Axe Accessibility▌
by ronantakizawa
Test website accessibility and ensure WCAG compliance with Axe Accessibility, a web accessibility checker with detailed
Provides accessibility testing capabilities for web content using Axe-core, enabling evaluation of websites and HTML snippets against WCAG standards with detailed violation reports and remediation guidance.
best for
- / Frontend developers ensuring WCAG compliance
- / QA teams performing accessibility audits
- / UX designers validating accessible designs
- / Compliance teams checking web standards
capabilities
- / Test live web pages for accessibility violations
- / Analyze HTML snippets for WCAG compliance
- / Check color contrast ratios against standards
- / Validate ARIA attributes usage
- / Get detailed accessibility rule information
- / Test orientation lock requirements
what it does
Tests web pages and HTML snippets for accessibility issues using Axe-core, providing detailed WCAG compliance reports and remediation guidance.
about
Axe Accessibility is a community-built MCP server published by ronantakizawa that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Test website accessibility and ensure WCAG compliance with Axe Accessibility, a web accessibility checker with detailed It is categorized under analytics data, developer tools. This server exposes 6 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
how to install
You can install Axe Accessibility in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
license
MIT
Axe Accessibility is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
Test website accessibility and ensure WCAG compliance with Axe Accessibility, a web accessibility checker with detailed
TL;DR: Tests web pages and HTML snippets for accessibility issues using Axe-core, providing detailed WCAG compliance reports and remediation guidance.
What it does
- Test live web pages for accessibility violations
- Analyze HTML snippets for WCAG compliance
- Check color contrast ratios against standards
- Validate ARIA attributes usage
- Get detailed accessibility rule information
- Test orientation lock requirements
Best for
- Frontend developers ensuring WCAG compliance
- QA teams performing accessibility audits
- UX designers validating accessible designs
- Compliance teams checking web standards
Highlights
- Uses industry-standard Axe-core engine
- Tests both live URLs and HTML strings
- Detailed violation reports with remediation
FAQ
- What is the Axe Accessibility MCP server?
- Axe Accessibility is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Axe Accessibility?
- This profile displays 30 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.7 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Ratings
4.7★★★★★30 reviews- ★★★★★Kabir Li· Dec 28, 2024
Axe Accessibility reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Aditi Nasser· Dec 24, 2024
I recommend Axe Accessibility for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Dec 8, 2024
Axe Accessibility is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Aisha Anderson· Dec 4, 2024
Axe Accessibility is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· Nov 27, 2024
Axe Accessibility is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Kabir Kapoor· Nov 23, 2024
Axe Accessibility is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Aditi Okafor· Nov 15, 2024
According to our notes, Axe Accessibility benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Oct 18, 2024
We evaluated Axe Accessibility against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Hassan Khan· Oct 14, 2024
We evaluated Axe Accessibility against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Emma Martinez· Oct 6, 2024
Axe Accessibility has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
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