Azure Devops Connect

Azure DevOps — Connect and Verify

Goal

Verify Azure DevOps authentication and store the organisation / project details in config so work item creation, PR creation, and pipeline integrations work seamlessly.

Step 1: Check Azure CLI is Available

which az && az --version | head -1

If not found:

"Azure CLI (az) is not installed. Install it from https://aka.ms/installazurecli"

⏸️ STOP — az must be installed.

Step 2: Install Azure DevOps Extension

az extension add --name azure-devops --upgrade

Step 3: Authenticate

az devops configure --defaults organization=https://dev.azure.com/{org}
az devops login

Ask for:

1. Organisation name (e.g., mycompany)
2. Personal Access Token (PAT) with scope: Work Items (read/write), Code (read/write)

Security note: do NOT paste the PAT into chat. Run az devops login interactively in your terminal.

Step 4: Verify Connection

az devops project list --top 5 --output table

If it returns projects: ✅ Connected.

Step 5: Set Default Project

Ask: "Which Azure DevOps project should be the default?"

az devops configure --defaults project="{project_name}"

Step 6: Save to Config

Update _superml/config.yml:

integrations:
  azure_devops:
    org: "{org}"
    project: "{project_name}"
    connected: true
    connected_at: "{date}"

Done

✅ Azure DevOps connected. You can now use azure-devops-create-work-item and azure-devops-create-pr.