# a11y-audit

Audits UI and design against WCAG 2.2 and ARIA patterns. It checks contrast, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader readiness with concrete severity ratings.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 550 installs · ★ 3016
- Author: plugin87
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/a11y-audit/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/plugin87-a11y-audit

## What it does

The skill evaluates components against WCAG 2.2 (AA/AAA levels) and ARIA specifications. It runs checks using a POUR-organized checklist across P0, P1, and P2 priority levels. Target requirements include keyboard navigation, visible focus states with at least 3:1 contrast, screen-reader semantics, and target sizes of at least 24×24 pixels.

Contrast is never guessed. Instead, the workflow runs Node.js scripts `measure_render.mjs` and `verify_states.mjs` via `gate.mjs` on rendered HTML, or `contrast.py` for raw color values. It also verifies WCAG 2.2 additions like Focus Not Obscured (2.4.11), Target Size (2.5.8), Accessible Authentication (3.3.8), and reduced-motion rules. The output is a structured findings table with specific fixes.

Simply copying the skill directory triggers a `KIT_MISSING` failure. The tool depends on shared checklists and gate scripts, so you must initialize the repository files using `npx ux-ui-agent-skills init`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill a11y-audit -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/a11y-audit/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/a11y-audit/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill a11y-audit -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/a11y-audit/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill a11y-audit -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/a11y-audit/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills a11y-audit
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/a11y-audit/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill a11y-audit -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --path .claude/skills/a11y-audit
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/a11y-audit/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills --skill a11y-audit -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/plugin87/ux-ui-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/a11y-audit/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- audit UI components against WCAG 2.2 AA and AAA criteria
- measure text and element contrast ratios using gate scripts
- verify keyboard navigation and visible focus indicators
- generate an accessibility findings table with P0, P1, and P2 fixes

## Example prompts
- Run an a11y audit on `src/components/Modal.tsx`
- Check contrast ratios and hover states in `index.html` with `--dark` flag
- Review the checkout flow for WCAG 2.2 and screen-reader compliance

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: a11y-audit
description: Audit a UI or design against WCAG 2.2 AA/AAA and ARIA patterns, returning criterion-referenced findings with severity and specific fixes. Use when the user wants an accessibility check, contrast verification, keyboard/screen-reader review, or wants to confirm a component meets POUR.
---

# Skill: Accessibility Audit

> **Step 0: is the kit here?** This skill reads files from the kit. Check once:
> `ls ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../tokens >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo KIT_OK || echo KIT_MISSING`
> On `KIT_MISSING` only the skill folders were installed, which is what
> `npx skills add` does. Say so plainly, point the user at
> `npx ux-ui-agent-skills init` or the plugin install, and stop. Do not guess the
> contents of a file you could not open.

Evaluate against WCAG 2.2 and the project's ARIA patterns.

## Steps
1. Read `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../accessibility/wcag-checklist.md` (POUR-organized, P0/P1/P2) and `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../accessibility/aria-patterns.md`.
2. Check the mandatory P0 set per component: keyboard navigable, focus visible (≥3:1), screen-reader name/role/state, contrast (4.5:1 text / 3:1 UI), target size ≥24×24, no color-only signaling.
3. Verify WCAG 2.2 additions: Focus Not Obscured (2.4.11), Target Size (2.5.8), Accessible Authentication (3.3.8).
4. **Contrast: measure, don't eyeball.** For rendered HTML, RUN the real-render gates and report their actual output (CLAUDE.md → Verification Protocol): `node ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/gate.mjs measure_render.mjs <file> [--dark]` (every text element) AND `node ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/gate.mjs verify_states.mjs <file> [--dark]` (every interactive element in default/hover/focus; catches hover-state failures). For loose color pairs, `python3 ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/contrast.py "<fg>" "<bg>"`. Never state a ratio you did not measure.
5. Check reduced-motion handling (`${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../taste/motion-choreography.md`).

## Output
A findings table: WCAG criterion (e.g. 1.4.3) · severity (P0/P1/P2) · what fails · specific fix. Confirm passes explicitly. Accessibility may never be traded for aesthetics.
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