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Two levels of accessibility checking: the quick static score with every scan, and the audit-grade axe-core evaluation with manual review and export.
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DomainGuard measures accessibility from the page itself, with the axe rules, and never claims WCAG conformance: automated findings are evidence for a person to act on, and the audit records the manual criteria a person still has to judge.
Articles
- The quick accessibility score - the static pass that comes with every domain scan and the Check tab.
- The accessibility audit - WCAG 2.2 AA with axe-core in a real browser, up to 10 pages, 5 credits, manual review and export.
Where
- Web: a domain's Website module (score) and SEO, Accessibility (audits).
- iOS: Website, Accessibility audit; SEO & accessibility shows the score ring, impact counts, issues grouped by axe rule with the WCAG criterion, and a rule detail with every affected element.
- API/MCP:
GET /api/score-accessibility?url=,/api/accessibility-audit/*; theaccessibilityscope; toolsscore_page_accessibility,quote_accessibility_audit,start_accessibility_audit,list_accessibility_audits,get_accessibility_audit.
Which one do I need?
| Question | Use |
|---|---|
| Is the homepage broadly accessible? | The quick score, which runs with every scan and costs nothing |
| I have a remediation project, an insurance questionnaire or a client deliverable | The audit: real browser, up to 10 pages, every affected element, manual criteria recorded, a JSON export |
| A single page on another site | The quick score over MCP with score_page_accessibility, which takes any public URL |
What the numbers mean
Both surfaces report impact counts (critical, serious, moderate, minor) and name the axe rule and WCAG criterion for each finding. The quick score is a weighted percentage of the checks that could run statically; the audit reports counts rather than a single score, because a count of what was found is the honest unit for an audit.
Cost and plan
The quick score is free on every plan. The audit costs 5 credits, is rate limited to 3 starts an hour, and can be run on any plan that has credits, including Free with its one-time grant of 100. It is switched on by default when a domain is added, and the add sheet states the cost.
Common questions
Does a clean audit mean I am compliant? No. Automated findings are evidence, and sixteen WCAG criteria still need a person's judgement. The audit records those decisions so the file is complete.
Can I audit a staging site? Only a public HTTPS target the account has proven it controls or that is otherwise reachable; the audit does not accept credentials.
In reading order
Articles in Accessibility
- The quick accessibility scoreThe static accessibility pass that runs with every domain scan and in the Check tab: what it judges from HTML alone, how it is scored, and what it cannot see.Updated
- The accessibility auditAudit-grade WCAG 2.2 AA with axe-core in a real browser: up to 10 pages for 5 credits, manual-review decisions, a JSON evidence export, and its honest limits.Updated
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