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 Currently, the specifications are expected to be in Swagger JSON format
 
 ## Next steps
-The next step in the process after a spec is completed is to generate SDKs and API reference documentation. Go to the [Azure Developer Experience guide](https://github.com/Azure/adx-documentation-pr) for more information.
+The next step in the process after a spec is completed is to generate SDKs and API reference documentation. If you're Microsoft employee, go to the [Azure Developer Experience guide](https://github.com/Azure/adx-documentation-pr) for more information.
 
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