Sample skills and prompt patterns demonstrating how to use the Azure DevOps MCP Server with GitHub Copilot and agent-based workflows
Install
npx skills add microsoft/azure-devops-skillsgh skill install microsoft/azure-devops-skillsgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/azure-devops-skillsSkills in this collection
- Boards Backlog SummaryMicrosoftOfficialGet the team's Requirements-level backlog (Product Backlog Items and Bugs) filtered to Active items assigned to the current user. Shows parent/child hierarchy and sorts by priority. Use this skill when the user wants to see their backlog items, sprint assignments, or work they own on a team board.
- Boards My WorkMicrosoftOfficialThis skill retrieves and displays work items assigned to the user in Azure DevOps, organized by type and sorted by recently changed. It prompts for a project name or lists available projects if not provided, then fetches work item details and displays them in a formatted table with clickable links.
- Boards Team Active WorkMicrosoftOfficialGet active work items for a team showing dependencies, priorities, and sprint assignments. Displays items that are blocking others, high priority items first, and items due this sprint. Shows parent/child hierarchy with Title, State, Priority, ChangedDate, Iteration Name, and Iteration End Date.
- Boards Work Item SummaryMicrosoftOfficialSummarize a single Azure DevOps work item (and its links and comments) by ID.
- Pipelines Build SummaryMicrosoftOfficialList, inspect, and troubleshoot Azure DevOps pipeline builds. Shows recent builds for a pipeline definition, drills into a specific build's status and result, displays logs for failed steps, and lists the changes associated with a build.
- Security Alert ReviewMicrosoftOfficialList and review Advanced Security alerts for an Azure DevOps repository. Shows dependency vulnerabilities, secret exposure, and code scanning findings with filtering by severity, state, and alert type.
- Work IterationsMicrosoftOfficialList, create, and assign iterations for Azure DevOps projects and teams.