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boards-work-item-summary Skill

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Summarize a single Azure DevOps work item (and its links and comments) by ID. Published by microsoft in azure-devops-skills.

Decision snapshot

Is this a fit?

Best for

Deployment, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions

Works with

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Access

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Setup

Copy skill directory

Project health

6 months ago · MIT license

Considerations

No specific cautions were detected. Review the source and requested permissions before installing.

What is boards-work-item-summary Skill?

Summarize a single Azure DevOps work item (and its links and comments) by ID. Published by microsoft in azure-devops-skills. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.

Trust signal
95/100
Maintenance signal
90/100
Adoption signal
36/100

Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement. See how SkillIndex evaluates profiles.

Key capabilities

  • Includes SKILL.md support
  • Reusable instructions support
  • Deployment
  • Deployment use cases

Declared skill metadata

  • Source file: .github/skills/boards-work-item-summary/SKILL.md

These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.

Compatibility and setup

Copy skill directory
  • Install or run with Copy skill directory

When to use boards-work-item-summary Skill

  • Use it for deployment.

Built with

Copy skill directory

Editorial notes

Source

  • Creator: microsoft
  • Repository: microsoft/azure-devops-skills
  • Skill file: .github/skills/boards-work-item-summary/SKILL.md

What it does

Summarize a single Azure DevOps work item (and its links and comments) by ID.

Skill instructions

Get work item This skill always works with one specific work item ID. - If the user provides an ID (for example: "for 115770" or "work item 115770"), use that ID directly. - If the user does not provide an ID, prompt the user once to provide the work item ID. - If the ID is still not provided after prompting, stop and return a clear message stating that a work item ID is required and do not call any tools. Tools Use Azure DevOps MCP Server tools for all interactions with Azure DevOps. - witworkitem (action: get): Get a work item from Azure DevOps by its ID. - witworkitem (action: listcomments): Get the list of comments for a work item by its ID. - witworkitem (action: getbatch): Get work item details in batch by their IDs. Use this tool to get the details of linked work items, using the links returned from witworkitem with action get. Steps 1. Call witworkitem with action get and expand=all for the requested ID so that you retrieve fields, relations, and links in a single call. 2. If t

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Frequently asked questions

What is boards-work-item-summary?

boards-work-item-summary is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Summarize a single Azure DevOps work item (and its links and comments) by ID.

Who is boards-work-item-summary best for?

boards-work-item-summary is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, deployment workflows.

How do I install boards-work-item-summary?

Install or run boards-work-item-summary using Copy skill directory. Check boards-work-item-summary for the latest setup command.

Is boards-work-item-summary actively maintained?

boards-work-item-summary may need a closer maintenance check before production use.

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Last commit
6 months ago
Last verified
Sep 1, 2026
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Sep 1, 2026
Repository age
7 months
License
MIT

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