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Improving the Markdown Editor for Work Items

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/improving-the-markdown-editor-for-work-items/

Published: April 1, 2026 17:17

We introduced the Markdown editor in July 2025 to bring Markdown support to large text fields in work items. Since then, we’ve received valuable customer feedback highlighting challenges with the editing experience, particularly when switching in and out…

Remote MCP Server preview in Microsoft Foundry

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/remote-mcp-server-preview-in-microsoft-foundry/

Published: March 19, 2026 17:48

Earlier this week we release the public preview for our Azure DevOps MCP Server. Today we are excited to let you know that the Azure DevOps MCP Server is now available to use in Microsoft Foundry. For those who are new to Foundry, Microsoft Foundry is a…

Authentication Tokens Are Not a Data Contract

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/authentication-tokens-are-not-a-data-contract/

Published: March 18, 2026 18:46

Authentication tokens exist to answer one question: is this caller authorized to do this? They are not intended to be a stable data interface, a schema you can depend on, or an input into application logic. If your application decodes tokens and reads…

Azure DevOps Remote MCP Server (public preview)

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/azure-devops-remote-mcp-server-public-preview/

Published: March 17, 2026 13:52

When we released the local Azure DevOps MCP Server, it gave customers a way to connect Azure DevOps data with tools like Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code through GitHub Copilot Chat. The next step was to make this experience easier to get started with…

March Patches for Azure DevOps Server

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/march-patches-for-azure-devops-server-4/

Published: March 13, 2026 21:41

We are releasing patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay on the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The latest release, Azure DevOps Server, is available from the download…

Temporary rollback: build identities can access Advanced Security: read alerts again

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/temporary-rollback-build-identities-can-access-advanced-security-read-alerts-again/

Published: March 11, 2026 23:46

If you use build service identities like Project Collection Build Service to call Advanced Security APIs, the Advanced Security permission changes in Sprint 269 broke that. We restricted API access for build identities as a security improvement but failed…

Updates to Team Calendar extension

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/updates-to-team-calendar-extension/

Published: February 27, 2026 18:30

We are excited to release a new update to the Team Calendar extension. This update includes a series of visual refinements across the extension, introducing a more consistent design language, smoother transitions when expanding and collapsing sections,…

TFVC Remove Existing Obsolete Policies ASAP

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/tfvc-remove-existing-obsolete-policies-asap/

Published: February 18, 2026 16:35

In April 2025, we announced the deprecation schedule for legacy TFVC check-in policies. This change was required due to limitations in how those policies were previously implemented and stored. The old policies have been marked as obsolete, and you can…

Condensed views on Kanban and Sprint boards

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/condensed-views-on-kanban-and-sprint-boards/

Published: February 16, 2026 20:53

One of the challenges teams face when working with large boards or displaying multiple fields on work item cards is limited screen space. This became even more noticeable with the rollout of the New Boards hub, which introduced additional spacing and…

February Patches for Azure DevOps Server

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/february-patches-for-azure-devops-server-5/

Published: February 10, 2026 20:21

We are releasing patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay on the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The latest release, Azure DevOps Server, is available from the download…

Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot includes custom agent support

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/azure-boards-integration-with-github-copilot-includes-custom-agent-support/

Published: February 4, 2026 18:33

We recently released the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent for Azure Boards to all customers. If you’re not already familiar with it, we recommend taking a few minutes to read this blog post for an overview and details. One of the top requests from customers…