AAzure DevOps MCP (official)

Tested npm @azure-devops/mcp 2.11.0 (MIT; repo microsoft/azure-devops-mcp, 2,085 GitHub stars when checked). Takes the organization name as its first argument; the default sign-in is an interactive Microsoft browser login, which we don't do. Initialize and tools/list worked (44 tools, with read-only hints on 29). For the real call we started it with --authentication envvar and no token: core_list_projects answered that ADO_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN is not set. Core tools not tested. Many tools write work items, pull requests, branches and wiki pages; none were called.
Tool-call test (2026-11-11, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): fail. 0 of 1 call passed; every tool needs an Azure DevOps sign-in or token. Core tools not tested. Evidence: local test run, Nov 11, 2026.

Transport (tested 2026-11-11): stdio

Score 70/100 · Tools 44 · Token cost approx. 16,641 tokens · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-11 · Version tested 2.11.0 · Package @azure-devops/mcp · Repo microsoft/azure-devops-mcp

Summary: Azure DevOps MCP (official) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 44 tools.

Evidence summary

Handshake

pass

Tools listed

44

Context cost

approx. 16641 tokens, cl100k estimate (44 tools, measured 2026-11-11, version 2.11.0; an estimate) ranking · add up your servers' context cost

API key

Connects without a key; tool calls need one

Tested

2026-11-11

Test results

Local-model readiness

Token cost (estimate): approx. 16641 tokens, cl100k estimate for 44 tools · about 203% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base).

Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.

What we tested and what we didn't

Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.

{
  "name": "@azure-devops/mcp",
  "version": "2.11.0",
  "registry": "npm",
  "status": "working",
  "tested": "2026-11-11",
  "tools_count": 44,
  "deprecated": false,
  "archived": false,
  "tests": {
    "install": [
      "pass",
      20,
      "`npm install @azure-devops/mcp` (Node 20, Linux) succeeded in 4s."
    ],
    "handshake": [
      "pass",
      30,
      "MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 44 tools listed in 15.3s."
    ],
    "maintenance": [
      "pass",
      25,
      "Repo pushed 4 days before test; 2,085 GitHub stars."
    ],
    "docs": [
      "partial",
      10,
      "README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present. Check of the package's own README (README shipped in npm package)."
    ],
    "license": [
      "pass",
      10,
      "MIT (OSI-approved)."
    ]
  }
}

Install

npx -y @azure-devops/mcp testedmcp-sample-orgCopy

Pin the version we tested

npx -y @azure-devops/mcp@2.11.0 testedmcp-sample-orgCopy

tested 2026-11-11. Newer versions may differ and were not tested by us.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-devops-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@azure-devops/mcp@2.11.0",
        "testedmcp-sample-org"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools listed

advsec_get_alert_details, advsec_get_alerts, core_get_identity_ids, core_list_project_teams, core_list_projects, pipelines_artifact, pipelines_build, pipelines_build_log, pipelines_definition, pipelines_run, pipelines_write, repo_branch, repo_create_branch, repo_file, repo_file_write, repo_pull_request, repo_pull_request_org, repo_pull_request_thread, repo_pull_request_thread_write, repo_pull_request_write, repo_repository, repo_search_commits, search_code, search_wiki, search_workitem, testplan, testplan_show_test_results_from_build_id, testplan_test_case_write, testplan_test_plan_write, testplan_test_suite_write, wiki, wiki_upsert_page, wit_backlog, wit_query, wit_work_item, wit_work_item_attachment, wit_work_item_attachment_link, wit_work_item_attachment_upload, wit_work_item_comment_write, wit_work_item_link_write

Tool history: captured Nov 11, 2026. All tool history.

Quick config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-devops-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@azure-devops/mcp",
        "testedmcp-sample-org"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-devops-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@azure-devops/mcp",
        "testedmcp-sample-org"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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FAQ

Is Azure DevOps MCP deprecated?

No. @azure-devops/mcp was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-11.

What replaces Azure DevOps MCP?

Nothing; Azure DevOps MCP (official) is not deprecated as of 2026-11-11.

Does Azure DevOps MCP need an API key?

It connects and lists 44 tools without a key, but its tool calls need one.

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