AllyCat
The facts below are what the maker publishes about AllyCat, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From AllyCat's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| AllyCat | Free | MIT-licensed CLI package; Node.js ≥ 20; full scans require Chromium |
The facts
Each one read from AllyCat's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistance
- AllyCat can produce AI-ready fix prompts for copying into an AI agent, and the README says this requires no API key and sends no data.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The README recommends AllyCat for pre-commit hooks, local development, and pull request pipelines.checked 5 Oct 2026
- CI/CD integration
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- CI integration
- CI features include severity-based exit gates, saved baselines, git-changed-file scoping, and JSON report export.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Known limitation
- Runtime CSS-in-JS styles from styled-components, Emotion, and styled-jsx cannot be statically analyzed for contrast, and the scanner warns per file.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- Reports can be printed in the terminal or JSON, or generated as a self-contained HTML report.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- AllyCat scans source code for WCAG accessibility violations in editors, on file saves, and in CI without requiring a deployed app.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- AllyCat requires Node.js 20 or later; full scans additionally require Chromium installed through Playwright.checked 5 Oct 2026
- RTL
- Opt-in RTL support for Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, and other RTL interfaces is labeled experimental.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Scan modes
- Quick scans use JSDOM without a browser, while full scans use Playwright for contrast checking and require Chromium.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Source locations
- Findings include exact source line numbers and clickable VS Code links.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Standards
- The setup supports WCAG 2.1 AA, WCAG 2.2 AA, and automated WCAG AAA; the README notes full AAA requires a manual audit.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Supported source
- It supports HTML, JSX/TSX, Vue single-file components, and Angular templates.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Watch mode
- Watch mode rescans files after saves and marks violations as new, fixed, or unchanged.checked 5 Oct 2026
- WCAG version
- wcag 2.2checked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- License and maker
- The repository identifies the project as MIT-licensed, copyright 2026 Dotan Siman Tov.checked 5 Oct 2026
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