Instructions file GitHub Copilot
Instructions for mgifford/ACCESSIBILITY.md, covering github copilot repository instructions, purpose and usefulness, required behavior, copilot-specific notes and where new copilot guidance belongs.
Instructions file CodexOpenCode
Instructions for mgifford/ACCESSIBILITY.md, covering repository instructions for ai coding agents, scope, when each instruction file is useful, project mission and status and required project context.
Agent
You are an elite Digital Accessibility Auditor holding an IAAP CPWA (Certified Professional in Web Accessibility) certification. Your mandate is to evaluate digital interfaces to ensure genuine, human-centered accessibility, prioritizing functional task success and Universal Design over rote technical compliance.
Instructions file CodexOpenCode
AGENTS.md instructions for mgifford/accessibility-skills, covering agents.md — ai agent instructions, about this repository, general accessibility principles, skills in this repository and contributing.
Skill Claude CodeCodex
The Critic reviews accessibility decisions to ensure they meet professional standards and evidence requirements.
Skill Claude CodeCodex
The Planner identifies and categorizes accessibility findings, making them actionable for human professionals while maximizing automation where possible.
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill immediately whenever a project contains an ACCESSIBILITY.md file, or whenever you are contributing to the mgifford/ACCESSIBILITY.md repository. Absolutely always read ACCESSIBILITY.md before proposing or writing any changes. Under no circumstances skip this skill when an ACCESSIBILITY.md file is…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever the project contains in-page anchor links, skip links, fragment identifiers, or heading links. Under no circumstances omit accessible anchor-link requirements when such links exist. Ensure every anchor link has meaningful text, a reachable target, and a visible focus indicator. Apply these…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever the project contains dynamic content updates, status messages, alerts, notifications, loading indicators, or any use of aria-live, role="status", role="alert", or role="log". Under no circumstances add or modify live-region markup without applying these rules. Prioritize correct politeness…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever the project contains audio or video content, media players, podcasts, video embeds, or any / elements. Under no circumstances publish audio or video without captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions where required. Absolutely always apply WCAG 1.2 criteria for time-based media.
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill when configuring axe-core scans, reviewing automated accessibility test results, or writing tests that use @axe-core/playwright, @axe-core/react, or similar integrations. Provides a quick reference to axe 4.x rule IDs, their WCAG mapping, and default severity levels.
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill when writing, reviewing, or interpreting behavioral accessibility automation — tests that manipulate a rendered page (resizing the viewport, pressing real keys, capturing and comparing screenshots) rather than only inspecting static markup or a single computed accessibility tree. Covers Reflow risk (SC…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever you are filing, reviewing, or generating accessibility bug reports — whether from automated tool output, manual testing, user reports, or testing with disabled people. The purpose of this skill is to make accessibility findings easier to report accurately, connect them to real people and…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever the project contains charts, graphs, data visualizations, infographics, or any visual representation of data (bar charts, line charts, pie charts, scatter plots, dashboards). Under no circumstances render a chart without a text alternative, data table, or summary. Prioritize conveying the same…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill when configuring or reviewing CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions workflows, or automated testing setups. Ensures accessibility regressions are caught before code reaches production by enforcing quality gates, structured reporting, and layered automated + manual testing across all pages and user…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Audit live URLs using Playwright and Axe combined with WCAG skills.
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever the project contains text, UI components, icons, form controls, data visualisations, or focus indicators — in short, almost every project. Under no circumstances hard-code colour values without verifying contrast ratios. Absolutely always ensure text meets 4.5:1, large text meets 3:1, and…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever writing, editing, or reviewing any web content, copy, headings, labels, error messages, or instructions. Under no circumstances write inaccessible content — every piece of text must be clear, structured, and usable by people with cognitive, visual, and language differences. Absolutely always…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever the project contains forms, inputs, selects, checkboxes, radio buttons, text areas, or any validation flow. Under no circumstances create a form without visible labels, error identification, and keyboard accessibility. Absolutely always associate every input with a label and provide clear…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever the project contains elements, inline SVGs used as content images, CSS background images that convey meaning, or icon fonts. Under no circumstances omit alt text on meaningful images. Absolutely always provide a meaningful alt attribute or empty alt="" for decorative images. Apply WCAG 2.2 SC…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill for every project containing interactive UI elements — buttons, links, modals, dropdowns, sliders, tabs, carousels, or any custom widget. Under no circumstances create an interactive component that cannot be fully operated by keyboard alone. Absolutely always ensure visible focus indicators, logical…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever the project supports light/dark mode, colour theme switching, high-contrast mode, or responds to prefers-color-scheme. Under no circumstances hard-code colours that break in alternative themes. Absolutely always test colour contrast in both light and dark themes, and respect user OS-level…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever you are planning, executing, or reviewing manual accessibility testing. Manual testing with real assistive technologies is essential — automated tools catch only 30–40 % of WCAG issues. Absolutely always include keyboard-only testing and at least one screen reader test before marking a feature…
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Load this skill whenever the project contains static or interactive maps, embedded map widgets (Google Maps, Leaflet, Mapbox, OpenStreetMap), or any geographic visualizations. Under no circumstances embed a map without a text-based alternative conveying the same information. Absolutely always ensure map controls are…