Keep your Azure DevOps work items and pull requests in sync directly from VS Code. No more switching between your editor and the browser.
Features
Work Item Sync
View and update work items assigned to you without leaving VS Code. The extension pulls your active tasks, bugs, and user stories and displays status changes in real time.
Refresh assigned work items with a single command
See work item state changes as desktop notifications
Quick-link to the full work item in your browser
Pull Request Integration
Stay on top of code reviews. The extension surfaces PRs that need your attention and links related work items automatically.
View PRs awaiting your review
Auto-link work items to branches based on naming conventions (e.g. feature/12345-add-login)
One-click open in Azure DevOps
Configurable Refresh
Set a polling interval that works for you, or trigger a manual refresh with the Azure DevOps Sync: Refresh command (Ctrl+Shift+P).
Getting Started
Install the extension
Open Settings and search for azdevopsSync
Set your Organization and Project name
Sign in when prompted — the extension uses VS Code's built-in Microsoft authentication
That's it. Your assigned work items and PR reviews will start appearing.
Requirements
VS Code 1.85 or later
An Azure DevOps Services account (cloud). Azure DevOps Server (on-prem) is not currently supported.
The Microsoft authentication provider must be available (ships with VS Code by default)
Extension Settings
Setting
Default
Description
azdevopsSync.organization
""
Your Azure DevOps organization name
azdevopsSync.project
""
Default project to sync from
azdevopsSync.refreshInterval
300
Auto-refresh interval in seconds (0 to disable)
azdevopsSync.showNotifications
true
Desktop notifications for new assignments and reviews
azdevopsSync.pullRequests.autoLink
true
Auto-link work items when creating branches
Known Issues
On-premises Azure DevOps Server is not yet supported. Tracking in #14.
Large queries (>200 work items) may cause the initial sync to take a few seconds.
