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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Azure DevOps Work Items Work Item Types API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/microsoft-azure-devops-work-item-types-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 3
- target: $.paths['/wit/workitemtypes'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List work item types
effect: read
questions:
- What work item types, like Bug or Epic, does my project use?
- Are there custom work item types defined in the project?
instructions:
- text: List the work item types in the project.
- text: Show every work item type available, using API version {apiVersion}.
slots:
apiVersion: query.api-version
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/wit/workitemtypes/{type}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a work item type's fields and states
effect: read
questions:
- What states and transitions does the Bug type allow?
- Which fields and rules apply to a given work item type?
instructions:
- text: Show work item type {type}.
slots:
type: path.type
- text: Get the states and fields of the {type} work item type.
slots:
type: path.type
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/wit/fields'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List work item fields
effect: read
questions:
- What custom fields exist for work items?
- Which System fields can I use in queries?
instructions:
- text: List all work item fields.
- text: Show every system and custom work item field, using API version {apiVersion}.
slots:
apiVersion: query.api-version
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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