{"id":73213,"date":"2026-08-06T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/?p=73213"},"modified":"2026-08-05T08:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:55:58","slug":"pull-request-annotations-on-work-item-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/pull-request-annotations-on-work-item-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Pull request annotations on work item cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s now easier to track development progress without leaving your Kanban board. Azure Boards now displays pull request annotations directly on work item cards, making it easy to see at a glance when work is actively moving through code review.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-on-cards.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-on-cards.webp\" alt=\"image of pull request annotations on the card\" width=\"2072\" height=\"1508\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-on-cards.webp 2072w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-on-cards-300x218.webp 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-on-cards-1024x745.webp 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-on-cards-768x559.webp 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-on-cards-1536x1118.webp 1536w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-on-cards-2048x1491.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2072px) 100vw, 2072px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With pull request status visible directly on the board, your team can quickly understand the state of development without opening a work item or switching to Azure Repos. Whether you&#8217;re in a stand-up, planning your next sprint, or simply reviewing the board, you can immediately identify which work items have active pull requests.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer a cleaner board, you can easily turn off pull request annotations in your board settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-annotations-settings.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-annotations-settings.webp\" alt=\"image of annotation settings\" width=\"1947\" height=\"836\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-annotations-settings.webp 1947w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-annotations-settings-300x129.webp 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-annotations-settings-1024x440.webp 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-annotations-settings-768x330.webp 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/prs-annotations-settings-1536x660.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1947px) 100vw, 1947px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This small enhancement helps you see the status of your work without leaving your board. With pull request annotations on cards, you can spend less time switching between Boards and Repos and more time focused on your work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s now easier to track development progress without leaving your Kanban board. Azure Boards now displays pull request annotations directly on work item cards, making it easy to see at a glance when work is actively moving through code review. With pull request status visible directly on the board, your team can quickly understand the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":921,"featured_media":73219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[224],"tags":[7263,7314,7262,7316,7325,7324],"class_list":["post-73213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-azure","tag-devops","tag-azure-boards","tag-azure-devops","tag-community","tag-planning","tag-work-items"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"<p>It&#8217;s now easier to track development progress without leaving your Kanban board. Azure Boards now displays pull request annotations directly on work item cards, making it easy to see at a glance when work is actively moving through code review. 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