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Author: Steve Danielson

docs/managed-devops-pools/prerequisites.md

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 title: Prerequisites for Managed DevOps Pools
 description: Learn how to configure your Azure subscription and Azure DevOps organization for use with Managed DevOps Pools.
-ms.date: 07/09/2025
+ms.date: 07/11/2025
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 # Prerequisites for Managed DevOps Pools
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 When you create a Managed DevOps Pool, the account you use to sign in to the Azure subscription that contains your Managed DevOps Pool is used to create a corresponding agent pool in your Azure DevOps organization. To successfully create a Managed DevOps Pool, your account must have the following permissions in your Azure DevOps organization.
 
+* [Membership in the Azure DevOps organization](#membership-in-the-azure-devops-organization)
 * [Organization level agent pools administrator](#organization-level-agent-pools-administrator) for each organization where you want to create Managed DevOps Pools
 * [Project level agent pools administrator or creator](#project-level-agent-pools-administrator-or-creator) for each project in which you want to make your Managed DevOps Pool available to pipelines
 
+### Membership in the Azure DevOps organization
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+You must be a member of the Azure DevOps organization before the permissions in this section can be granted to your account.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> If you are currently working in the Azure DevOps organization, for example using Azure Boards, working with Azure Repos, or creating Azure Pipelines, you are already a member of the Azure DevOps organization, and you can skip this step.
+
+1. Go to `https://dev.azure.com/{organization}}/_settings/users`, replacing `{organization}` with the name of your Azure DevOps organization.
+  * If you are denied access to the page, you are not a member of the Azure DevOps organization. You must be added as a member by an administrator of the Azure DevOps organization.
+  * If you can access the page, review the user list and verify that you are a member of the Azure DevOps organization. If you don't see your account listed, you must be added as a member by an administrator of the Azure DevOps organization.
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 ### Organization level agent pools administrator
 
 You must have Organization level agent pools **Administrator** permissions for each organization where you want to create Managed DevOps Pools.