Boards My Work
- 67 installs
- 31 repo stars
- Updated July 16, 2026
- microsoft/azure-devops-skills
boards-my-work is an agent skill that lists Azure DevOps work items assigned to the user grouped by type with clickable links.
About
The boards-my-work skill retrieves work items assigned to the user in Azure DevOps organized by work item type and sorted by most recently changed. It requires a project name before proceeding: if the user supplies one such as for Contoso, the agent uses it directly without calling core_list_projects; otherwise it prompts and only lists projects when still missing. Azure DevOps MCP tools handle interactions: wit_my_work_items fetches assigned items, wit_get_work_items_batch_by_ids loads details with default fields including Id, Title, State, AssignedTo, WorkItemType, ChangedDate, Tags, and Priority. Results display in tables grouped into Epics, Features, Stories, Bugs, Tasks, Test Cases, and other types, showing clickable ID hyperlinks to dev.azure.com edit URLs plus title, state, and priority. Triggers include show my work items or Azure DevOps boards my work for a project.
- Fetches work items assigned to me via Azure DevOps MCP.
- Requires project name before querying or lists projects.
- Batches detail retrieval with sensible default fields.
- Groups results by work item type with recent-first sorting.
- Renders clickable dev.azure.com links in table output.
Boards My Work by the numbers
- 67 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #1,516 of 3,301 Productivity & Planning skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
- Data as of Jul 25, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
boards-my-work capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- project name resolution and prompting · assigned work item retrieval via mcp · batch detail fetch with default fields · type based grouping and recent sort · clickable dev.azure.com hyperlink formatting
- Works with
- azure devops · azure
- Use cases
- project management · planning
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| Installs | 67 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 31 |
| Security audit | 3 / 3 scanners passed |
| Last updated | July 16, 2026 |
| Repository | microsoft/azure-devops-skills ↗ |
What work items are assigned to me in Azure DevOps for this project?
Retrieve Azure DevOps work items assigned to the user for a project and display them grouped by type in a sorted table with clickable links.
Who is it for?
Developers using Azure DevOps MCP who need a quick view of assigned Epics, Stories, Bugs, and Tasks.
Skip if: Skip for creating work items, sprint capacity planning, or non-Azure DevOps task systems.
When should I use this skill?
User asks for my work items, assigned tasks, or Azure DevOps boards my work for a project.
What you get
A grouped table of assigned work items with ID links, title, state, and priority sorted by recent changes.
Files
Get my work items
Before getting work items, you need to know which project to use.
- If the user provides a project name in their request (for example, "for Contoso"), use that project directly and do not call the
core_list_projectstool. - If a project name is not provided, first return a prompt asking the user for the project name.
- If the project name is still not provided after prompting the user, then call the MCP Server tool
core_list_projectsto get the list of projects the user can choose from. - Do not continue if the user has not provided a project name or selected one from the list.
Tools
Use Azure DevOps MCP Server tools for all interactions with Azure DevOps.
core_list_projects: Get the list of projects the user can choose from.wit_my_work_items: Get work items from Azure DevOps that are assigned to the userwit_get_work_items_batch_by_ids: Get work item details in batch by their IDs. Use this tool to get detailed information about the work items retrieved bywit_my_work_items.
Fields
When using the tool wit_get_work_items_batch_by_ids, if the user does not provide a list of fields to retrieve, use the following default fields:
- System.Id
- System.Title
- System.State
- System.AssignedTo
- System.WorkItemType
- System.CreatedDate
- System.ChangedDate
- System.Tags
- Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Priority
Display results
When displaying the results...
- show the work item ID (make this clickable hyperlink to open the work item in a web browser. Format should be like this: {ID}),
- title
- state,
- priority
in a table format. Show the most recently changed work items first and group the work items by thier work item type (System.WorkItemType). For example, group the work items into the following categories based on their work item type:
Epics Features Stories Bugs Tasks Test Cases other work item types
Steps
1. Check if the user has provided a project name in their request. If not, prompt the user to provide a project name. 2. If the user still does not provide a project name, call the core_list_projects tool to get the list of projects and prompt the user to select one. 3. Once a project name is obtained, call the wit_my_work_items tool to retrieve the work items assigned to the user for that project. Use assigned to me as the filter criteria to get the relevant work items. 4. Extract the IDs of the retrieved work items and call the wit_get_work_items_batch_by_ids tool to get detailed information about those work items, including the default fields if the user did not specify any. 5. Organize the retrieved work items by their work item type (System.WorkItemType) and sort them by the most recently changed date (System.ChangedDate). 6. Display the work items in a table format, showing the ID (as a clickable hyperlink), title, state, and priority for each work item, grouped by their work item type.
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What does boards-my-work produce?
Grouped tables of assigned Azure DevOps work items with clickable IDs, title, state, and priority.
When should I use boards-my-work?
When listing work items assigned to you in a specific Azure DevOps project.
Is boards-my-work safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.