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Azure DevOps Work Items API — Work Items

Azure DevOps Work Items API — Work Items. 5 operations. Lead operation: Azure DevOps List work items by IDs. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Microsoft Azure Devops business surface.

Run with Naftiko Microsoft Azure DevopsWork Items

What You Can Do

GET
Workitemslist — Azure DevOps List work items by IDs
/v1/wit/workitems
GET
Workitemsget — Azure DevOps Get a work item by ID
/v1/wit/workitems/{id}
PATCH
Workitemsupdate — Azure DevOps Update a work item
/v1/wit/workitems/{id}
DELETE
Workitemsdelete — Azure DevOps Delete a work item
/v1/wit/workitems/{id}
POST
Workitemscreate — Azure DevOps Create a work item
/v1/wit/workitems/{type}

MCP Tools

azure-devops-list-work-items

Azure DevOps List work items by IDs

read-only idempotent
azure-devops-get-work-item

Azure DevOps Get a work item by ID

read-only idempotent
azure-devops-update-work-item

Azure DevOps Update a work item

idempotent
azure-devops-delete-work-item

Azure DevOps Delete a work item

idempotent
azure-devops-create-work-item

Azure DevOps Create a work item

Capability Spec

azure-devops-work-items-work-items.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Azure DevOps Work Items API — Work Items
  description: 'Azure DevOps Work Items API — Work Items. 5 operations. Lead operation: Azure DevOps List work items by IDs.
    Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Microsoft Azure Devops business surface.'
  tags:
  - Microsoft Azure Devops
  - Work Items
  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-work-items-work-items
    baseUri: https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis
    description: Azure DevOps Work Items API — Work Items business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: wit-workitems
      path: /wit/workitems
      operations:
      - name: workitemslist
        method: GET
        description: Azure DevOps List work items by IDs
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: ids
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Comma-separated list of work item IDs (up to 200)
          required: true
        - name: fields
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Comma-separated list of fields to return (e.g., System.Title,System.State)
        - name: asOf
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Work items as of a specific date and time (ISO 8601 format)
        - name: $expand
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Expand relations, links, or fields in the response
    - name: wit-workitems-id
      path: /wit/workitems/{id}
      operations:
      - name: workitemsget
        method: GET
        description: Azure DevOps Get a work item by ID
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          type: integer
          description: Numeric ID of the work item
          required: true
        - name: fields
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Comma-separated list of fields to return
        - name: asOf
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Work item as of a specific date and time
        - name: $expand
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Expand relations, links, or fields
      - name: workitemsupdate
        method: PATCH
        description: Azure DevOps Update a work item
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          type: integer
          description: Numeric ID of the work item to update
          required: true
        - name: validateOnly
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Validate fields without saving the work item
        - name: bypassRules
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Do not enforce work item type rules on this update
        - name: suppressNotifications
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Do not fire any notifications for this change
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
      - name: workitemsdelete
        method: DELETE
        description: Azure DevOps Delete a work item
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          type: integer
          description: Numeric ID of the work item to delete
          required: true
        - name: destroy
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Permanently delete the work item instead of moving to recycle bin
    - name: wit-workitems-type
      path: /wit/workitems/{type}
      operations:
      - name: workitemscreate
        method: POST
        description: Azure DevOps Create a work item
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: type
          in: path
          type: string
          description: Work item type (e.g., Bug, Task, User Story)
          required: true
        - name: validateOnly
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Validate the fields without saving the work item
        - name: bypassRules
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Do not enforce the work item type rules on this update
        - name: suppressNotifications
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Do not fire any notifications for this change
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: bearer
      token: '{{env.MICROSOFT_AZURE_DEVOPS_API_KEY}}'
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: azure-devops-work-items-work-items-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Azure DevOps Work Items API — Work Items. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
      prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/wit/workitems
      name: wit-workitems
      description: REST surface for wit-workitems.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: workitemslist
        description: Azure DevOps List work items by IDs
        call: azure-devops-work-items-work-items.workitemslist
        with:
          ids: rest.ids
          fields: rest.fields
          asOf: rest.asOf
          $expand: rest.$expand
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/wit/workitems/{id}
      name: wit-workitems-id
      description: REST surface for wit-workitems-id.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: workitemsget
        description: Azure DevOps Get a work item by ID
        call: azure-devops-work-items-work-items.workitemsget
        with:
          id: rest.id
          fields: rest.fields
          asOf: rest.asOf
          $expand: rest.$expand
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: PATCH
        name: workitemsupdate
        description: Azure DevOps Update a work item
        call: azure-devops-work-items-work-items.workitemsupdate
        with:
          id: rest.id
          validateOnly: rest.validateOnly
          bypassRules: rest.bypassRules
          suppressNotifications: rest.suppressNotifications
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: DELETE
        name: workitemsdelete
        description: Azure DevOps Delete a work item
        call: azure-devops-work-items-work-items.workitemsdelete
        with:
          id: rest.id
          destroy: rest.destroy
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/wit/workitems/{type}
      name: wit-workitems-type
      description: REST surface for wit-workitems-type.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: workitemscreate
        description: Azure DevOps Create a work item
        call: azure-devops-work-items-work-items.workitemscreate
        with:
          type: rest.type
          validateOnly: rest.validateOnly
          bypassRules: rest.bypassRules
          suppressNotifications: rest.suppressNotifications
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: azure-devops-work-items-work-items-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Azure DevOps Work Items API — Work Items. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline
      through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: azure-devops-list-work-items
      description: Azure DevOps List work items by IDs
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: azure-devops-work-items-work-items.workitemslist
      with:
        ids: tools.ids
        fields: tools.fields
        asOf: tools.asOf
        $expand: tools.$expand
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: azure-devops-get-work-item
      description: Azure DevOps Get a work item by ID
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: azure-devops-work-items-work-items.workitemsget
      with:
        id: tools.id
        fields: tools.fields
        asOf: tools.asOf
        $expand: tools.$expand
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: azure-devops-update-work-item
      description: Azure DevOps Update a work item
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: azure-devops-work-items-work-items.workitemsupdate
      with:
        id: tools.id
        validateOnly: tools.validateOnly
        bypassRules: tools.bypassRules
        suppressNotifications: tools.suppressNotifications
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: azure-devops-delete-work-item
      description: Azure DevOps Delete a work item
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: true
        idempotent: true
      call: azure-devops-work-items-work-items.workitemsdelete
      with:
        id: tools.id
        destroy: tools.destroy
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: azure-devops-create-work-item
      description: Azure DevOps Create a work item
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: azure-devops-work-items-work-items.workitemscreate
      with:
        type: tools.type
        validateOnly: tools.validateOnly
        bypassRules: tools.bypassRules
        suppressNotifications: tools.suppressNotifications
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.