Azure DevOps (ADO) MCP server

Azure DevOps MCP Server

[!WARNING]

We recently completed a full tool consolidation that includes renaming of existing tools. Please see the Toolset documentation for the complete list of new tool names.

If this is a breaking change for your agents or skills, you can temporarily pin the version to @azure-devops/mcp@2.8.1

This project gives AI agents access to Azure DevOps through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Use the hosted remote server for the simplest setup, or run the local server when you need a stdio connection.

Table of Contents

[!IMPORTANT]

We recommend using the Remote MCP Server instead of this local server. It requires no installation and gets new features first.

Learn more

1. Overview
2. Design
3. Remote MCP Server (Recommended)
4. Supported Tools
5. Local MCP Server Installation (Optional)
6. Using Domains (Local Server)
7. Project and Team Defaults (Local Server)
8. Troubleshooting
9. Examples and Best Practices
10. Frequently Asked Questions
11. Contributing

Overview

The Azure DevOps MCP Server brings Azure DevOps context to your agents. Try prompts like:

• "List my ADO projects"
• "List ADO Builds for 'Contoso'"
• "List ADO Repos for 'Contoso'"
• "List test plans for 'Contoso'"
• "List teams for project 'Contoso'"
• "List iterations for project 'Contoso'"
• "List my work items for project 'Contoso'"
• "List work items in current iteration for 'Contoso' project and 'Contoso Team'"
• "List all wikis in the 'Contoso' project"
• "Create a wiki page '/Architecture/Overview' with content about system design"
• "Update the wiki page '/Getting Started' with new onboarding instructions"
• "Get the content of the wiki page '/API/Authentication' from the Documentation wiki"

Design

Each tool handles a focused Azure DevOps task. The server provides a thin layer over the REST APIs, while the AI agent handles higher-level reasoning.

Remote MCP Server (Recommended)

For complete instructions, see the Remote MCP Server onboarding documentation.

The remote server will eventually replace the local server. The local server remains supported, but new development will focus on the remote server. Existing local server users should begin planning their migration.

If you encounter issues with tools, need support, or have a feature request, you can report an issue using the Remote MCP Server issue template. During the preview period, we will track Remote MCP Server issues through this repository.

Quick Start

Create .vscode/mcp.json in your project and add this configuration. Replace {organization} with your Azure DevOps organization name.

{
  "servers": {
    "ado-remote-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.dev.azure.com/{organization}",
      "type": "http"
    }
  },
  "inputs": []
}

See the remote server configuration documentation for more options.

After saving .vscode/mcp.json, start the server from the MCP view in VS Code, then run a prompt like List ADO projects.

Supported Tools

See the Available Tools documentation for the complete list of available remote tools.

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.