Microsoft Parity

This page provides a domain-by-domain comparison between adtk and Microsoft’s official azure-devops-mcp server.

Summary

Capability	adtk	Microsoft
Get work item	`manage_work_items` → `get`	`get_work_item`
Batch get	`manage_work_items` → `batch_get`	`get_work_items`
Create	`manage_work_items` → `create`	`create_work_item`
Update	`manage_work_items` → `update`	`update_work_item`
Delete	`manage_work_items` → `delete`	N/A
Batch update	`manage_work_items` → `batch_update`	N/A
Add comment	`manage_work_items` → `add_comment`	`add_work_item_comment`
Update comment	`manage_work_items` → `update_comment`	N/A
List comments	`manage_work_items` → `list_comments`	`get_work_item_comments`
Get links	`manage_work_items` → `get_links`	N/A
List types	`manage_work_items` → `list_types`	N/A
Get history	`manage_work_items` → `get_history`	N/A
Link items	`manage_work_items` → `link`	N/A
Unlink items	`manage_work_items` → `unlink`	N/A
Add artifact link	`manage_work_items` → `add_artifact_link`	N/A
Add children	`manage_work_items` → `add_children`	N/A
My items	`manage_work_items` → `my_items`	`get_my_work_items`
Iteration items	`manage_work_items` → `iteration_items`	N/A
WIQL query	`manage_search` → `wiql`	`run_wiql_query`
Response flattening	System.* → snake_case	Raw API fields

Capability	adtk	Microsoft
List PRs	`manage_pull_requests` → `list`	`list_pull_requests`
Get PR	`manage_pull_requests` → `get`	`get_pull_request`
Create PR	`manage_pull_requests` → `create`	`create_pull_request`
Update PR	`manage_pull_requests` → `update`	`update_pull_request`
Add comment	`manage_pull_requests` → `add_comment`	`create_pull_request_comment`
List comments	`manage_pull_requests` → `list_comments`	`list_pull_request_comments`
Vote/approve	`manage_pull_requests` → `vote`	N/A
List reviewers	`manage_pull_requests` → `list_reviewers`	`list_pull_request_reviewers`
Update reviewers	`manage_pull_requests` → `update_reviewers`	N/A
Create thread	`manage_pull_requests` → `create_thread`	N/A
Update thread	`manage_pull_requests` → `update_thread`	N/A
Reply to comment	`manage_pull_requests` → `reply_to_comment`	N/A

Capability	adtk	Microsoft
List pipelines	`manage_pipelines` → `list`	`list_pipelines`
Get pipeline	`manage_pipelines` → `get`	`get_pipeline`
List runs	`manage_pipelines` → `list_runs`	`list_pipeline_runs`
Get run	`manage_pipelines` → `get_run`	`get_pipeline_run`
Trigger pipeline	`manage_pipelines` → `trigger`	`trigger_pipeline`
Get logs	`manage_pipelines` → `get_logs`	`get_pipeline_logs`
Get specific log	`manage_pipelines` → `get_log`	N/A
Get build changes	`manage_pipelines` → `get_build_changes`	N/A
List definitions	`manage_pipelines` → `list_definitions`	N/A
List variable groups	`manage_pipelines` → `list_variable_groups`	N/A
Get variable group	`manage_pipelines` → `get_variable_group`	N/A
List environments	`manage_pipelines` → `list_environments`	N/A

Capability	adtk	Microsoft
List boards	`manage_boards` → `list`	N/A
Get board	`manage_boards` → `get`	N/A
Get columns	`manage_boards` → `get_columns`	N/A
List iterations	`manage_iterations` → `list`	N/A
Get iteration	`manage_iterations` → `get`	N/A
Get current iteration	`manage_iterations` → `get_current`	N/A
Create iteration	`manage_iterations` → `create`	N/A
Get team settings	`manage_iterations` → `get_team_settings`	N/A

Capability	adtk	Microsoft
List plans	`manage_test_plans` → `list_plans`	N/A
Create plan	`manage_test_plans` → `create_plan`	N/A
List suites	`manage_test_plans` → `list_suites`	N/A
Create suite	`manage_test_plans` → `create_suite`	N/A
List cases	`manage_test_plans` → `list_cases`	N/A
Get test results	`manage_test_plans` → `get_test_results`	N/A

Capability	adtk	Microsoft
List alerts	`manage_advanced_security` → `list_alerts`	N/A
Get alert	`manage_advanced_security` → `get_alert`	N/A

Capability	adtk	Microsoft
List attachments	`manage_attachments` → `list`	N/A
Upload	`manage_attachments` → `upload`	N/A
Download	`manage_attachments` → `download`	N/A

Capability	adtk	Microsoft
Work item metrics	`manage_metrics` → `get_metrics`	N/A
Cycle time	Computed from revision history	N/A
Lead time	Computed from revision history	N/A
Time-in-status	Computed from revision history	N/A
MCP prompts	4 built-in (sprint, PR, pipeline, release)	N/A
Git branch detection	Auto-detect work item from branch	N/A

Microsoft’s MCP server takes a different approach in some areas:

Feature	Status
Azure AD / Entra ID authentication	Not planned (PAT-first by design)
Release management (classic releases)	Planned

Aspect	adtk	Microsoft
Tool registration	14 consolidated tools with `action` parameter	~75 individual tool registrations
Response format	Flattened, token-optimized	Raw Azure DevOps API responses
Write protection	`ADTK_ENABLE_WRITES` gate	None
Rate limiting	Built-in token bucket	None
Error handling	Structured with PAT scope hints	Standard error propagation