Boost your Azure DevOps productivity with AI-powered commands, work item management, and code/document search—all from within VS Code.
Overview
ADO Productivity Copilot is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to streamline your workflow in Azure DevOps. It provides intelligent chat commands, work item breakdowns, prioritization, code and documentation search, and more, directly in your editor.
Features
AI Chat Commands: Use @ado commands to interact with Azure DevOps, automate tasks, and get instant insights.
Work Item Management: Simplify, decompose, prioritize, and summarize work items with natural language commands.
Code & Docs Search: Search ADO-hosted repositories and documentation without leaving VS Code.
Recent Activity: View your recent work item updates, comments, and assignments.
Sidebar Views: Access work items and productivity tools from the VS Code sidebar.
Getting Started
Install the Extension
Open Visual Studio Code.
Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).
Search for ADO Productivity Copilot and click Install.
Sign In to Azure DevOps
After installation, open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run ADO: Sign In.
Log in with your Azure DevOps account credentials.
Configure Organization and Project
When prompted, provide your Azure DevOps organization URL and project name.
The extension will save these settings for future use.
Start Using ADO Commands
Open the GitHub Copilot chat or use the command palette.
Type @ado followed by any supported command to interact with Azure DevOps (see below for available commands).
Usage
Chat Commands
/help — List all available commands
/info — Get info about your Azure DevOps organization/project
/simplify {work item id} — Break down a work item into smaller tasks
/prioritize — Prioritize SFI, 360, and security work
/summarize {work item id} — Summarize a work item description
/docs {query} — Search Azure DevOps documentation
/code {query} — Search ADO-hosted repositories
/decompose {work item id} {child type} — Break down work item into child items
/myactivity — View your recent work item activity
How It Works
Activation: The extension activates from src/extension.ts.
Core Services: Authentication, search, and context management are handled in src/azureAuthService.ts, src/azureDevOpsClient.ts, and src/productivityContext.ts.
Chat & Prompts: Chat logic in src/chatParticipant.ts; prompt definitions in src/chatPrompts/.
Views: Sidebar views in src/views/.
Commands: All commands and chat participants are registered in package.json under contributes.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please submit issues or pull requests via GitHub.
License
This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT License. See LICENSE.md for details.
