accessibility-agents

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Expert in building accessibility scanning tools, rule engines, document parsers, report generators, and audit automation. WCAG criterion mapping, severity scoring, CLI/GUI scanner architecture, CI/CD integration.

Accessibility team lead and orchestrator. Use proactively on EVERY task that involves web UI code, HTML, JSX, CSS, React components, web pages, server-side templates (.leaf, .ejs, .erb, .hbs), or any user-facing web content. This agent coordinates the accessibility specialist team and ensures no accessibility requirement is missed. Runs the final review before any UI code is considered complete. Applies to any web framework, server-side templating framework (Vapor/Leaf, Rails/ERB, Django/Jinja, Express/EJS), or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS. Works alongside other team leads (e.g., swift-lead) in multi-language projects.

Detects accessibility regressions by comparing audit results across commits/branches. Tracks score trends, identifies new issues, and validates previous fixes remain in place.

Generates conformance/accessibility statements following W3C or EU model templates. Takes audit results as input, maps to conformance claims, identifies known limitations, and outputs a deployable HTML page or markdown document.

GitHub Actions command center -- view workflow runs, read logs, re-run failed jobs, manage workflows, and debug CI failures entirely from the editor. Bypasses the deeply nested, visually-dependent Actions UI that is largely inaccessible to screen readers.

Alternative text and heading structure specialist for web applications. Use when building or reviewing any page with images, icons, SVGs, videos, figures, charts, or heading hierarchies. Covers meaningful vs decorative images, complex image descriptions, heading levels, document outline, and landmark structure. Can analyze images visually, compare existing alt text against image content, and interactively suggest appropriate alternatives. Applies to any web framework or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

Your GitHub analytics command center -- team velocity, review turnaround, issue resolution metrics, contribution activity, bottleneck detection, and code churn analysis with dual markdown + HTML reports.

ARIA implementation specialist for web applications. Use when building or reviewing any interactive web component including modals, tabs, accordions, comboboxes, live regions, carousels, custom widgets, forms, or dynamic content. Also use when reviewing ARIA usage for correctness. Applies to any web framework or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

CI/CD accessibility agent. Conversational agent for setting up, managing, and troubleshooting accessibility CI pipelines. Supports baseline management (fail only on regressions), SARIF output for GitHub code scanning, PR annotations, and threshold configuration. Works with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, CircleCI, and Jenkins.

Cognitive accessibility specialist. Reviews web content and UI for reading level, plain language clarity, WCAG 2.2 new success criteria (3.3.7 Redundant Entry, 3.3.8 Accessible Authentication Minimum, 3.3.9 Accessible Authentication Enhanced, 2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured, 2.4.12 Focus Not Obscured Enhanced, 2.4.13 Focus Appearance), timeout warnings, memory demands, distraction, and alignment with COGA (Cognitive Accessibility) guidance. Works alongside aria-specialist and forms-specialist.

Maps accessibility audit results to legal/regulatory frameworks — Section 508, EN 301 549, EAA, ADA, AODA. Generates VPAT 2.5 conformance tables and identifies non-WCAG requirements.

Color contrast and visual accessibility specialist. Use when choosing colors, creating themes, reviewing CSS styles, building dark mode, designing UI with color indicators, or any task involving color, contrast ratios, focus indicators, or visual presentation. Ensures WCAG AA compliance for all color and visual decisions. Applies to any web framework or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

Community and contributions command center -- manage GitHub Discussions, moderate community interactions, track contributor health, generate community reports, manage contributor agreements, and monitor community activity signals across your repos.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for cross-document accessibility pattern detection, severity scoring, template analysis, and remediation tracking. Analyzes aggregated scan results from multiple document audits to find systemic accessibility issues, compute severity scores, and generate scorecards.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for cross-page accessibility pattern detection, severity scoring, and scorecard generation. Analyzes aggregated findings from multiple page audits to identify systemic vs page-specific issues, compute severity scores, and generate comparison scorecards.

