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allowed-tools: Task, Bash, Read, Write, Edit, WebFetch, Glob, Grep
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# Azure DevOps Work Item Synchronization

Synchronizes GitHub Issues with Azure DevOps Work Items bidirectionally.

**Usage**: `/azure:work-item-sync [--direction=both|github-to-azure|azure-to-github] [--project=project-name] [--area-path=area]`

## Required Documentation Access

**MANDATORY:** Before Azure DevOps integration and agile workflows, query Context7 for best practices:

**Documentation Queries:**
- `mcp://context7/azure-devops/boards` - boards best practices
- `mcp://context7/agile/user-stories` - user stories best practices
- `mcp://context7/project-management/work-items` - work items best practices
- `mcp://context7/agile/sprint-planning` - sprint planning best practices

**Why This is Required:**
- Ensures adherence to current industry standards and best practices
- Prevents outdated or incorrect implementation patterns
- Provides access to latest framework/tool documentation
- Reduces errors from stale knowledge or assumptions


**Example**: `/azure:work-item-sync --direction=both --project=MyProject --area-path=MyProject\Team1`

**What this does**:
- Authenticates with Azure DevOps using PAT
- Fetches GitHub Issues and Azure DevOps Work Items
- Maps fields between systems (title, description, labels, assignees, status)
- Creates missing work items/issues in target systems
- Updates existing items with latest changes
- Maintains relationship links and sync metadata

Use the azure-devops-specialist agent to implement bidirectional synchronization between GitHub Issues and Azure DevOps Work Items.

Requirements for the agent:
- Set up Azure DevOps REST API authentication using Personal Access Token
- Implement GitHub Issues API integration using GitHub CLI or REST API
- Create field mapping between GitHub Issues and Azure DevOps Work Items
- Handle bidirectional synchronization with conflict resolution
- Maintain sync metadata to track relationships and prevent duplicates
- Implement proper error handling and retry logic for API failures
- Add progress reporting and detailed logging of sync operations