• INVENTORY
  • STRUCTURE
  • MEMBERSHIP
  • HUMAN

How to audit project repositories with your AI

Connect your Azure DevOps account once. From there, your agent can scan your entire organization to find every repo and team.

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Short answer

How can I audit my repositories with AI?

Your agent uses this MCP to pull a complete list of your Azure DevOps projects, Git repositories, and project teams. You'll get a clear view of your organization's structure. This breakdown shows you exactly what's in your environment.

The results.

Where your audit data lands.

The AI pulls raw data from Azure DevOps and organizes it into these specific views.

INVENTORY

Repository list

The AI pulls every Git repository in your organization. You get a clean list to identify old or unused code.

STRUCTURE

Project map

The agent identifies every project in your instance. This helps you see how your work is grouped.

MEMBERSHIP

Team directory

The AI finds all project teams. You can quickly see which groups are responsible for which projects.

HUMAN

Manual cleanup

The AI flags the current state of your organization. You then decide which repos to delete or which teams to reorganize.

The workflow

What your AI does when the audit starts.

The agent crawls through your Azure DevOps hierarchy to build a complete organizational map.

  1. Scan projects

    The agent first identifies all active projects in your organization.

    list_projects

  2. Find repositories

    The AI looks inside those projects to find every Git repository.

    list_repositories

  3. Identify teams

    The agent checks each project to see which teams are assigned to it.

    list_project_teams

  4. Compile report

    The AI combines the project, repo, and team data into a single list for you.

    list_projectslist_repositorieslist_project_teams

Try it

Copy these to start.

Paste these into your chat to begin the audit.

Starting points

These are opening lines. Swap out the specific project or team names to get the data you need.

Azure DevOps Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_KhrlvDQ6a8Aq0oRqxKQC5ISyPDELFNFDMIawvPMR/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Azure DevOps capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-devops-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_KhrlvDQ6a8Aq0oRqxKQC5ISyPDELFNFDMIawvPMR/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all the Git repositories in my organization.

  • Show me all the projects in my Azure DevOps instance.

  • Which teams are assigned to the 'Core-API' project?

  • Give me a full map of all repositories and their associated teams.

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Start here

Connect Azure DevOps once, then ask.

Link your account once and your credentials stay encrypted. You can then use any MCP-compatible client to talk to your data.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI delete my repositories?

    No. The AI only has permission to list and read data. It cannot delete or modify anything in Azure DevOps.

  • 02

    Can it change team permissions?

    No. The AI can list your teams, but it cannot change user roles or permissions.

  • 03

    Does the AI read my source code?

    No. This connector only accesses metadata like repository names and project structures, not the actual code files.

  • 04

    How does it find my projects?

    It uses the list_projects tool to scan your organization for all available projects.

  • 05

    Can I audit a specific team?

    Yes. You can ask the AI to list teams within a specific project to see how they are organized.

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