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Version: v2.0.2

Admin Setup

Use this checklist if you are an organization administrator. You will install Spec Kit, subscribe, approve users, assign seats, and set org-level AI defaults so the team can work.

Prerequisites​

  • Azure DevOps organization administrator rights
  • Ability to install marketplace extensions
  • Billing access for Stripe checkout (subscription and credits)

What only admins can do​

TaskWhere
Install the extensionVisual Studio Marketplace
Subscribe, adjust seats, top up credits, manage billingAzure DevOps → Organization settings → Raaghu Spec Kit
Approve or deny first-time usersAccess Requests in the Spec Kit header
Assign or unassign seatsOrganization settings → Raaghu Spec Kit → Users
Set shared org AI keys / enable Raaghu-hosted AISpec Kit hamburger → Settings

Members can authorize and use the hub only after access approval (when required) and an assigned seat.

Steps​

1. Install the extension​

  1. Open the Visual Studio Marketplace → Azure DevOps tab.
  2. Search for Raaghu Spec Kit → Get → select your organization → Install.
  3. Confirm under Organization settings → Extensions → Installed.

Details: Installation and Launch.

2. Open the billing hub​

  1. In Azure DevOps, open Organization settings.
  2. In the left menu, select Raaghu Spec Kit.

You should see tabs: Subscription, Users, Credits, and Usage.

This billing hub is separate from the in-extension Settings dialog (hamburger menu), which is used for AI keys and command labels. Details: Organization Settings.

3. Subscribe and choose seats​

  1. On Subscription, set the number of seats.
  2. Click Subscribe for $…/month and complete checkout (Professional Plan — $19 per seat / month).
  3. Confirm status shows Active.

New Marketplace installs include an 7-day free trial. After the trial, an Active paid subscription is required.

See the subscribe screen in Organization Settings.

4. Approve access requests​

  1. When users first authorize, they may submit an access request.
  2. Open Access Requests from the Spec Kit header.
  3. Approve or Deny each request.

Details: Access Requests.

5. Assign seats​

  1. Open Organization settings → Raaghu Spec Kit → Users.
  2. Under Available to assign, click Assign seat for each person who should use Spec Kit.
  3. Assign a seat to yourself if you will use the hub.

Important: Approval alone is not enough — users also need an assigned seat.

  • BYOK: In the Spec Kit hub, hamburger → Settings → Organization Settings tab — add shared provider credentials for projects that use Admin mode.
  • Hosted AI: Top up credits on the billing hub Subscription tab, then enable Raaghu-hosted AI on the in-extension AI Settings tab. Set spending caps on the Credits tab if needed.

Naming tip: the in-extension Organization Settings tab is for shared AI keys. The Azure DevOps Organization settings → Raaghu Spec Kit hub is for billing and seats.

7. Smoke-test a project​

  1. Open a project → Raaghu Spec Kit.
  2. Initialize Spec Kit once.
  3. Confirm chat can send a message (AI connected).
  4. Optionally run Your First Feature.

Next steps​