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Review Azure DevOps work item history
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See how a work item got to where it is

For project managers who want a clear timeline of an Azure DevOps work item, just by asking their AI assistant.

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Review Azure DevOps work item history
Show me the history of Azure DevOps work item 4821 and flag anything unusual.
Work item 4821 was opened on 2 Oct and has been reopened once. - 2 Oct: created as New, assigned to Priya Shah - 6 Oct: Active, 3 comments - 9 Oct: Closed, then reopened on 12 Oct - Idle gap: 8 days between 12 Oct and 20 Oct with no activity Want the comments from the reopening?
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The problem

The problem

The prompt

Who it's for

How it works

Tools used

Connector

Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps
Run it on your own Azure DevOps data.

Connect Azure DevOps, pick your AI tool and paste the prompt.

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The problem

How a work item got here is buried in its history

Working out how a work item reached its current state means paging through its revisions and comments. Reopenings and long idle gaps are buried in the history.

Without PopdockAI

  • Page through every revision
  • Read the comments in between
  • Note reopenings and gaps by hand
  • Give up if the item was deleted

With PopdockAI

  • Revisions and comments are read, with deleted items checked if needed
  • A dated timeline is built
  • Reopenings and idle gaps are flagged
  • It claims no field changes it cannot see, and changes nothing

The prompt

Use this prompt

Copy it into any AI tool connected to PopdockAI. Swap the values in braces for your own.

Prompt
**Objective:** Explain the history of work item `{work-item-id}`: who changed what and when, and why it is in its current state.

**Step 1: Load the item**

Call `azure-devops-get-work-item` with id `{work-item-id}`. Note type, title, state, assigned-to, area-path and iteration-path.

**Step 2: Load history**

Call `azure-devops-get-work-item-revision` with work-item-id `{work-item-id}` and `azure-devops-get-work-item-comment` with work-item-id `{work-item-id}`. Merge them in time order.

**Step 3: Report**

A short summary paragraph, then a dated timeline of state changes, reassignments and comments (changed-by or created-by, what changed), and flags for reopenings, long idle gaps and repeated reassignment.

**Rules & Guidelines:**

* This prompt is read-only. Call only the `azure-devops-get-*` read tools named above; never create, update, comment on, approve, queue, abort or delete anything in Azure DevOps.
* The tools only return data the connected account can see; never infer data from projects outside that access.
* Quote comment text only where it explains a decision.
* Revision rows show state and owner, not field-level diffs; do not claim more.

**Validation:**

* If the id is not found, call `azure-devops-get-work-item-deleted` with id `{work-item-id}` and say if it was deleted and by whom.

Who it's for

One answer, three teams that use it

Project managers

Understand why work stalled

Idle gaps and reopenings are flagged, so you can see where the item got stuck.

Show the history of work item 5530 and flag idle gaps.

Developers

Pick up an item with context

A dated timeline tells you what happened before it reached you.

What happened to Azure DevOps work item 6107 before it was assigned to me?

Quality leads

Review items that keep reopening

Reopenings are flagged, so repeat problems are visible in a retrospective.

How many times has work item 4972 been reopened, and when?

How it works

What PopdockAI does when you ask

You give a work item id and your AI assistant lays out its history in order. It only reads.

01

Ask

You give the work item id.

Your AI tool

02

Read

It reads the revisions and comments, and checks deleted items if needed.

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azure-devops-get-work-item-comment
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03

Order

It builds a dated timeline of what changed.

No items found.

04

Report

You get the timeline with reopenings and idle gaps flagged.

Your AI tool

What PopdockAI provides

The tools behind the answer

Ready made tools for Azure DevOps and one secure connection to your AI tool. No code, no exports.

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azure-devops-get-work-item

Returns work items records from the Azure DevOps connector. Use it to read and filter work items across your Azure DevOps projects.
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azure-devops-get-work-item-revision

Returns work item revisions records from the Azure DevOps connector. Use it to read and filter work item revisions across your Azure DevOps projects.
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azure-devops-get-work-item-comment

Returns work item comments records from the Azure DevOps connector. Use it to read and filter work item comments across your Azure DevOps projects.
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azure-devops-get-work-item-deleted

Returns deleted work items records from the Azure DevOps connector. Use it to read and filter deleted work items across your Azure DevOps projects.
Read only.Nothing in Azure DevOps Changes

This report is built from Get data tools only. PopdockAI applies the row, field and parameter rules your admin sets, and every query is written to the audit trail.

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The outcome

A work item's history in one timeline

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