Mockup

Turn requirements into UI mockups inside Azure DevOps

Use AI to create multiple UI prototypes directly from Azure DevOps work items and validate design choices through A/B testing.

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Creating UI prototypes manually? Not anymore.

The old way

  • As a UI/UX designer, I read multiple ADO work items and try to create UI mockups manually.
  • I manually edit mockups every time when requirements change.
  • I struggle to explain UI intent clearly during requirement reviews.
  • I lose track of earlier designs and changes shared in emails or chats.
  • I share screenshots or links from external tools for feedback.
  • I manage UI-related feedback in emails, spreadsheets, or other external tools.

New way with Mockup

  • I provide ADO work items as a reference to the AI, and it generates mockups for me.
  • I update mockups using natural language, and AI reflects changes instantly.
  • I ask my doubts to the AI chat and quickly get answers.
  • I use the version history feature in the Mockup module to track all changes.
  • I publish mockups directly into existing ADO work items for review.
  • Feedback stays in the ADO work item in which the mockup is attached.

A quick overview of Mockup in Copilot4DevOps

Mockup feature of Copilot4DevOps helps teams in turning ADO requirements into clear UI prototypes using AI. It takes existing requirements or external files, such as PDFs and images, as a reference, analzes its content, and generates a UI wireframe.

  • Product and delivery teams use the AI mockup generator to turn requirements into UI prototypes before development begins.
  • Stakeholders review realistic UI workflows, fields, and user actions instead of lengthy requirement descriptions.
  • Mockups remain linked to work items, ensuring changes are controlled and traceable.
  • This linkage helps reduce rework and speed up feedback cycles.
  • The approach keeps design aligned with delivery, especially in regulated environments.
Role-based view

How can every team member use Mockup?

UI/UX Designers

Use AI to create UI mockups from ADO work items, and then refine mockups using natural language instructions if required. With this, designers don’t need to start from scratch.

Product Managers

Generate UI wireframes from user stories to review scope early, compare multiple options, and confirm priorities before any development starts, all within Azure DevOps.

Frontend Developers

Use the AI mockup generator to understand the UI intent of work items, review layouts, states, and components before any coding starts. This simplifies the product development and reduces back and forth during implementation.

UX Researchers

Generate multiple mockups using an AI and perform A/B testing to analyze which one will work best for end users.

Scrum Masters

During sprint planning or backlog grooming, make changes to existing mockups using an AI, and share with development teams by attaching them to ADO work items to implement new changes.

Business Analysts

Translate requirements into visual screens using AI and referenced work items. Validate fields, rules, and flows with stakeholders, and keep every change traceable to Azure DevOps.

Compliance and Audit Teams

Review versioned mockups linked to requirements for audit readiness. Track who changed what and when, supporting regulated delivery without storing designs outside Azure DevOps.

Backend Developers

Review AI-generated mockups to understand data needs, validations, and user actions. Align APIs and logic with UI behavior early using designs linked to Azure DevOps items.

Stakeholders and Business Owners

Review interactive mockups instead of reading long requirements. See how features will work, give clear feedback, and approve designs faster within the Azure DevOps flow.

Core capabilities

Mockup module

Reference Work Items

Want to generate UI wireframes that reflect real requirements?

Pass existing ADO work items as a reference, and press “Generate.” Then, AI automatically analyzes the work item title, description, and other fields and generates a UI mockup that aligns with actual requirements.

File Upload

Do you already have documents, screenshots, or old designs that should guide the mockup?

The file upload feature lets you attach different types of files for reference while generating the mockup. This allows teams to reuse existing designs, bring legacy screens into DevOps, and create UI views with better context.

Rewrite Prompt

Would you like to enhance the prompt to generate a better mockup?

The Rewrite Prompt feature refines the prompt instruction with a single click using an AI. This helps in generating accurate and consistent mockups without deeper knowledge of prompting.

Custom Instructions

Want to generate mockups that follow your organization’s styling?

Insert custom instructions about color theme, font style, heading style, page structure, etc. So the final result matches your functional needs.

Mockup History

Need to access previously generated mockups?

You can access previously generated mockups from the left panel. It allows you to reopen, review, and continue working from past designs without losing earlier work.

Edit with AI Chat

Want to make changes in mockups without rebuilding them from scratch?

AI chat allows you to:

  • Ask questions about the generated wireframe, and AI answers that.
  • Update any UI components using natural-language instructions.
  • Add UI components at a specific place using an AI.
  • Delete any UI components and update the wireframe.

Version History

Need to track how the mockup has changed?

Mockup module automatically creates a new version when you make any changes to the UI wireframe. Later, you can visit the previous version, review the changes, and revert to it if required.

Multi-Page Generation

Want to generate UI wireframes for multiple web pages at once?

Multi-page generation creates several connected pages in one run. This helps visualize complete user journeys instead of isolated screens.

Publish Mockups

Need to connect mockups with existing work items?

You can publish mockups to existing work items or create new ones and publish them into them with a single click. This keeps the UI design part of the same workflow as planning and development.

Export Mockups

Do you need to share mockups outside the Azure DevOps workspace?

