Reference for Azure DevOps work item fields, link types, and states. Use when the user needs to know field names, field paths, reference names, link types, or work item type configurations. Use when user mentions "field name", "field path", "what field", "link type", "relation type", "parent child", "work item type", or needs to set/update specific work item properties.
View on GitHubJoshuaRamirez/ms-ado-az-claude-code-plugin
ado-work-items
skills/work-item-fields/SKILL.md
February 1, 2026
Select agents to install to:
npx add-skill https://github.com/JoshuaRamirez/ms-ado-az-claude-code-plugin/blob/main/skills/work-item-fields/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill work-item-fieldsInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/work-item-fields/# Azure DevOps Work Item Fields Reference (Verified) ## System Fields (All Work Item Types) | Display Name | Reference Name | Type | Description | |--------------|----------------|------|-------------| | ID | System.Id | Integer | Unique identifier | | Title | System.Title | String | Work item title | | State | System.State | String | Current state | | Reason | System.Reason | String | Reason for state | | Work Item Type | System.WorkItemType | String | Bug, Task, etc. | | Assigned To | System.AssignedTo | Identity | Person assigned | | Created By | System.CreatedBy | Identity | Creator | | Created Date | System.CreatedDate | DateTime | Creation timestamp | | Changed By | System.ChangedBy | Identity | Last modifier | | Changed Date | System.ChangedDate | DateTime | Last modified | | Area Path | System.AreaPath | TreePath | Area classification | | Iteration Path | System.IterationPath | TreePath | Sprint/iteration | | Tags | System.Tags | String | Semicolon-separated | | Description | System.Description | HTML | Rich text description | | History | System.History | HTML | Discussion entry | | Rev | System.Rev | Integer | Revision number | | Board Column | System.BoardColumn | String | Kanban column | | Board Lane | System.BoardLane | String | Swimlane | ## Common Fields by Category ### Scheduling | Display Name | Reference Name | Type | |--------------|----------------|------| | Story Points | Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.StoryPoints | Double | | Effort | Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.Effort | Double | | Original Estimate | Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.OriginalEstimate | Double | | Remaining Work | Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.RemainingWork | Double | | Completed Work | Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.CompletedWork | Double | | Start Date | Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.StartDate | DateTime | | Finish Date | Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.FinishDate | DateTime | ### Priority & Severity | Display Name | Reference Name | Values | |--------------|----------------|--------| | Priority | Micro