ado-search-mcp
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Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
ado-search-mcp
MCP server that wraps the ado-search CLI for Azure DevOps work item search and management.
Tools
Tool | Description |
| Full-text search of indexed work items and wiki pages |
| Regex pattern search across work item fields |
| List children/descendants of a work item |
| Show full content of a work item or wiki page |
| List links on a work item (live from ADO) |
| List comments on a work item (live from ADO) |
| Fetch specific work items by ID into local store |
| Create a new work item |
| Update an existing work item |
| Add a comment to a work item |
| Add a link between two work items |
| Remove a link between two work items |
Related MCP server: Azure DevOps MCP Server
Prerequisites
Node.js 18+
ado-search CLI installed and on PATH
An initialized ado-search data directory (
ado-search init && ado-search sync)
Setup
Clone and build:
git clone https://github.com/HurleySk/ado-search-mcp.git
cd ado-search-mcp
npm install
npm run buildCreate a config file (
ado-search-mcp.json):
{
"dataDir": "/path/to/your/ado-search/data-dir",
"adoSearchPath": "ado-search"
}Add to your project's
.mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ado-search": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/ado-search-mcp/dist/server.js"],
"env": {
"ADO_SEARCH_CONFIG": "/path/to/ado-search-mcp.json"
}
}
}
}Configuration
The server looks for config in this order:
ADO_SEARCH_CONFIGenvironment variable (path to JSON config file)ado-search-mcp.jsonsidecar file next todist/server.jsADO_DATA_DIRenvironment variable (data directory path only)
License
MIT
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