diff --git a/crates/dap/src/adapters.rs b/crates/dap/src/adapters.rs
index 763b1ffffb..f82b0a56e4 100644
--- a/crates/dap/src/adapters.rs
+++ b/crates/dap/src/adapters.rs
@@ -201,10 +201,6 @@ impl DebugAdapter for CustomDebugAdapter {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_debug_adapter_start_command(&self) -> String {
-        "fail".to_string()
-    }
-
     fn is_installed(&self) -> Option<DebugAdapterBinary> {
         None
     }
diff --git a/crates/project/src/project.rs b/crates/project/src/project.rs
index e3e7504a54..1426713d02 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project.rs
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ use std::{
 };
 use task::{
     static_source::{StaticSource, TrackedFile},
-    DebugAdapterConfig, HideStrategy, RevealStrategy, Shell, TaskContext, TaskTemplate,
-    TaskVariables, VariableName,
+    DebugAdapterConfig, DebugTaskFile, HideStrategy, RevealStrategy, Shell, TaskContext,
+    TaskTemplate, TaskVariables, VariableName, VsCodeTaskFile,
 };
 use terminals::Terminals;
 use text::{Anchor, BufferId};
@@ -4170,7 +4170,13 @@ impl Project {
                                 abs_path,
                                 id_base: "local_vscode_tasks_for_worktree".into(),
                             },
-                            |tx, cx| StaticSource::new(TrackedFile::new(tasks_file_rx, tx, cx)),
+                            |tx, cx| {
+                                StaticSource::new(TrackedFile::new_convertible::<VsCodeTaskFile>(
+                                    tasks_file_rx,
+                                    tx,
+                                    cx,
+                                ))
+                            },
                             cx,
                         );
                     }
@@ -4191,7 +4197,11 @@ impl Project {
                                 id_base: "local_debug_file_for_worktree".into(),
                             },
                             |tx, cx| {
-                                StaticSource::new(TrackedFile::new(debug_task_file_rx, tx, cx))
+                                StaticSource::new(TrackedFile::new_convertible::<DebugTaskFile>(
+                                    debug_task_file_rx,
+                                    tx,
+                                    cx,
+                                ))
                             },
                             cx,
                         );
diff --git a/crates/task/src/debug_format.rs b/crates/task/src/debug_format.rs
index f83b0c3bb1..d19bd70445 100644
--- a/crates/task/src/debug_format.rs
+++ b/crates/task/src/debug_format.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ impl DebugTaskDefinition {
 
 /// A group of Debug Tasks defined in a JSON file.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
+#[serde(transparent)]
 pub struct DebugTaskFile(pub Vec<DebugTaskDefinition>);
 
 impl DebugTaskFile {
diff --git a/crates/task/src/static_source.rs b/crates/task/src/static_source.rs
index 650479967c..b78a020990 100644
--- a/crates/task/src/static_source.rs
+++ b/crates/task/src/static_source.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ impl<T: PartialEq + 'static + Sync> TrackedFile<T> {
         cx.background_executor()
             .spawn({
                 let parsed_contents = parsed_contents.clone();
+
                 async move {
                     while let Some(new_contents) = tracker.next().await {
                         if Arc::strong_count(&parsed_contents) == 1 {
@@ -109,9 +110,7 @@ impl<T: PartialEq + 'static + Sync> TrackedFile<T> {
                 }
             })
             .detach_and_log_err(cx);
-        Self {
-            parsed_contents: Default::default(),
-        }
+        Self { parsed_contents }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/task/src/task_template.rs b/crates/task/src/task_template.rs
index de589b27e2..2cd7f99908 100644
--- a/crates/task/src/task_template.rs
+++ b/crates/task/src/task_template.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ impl TaskTemplate {
     /// Every [`ResolvedTask`] gets a [`TaskId`], based on the `id_base` (to avoid collision with various task sources),
     /// and hashes of its template and [`TaskContext`], see [`ResolvedTask`] fields' documentation for more details.
     pub fn resolve_task(&self, id_base: &str, cx: &TaskContext) -> Option<ResolvedTask> {
-        if self.label.trim().is_empty() || self.command.trim().is_empty() {
+        if self.label.trim().is_empty()
+            || (self.command.trim().is_empty() && matches!(self.task_type, TaskType::Script))
+        {
             return None;
         }