Install once. Every work item scored automatically after that.
Vindex runs as a native extension inside Azure DevOps. It reads each work item the moment it’s created or updated and puts plain-language findings on the work item form: before refinement, before planning, before the sprint pays for the gap.
- Step 1
Install the extension
Install Vindex from the Visual Studio Marketplace at the organization level. You'll need organization admin permissions. Most teams are done in a few minutes.
See install requirements - Step 2
Connect and choose your scope
From the Vindex admin hub inside Azure DevOps, an admin clicks Connect Vindex (a one-time Microsoft Entra ID authorization) and picks which projects to score. Vindex wires up the Service Hooks for those projects automatically.
- Step 3
Vindex watches for changes
Service Hooks fire the moment a work item is created or updated. Vindex reads the title, description, and acceptance criteria; nobody has to remember to run a check.
- Step 4
Every work item gets scored
The scoring engine reads the work item the way a senior reviewer would and evaluates whether it's actually ready for development: clear scope, real acceptance criteria, sized for a sprint, free of hidden dependencies, testable, and clearly valuable.
- Step 5
Findings appear on the work item form
Scores and plain-language findings render in a Vindex panel on the work item form, where your team already works. The headline is always a finding anyone can act on, like "Acceptance criteria are missing or untestable." The per-dimension breakdown is one click deeper.
What Vindex never does in your Azure DevOps.
- Vindex adds no custom fields and makes no changes to your work item process.
- Vindex never writes scores onto your work items; results live in the extension's own data store inside Azure DevOps.
- The extension's panel reads scores through the Azure DevOps SDK; your browser never calls Vindex.
- Vindex does not train models on your customer data.
- Public CSV demo uploads are deleted automatically after 24 hours.
Read more in the security overview and the privacy policy.
Feel the scoring before you install anything.
Drop an Azure DevOps CSV or paste one story on the overview page: real scores in 30 seconds, no signup. Then install the extension and make it automatic.