Azure DevOps MCP server

This MCP Server integrates with the Azure DevOps REST API, allowing you to connect your IDE to Azure DevOps through the Model Context Protocol. It streamlines interactions with Azure DevOps resources directly from your development environment.

Installation

You can install the Azure DevOps MCP Server as a global .NET tool from NuGet. Run the following command in your terminal:

dotnet tool install --global Tizzani.AzureDevOps.MCP --prerelease

This makes the tizzani.adomcp command available globally on your system.

Configuration

IDE Integration

To integrate the Azure DevOps MCP Server with your IDE, you need to add it to your MCP servers configuration. Add the following JSON to your IDE's MCP configuration file:

"mcpServers": {
  "mcp-azuredevops": {
    "command": "tizzani.adomcp",
    "args": [
      "--ado_token=Your-Token",
      "--ado_organization=Your-Organization",
      "--ado_project=Your-Project"
    ]
  }
}

Configuration Parameters

Replace the placeholder values with your actual Azure DevOps information:

• --ado_token: Your personal access token for Azure DevOps
• --ado_organization: Your Azure DevOps organization name
• --ado_project: Your Azure DevOps project name

Usage

Once configured, your IDE can communicate with Azure DevOps through the MCP protocol. The server handles requests for Azure DevOps resources and operations, making them available through your IDE's MCP-compatible features.

The specific interactions depend on your IDE's implementation of the MCP client functionality. Typically, this allows you to:

• Browse work items
• View repository information
• Access pipeline status
• Interact with other Azure DevOps resources

Your IDE documentation should provide specific details on how to use MCP-connected services once they're configured.

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.