Azure DevOps MCP server for AI agents

The MCP Azure DevOps Bridge is a specialized integration server that connects with Azure DevOps through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It enables you to seamlessly manage work items, wiki documentation, sprint planning, and handle attachments and discussions directly from your AI assistant.

Installation

Prerequisites

Go 1.23 or later
Azure DevOps Personal Access Token (PAT)

Installing Go

Windows

Install Go using one of these package managers:

Using winget:
```
winget install GoLang.Go
```
Using Chocolatey:
```
choco install golang
```
Using Scoop:
```
scoop install go
```

Verify installation:

go version

macOS

Install Go using Homebrew:

brew install go

Verify installation:

go version

Building the MCP Server

Clone and build the repository:

git clone https://github.com/krishh-amilineni/mcp-azuredevops-bridge.git
cd mcp-azuredevops-bridge
go build

Configure your environment with your Azure DevOps credentials:

export AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG="your-org"
export AZDO_PAT="your-pat-token"
export AZURE_DEVOPS_PROJECT="your-project"

Add the server to your Windsurf/Cursor configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azuredevops-bridge": {
      "command": "/full/path/to/mcp-azuredevops-bridge/mcp-azuredevops-bridge",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG": "organization",
        "AZDO_PAT": "personal_access_token",
        "AZURE_DEVOPS_PROJECT": "project"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage Examples

Work Item Management

You can create and manage work items by asking your AI assistant:

"Create a user story for the new authentication feature in Azure DevOps"

Wiki Documentation

Access and modify wiki pages with natural language requests:

"Create a wiki page documenting the API endpoints for our service"
"List all wiki pages in our project wiki"
"Get the content of the 'Getting Started' page from the wiki"
"Show me all available wikis in my Azure DevOps project"

Sprint Planning

Get information about sprints:

"Show me the current sprint's work items and their status"

Attachments and Comments

Add attachments to work items:

"Add this screenshot as an attachment to work item #123"

Features

Work Item Management

Create new work items (user stories, bugs, tasks, etc.)
Update existing work items
Query work items by various criteria
Link work items to each other

Wiki Management

Create and update wiki pages
Search wiki content
Retrieve page content and subpages
Automatic wiki discovery and smart wiki selection

Sprint Management

Get current sprint information
List all sprints
View sprint statistics

Attachments and Comments

Add attachments to work items
Retrieve attachments from work items
Add and view comments on work items

Advanced Wiki Usage

The bridge includes several tools for working with wikis:

list_wiki_pages: Lists all wiki pages, optionally from a specific path
get_wiki_page: Retrieves the content of a specific wiki page
manage_wiki_page: Creates or updates a wiki page
search_wiki: Searches for content across wiki pages
get_available_wikis: Lists all available wikis in your Azure DevOps organization

Troubleshooting Wiki Access

If you're having trouble accessing wiki content:

Use the get_available_wikis tool to see all available wikis and their IDs
Check that your PAT token has appropriate permissions for wiki access
Verify that the wiki path is correct (wiki paths are case-sensitive)
Enable verbose logging to see detailed request and response information

Security Notes

This integration uses Personal Access Tokens (PAT) for authenticating with Azure DevOps. Ensure your PAT has the appropriate permissions for the operations you need to perform.

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.