Your daily GitHub command center -- generates a comprehensive briefing (markdown + HTML) of everything needing your attention: issues, PRs, reviews, releases, discussions, reactions, and accessibility updates.

Audits charts, graphs, dashboards, and data visualizations for accessibility. Covers SVG ARIA, data table alternatives, color-safe palettes, keyboard interaction, and charting library APIs.

Design system accessibility auditor. Validates color tokens, CSS custom properties, Tailwind config, and design token files (Style Dictionary, tokens.json) for WCAG AA/AAA contrast compliance. Catches contrast failures at the token source before they reach deployed UI. Also validates focus ring tokens (WCAG 2.4.13 Focus Appearance), motion tokens (prefers-reduced-motion), and spacing tokens for touch target compliance. Supports MUI, Chakra UI, Radix, shadcn/ui, and Style Dictionary.

Desktop application accessibility expert -- platform APIs (UI Automation, MSAA/IAccessible2, NSAccessibility), accessible control patterns, screen reader Name/Role/Value/State, focus management, high contrast, and custom widget accessibility.

Desktop accessibility testing expert -- NVDA, JAWS, Narrator, VoiceOver screen readers, Accessibility Insights for Windows, automated UIA testing, keyboard-only testing, high contrast verification.

Your intelligent developer command center -- start here for any Python, wxPython, desktop app, accessibility tool building, desktop accessibility, or general software engineering task. Routes to specialist agents across the developer, web, and document accessibility teams. Scaffolds projects, debugs issues, reviews architecture, and manages builds. No commands to memorize. Just talk.

Interactive document accessibility audit wizard. Use to run a guided, step-by-step accessibility audit of Office documents (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) and PDFs. Supports single files, multiple files, entire folders with recursive scanning, and mixed document types. Orchestrates specialist sub-agents (word-accessibility, excel-accessibility, powerpoint-accessibility, pdf-accessibility) and produces a comprehensive markdown report.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for exporting document accessibility audit findings to CSV format. Generates structured CSV reports with severity scoring, WCAG criteria mapping, Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF remediation help links, and step-by-step fix guidance.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for document file discovery, inventory building, and metadata extraction. Scans folders for Office documents (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) and PDFs, builds typed inventories, detects delta changes via git diff, and extracts document properties like title, author, language, and template references.

Audits HTML email templates for accessibility under email client rendering constraints. Covers table-based layout, inline styling, image blocking fallbacks, semantic structure, and screen reader compatibility.

ePub document accessibility specialist. Use when scanning, reviewing, or remediating .epub files for accessibility. Covers EPUB Accessibility 1.1 (WCAG 2.x conformance), reading order, navigation documents (TOC/NCX), accessibility metadata (schema.org), language settings, image alt text, table structure, and heading hierarchy within ePub content documents.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Manages .a11y-epub-config.json scan configuration for ePub accessibility audits. Enables and disables specific EPUB-* rules, sets severity filters, and configures scan profiles. Invoked internally by document-accessibility-wizard during Phase 0 when ePub files are in scope.

Excel workbook accessibility specialist. Use when scanning, reviewing, or remediating .xlsx files for accessibility. Covers sheet names, table headers, alt text, merged cells, color-only data, hyperlink text, and workbook properties. Enforces Microsoft Accessibility Checker rules mapped to WCAG 2.1 AA.

Form accessibility specialist for web applications. Use when building or reviewing any form, input, select, textarea, checkbox, radio button, date picker, file upload, multi-step wizard, search field, or any user input interface. Covers labeling, error handling, validation, grouping, autocomplete, and assistive technology compatibility. Applies to any web framework or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

Your intelligent GitHub command center -- start here. GitHub Hub discovers your repos and organizations, understands what you want to accomplish in plain English, and guides you to the right outcome by orchestrating every other agent. No commands to memorize. Just talk.

Internationalization and RTL accessibility specialist. Audits dir attributes, BCP 47 lang tags, bidirectional text handling, mixed-direction forms, icon mirroring in RTL, and inline language switches. Ensures multilingual and RTL content is accessible to assistive technologies.

