accessio-scan
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The facts
Each one read from accessio-scan's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audit coverage
- The README describes each run as a WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 audit using the default axe-core ruleset.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Automated testing limit
- The README says axe-core can automatically detect roughly 50% of WCAG success criteria and that the remaining criteria need manual audits.checked 12 Oct 2026
- CI/CD integration
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- CI integration
- The README shows using SARIF output with GitHub Code Scanning to annotate pull requests.checked 12 Oct 2026
- How to run
- The README shows running it with npx or installing it globally with npm.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Install
- Run it with npx or install it globally through npm; it requires Node.js 20 or later.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The README presents the scanner as a CI gate and says issues and pull requests are welcome.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is MIT-licensed and bundles axe-core under MPL 2.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- Version 0.1 scans one page at a time, and the README says roughly half of WCAG success criteria can be automatically detected; the rest need manual audits.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- The CLI supports console, JSON, and SARIF output, and the package exposes a programmatic scan API.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy caveat
- SARIF reports include the offending element’s outer HTML, which may expose sensitive DOM content to people with access to the repository’s Security tab.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Programmatic use
- The package exports a programmatic scan API and a JSON formatter.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- accessio-scan runs axe-core against a URL and reports WCAG violations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Requirement
- It requires Node.js 20 or later and downloads Chromium on first use, about 300 MB via Playwright.checked 12 Oct 2026
- SARIF data caution
- SARIF reports contain offending elements’ outer HTML, which may expose sensitive content from the scanned page to people who can read the repository’s Security tab.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- pagechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Scope limit
- Version 0.1 scans a single page; crawling and sitemap support are described as planned for v0.2.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The Chromium sandbox is enabled by default, and the README warns against scanning untrusted URLs from a privileged network.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security guidance
- The README warns against scanning untrusted URLs from privileged networks because the browser can reach internal services.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Telemetry
- Telemetry is opt-in and off by default; the README says reports include a one-way hostname hash and scan-rule metadata, but not URLs, page HTML, cookies, or authentication data.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Telemetry and privacy
- Telemetry is opt-in and off by default; the README says it sends a hashed hostname and scan-rule metadata, but not URLs, page HTML, headers, cookies, or authentication.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Telemetry hosting
- The telemetry endpoint can be overridden, allowing users to send opt-in telemetry to their own collector.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser dependency
- Playwright downloads Chromium on first use, about 300 MB; browser download can be skipped when Chromium is already installed.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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