Spectra is an Azure DevOps extension that uses Claude AI to illuminate your work items — turning a 2–3 sentence Requirement or Bug into a detailed description and follow-up tasks in seconds.
How it works
- Right-click any work item → Spectra
- Spectra calls Claude AI and generates:
- A detailed HTML description with context, goals, and acceptance criteria
- Follow-up implementation tasks with validation and optional Playwright E2E notes in the task descriptions
- Review and edit the suggestions in the preview dialog
- Click Create Tasks — the parent description is updated unless you chose to keep it, and all child Task items are created automatically
Setup
Go to Project Settings → Spectra and enter:
- Your Anthropic API key (from console.anthropic.com)
- Claude model (e.g.
claude-sonnet-4-6) - Task work item type name (default:
Task)