--- title: "Connect Azure DevOps to NGP VAN - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Completed Build\" fires in Azure DevOps, your agent runs \"Add Contact History\" in NGP VAN." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-ngp-van" --- # Connect Azure DevOps to NGP VAN When **Completed Build** fires in [Azure DevOps](https://apiant.ai/connections/azure-devops), your agent runs **Add Contact History** in [NGP VAN](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Azure DevOps **5** triggers Azure DevOps **5** actions NGP VAN **20** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Azure DevOps and NGP VAN to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Azure DevOps can start in NGP VAN - When **Completed Build** in Azure DevOps then **Add Contact History** in NGP VAN - When **New Work Item** in Azure DevOps then **Add Note to Contact** in NGP VAN Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Azure DevOps and NGP VAN ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 25 actions - Trigger **Code Push (Git)** Triggers when commits are pushed to a Git repository in an Azure DevOps project. - Trigger **Completed Build** Triggers when a build finishes in an Azure DevOps project, with its result (succeeded, failed, partially succeeded or canceled). - Trigger **New Work Item** Triggers when a work item is created in an Azure DevOps project. - Trigger **New Work Item Comment** Triggers when someone comments on a work item in an Azure DevOps project. - Trigger **Updated Work Item** Triggers when a work item is updated in an Azure DevOps project, with the work item's current values and the list of fields that changed. - Action **Add Link to Work Item** Adds a link to an Azure DevOps work item: a related, parent, child, predecessor, successor or duplicate link to another work item, or a hyperlink to a web page. - Action **Create Work Item** Creates a new work item (such as a Task, Bug, Issue or User Story) in an Azure DevOps project. - Action **Find Work Item** Finds work items in an Azure DevOps project that match a Work Item Query Language (WIQL) query, returning the matching work item IDs, or the matching links for a link query. - Action **Trigger Build** Queues a new run of an Azure DevOps build pipeline, optionally for a specific branch or commit and with pipeline variables or parameters. - Action **Update Work Item** Updates an existing Azure DevOps work item: changes its title, description, state, assignee, area, iteration, priority or tags, and can add a discussion comment. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Add a Contribution** Creates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation. - Action **Add Activist Codes** Applies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN. - Action **Add Canvass Responses** Records a canvass interaction on a person in NGP VAN: either a result code such as Not Home, or script responses such as activist codes, survey answers and volunteer activities. - Action **Add Contact History** Records a contact attempt (contact history) on a person in NGP VAN with a result code such as Not Home or Wrong Number, plus optional context like contact type, date and phone. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Adds a free-text note to a person in NGP VAN, optionally with a note category and a contact history record. - Action **Add Survey Responses** Records one or more survey question answers on a person in VAN, optionally with details of how and when they were canvassed. - Action **Create Financial Batch** Creates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation. - Action **Create or Update Contact With a Contribution** Finds a matching contact (creating one if none exists, otherwise updating it) and records a contribution for that contact. Returns the contact's VAN ID and the new contribution ID. - Action **Delete code from contact** Removes a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID. - Action **Find Contact** Finds the person in NGP VAN who matches the VAN ID, name, date of birth, phone numbers or email addresses you provide, and returns that person's full record. - Action **Find Financial Batch** Finds financial batches whose names contain the given text. - Action **Get contact** Returns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details. - Action **List activist codes** Returns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type. - Action **List campaigns** Returns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN. - Action **Merge contacts** Merges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source. - Action **Subscribe Email** Finds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed. - Action **Tag a Contact** Applies a tag or source code to an existing contact. - Action **Update note** Updates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN. ## Each app on its own - [ **Azure DevOps** Azure DevOps is where teams manage, develop, and deliver software in the cloud.](https://apiant.ai/connections/azure-devops) - [ **NGP VAN** NGP VAN is the leading technology provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Azure DevOps - [ **Azure DevOps to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-hubspot) - [ **Azure DevOps to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-salesforce) - [ **Azure DevOps to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-slack) - [ **Azure DevOps to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-google-sheets) - [ **Azure DevOps to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-gmail) - [ **Azure DevOps to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-google-calendar) ## More into NGP VAN - [ **HubSpot to NGP VAN** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ngp-van) - [ **Salesforce to NGP VAN** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ngp-van) - [ **Slack to NGP VAN** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Sheets to NGP VAN** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ngp-van) - [ **Gmail to NGP VAN** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Calendar to NGP VAN** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ngp-van) Questions ## Azure DevOps and NGP VAN, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Azure DevOps? Any of Azure DevOps's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Completed Build, New Work Item, New Work Item Comment and Updated Work Item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in NGP VAN when something happens in Azure DevOps? Any of NGP VAN's 20 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution, Update note and Add a Contribution. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from NGP VAN to Azure DevOps? NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Azure DevOps. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NGP VAN's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Azure DevOps or NGP VAN? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Azure DevOps and NGP VAN without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.