| name | boards-backlog-summary |
| description | Get the team's Requirements-level backlog (Product Backlog Items and Bugs) filtered to Active items assigned to the current user. Shows parent/child hierarchy and sorts by priority. Use this skill when the user wants to see their backlog items, sprint assignments, or work they own on a team board. |
Get team backlog summary
This skill retrieves the team's Requirements-level backlog, filters to Active items assigned to the current user, enriches them with parent and child work item details, and displays them sorted by priority.
Project selection
- If the user provides a project name in their request (for example, "for Contoso"), use that project directly and do not call
core_list_projects.
- If the project name is not provided, ask the user once to provide it.
- If the project name is still not provided after asking once, call
core_list_projects to return a list of projects the user can choose from.
- Do not continue if no project has been provided or selected.
Team selection
- If the user provides a team name, use it directly and do not call
core_list_project_teams.
- If the team name is not provided, ask the user once to provide it.
- If the team name is still not provided after asking once, call
core_list_project_teams for the selected project so the user can pick a team.
- Do not continue if no team has been provided or selected.
Tools
Use Azure DevOps MCP Server tools for all interactions with Azure DevOps.
core_list_projects: Get the list of projects the user can choose from.
