# Add Work Item Comment — Azure DevOps

> Add a comment to a work item's discussion thread. Returns the new comment's id and rendered text. Use this to post automated status back to the item humans are watching, rather than editing its description. Example: work item 299, comment…

- Key: `azure_devops-add-work-item-comment`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: Azure DevOps (`azure_devops`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/azure-devops.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/azure-devops/actions/add-work-item-comment
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/azure_devops/actions/add-work-item-comment/add-work-item-comment.mjs

## Description

Add a comment to a work item's discussion thread. Returns the new comment's id and rendered text. Use this to post automated status back to the item humans are watching, rather than editing its description. Example: work item `299`, comment `Deployed to staging in build 4821`. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/wit/comments/add?view=azure-devops-rest-7.1)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `organization` | `string` | Yes | Name of the organization Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `project` | `string` | Yes | Project ID or project name. Run the List Projects action first to obtain valid values. |
| `workItemId` | `integer` | Yes | Numeric ID of the work item. Run the Query Work Items (WIQL) action first to obtain valid values. |
| `text` | `string` | Yes | Text of the comment. HTML is supported. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "azure_devops",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "azure_devops-add-work-item-comment",
  arguments: {
    organization: "Organization",
    project: "Project",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "azure_devops-add-work-item-comment",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    azure_devops: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    organization: "Organization",
    project: "Project",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "azure_devops-add-work-item-comment",
    "configured_props": {
      "azure_devops": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "organization": "Organization",
      "project": "Project"
    }
  }'
```

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