# create_work_item

A write tool on the Azure DevOps MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_work_item`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/create-work-item

## Facts

- Tool: `create_work_item`
- Server: Azure DevOps MCP Server (`abdelrhmansror/azuredevopsmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/AbdelrhmanSror/AzureDevopsMcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade B, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "create_work_item",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_work_item is rated Medium

Creating work items (backlog items, bugs, tasks) in Azure DevOps is a reversible modification of project data. This is Write-category because items can be edited or deleted by subsequent actions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'create_work_item' and sibling tools include 'create_bug' and 'create_product_backlog_item', indicating this tool creates new items in Azure DevOps work tracking. The description is empty, limiting precision."

## Use case

AI agents use create_work_item to create or update resources in Azure DevOps MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Azure DevOps MCP Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Azure DevOps MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_work_item": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_work_item_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Azure DevOps MCP Server (15)

- `get_pull_request` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/get-pull-request.md
- `get_pull_request_full_diff` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/get-pull-request-full-diff.md
- `list_area_paths` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-area-paths.md
- `list_branches` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-branches.md
- `list_iteration_paths` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-iteration-paths.md
- `list_projects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-projects.md
- `list_pull_requests` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-pull-requests.md
- `list_work_item_types` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-work-item-types.md
- `resolve_repo_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/resolve-repo-id.md
- `add_pull_request_comment` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/add-pull-request-comment.md
- `create_bug` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/create-bug.md
- `create_product_backlog_item` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/create-product-backlog-item.md
- `create_pull_request` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/create-pull-request.md
- `link_pr_to_work_item` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/link-pr-to-work-item.md
- `set_pr_description` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/set-pr-description.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp