The Ares DevOps MCP Server enables seamless interaction with Azure DevOps Git repositories and pipelines.
Repository Management: Create new repositories and list existing repositories
Branch Operations: List branches within a repository
Pull Request Management: Create pull requests between branches and add comments to pull requests
Commit History: Get commit history for a repository branch
Pipeline Operations: List available pipelines and trigger pipelines with specified parameters
Enables interaction with Azure DevOps Git repositories, including repository creation, branch management, and commit history retrieval.
Required runtime environment for the MCP server, facilitating Azure DevOps API connectivity.
Provides type-safe operations for Azure DevOps interactions implemented using TypeScript.
Ares DevOps MCP Server 🚀
🔌 Compatible with Cline, Cursor, Claude Desktop, and any other MCP Clients!
Ares DevOps MCP is also compatible with any MCP client
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that enables AI systems to interact seamlessly with various data sources and tools, facilitating secure, two-way connections.
The Ares DevOps MCP server provides:
Seamless interaction with Azure DevOps Git repositories
Secure repository and branch management
Efficient pull request creation and management
Type-safe operations with TypeScript
Pipeline automation and monitoring
Prerequisites 🔧
Before you begin, ensure you have:
Azure DevOps account with appropriate permissions
Personal Access Token (PAT) with required scopes
Claude Desktop or Cursor
Node.js (v14 or higher)
Git installed (only needed if using Git installation method)
Ares DevOps MCP server installation ⚡
Running with NPX
Installing via Smithery
To install Ares DevOps MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Configuring MCP Clients ⚙️
Configuring Cline 🤖
The easiest way to set up the Ares DevOps MCP server in Cline is through the marketplace with a single click:
Open Cline in VS Code
Click on the Cline icon in the sidebar
Navigate to the "MCP Servers" tab (4 squares)
Search "Ares DevOps" and click "install"
When prompted, enter your Azure DevOps credentials
Alternatively, you can manually set up the Ares DevOps MCP server in Cline:
Open the Cline MCP settings file:
Add the Ares DevOps server configuration to the file:
Save the file and restart Cline if it's already running.
Configuring Cursor 🖥️
Note: Requires Cursor version 0.45.6 or higher
To set up the Ares DevOps MCP server in Cursor:
Open Cursor Settings
Navigate to Features > MCP Servers
Click on the "+ Add New MCP Server" button
Fill out the following information:
Name: Enter a nickname for the server (e.g., "ares-devops-mcp")
Type: Select "command" as the type
Command: Enter the command to run the server:
env AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG=your-org AZURE_DEVOPS_PROJECT=your-project AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT=your-pat npx -y ares-devops-mcp@latestImportant: Replace the environment variables with your Azure DevOps credentials
Configuring the Claude Desktop app 🖥️
For macOS:
For Windows:
Add the Ares DevOps server configuration:
Usage in Claude Desktop App 🎯
Once the installation is complete, and the Claude desktop app is configured, you must completely close and re-open the Claude desktop app to see the ares-devops-mcp server. You should see a hammer icon in the bottom left of the app, indicating available MCP tools.
Ares DevOps Examples
Create Repository:
Create Pull Request:
List Pipelines:
Get Commit History:
Troubleshooting 🛠️
Common Issues
Server Not Found
Verify the npm installation by running
npm --version
Check Claude Desktop configuration syntax
Ensure Node.js is properly installed by running
node --version
Authentication Issues
Confirm your Azure DevOps PAT is valid and has required scopes
Check the PAT is correctly set in the config
Verify no spaces or quotes around the PAT
Repository Access Issues
Verify the repository exists in your Azure DevOps project
Check repository permissions
Ensure the PAT has appropriate access rights
Acknowledgments ✨
Model Context Protocol for the MCP specification
Anthropic for Claude Desktop
Microsoft Azure DevOps for the API
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
An MCP server that provides seamless interaction with Azure DevOps Git repositories, enabling users to manage repositories, branches, pull requests, and pipelines through natural language.
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