Automated Azure Devops Hygiene, zero effort.
Stop spending the first 30 minutes of sprint planning digging through ticket debris. Our bot continuously sweeps your backlog, keeping it lean and actionable.
Automate the cleanup, focus on meaningful work.
The stale bot continuously monitors your Azure DevOps backlog, automatically tagging and closing stale work items based on your team's defined inactivity periods. With intelligent untagging and customizable settings, it keeps your backlog lean and actionable, so you can focus on what truly matters.
Features
Fully Customizable to Fit Your Team's Unique Workflow and Needs
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Tag Stale Work Items
Automatically tag and comment on work items that have been inactive for a period you specify.
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Close Tagged Work Items
If a tagged work item remains inactive for a period you specify, the bot can automatically close it to keep your backlog clean.
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Intelligent Untagging
The bot can untag work items if it detects recent activity, such as comments or updates, to prevent premature closure.
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Tag the assigned user in your comment.
When a work item is tagged as stale, the bot can automatically tag the assigned user in a comment to notify them.
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Ignore Certain Iterations & Paths
The bot can be configured to ignore certain iterations and paths when tagging work items as stale.
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Archive Closed Work Items
The bot can be configured to archive closed work items to a custom area.
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More Customizations
Additional customization options to better fit your team's workflow.