Manage Azure DevOps resources via CLI including projects, repos, pipelines, builds, pull requests, work items, artifacts, and service endpoints. Use when working with Azure DevOps, az commands, devops automation, CI/CD, or when user mentions Azure DevOps CLI.
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name: azure-devops-cli description: Manage Azure DevOps resources via CLI including projects, repos, pipelines, builds, pull requests, work items, artifacts, and service endpoints. Use when working with Azure DevOps, az commands, devops automation, CI/CD, or when user mentions Azure DevOps CLI.
Azure DevOps CLI
Manage Azure DevOps resources using the Azure CLI with the Azure DevOps extension.
CLI Version: 2.81.0 (current as of 2025)
Prerequisites
# Install Azure CLI
brew install azure-cli # macOS
curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash # Linux
# Install Azure DevOps extension
az extension add --name azure-devops
Authentication
# Login with PAT token
az devops login --organization https://dev.azure.com/{org} --token YOUR_PAT_TOKEN
# Set default organization and project (avoids repeating --org/--project)
# Note: Legacy URL https://{org}.visualstudio.com should be replaced with https://dev.azure.com/{org}
az devops configure --defaults organization=https://dev.azure.com/{org} project={project}
# List current configuration
az devops configure --list
CLI Structure
az devops # Main DevOps commands
βββ admin # Administration (banner)
βββ extension # Extension management
βββ project # Team projects
βββ security # Security operations
β βββ group # Security groups
β βββ permission # Security permissions
βββ service-endpoint # Service connections
βββ team # Teams
βββ user # Users
βββ wiki # Wikis
βββ configure # Set defaults
βββ invoke # Invoke REST API
βββ login # Authenticate
βββ logout # Clear credentials
az pipelines # Azure Pipelines
βββ agent # Agents
βββ build # Builds
βββ folder # Pipeline folders
βββ pool # Agent pools
βββ queue # Agent queues
βββ release # Releases
βββ runs # Pipeline runs
βββ variable # Pipeline variables
βββ variable-group # Variable groups
az boards # Azure Boards
βββ area # Area paths
βββ iteration # Iterations
βββ work-item # Work items
az repos # Azure Repos
βββ import # Git imports
βββ policy # Branch policies
βββ pr # Pull requests
βββ ref # Git references
az artifacts # Azure Artifacts
βββ universal # Universal Packages
Reference Files
Read the relevant reference file based on the user's task. Each file contains complete command syntax and examples for its domain.
| File | When to read | Covers |
|---|---|---|
references/repos-and-prs.md | Repos, branches, pull requests, branch policies | Repositories, Import, PRs (create/list/vote/reviewers/policies), Git refs, Branch policies |
references/pipelines-and-builds.md | Pipelines, builds, releases, artifacts | Pipelines CRUD, runs, builds, releases, artifacts download/upload |
references/boards-and-iterations.md | Work items, sprints, area paths | Work items (WIQL/create/update/relations), Area paths, Iterations, Team iterations |
references/variables-and-agents.md | Pipeline variables, agent pools | Pipeline variables, Variable groups, Pipeline folders, Agent pools/queues |
references/org-and-security.md | Projects, teams, users, permissions, wikis | Projects, Extensions, Teams, Users, Security groups/permissions, Service endpoints, Wikis, Admin |
references/advanced-usage.md | Output formatting, JMESPath queries | Output formats, JMESPath queries (basic + advanced), Global args, Common params, Git aliases |
references/workflows-and-patterns.md | Automation scripts, best practices, error handling | Common workflows, Best practices, Error handling, Scripting patterns, Real-world examples |
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