Azure DevOps Work Items

View and manage your assigned Azure DevOps work items directly in VS Code.

Features

• My Work Items View: See all work items assigned to you in a dedicated sidebar panel
• Priority Sorting: Work items automatically sorted by priority (Critical → High → Medium → Low)
• Quick Access: Click any work item to open it in a VS Code webview
• Auto-Refresh: Configurable automatic refresh to keep your work items up to date
• Secure Authentication: Personal Access Tokens stored securely using VS Code's SecretStorage

Setup

1. Install the extension
2. Click the Azure DevOps icon in the Activity Bar
3. Click "Configure" to set up your connection:
   • Enter your Azure DevOps organization name
   • Enter your project name
   • Provide a Personal Access Token with work item read permissions

Creating a Personal Access Token

1. Go to your Azure DevOps organization
2. Click on User Settings → Personal Access Tokens
3. Create a new token with Work Items (Read) scope
4. Copy the token and paste it when prompted by the extension

Configuration

You can configure the extension using VS Code settings:

{
  "adoWorkItems.organization": "your-organization",
  "adoWorkItems.project": "your-project",
  "adoWorkItems.refreshInterval": 300  // seconds, 0 to disable
}

Commands

• Azure DevOps: Refresh Work Items - Manually refresh the work item list
• Azure DevOps: Configure Connection - Update your Azure DevOps connection settings

Requirements

• Azure DevOps account with access to at least one project
• Personal Access Token with Work Items (Read) permission

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• adoWorkItems.organization: Your Azure DevOps organization name
• adoWorkItems.project: Your Azure DevOps project name
• adoWorkItems.refreshInterval: Auto-refresh interval in seconds (default: 300, set to 0 to disable)

Privacy & Security

• Your Personal Access Token is stored securely using VS Code's built-in SecretStorage
• Work item data is cached locally for 5 minutes to reduce API calls
• All communication with Azure DevOps uses HTTPS

Known Issues

• Work items are read-only; editing must be done in the Azure DevOps web interface

Release Notes

0.1.0

Initial release:

• View work items assigned to you
• Priority-based sorting
• Click to open in webview
• Secure PAT storage
• Auto-refresh support

For Developers

Building from Source

npm install
npm run compile

Running in Development

Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.

Publishing

vsce package
vsce publish

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.