Azure DevOps Code Companion

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Stop Context Switching

Manage work items, track time, create branches, and submit pull requests without leaving VS Code.

Features

Work Items Sidebar

• View and manage work items with List/Kanban views
• Status overview badges with click-to-filter
• Quick status change on each work item
• Sprint selection and filtering

Time Tracking

• Built-in timer with auto-pause on inactivity
• Auto-start timer when creating branches
• Auto-resume on activity detection
• Pomodoro timer (25-min work cycles)

Git Integration

• Create branches with automatic work item linking
• Submit PRs with work item associations
• Customizable branch name templates
• Link work items to commits

Pull Request Management

• Review and approve PRs directly from VS Code
• Complete/merge PRs with branch cleanup options
• View PR comments and linked work items

Pipeline & Build Management

• Run pipelines with branch selection
• View build and pipeline logs
• Monitor pipeline runs with detailed status

Additional Features

• Wiki integration
• Team capacity planning
• Work item templates
• Test plan browsing
• Real-time build status in status bar

Quick Start

1. Setup Connection

1. Run command: "Azure DevOps: Setup Connection"
2. Enter your organization name
3. Enter your project name
4. Enter your Personal Access Token (PAT)

2. Create a Personal Access Token

1. Go to Azure DevOps
2. Click your profile picture → Security → Personal Access Tokens
3. Click "New Token" with these scopes:
   • Work Items (Read & Write)
   • Code (Read & Write)
   • Build (Read)
   • Pull Request (Read & Write)

3. Start Working

• Click the Azure DevOps icon in the Activity Bar
• Your work items appear in the sidebar
• Click any work item to start tracking time

Commands

Keyboard Shortcuts

Configuration

{
  "azureDevOps.organization": "mycompany",
  "azureDevOps.project": "myproject",
  "azureDevOps.defaultWorkItemType": "Task",
  "azureDevOps.defaultQuery": "My Work Items",
  "azureDevOps.timerInactivityTimeout": 300,
  "azureDevOps.pomodoroEnabled": true,
  "azureDevOps.branchNameTemplate": "{type}/{id}-{title}",
  "azureDevOps.commitMessageTemplate": "AB#{id}: {message}"
}

Requirements

• VS Code 1.102.0 or higher
• Azure DevOps account with project access
• Personal Access Token with required permissions

Troubleshooting

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for version history.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how to get started:

Development Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/YonasValentin/azure-devops-code-companion.git
cd azure-devops-code-companion

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Compile and watch for changes
npm run watch

Running the Extension

1. Open the project in VS Code
2. Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host
3. The extension will be available in the new VS Code window

Building for Production

# Type check, lint, and bundle
npm run compile

# Package for distribution
npm run package

# Create .vsix file
npx vsce package

Submitting Changes

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Found a Bug?

Open an issue on GitHub

Support Development

This extension is free and open source. If it improves your Azure DevOps workflow, consider supporting its development:

Sponsor on GitHub (Recommended)

GitHub Sponsors is the best way to support ongoing development. Sponsors get priority support and help fund new features.

Other ways to help

• Leave a review on the VS Code Marketplace
• Report issues to help improve quality
• Buy me a coffee for one-time support

MIT License