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# bd ado

> Azure DevOps integration commands

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]
```

## bd ado projects

List Azure DevOps projects that the configured token has access to.

```
bd ado projects [flags]
```

## 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
```

## 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
```

## bd ado status

Display current Azure DevOps configuration and sync status.

```
bd ado status [flags]
```

## 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")
```