Explore mockups in PDF or PNG format and share with team members, stakeholders, reviewers, etc., who are not part of your team.

Top use cases in different industries

  • As a UI/UX designer, I generate multiple mockups of the insurance policy checkout page using AI and select the best one for an easy checkout process.
  • As a product manager in insurance, I create UI mockups to review policy renewal flows before sprint approval.
  • As a BA, I generate AI mockups from ADO work items for claim FNOL screens to check whether fields required by IRDAI guidelines are present.
  • As a product owner, I use AI to generate mockups to verify that patient intake screens contain HIPAA-required fields, such as consent, insurance ID, and emergency contacts.
  • As a UX designer, I use AI to update UI designs based on changed requirements and share them with developers to implement UI changes in production.
  • As a regulatory manager, I review versioned mockups linked to requirements to support IEC 62304 audits for UI changes affecting patient safety.
  • As a project manager, I create UI wireframes directly from user stories related to outage notification screens to confirm message clarity and restoration status and send them to stakeholders for review.
  • As a UI/UX designer, I generate two mockups for showing energy usage trends, perform A/B testing, and select the best one among them.
  • As an operations lead, I review mockups for field service tracking screens within Azure DevOps to validate work order details and escalation flows.
  • As a compliance analyst, I generate mockups with AI to review KYC onboarding screens that contain required fields for uploading documents and capturing consent.
  • As a UX designer, I generate mockups for the login and multi-factor authentication screen of an online banking application and share the design with developers.
  • As a project lead, I generate multiple role-based mockups for banking applications. For example, different UIs for bank officers, channel partners, and end customers.
  • As a systems engineer, I generate mockups for maintenance workflow screens to validate step sequencing and task visibility defined in certified Azure DevOps requirements.
  • As an aerospace project manager, I take feedback about aviation software from pilots and use AI to generate new mockups based on feedback.
  • As a UX Specialist, I update operator dashboard layouts using AI chat to improve readability in low-visibility environments.
  • As a product owner, I generate AI mockups for all web pages, send them for clients' approvals, and, once approved, share them with developers to create final designs.
  • As a frontend developer, I first generate a mockup according to existing requirements using an AI and convert it into an app design.
  • As a delivery manager, I review mockups attached to Azure DevOps work items to confirm feature readiness before release planning.
  • As an operations analyst, I generate mockups for train scheduling screens to validate conflict resolution and delay handling logic.
  • As a product owner, I generate two UI mockups for ticket booking: one for agents and one for passengers.
  • As a compliance reviewer, I track mockup versions tied to safety and reporting requirements during regulatory reviews.
  • As an automotive software UI designer, I instantly generate a dark-mode UI using AI, and developers use that as a reference to implement dark mode in the vehicle system.
  • As a project manager, I generate the same mockup in multiple languages and share it with developers to implement for a global audience.
  • As a QA engineer, I use mockups to validate error handling for sensor failures and connectivity loss scenarios.
  • As an audit reviewer, I check different versions of mockups linked with existing Azure work items to support transparency during internal and external audits.
  • As a business analyst, I use AI to create mockups by using ADO work items as a reference and reviewing requirements through the generated mockups.
  • As a QA Manager, I use mockups to identify validation gaps for public grievance submissions and service request tracking screens.

Results teams see with Elicit

1 %
faster UI draft creation
1 %
visual alignment with requirements
1 %
fewer design clarification cycles
1 %
reduction in rework due to late UI changes
1 x
faster design reviews and approvals
FAQ

Your Questions are Answered Here

Does the mockup feature work inside my existing Azure DevOps project?

Yes, the Mockup module is a part of Copilot4DevOps, which works directly inside your Azure DevOps project. With this, you don’t need to switch between multiple tools to generate UI prototypes, and generated mockups stay linked to related ADO work items.

No. Copilot4DevOps is SOC Type II certified, which means it doesn’t send users’ data to any third-party service providers or use it to train our own models.

Each generated mockup has a version history. So, audit teams can review how the mockup is changed during audits and inspections.

Yes. Copilot4DevOps generates mockups in such a way that it follows required compliances based on the industry in which you are working. So, it can be used in any regulated industry.

If requirements change after the mockup is created, you can use AI to update a specific part or the entire mockup by providing natural-language instructions.

Mockup module is to create early prototypes to get approval from stakeholders and align each team member on the same UI requirements. However, designers must be required to make changes to the mock-up and make final decisions.

We talked with our multiple clients, and they told us that Mockup modules save them 90% of the time in getting design approvals.

Mockup feature is included in the Copilot4DevOps Ultimate plan but not in the Plus plan.

If AI generates an incorrect mockup that doesn’t align with your requirements, you can use the AI chat feature and ask it to regenerate a mockup that aligns with your requirements. You can properly instruct it on what to change and what to keep the same.

Yes. The tool supports multi-page generation to represent complete user flows and journeys.

Teams can start using mockups during the early planning stage to prepare UI wireframes for testing and to avoid misunderstandings later in development.

Start building UI prototypes from requirements

Generate UI mockups directly from ADO work items and give stakeholders a clear view of features without long documents or repeated clarification cycles.

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