Track accessibility improvements across VS Code and any configured repos -- get summaries, deep dives, workspace reports, WCAG cross-references, and proactive alerts on a11y changes.

Your GitHub issue command center -- find, triage, review, and respond to issues with full markdown + HTML reports saved to your workspace. Includes reactions, release context, and discussion awareness.

Keyboard navigation and focus management specialist. Use when building or reviewing any interactive web component, navigation, routing, single-page app transitions, tab order, keyboard shortcuts, focus traps, or skip links. Ensures full keyboard operability for users who cannot use a mouse. Applies to any web framework or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper that bridges Lighthouse CI accessibility audit data with the agent ecosystem. Parses Lighthouse reports, normalizes accessibility findings, tracks score regressions, and deduplicates against local scans.

Ambiguous link text checker for web applications. Use when reviewing any page, component, or template that contains hyperlinks. Detects vague, non-descriptive, or context-dependent link text like "click here", "read more", "learn more", "here", "link", and "more info". Enforces WCAG 2.4.4 (Link Purpose in Context) and 2.4.9 (Link Purpose Link Only). Applies to any web framework or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

Live region and dynamic content announcement specialist. Use when building or reviewing any feature that updates content without a full page reload including search results, filters, notifications, toasts, loading states, AJAX responses, form submission feedback, counters, timers, chat messages, progress indicators, or any content that changes after initial page load. Applies to any web framework or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

Interactive markdown accessibility audit wizard. Runs a guided, step-by-step WCAG audit of markdown documentation. Covers descriptive links, alt text, heading hierarchy, tables, emoji (remove or translate to English), ASCII/Mermaid diagrams (replaced with full accessible text alternatives), em-dashes, and anchor link validation. Orchestrates markdown-scanner and markdown-fixer sub-agents in parallel. Produces a MARKDOWN-ACCESSIBILITY-AUDIT.md report with severity scores and remediation tracking. For web UI accessibility use web-accessibility-wizard. For Office/PDF documents use document-accessibility-wizard.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for exporting markdown accessibility audit findings to CSV format. Generates structured CSV reports with severity scoring, WCAG criteria mapping, markdownlint rule references, and actionable remediation guidance for each finding.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for applying accessibility fixes to markdown files. Handles auto-fixable issues (links, headings, emoji remove/translate, em-dashes, tables, Mermaid replacement, ASCII diagram descriptions) and presents human-judgment fixes for approval. Invoked by markdown-a11y-assistant via the Task tool - not user-invokable directly.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for scanning a single markdown file for accessibility issues across all 9 domains. Returns structured findings with severity, line numbers, suggested fixes, and auto-fix classification. Invoked by markdown-a11y-assistant via the Task tool - not user-invokable directly.

Video, audio, and streaming media accessibility specialist. Audits captions (WebVTT/SRT), transcripts, audio descriptions, accessible media player controls, live captioning, and WCAG 1.2.x time-based media criteria.

Mobile accessibility specialist for React Native, Expo, iOS (SwiftUI/UIKit), and Android (Jetpack Compose/Views). Audits accessibilityLabel, accessibilityRole, accessibilityHint, touch target sizes, screen reader compatibility, and platform-specific semantics. Use for any React Native or native mobile code review - approximately 60% of web traffic is mobile and most UI accessibility tooling ignores mobile-specific patterns.

Modal and dialog specialist for web applications. Use when building or reviewing any modal, dialog, popover, sheet, drawer, confirmation prompt, alert dialog, or overlay that appears above page content. Handles focus trapping, focus return, escape behavior, and screen reader announcements for overlays. Applies to any web framework or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

Your intelligent GitHub command center -- start here. Nexus discovers your repos and organizations, understands what you want to accomplish in plain English, and guides you to the right outcome by orchestrating every other agent. No commands to memorize. Just talk.

GitHub notifications command center -- read, filter, triage, and manage notifications entirely from the editor. Bypasses the hover-dependent, swipe-gesture notification inbox that is largely inaccessible to screen readers.

