smithery/marcusshepp

get-work-item-details

Retrieve full details of work items including comments, history, and related items. Use when user wants complete information about specific work items.

Installation

$ npx skills add smithery/marcusshepp --skill get-work-item-details

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SKILL.md

Get Work Item Details

Retrieve full details of work items including comments, history, and related items.

When to Use

  • User asks about a specific ticket number
  • Need complete work item information
  • Investigating work item history or changes
  • Understanding work item relationships

Prerequisites

  • Azure DevOps must be initialized with Initialize-AzureDevOps

Examples

Get basic details

Get-WorkItem -Ids 12345

Get multiple items

Get-WorkItem -Ids 12345,67890,11111

Get with relationships

Get-WorkItem -Ids 12345 -ExpandRelations

Get comments

Get-WorkItemComments -Id 12345

Get full history

Get-WorkItemHistory -Id 12345

Get everything

$details = Get-WorkItem -Ids 12345 -ExpandRelations
$comments = Get-WorkItemComments -Id 12345
$history = Get-WorkItemHistory -Id 12345

Functions

Get-WorkItem

Retrieves work item details.

Parameters:

  • Ids: One or more work item IDs (required)
  • ExpandRelations: Include parent/child/related items

Returns: Work item object(s) with all fields

Get-WorkItemComments

Retrieves all comments on a work item.

Parameters:

  • Id: Work item ID (required)

Returns: Array of comment objects with text, author, date

Get-WorkItemHistory

Retrieves change history for a work item.

Parameters:

  • Id: Work item ID (required)

Returns: Array of history entries showing field changes

Output Fields

Work items include:

  • Id, Type, Title, State
  • AssignedTo, CreatedBy, ChangedBy
  • Created, Changed dates
  • Description, AcceptanceCriteria
  • Priority, Effort, StoryPoints
  • Tags, AreaPath, IterationPath
  • WebUrl (link to Azure DevOps)
  • Relations (if expanded)

Tips for Copilot

  • Start with basic Get-WorkItem, add details as needed
  • Use ExpandRelations to see related items
  • Comments often have important context
  • History helps understand decision-making
  • Combine with other commands for analysis