Azure DevOps PR — VS Code Extension

Review Azure DevOps pull requests directly inside VS Code. Browse PR files, view inline comments with suggestion diffs, reply, resolve threads, and see comments in their original context — all without leaving your editor.

Features

Pull Request Browser

• All Open PRs — browse all active pull requests in the repository
• Created By Me — filter to PRs you authored
• Waiting for My Review — see PRs assigned to you for review
• Checkout — one-click checkout of a PR's source branch with progress notification
• Author display — PR author's first name shown alongside the PR number
• Delete Branch — remove the local branch after review from the Active PR sidebar

Active Pull Request View

When you're on a branch with an open PR, the extension automatically detects it and shows:

• File Changes — folder tree of changed files with change type labels (Add, Edit, Delete, Rename)
• Reviewed checkboxes — tick files and folders as reviewed; folder ticks recursively mark all children; state persists per-PR
• Commits — list of commits in the PR
• Comment Threads — inline and PR-level comments attached to each file

Inline Comments

• Comments appear as inline annotations on the exact lines they reference
• Suggestion diffs are rendered as rich - / + diffs showing the proposed change
• Reply to existing threads directly from the editor
• New comments — click the + gutter icon on any PR file to start a new thread
• Thread status — Resolve, Won't Fix, Close, or Reactivate threads from inline buttons

Review Mode

A togglable review mode keeps comments out of your way when you're not reviewing:

• OFF (default) — no inline comments, no + gutter icons, no distractions
• ON — full comment UI enabled
• Toggle via the status bar ($(eye-closed) Review / $(eye) Reviewing) or the tree view title button
• A comment filter (Active / All) lets you focus on unresolved threads or see everything
• Review mode state persists across VS Code restarts (per-workspace)

View Original Context

When code has changed since a comment was made, click the $(git-compare) button in the comment thread title bar to open a diff showing the file exactly as it was at the time the comment was created:

• Uses the PR iteration's source and target commit SHAs for an accurate historical diff
• Places the comment (with fully rendered suggestion diffs) at its original line position
• Handles file renames and line tracking across iterations

Diff Views

• File diff — compare any changed file against the target branch (origin/main ↔ Working Copy)
• Supports Add, Delete, Edit, and Rename change types
• Git ref content is fetched via git show and cached for performance

PR Detail Panel

• Webview showing PR metadata: title, description, author, reviewers with vote status, labels, work items, merge status, and auto-complete info
• Direct link to the PR on Azure DevOps

AI Assistant (@azdo-pr)

A Copilot Chat participant that helps resolve PR comments and review code:

• /fix — analyze a comment thread and suggest a code fix, a reply, or both
• /explain — explain what a comment is asking for
• /review — full AI code review of all changed files with inline draft comments
• /review-quick — high-level summary of PR changes and key concerns
• Apply Suggestion button — appears when the AI (or an AzDO suggestion block) proposes a code change
• Post Reply button — post an AI-drafted reply directly to Azure DevOps
• Uses workspace tools to read files and search symbols before responding — no guessing
• Customizable system prompts via settings (vscode-pr-azdo.prompts.*)

Subfolder Workspace Support

• Works correctly when VS Code is opened on a subfolder of the git repository
• All file resolution (diffs, comments, AI context) uses the git repo root, not the workspace folder

Requirements

• VS Code 1.110.0 or later
• Git — the VS Code built-in Git extension must be active
• A local clone of an Azure DevOps Git repository (supports dev.azure.com and visualstudio.com remotes, HTTPS and SSH)

Authentication

The extension uses Entra ID (Azure AD) authentication via VS Code's built-in Microsoft authentication provider. Sign in via the Command Palette or the welcome view prompt.

Extension Commands

Known Issues

• Comments on deleted files show as empty in the original context diff
• The extension requires the repository to be fetched (git fetch) for original context diffs to resolve commit SHAs

Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial development release:

• Azure DevOps remote detection (HTTPS + SSH, dev.azure.com + visualstudio.com)
• Entra ID authentication
• PR list with categories (All Open, Created By Me, Waiting for Review) with author names
• Active PR detection by current branch
• File change tree with folder compaction
• Reviewed file checkboxes with folder-level recursive toggle (persisted per-PR)
• Inline comments with suggestion diff rendering
• Comment replies, new threads, and thread status management
• Review mode toggle with persistence
• Comment filtering (Active / All)
• View Original Context — historical diff with comment placement
• PR detail webview
• One-click branch checkout with progress indicator
• Delete local PR branch (safe delete with force option)
• AI assistant (@azdo-pr) with /fix, /explain, /review, /review-quick commands
• AI draft comments from /review posted inline on files
• Customizable AI prompts
• Multi-round tool use in AI chat (reads full files across multiple rounds)
• Subfolder workspace support (uses git repo root for all file resolution)
• Inline comments with suggestion diff rendering
• Comment replies, new threads, and thread status management
• Review mode toggle with persistence
• Comment filtering (Active / All)
• View Original Context — historical diff with comment placement
• PR detail webview
• One-click branch checkout