Agent skill · operations · pedronauck
a11y-testing
Automated accessibility testing with axe-core, Playwright, and jest-axe for WCAG compliance. Use when adding or validating a11y tests, running WCAG checks, or auditing UI accessibility.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific automated testing scripts and CI/CD integration patterns for WCAG compliance that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires axe-core, jest, playwright installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-01. 564 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Accessibility Testing Automated accessibility testing with axe-core for WCAG 2.2 compliance. Catches 30-50% of issues automatically. Overview Implementing CI/CD accessibility gates Running pre-release compliance audits Testing component accessibility in unit tests Validating page-level accessibility with E2E tests Ensuring keyboard navigation works correctly Quick Reference jest-axe Unit Testing Playwright + axe-core E2E CI/CD Integration Key Decisions Decision Choice Rationale -------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------------- Test runner jest-axe + Playwright Unit + E2E coverage WCAG level AA (wcag2aa) Industry standard, legal compliance CI gate Block on violations Prevent regression Browser matrix Chromium + Firefox Cross-browser coverage Exclusions Third-party widgets only Minimize blind spots Tags wcag2a, wcag2aa, wcag22aa Full WCAG 2.2 AA State testing Test all interactive states Modal, error, loading Anti-Patterns (FORBIDDEN) Related Skills e2e-testing - Playwright E2E testing patterns unit-testing - Jest unit testing fundamentals design-system-starter - Accessible component foundations Capability Details jest-axe-testing Keywords: jest, axe, unit test, component test, react-testing-library Solves: Component-level accessibility validation Fast feedback in development CI/CD unit test gates Testing all component states (disabled, error, loading) playwright-axe-testing Keywords: playwright, e2e, axe-core, page scan, wcag, integration Solves: Full page accessibility audits Testing interactive states (modals, menus, forms) Multi-browser accessibility verification WCAG compliance validation at page level ci-a11y-gates Keywords: ci, cd, github actions, accessibility gate, automation Solves: Blocking PRs with accessibility violations Automated regression prevention Compliance reporting and artifacts Integration with deployment pipelines
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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