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Azure DevOps Multi-Organization MCP Server

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pipelines_get_build_definitions

Retrieve and filter build pipeline configurations from Azure DevOps projects to manage and analyze CI/CD workflows.

Instructions

Gets a list of build definitions (pipeline configurations) in a project

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
organizationYesThe name of the Azure DevOps organization
projectYesProject ID or name to get build definitions for
repositoryIdNoRepository ID to filter build definitions
repositoryTypeNoType of repository to filter build definitions
nameNoName of the build definition to filter
pathNoPath of the build definition to filter
queryOrderNoOrder in which build definitions are returned
topNoMaximum number of build definitions to return
continuationTokenNoToken for continuing paged results
minMetricsTimeNoMinimum metrics time to filter build definitions (ISO 8601 string)
definitionIdsNoArray of build definition IDs to filter
builtAfterNoReturn definitions that have builds after this date (ISO 8601 string)
notBuiltAfterNoReturn definitions that do not have builds after this date (ISO 8601 string)
includeAllPropertiesNoWhether to include all properties in the results
includeLatestBuildsNoWhether to include the latest builds for each definition
taskIdFilterNoTask ID to filter build definitions
processTypeNoProcess type to filter build definitions
yamlFilenameNoYAML filename to filter build definitions

Implementation Reference

  • The main handler logic that connects to Azure DevOps, calls getDefinitions API with filtered parameters, simplifies the build definitions list, and returns formatted JSON response.
    async ({ organization, project, repositoryId, repositoryType, name, path, queryOrder, top, continuationToken, minMetricsTime, definitionIds, builtAfter, notBuiltAfter, includeAllProperties, includeLatestBuilds, taskIdFilter, processType, yamlFilename }) => { const connection = await connectionManager.getConnection(organization); const buildApi = await connection.getBuildApi(); // Default top to 50 to prevent massive responses const limit = top || 50; const buildDefinitions = await buildApi.getDefinitions( project, name, repositoryId, repositoryType, safeEnumConvert(DefinitionQueryOrder, queryOrder), limit, continuationToken, minMetricsTime ? new Date(minMetricsTime) : undefined, definitionIds, path, builtAfter ? new Date(builtAfter) : undefined, notBuiltAfter ? new Date(notBuiltAfter) : undefined, includeAllProperties, includeLatestBuilds, taskIdFilter, processType, yamlFilename ); // Simplify the output const simplifiedDefinitions = buildDefinitions.map(d => ({ id: d.id, name: d.name, path: d.path, type: d.type, queueStatus: d.queueStatus, revision: d.revision, url: d.url })); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(simplifiedDefinitions, null, 2) }], }; }
  • Zod schema for tool input parameters, including all filters and pagination options for querying build definitions.
    { organization: z.string().describe("The name of the Azure DevOps organization"), project: z.string().describe("Project ID or name to get build definitions for"), repositoryId: z.string().optional().describe("Repository ID to filter build definitions"), repositoryType: z.enum(["TfsGit", "GitHub", "BitbucketCloud"]).optional().describe("Type of repository to filter build definitions"), name: z.string().optional().describe("Name of the build definition to filter"), path: z.string().optional().describe("Path of the build definition to filter"), queryOrder: z .enum(getEnumKeys(DefinitionQueryOrder)) .optional() .describe("Order in which build definitions are returned"), top: z.number().optional().describe("Maximum number of build definitions to return"), continuationToken: z.string().optional().describe("Token for continuing paged results"), minMetricsTime: z.string().optional().describe("Minimum metrics time to filter build definitions (ISO 8601 string)"), definitionIds: z.array(z.number()).optional().describe("Array of build definition IDs to filter"), builtAfter: z.string().optional().describe("Return definitions that have builds after this date (ISO 8601 string)"), notBuiltAfter: z.string().optional().describe("Return definitions that do not have builds after this date (ISO 8601 string)"), includeAllProperties: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether to include all properties in the results"), includeLatestBuilds: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether to include the latest builds for each definition"), taskIdFilter: z.string().optional().describe("Task ID to filter build definitions"), processType: z.number().optional().describe("Process type to filter build definitions"), yamlFilename: z.string().optional().describe("YAML filename to filter build definitions"), },
  • MCP server tool registration call that associates the name, description, input schema, and handler function.
    server.tool( "pipelines_get_build_definitions", "Gets a list of build definitions (pipeline configurations) in a project", { organization: z.string().describe("The name of the Azure DevOps organization"), project: z.string().describe("Project ID or name to get build definitions for"), repositoryId: z.string().optional().describe("Repository ID to filter build definitions"), repositoryType: z.enum(["TfsGit", "GitHub", "BitbucketCloud"]).optional().describe("Type of repository to filter build definitions"), name: z.string().optional().describe("Name of the build definition to filter"), path: z.string().optional().describe("Path of the build definition to filter"), queryOrder: z .enum(getEnumKeys(DefinitionQueryOrder)) .optional() .describe("Order in which build definitions are returned"), top: z.number().optional().describe("Maximum number of build definitions to return"), continuationToken: z.string().optional().describe("Token for continuing paged results"), minMetricsTime: z.string().optional().describe("Minimum metrics time to filter build definitions (ISO 8601 string)"), definitionIds: z.array(z.number()).optional().describe("Array of build definition IDs to filter"), builtAfter: z.string().optional().describe("Return definitions that have builds after this date (ISO 8601 string)"), notBuiltAfter: z.string().optional().describe("Return definitions that do not have builds after this date (ISO 8601 string)"), includeAllProperties: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether to include all properties in the results"), includeLatestBuilds: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether to include the latest builds for each definition"), taskIdFilter: z.string().optional().describe("Task ID to filter build definitions"), processType: z.number().optional().describe("Process type to filter build definitions"), yamlFilename: z.string().optional().describe("YAML filename to filter build definitions"), }, async ({ organization, project, repositoryId, repositoryType, name, path, queryOrder, top, continuationToken, minMetricsTime, definitionIds, builtAfter, notBuiltAfter, includeAllProperties, includeLatestBuilds, taskIdFilter, processType, yamlFilename }) => { const connection = await connectionManager.getConnection(organization); const buildApi = await connection.getBuildApi(); // Default top to 50 to prevent massive responses const limit = top || 50; const buildDefinitions = await buildApi.getDefinitions( project, name, repositoryId, repositoryType, safeEnumConvert(DefinitionQueryOrder, queryOrder), limit, continuationToken, minMetricsTime ? new Date(minMetricsTime) : undefined, definitionIds, path, builtAfter ? new Date(builtAfter) : undefined, notBuiltAfter ? new Date(notBuiltAfter) : undefined, includeAllProperties, includeLatestBuilds, taskIdFilter, processType, yamlFilename ); // Simplify the output const simplifiedDefinitions = buildDefinitions.map(d => ({ id: d.id, name: d.name, path: d.path, type: d.type, queueStatus: d.queueStatus, revision: d.revision, url: d.url })); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(simplifiedDefinitions, null, 2) }], }; } );
  • Helper utility to extract string enum keys, used in the schema for queryOrder parameter.
    export function getEnumKeys(enumObject: any): [string, ...string[]] { const keys = Object.keys(enumObject).filter((key) => isNaN(Number(key))); if (keys.length === 0) { return ["Values"]; } return [keys[0], ...keys.slice(1)]; }
  • Helper utility for safe enum value lookup, used in the handler for queryOrder conversion.
    export function safeEnumConvert<T>(enumObject: any, key?: string): T | undefined { if (!key) return undefined; return enumObject[key]; }

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