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WorkItems DevOps MCP Server

14 tools. 6 can modify or destroy data without limits.

6 write tools that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.

Last updated: 4 Jul 2026

6 can modify or destroy data

8 read-only

14 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 04/07/2026

How to control WorkItems DevOps MCP Server ↓

TOOL MAP

What WorkItems DevOps MCP Server exposes to your agents

Read (8) Write / Execute (6) Destructive / Financial (0)

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MOST DANGEROUS TOOLS

High Risk

The most dangerous WorkItems DevOps MCP Server tools

Write · Medium add_workitem_comment Adding a comment creates new data in Azure DevOps that persists and is visible to team members. Write · Medium update_workitem_description This tool modifies existing work item descriptions in Azure DevOps, which is a reversible change. Write · Medium update_workitem_planned_date This tool modifies work item planned dates, which is a reversible change to metadata. Write · Medium update_workitem_real_effort This tool creates or modifies work item data (effort values) reversibly—updates can be corrected or undone.

6 of WorkItems DevOps MCP Server's 14 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

POLICY

How to control WorkItems DevOps MCP Server

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and WorkItems DevOps MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Rate limit write operations

{
  "add_workitem_comment": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "add_workitem_comment_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations

{
  "get_all_workitems_types": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "get_all_workitems_types_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register WorkItems DevOps MCP Server — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON WORKITEMS DEVOPS →

Instant setup, no code required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 14 WorkItems DevOps MCP Server tools

WRITE 6 tools

Write add_workitem_comment add_workitem_comment Write update_workitem_description update_workitem_description Write update_workitem_planned_date update_workitem_planned_date Write update_workitem_real_effort update_workitem_real_effort Write update_workitem_state update_workitem_state Write update_workitems_planned_date update_workitems_planned_date

READ 8 tools

Read get_all_workitems_types get_all_workitems_types Read get_workitem_transitions_allowed get_workitem_transitions_allowed Read get_workitem_type_by_name get_workitem_type_by_name Read get_workitem_type_states get_workitem_type_states Read get_workitems_details_by_ids get_workitems_details_by_ids Read get_workitems_ids_assigned_to_user get_workitems_ids_assigned_to_user Read get_workitems_ids_assigned_to_user_by get_workitems_ids_assigned_to_user_by Read get_workitems_ids_assigned_to_user_by_planned_date get_workitems_ids_assigned_to_user_by_planned_date

FAQ

Questions about WorkItems DevOps MCP Server

How do I prevent bulk modifications through WorkItems DevOps MCP Server? +

The WorkItems DevOps MCP Server server has 6 write tools including add_workitem_comment, update_workitem_description, update_workitem_planned_date. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach WorkItems DevOps MCP Server.

How many tools does the WorkItems DevOps MCP Server MCP server expose? +

14 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write. 8 are read-only. 6 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on WorkItems DevOps MCP Server? +

Register the WorkItems DevOps MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every WorkItems DevOps MCP Server tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 14 WorkItems DevOps MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON WORKITEMS DEVOPS →

Instant setup, no code required.

14 WorkItems DevOps MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.