Azure DevOps CLI - work item IDs and workflows

Use az with the Azure DevOps extension to work with Azure Boards work items: first run an interactive check - if az or the azure-devops extension is missing, stop, ask whether the user wants installation guidance, wait for an answer, then continue. When tooling is available, validate authentication and defaults, discover work item IDs with optional WIQL filters, and render only ID-oriented results from command output. This skill does not analyze Azure DevOps descriptive content.

What is covered in this Skill?

• Interactive install gate: ask before assuming az and azure-devops are available; offer installation guidance only when the user agrees
• Install/config checks (az version, az extension show --name azure-devops, az devops configure)
• Azure DevOps context (organization URL, project, and authenticated account)
• Work item ID discovery: project-backed query or WIQL-backed query
• Descriptive-content refusal: do not ingest pasted or copied Azure DevOps titles, descriptions, comments, or discussion text
• Core actions: create, assign, and transition state

Constraints

Do not fabricate work item data; use only Azure DevOps CLI output. Never print PATs, tokens, or secrets.