Azure DevOps ACTION
Create Work Item
Create a work item of any type - Bug, Task, User Story, Epic. Returns the new work item's id and full field set. Use when turning an alert, form submission or support ticket into tracked work. Example: type
Bug, title Checkout returns 500 on empty cart, assigned to jamal@fabrikam.com. See the documentation- Action
- Writes data
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Azure DevOps account once, then configure and run Create Work Item from your backend or agent.
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-create-work-item",
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 -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-create-work-item",
"configured_props": {
"azure_devops": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"organization": "Organization",
"project": "Project"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{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-create-work-item",
arguments: {
organization: "Organization",
project: "Project",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
organization Organization | string | Name of the organization Required Dynamic |
project Project | string | Project ID or project name. Run the List Projects action first to obtain valid values. Required |
workItemType Work Item Type | string | Work item type, e.g. Bug, Task, User Story. Run the List Work Item Types action first to obtain valid values. Required |
title Title | string | Title of the work item (max 255 chars) Required |
description Description | string | Description of the work item. HTML is supported. Optional |
assignedTo Assigned To | string | Email address or display name of the user to assign the work item to. Run the List Users action first to obtain valid values. Optional |
areaPath Area Path | string | Area path, e.g. MyProject\Team A. Run the List Classification Nodes action first to obtain valid values. Optional |
iterationPath Iteration Path | string | Iteration path, e.g. MyProject\Sprint 1. Run the List Classification Nodes action first to obtain valid values. Optional |
tags Tags | string[] | Tags to apply to the work item Optional |
additionalFields Additional Fields | object | Any other work item fields to set, keyed by reference name. Example: { "Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Priority": 1 }. Run the List Work Item Fields action first to obtain valid reference names. Optional |
expand Expand | string | Additional work item attributes to include in the response Optional |
bypassRules Bypass Rules | boolean | Do not enforce work item type rules on this change. Requires membership of the Project Collection Service Accounts group. Optional |
suppressNotifications Suppress Notifications | boolean | Do not fire any notifications for this change Optional |
validateOnly Validate Only | boolean | Validate the change without saving the work item Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- azure_devops-create-work-item
- Version
- 0.0.2
- App
- Azure DevOps
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