Azure Boards CLI
Source: Dev.to
Installation
npm i adoboardsWhy a CLI for Azure Boards?
If you feel like Homer Simpson backing into bushes right before sprint review, you are in the right place.
We’ve all been there. You’re busy with actual work and then someone reminds you that your user stories need descriptions, acceptance criteria, t‑shirt sizes, and business value fields filled in before tomorrow’s ceremony. The first time I heard “ceremony” I genuinely thought it was some kind of cult initiation.
Scrum and the role of Scrum Masters can be genuinely valuable when used properly. But let’s be honest: most of us have seen it applied in ways that create more overhead than value, especially for architecture and infrastructure work where the real complexity lives in the system design, not in a Jira ticket template.
After nearly 20 years in the industry, I noticed something: the time spent writing and grooming work items is often disproportionate to the value they deliver. So, inspired by Git CLI commands, I built a tool to fix that.
What is adoboards?
adoboards is a CLI that:
- Pulls your Epics, Features, and User Stories from Azure DevOps Boards.
- Organizes them locally as Markdown files.
- Optionally lets AI handle the tedious writing for you.
If it saves you from one more sprint‑planning nightmare, it was worth building.
Get Involved
- Star the project on GitHub: https://github.com/skhell/adoboards
- Feel free to leave feedback or open issues.
