Azure DevOps Cursor IDE MCP server plugin
Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Cursor Azure DevOps MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Azure DevOps Cursor IDE MCP server plugin.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for integrating Azure DevOps with Cursor IDE. This tool allows Claude AI in Cursor to interact with Azure DevOps, providing access to projects, work items, repositories, and pull requests.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at cursor-azure-devops-mcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
The server publishes 14 tools. What each one is for:
azure_devops_projects — Get all projectsazure_devops_work_item — Get a specific work itemazure_devops_work_items — Get multiple work itemsazure_devops_repositories — Get repositories for a projectazure_devops_pull_requests — Get pull requests from a repositoryazure_devops_pull_request_by_id — Get a specific pull requestazure_devops_pull_request_threads — Get threads from a pull requestazure_devops_work_item_attachments — Get attachments for a work itemazure_devops_work_item_comments — Get comments for a work itemazure_devops_pull_request_changes — Get detailed PR code changesazure_devops_pull_request_file_content — Get content of a specific file in a pull requestazure_devops_branch_file_content — Get file content directly from a branchConfiguration is passed through the environment: AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG_URL, AZURE_DEVOPS_TOKEN. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Cursor Azure DevOps's toolset — azure_devops_projects, azure_devops_work_item, azure_devops_work_items and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by maximtitovich; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Cursor Azure DevOps's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| azure_devops_projects | Get all projects |
| azure_devops_work_item | Get a specific work item |
| azure_devops_work_items | Get multiple work items |
| azure_devops_repositories | Get repositories for a project |
| azure_devops_pull_requests | Get pull requests from a repository |
| azure_devops_pull_request_by_id | Get a specific pull request |
| azure_devops_pull_request_threads | Get threads from a pull request |
| azure_devops_work_item_attachments | Get attachments for a work item |
| azure_devops_work_item_comments | Get comments for a work item |
| azure_devops_pull_request_changes | Get detailed PR code changes |
| azure_devops_pull_request_file_content | Get content of a specific file in a pull request |
| azure_devops_branch_file_content | Get file content directly from a branch |
| azure_devops_create_pr_comment | Create a comment on a pull request |
| azure_devops_test_plans | List all test plans for a project |
{
"mcpServers": {
"cursor-azure-devops": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "cursor-azure-devops-mcp"],
"env": {
"AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG_URL": "your-value",
"AZURE_DEVOPS_TOKEN": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| AZURE_DEVOPS_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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