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Generated from bd help --doc ado. Commands for syncing issues between beads and Azure DevOps. Configuration can be set via ‘bd config’ or environment variables: ado.org / AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG - Organization name ado.project / AZURE_DEVOPS_PROJECT - Project name (single) ado.projects / AZURE_DEVOPS_PROJECTS - Project names (comma-separated) ado.pat / AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT - Personal access token ado.url / AZURE_DEVOPS_URL - Custom base URL (on-prem) 
bd ado [command]

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bd ado projects

List Azure DevOps projects that the configured token has access to. 
bd ado projects [flags]

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bd ado pull

Pull one or more items from Azure DevOps. Accepts bead IDs or external references as positional arguments. Equivalent to: bd ado sync —pull-only —issues <refs> 
bd ado pull [refs...] [flags]
Flags: 
      --dry-run   Preview pull without making changes

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bd ado push

Push one or more beads issues to Azure DevOps. Accepts bead IDs as positional arguments. Equivalent to: bd ado sync —push-only —issues <ids> 
bd ado push [bead-ids...] [flags]
Flags: 
      --dry-run   Preview push without making changes

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bd ado status

Display current Azure DevOps configuration and sync status. 
bd ado status [flags]

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bd ado sync

Synchronize issues between beads and Azure DevOps. By default, performs bidirectional sync:
  • Pulls new/updated work items from Azure DevOps to beads
  • Pushes local beads issues to Azure DevOps
Use —pull-only or —push-only to limit direction. Filters (—area-path, —iteration-path, —types, —states) restrict which work items are synced. On pull, they limit the WIQL query. On push, —types and —states filter local beads before pushing to ADO. Use —no-create with push to skip creating new ADO work items (only update existing linked items). Filters can also be persisted via config: ado.filter.area_path, ado.filter.iteration_path, ado.filter.types, ado.filter.states CLI flags override config values when both are set. 
bd ado sync [flags]
Flags: 
      --area-path string        Filter to ADO area path (e.g., "Project\Team")
      --bootstrap-match         Enable heuristic matching for first sync
      --dry-run                 Show what would be synced without making changes
      --issues string           Comma-separated bead IDs to sync selectively (e.g., bd-abc,bd-def). Mutually exclusive with --parent.
      --iteration-path string   Filter to ADO iteration path (e.g., "Project\Sprint 1")
      --no-create               Never create new items in either direction (pull or push)
      --parent string           Limit push to this bead and its descendants (push only). Mutually exclusive with --issues.
      --prefer-ado              On conflict, use Azure DevOps version
      --prefer-local            On conflict, keep local beads version
      --prefer-newer            On conflict, use most recent version (default)
      --project strings         Project name(s) to sync (overrides configured project/projects)
      --pull-only               Only pull issues from Azure DevOps
      --push-only               Only push issues to Azure DevOps
      --reconcile               Force reconciliation scan for deleted items
      --states string           Filter to ADO states, comma-separated (e.g., "New,Active,Resolved")
      --types string            Filter to work item types, comma-separated (e.g., "Bug,Task,User Story")