VSCode Copilot instructions file.
- Add customReplacement to remove unsupported property `alwaysApply` from YAML front-matter in VSCode instructions files.
- Add missing property `targetExtension` to the base profile object to
  support the change to file extension.

Author: andreswebs

.changeset/swift-otters-argue.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": patch
+---
+
+Fix VSCode profile generation to use correct rule file names (using `.instructions.md` extension instead of just `.md`) and front-matter properties (removing the unsupported `alwaysApply` property from the instructions files front-matter).

package-lock.json

@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ export function createProfile(editorConfig) {
 		globalReplacements: baseGlobalReplacements,
 		conversionConfig,
 		getTargetRuleFilename,
+		targetExtension,
 		// Optional lifecycle hooks
 		...(onAdd && { onAddRulesProfile: onAdd }),
 		...(onRemove && { onRemoveRulesProfile: onRemove }),

src/profiles/base-profile.js

@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export const vscodeProfile = createProfile({
 	rulesDir: '.github/instructions', // VS Code instructions location
 	profileDir: '.vscode', // VS Code configuration directory
 	mcpConfigName: 'mcp.json', // VS Code uses mcp.json in .vscode directory
+	targetExtension: '.instructions.md',
 	customReplacements: [
 		// Core VS Code directory structure changes
 		{ from: /\.cursor\/rules/g, to: '.github/instructions' },
@@ -177,10 +178,13 @@ export const vscodeProfile = createProfile({
 		// VS Code custom instructions format - use applyTo with quoted patterns instead of globs
 		{ from: /^globs:\s*(.+)$/gm, to: 'applyTo: "$1"' },
 
+		// Remove unsupported property - alwaysApply
+		{ from: /^alwaysApply:\s*(true|false)\s*\n?/gm, to: '' },
+
 		// Essential markdown link transformations for VS Code structure
 		{
 			from: /\[(.+?)\]\(mdc:\.cursor\/rules\/(.+?)\.mdc\)/g,
-			to: '[$1](.github/instructions/$2.md)'
+			to: '[$1](.github/instructions/$2.instructions.md)'
 		},
 
 		// VS Code specific terminology

src/profiles/vscode.js

@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ describe('VSCode Profile Initialization Functionality', () => {
 		expect(Array.isArray(vscodeProfile.globalReplacements)).toBe(true);
 	});
 
-	test('vscode.js configures .mdc to .md extension mapping', () => {
+	test('vscode.js configures .mdc to .instructions.md extension mapping', () => {
 		// Check that the profile object has the correct file mapping behavior (vscode converts to .md)
 		expect(vscodeProfile.fileMap['rules/cursor_rules.mdc']).toBe(
-			'vscode_rules.md'
+			'vscode_rules.instructions.md'
 		);
 	});
 

tests/integration/profiles/vscode-init-functionality.test.js

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Also has references to .mdc files and cursor rules.`;
 		expect(transformedContent).not.toContain('cursor.so');
 		expect(transformedContent).not.toContain('Cursor rule');
 		expect(transformedContent).not.toContain('globs:');
+		expect(transformedContent).not.toContain('alwaysApply:');
 	});
 
 	it('should correctly convert tool references', () => {
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ Files are in the .cursor/rules directory and we should reference the rules direc
 		// Call the actual function
 		const result = convertRuleToProfileRule(
 			'source.mdc',
-			'target.md',
+			'target.instructions.md',
 			vscodeProfile
 		);
 
@@ -148,10 +149,10 @@ Files are in the .cursor/rules directory and we should reference the rules direc
 			'applyTo: ".github/instructions/*.md"'
 		); // globs -> applyTo with path transformation
 		expect(transformedContent).toContain(
-			'(.github/instructions/dev_workflow.md)'
+			'(.github/instructions/dev_workflow.instructions.md)'
 		); // File path transformation - no taskmaster subdirectory for VS Code
 		expect(transformedContent).toContain(
-			'(.github/instructions/taskmaster.md)'
+			'(.github/instructions/taskmaster.instructions.md)'
 		); // File path transformation - no taskmaster subdirectory for VS Code
 		expect(transformedContent).toContain('instructions directory'); // "rules directory" -> "instructions directory"
 		expect(transformedContent).not.toContain('(mdc:.cursor/rules/');