Create child work items in Azure DevOps
automatically.

Set up rules once
Execute them from any Work Item
Done

The problem

Manual work item creation slows every sprint.

Every new User Story or Bug means recreating the same tasks: Dev, QA, review. You create them by hand, name them inconsistently, and sometimes forget a few.

Automatic Children is an Azure DevOps extension that creates those child work items for you from rules you set once—same structure every time.

Without

✕Create each child task by hand

✕Name and assign manually

✕Inconsistent naming and types

✕Child tasks sometimes forgotten

With Automatic Children

✓One click from the work item menu

✓Fields derived from parent

✓Consistent every time

✓Preview and duplicate check

How it works

Two steps to automated child work items.

Configure your rule for e.g. Bug's Standard task

Open the bug and create the standard tasks

Another time saver

Create multiple rules in a cascade.

One action can create a full hierarchy: for example, a User Story creates child PBIs (Development, Testing), and under each PBI you can run rules again to add default tasks—all without leaving the work item.

Features

Built for real teams,
at real scale.

From simple task templates to multi-level work item cascades, the extension is built for real Azure DevOps teams and process complexity.

Rules Engine

Trigger on work item type, state, or any field. Use conditions (equals, contains, is empty) and AND/OR groups so only the right items get child tasks.

Conditions + operators

Cascades

Run one rule on the parent, then more rules on the new children. E.g. Epic → Features → Stories → Tasks in a single flow.

Multi-level hierarchy

Field Placeholders

Copy parent values into children with placeholders like {{System.Title}} and {{System.AssignedTo}} so new tasks inherit the right title and assignee.

Dynamic field mapping

Preview & Duplicate Detection

Before creating, the side panel shows exactly which child work items will be created. It also warns when similar items already exist so you avoid duplicates.

Side panel preview

Export / Import

Backup and share configurations as JSON with conflict validation on import.

JSON-based portability

Pricing

Free trial, then
simple per-project pricing.

Free trial never expires and no credit card required. Every plan includes unlimited rule runs—pay only for how many projects you license.

Plan	Price	Licensed Projects	Rules per Project	Rule Execution
Trial	Free	All projects (limited)	3 general + 3 cascading	Unlimited
Starter	$99 / mo	1 project	Unlimited	Unlimited
Team	$149 / mo	Up to 3 projects	Unlimited	Unlimited
Business	$249 / mo	Up to 10 projects	Unlimited	Unlimited
Enterprise	$499 / mo	Unlimited projects	Unlimited	Unlimited

Stop creating the
same child tasks by hand.

Add Automatic Children from the Visual Studio Marketplace. Free trial, no credit card required.

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Create child work items in Azure DevOpsautomatically.