Azure DevOps Releases API — Release Definitions

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Azure DevOps Releases API — Release Definitions
  description: 'Azure DevOps Releases API — Release Definitions. 5 operations. Lead operation: Azure DevOps List release definitions.
    Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Microsoft Azure Devops business surface.'
  tags:
  - Microsoft Azure Devops
  - Release Definitions
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    MICROSOFT_AZURE_DEVOPS_API_KEY: MICROSOFT_AZURE_DEVOPS_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions
    baseUri: https://vsrm.dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis
    description: Azure DevOps Releases API — Release Definitions business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: release-definitions
      path: /release/definitions
      operations:
      - name: releasedefinitionslist
        method: GET
        description: Azure DevOps List release definitions
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: searchText
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter definitions by name (supports wildcards)
        - name: $expand
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Expand additional definition details
        - name: artifactType
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter definitions by artifact type
        - name: artifactSourceId
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter definitions by artifact source ID
        - name: $top
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Maximum number of definitions to return
        - name: continuationToken
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Continuation token for paged results
        - name: queryOrder
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Results ordering
        - name: path
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter definitions by folder path
      - name: releasedefinitionscreate
        method: POST
        description: Azure DevOps Create a release definition
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    - name: release-definitions-definitionId
      path: /release/definitions/{definitionId}
      operations:
      - name: releasedefinitionsget
        method: GET
        description: Azure DevOps Get a release definition
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: definitionId
          in: path
          type: integer
          description: Numeric ID of the release definition
          required: true
        - name: $expand
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Expand additional definition details
        - name: propertyFilters
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Comma-separated list of properties to include
      - name: releasedefinitionsupdate
        method: PUT
        description: Azure DevOps Update a release definition
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: definitionId
          in: path
          type: integer
          description: Numeric ID of the release definition to update
          required: true
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
      - name: releasedefinitionsdelete
        method: DELETE
        description: Azure DevOps Delete a release definition
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: definitionId
          in: path
          type: integer
          description: Numeric ID of the release definition to delete
          required: true
        - name: comment
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Comment explaining why the definition is being deleted
        - name: forceDelete
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Force delete even if there are associated releases
    authentication:
      type: bearer
      token: '{{env.MICROSOFT_AZURE_DEVOPS_API_KEY}}'
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Azure DevOps Releases API — Release Definitions. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed
      operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/release/definitions
      name: release-definitions
      description: REST surface for release-definitions.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: releasedefinitionslist
        description: Azure DevOps List release definitions
        call: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions.releasedefinitionslist
        with:
          searchText: rest.searchText
          $expand: rest.$expand
          artifactType: rest.artifactType
          artifactSourceId: rest.artifactSourceId
          $top: rest.$top
          continuationToken: rest.continuationToken
          queryOrder: rest.queryOrder
          path: rest.path
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: POST
        name: releasedefinitionscreate
        description: Azure DevOps Create a release definition
        call: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions.releasedefinitionscreate
        with:
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/release/definitions/{definitionid}
      name: release-definitions-definitionid
      description: REST surface for release-definitions-definitionId.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: releasedefinitionsget
        description: Azure DevOps Get a release definition
        call: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions.releasedefinitionsget
        with:
          definitionId: rest.definitionId
          $expand: rest.$expand
          propertyFilters: rest.propertyFilters
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: PUT
        name: releasedefinitionsupdate
        description: Azure DevOps Update a release definition
        call: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions.releasedefinitionsupdate
        with:
          definitionId: rest.definitionId
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: DELETE
        name: releasedefinitionsdelete
        description: Azure DevOps Delete a release definition
        call: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions.releasedefinitionsdelete
        with:
          definitionId: rest.definitionId
          comment: rest.comment
          forceDelete: rest.forceDelete
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Azure DevOps Releases API — Release Definitions. One tool per consumed operation, routed
      inline through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: azure-devops-list-release-definitions
      description: Azure DevOps List release definitions
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions.releasedefinitionslist
      with:
        searchText: tools.searchText
        $expand: tools.$expand
        artifactType: tools.artifactType
        artifactSourceId: tools.artifactSourceId
        $top: tools.$top
        continuationToken: tools.continuationToken
        queryOrder: tools.queryOrder
        path: tools.path
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: azure-devops-create-release-definition
      description: Azure DevOps Create a release definition
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions.releasedefinitionscreate
      with:
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: azure-devops-get-release-definition
      description: Azure DevOps Get a release definition
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions.releasedefinitionsget
      with:
        definitionId: tools.definitionId
        $expand: tools.$expand
        propertyFilters: tools.propertyFilters
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: azure-devops-update-release-definition
      description: Azure DevOps Update a release definition
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions.releasedefinitionsupdate
      with:
        definitionId: tools.definitionId
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: azure-devops-delete-release-definition
      description: Azure DevOps Delete a release definition
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: true
        idempotent: true
      call: azure-devops-releases-release-definitions.releasedefinitionsdelete
      with:
        definitionId: tools.definitionId
        comment: tools.comment
        forceDelete: tools.forceDelete
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.