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What does the Azure Devops skill do?

Manage Azure DevOps work items, pipelines, and repos via the REST API. It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

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Azure Devops by thinkfleetai — Agent Skill

Name: Azure Devops
Author: thinkfleetai

File contents

Azure DevOps

Manage work items, pipelines, and repos via the Azure DevOps REST API.

Environment Variables

AZDO_ORG_URL - Organization URL (e.g. https://dev.azure.com/yourorg)
AZDO_PAT - Personal access token
AZDO_PROJECT - Default project name (optional)

Auth header

AZDO_AUTH=$(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)

List projects

curl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \
  "$AZDO_ORG_URL/_apis/projects?api-version=7.1" | jq '.value[] | {name, state}'

Get work item

curl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \
  "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/wit/workitems/123?api-version=7.1" | jq '{id, title: .fields["System.Title"], state: .fields["System.State"], assignedTo: .fields["System.AssignedTo"].displayName}'

Create work item

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
  "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/wit/workitems/\$Bug?api-version=7.1" \
  -d '[
    {"op": "add", "path": "/fields/System.Title", "value": "Login page broken"},
    {"op": "add", "path": "/fields/System.Description", "value": "Description here"}
  ]' | jq '{id, url}'

Query work items (WIQL)

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/wit/wiql?api-version=7.1" \
  -d '{"query": "SELECT [System.Id],[System.Title],[System.State] FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.State] = '''Active''' ORDER BY [System.ChangedDate] DESC"}' | jq '.workItems[] | {id, url}'

List pipelines

curl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \
  "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/pipelines?api-version=7.1" | jq '.value[] | {id, name}'

Run pipeline

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/pipelines/123/runs?api-version=7.1" \
  -d '{"resources": {"repositories": {"self": {"refName": "refs/heads/main"}}}}' | jq '{id: .id, state: .state}'

List repos

curl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \
  "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/git/repositories?api-version=7.1" | jq '.value[] | {name, defaultBranch, webUrl}'

Notes

Use API version 7.1 for latest features.
PATs can be scoped to specific permissions (work items, code, build, etc.).
Work item type names in URLs must be prefixed with $ (e.g. $Bug, $Task).
Always confirm before creating work items or running pipelines.

---name: azure-devopsdescription: Manage Azure DevOps work items, pipelines, and repos via the REST API.---# Azure DevOpsManage work items, pipelines, and repos via the Azure DevOps REST API.## Environment Variables- `AZDO_ORG_URL` - Organization URL (e.g. `https://dev.azure.com/yourorg`)- `AZDO_PAT` - Personal access token- `AZDO_PROJECT` - Default project name (optional)## Auth header```bashAZDO_AUTH=$(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)```## List projects```bashcurl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \ "$AZDO_ORG_URL/_apis/projects?api-version=7.1" | jq '.value[] | {name, state}'```## Get work item```bashcurl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \ "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/wit/workitems/123?api-version=7.1" | jq '{id, title: .fields["System.Title"], state: .fields["System.State"], assignedTo: .fields["System.AssignedTo"].displayName}'```## Create work item```bashcurl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \ "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/wit/workitems/\$Bug?api-version=7.1" \ -d '[ {"op": "add", "path": "/fields/System.Title", "value": "Login page broken"}, {"op": "add", "path": "/fields/System.Description", "value": "Description here"} ]' | jq '{id, url}'```## Query work items (WIQL)```bashcurl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/wit/wiql?api-version=7.1" \ -d '{"query": "SELECT [System.Id],[System.Title],[System.State] FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.State] = '''Active''' ORDER BY [System.ChangedDate] DESC"}' | jq '.workItems[] | {id, url}'```## List pipelines```bashcurl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \ "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/pipelines?api-version=7.1" | jq '.value[] | {id, name}'```## Run pipeline```bashcurl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/pipelines/123/runs?api-version=7.1" \ -d '{"resources": {"repositories": {"self": {"refName": "refs/heads/main"}}}}' | jq '{id: .id, state: .state}'```## List repos```bashcurl -s -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n ":$AZDO_PAT" | base64)" \ "$AZDO_ORG_URL/$AZDO_PROJECT/_apis/git/repositories?api-version=7.1" | jq '.value[] | {name, defaultBranch, webUrl}'```## Notes- Use API version `7.1` for latest features.- PATs can be scoped to specific permissions (work items, code, build, etc.).- Work item type names in URLs must be prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$Bug`, `$Task`).- Always confirm before creating work items or running pipelines.

Frequently asked questions

Azure Devops