TicketHop – Notes & Work Item Recall for Azure DevOps

TicketHop — Notes & Work Item Recall for Azure DevOps TicketHop is a productivity extension for Azure DevOps that helps you remember what you worked on, keep track of visited work items, and write private personal notes for work items and projects — all directly inside your workflow. TicketHop is designed to support work item recall and context switching. It quietly tracks the work items you visit and lets you attach your own notes to help you capture thoughts, ideas, and reminders that are for you only. ⸻ ✨ Why TicketHop? When working in Azure DevOps, it’s common to: • Review many work items across projects • Switch context frequently • Lose track of what you already looked at • Keep important thoughts outside the ticket system TicketHop helps by combining visited work item tracking with private note-taking, so you can quickly re-orient yourself and continue where you left off — without cluttering Azure DevOps or changing your team’s workflow. ⸻ 🔖 Work Item Recall & Visited Tracking TicketHop automatically keeps track of the work items you visit in Azure DevOps. This helps you: • Recall which tickets you already reviewed • Avoid re-opening the same items unnecessarily • Quickly regain orientation after interruptions • Build a mental timeline of your work Nothing is modified in Azure DevOps — TicketHop simply helps you remember. ⸻ 📝 Private Notes (For You Only) TicketHop lets you create private notes that are visible only to you, the user of the extension. Important clarifications: • Notes are not added to Azure DevOps • Notes are not visible to teammates • Notes do not modify work items, comments, or fields • Notes are meant for your personal thoughts, ideas, and reminders Use notes to: • Capture ideas while reviewing a ticket • Write reminders about follow-ups • Keep personal context that doesn’t belong in the official work item • Reduce mental load when switching between tasks ⸻ 🗂 Key Features • Visited Work Item Tracking Keeps a record of the work items you’ve visited to improve recall and orientation. • Private Work Item Notes Attach personal notes to individual work items for your own reference. • Project-Level Notes Create global notes per project to track broader ideas, decisions, or reminders. • Seamless Azure DevOps Integration Works directly inside the Azure DevOps interface with a minimal, non-intrusive UI. • Optional Secure Sync Sync your notes across devices using end-to-end encryption. Your data remains private and inaccessible to the backend. • Offline-First & Lightweight Notes are available even offline and the extension is designed to stay fast and unobtrusive. ⸻ 🔐 Privacy & Data Protection TicketHop is built with privacy as a core principle. • Notes are private and personal • Notes are never added to Azure DevOps • No Azure DevOps content is modified or transmitted as plaintext • Optional sync uses encryption before data leaves your device • No tracking of work item content or personal information Your workflow stays yours. ⸻ 🎯 Who Is TicketHop For? TicketHop is ideal for: • Developers navigating many work items daily • Product managers reviewing tickets across projects • Team leads switching context frequently • Anyone who wants better work item recall and workflow clarity If you’ve ever thought “I know I’ve seen this ticket before…” — TicketHop is built for you. ⸻ 🚀 Built for Workflow & Planning TicketHop focuses on improving everyday Azure DevOps workflows by helping you: • Remember visited work items • Keep private notes close to your work • Capture thoughts without polluting tickets • Reduce context switching and mental overhead • Stay productive without changing tools No clutter. No forced collaboration changes. Just better personal workflow support. ⸻ Remember your work. Keep private notes where they belong. Navigate Azure DevOps with confidence — with TicketHop. ⸻⸻⸻⸻ # Release Notes — v1.4.1 ## Decoupled encryption key architecture v1.4 replaces the separate master password with a seamless, zero-friction encryption model. Your account password now protects your encryption key — no second password to remember. - **No more master password** — A random 256-bit encryption key is generated at registration and wrapped (encrypted) by your account password. The server stores the wrapped blob; it never sees the raw key. - **Survives browser restarts** — The unlocked encryption key persists in `chrome.storage.local`, so you don't need to re-enter anything after restarting the browser. - **Passkey auto-linking** — When you log in with a passkey and then enter your account password to unlock sync, the passkey is automatically linked for future logins. Next time, the passkey unlocks sync directly — no password needed. - **Password change without re-encryption** — Changing your password only re-wraps the encryption key with the new password. Passkey blobs and cloud data are untouched. Zero re-encryption. - **Password reset** — Forgot your password? Reset it via email. A new encryption key is generated and local data becomes the source of truth. Old passkey blobs are invalidated. - **Server-side wrapped blobs** — Wrapped key blobs (password and passkey) are stored on the server, so they survive logout and work across devices. Login from any device → fetch blob → unwrap → sync. ## v1 migration - **Seamless upgrade from v1.3** — Existing users who had a separate master password are prompted to enter it once. The old encryption key is wrapped with their account password and stored on the server. Zero re-encryption of cloud data. ## Sync pause - **Pause sync per-device** — A toggle on the Encrypted Sync status bar lets you pause sync on the current device. When paused, the status bar turns amber, sync operations are skipped, and the extension icon shows an amber pause indicator. - **Sync Now and Force Push disabled while paused** — Prevents accidental syncs when paused. ## Onboarding improvements - **Re…