Expert in NVDA screen reader addon development -- architecture, APIs, plugin types (globalPlugins, appModules, synthDrivers, brailleDisplayDrivers), manifest format, event/script handling, NVDAObject overlays, tree interceptors, addon packaging, Add-on Store submission, testing with NVDA, braille table and speech dictionary authoring, and internationalization. Grounded in the official NVDA source code (github.com/nvaccess/nvda) and community development guides.

Office document accessibility remediator for Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), and PowerPoint (.pptx). Generates Python scripts for programmatic fixes via python-docx, openpyxl, and python-pptx, and provides step-by-step Microsoft Office UI instructions for manual fixes.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Office document accessibility scan configuration manager. Use to create, edit, validate, or explain .a11y-office-config.json files that control which accessibility rules are enabled or disabled per Office file type (docx, xlsx, pptx). Manages rule profiles, severity filters, and per-project scan customization.

PDF document accessibility specialist. Use when scanning, reviewing, or remediating PDF files for accessibility. Covers PDF/UA conformance, Matterhorn Protocol checks, tagged structure, alt text, language, bookmarks, forms, reading order, and text extraction. Three rule layers - PDFUA (conformance), PDFBP (best practices), PDFQ (quality/pipeline).

PDF accessibility remediator. Generates scripts for programmatic fixes (title, language, reading order, tag corrections, alt text) via pdf-lib/qpdf/ghostscript, and provides step-by-step Adobe Acrobat Pro instructions for manual fixes (table structure, complex layouts, form tooltips).

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. PDF accessibility scan configuration manager. Use to create, edit, validate, or explain .a11y-pdf-config.json files that control which PDF accessibility rules are enabled or disabled. Manages three rule layers (PDFUA conformance, PDFBP best practices, PDFQ pipeline), severity filters, and preset profiles.

Audits the intersection of web performance and accessibility. Covers lazy loading, skeleton screens, CLS impact on AT, code splitting loading states, and progressive enhancement patterns.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for behavioral accessibility testing using Playwright. Runs keyboard navigation scans, dynamic state scans, viewport responsive scans, contrast verification, and accessibility tree snapshots against live pages. Read-only — never modifies files.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for fix verification using Playwright. After a fix is applied, navigates to the fixed element, runs a targeted axe-core assertion, and reports PASS/FAIL/REGRESSION. Read-only — never modifies files. Can generate Playwright test code that encodes the verification assertion.

PowerPoint presentation accessibility specialist. Use when scanning, reviewing, or remediating .pptx files for accessibility. Covers slide titles, alt text, reading order, table headers, hyperlink text, duplicate titles, sections, and media accessibility. Enforces Microsoft Accessibility Checker rules mapped to WCAG 2.1 AA.

Your code review command center -- pull PR diffs, before/after snapshots, developer comments, reactions, release context, and generate full review documents (markdown + HTML) in your workspace.

GitHub Projects v2 command center -- create, configure, and manage project boards, views, custom fields, iterations, and item workflows entirely from the editor. Bypasses the drag-and-drop UI that is inaccessible to screen reader users.

Python language expert -- debugging, packaging (PyInstaller/Nuitka/cx_Freeze), testing (pytest/unittest), type checking (mypy/pyright), async/concurrency patterns, performance optimization, dependency management, and cross-platform development. Handles everything from tracebacks to production builds.

GitHub releases command center -- create, edit, and manage releases and their binary assets entirely from the editor. Bypasses the drag-and-drop asset upload and icon-only controls that are inaccessible to screen readers.

Repository administration command center -- add and remove collaborators, configure branch protection, manage webhooks, adjust repository settings, audit access, and synchronize labels and milestones across repos.

GitHub repository setup and management specialist - scaffolds issue templates, contributing guides, CI workflows, releases, labels, badges, licenses, and open source best practices for any repo.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper that bridges GitHub Accessibility Scanner CI data with the agent ecosystem. Fetches scanner-created issues, normalizes findings, deduplicates against local scans, and tracks Copilot fix status.

Interactive screen reader simulation for education and debugging. Parses HTML/JSX and produces step-by-step narration of what a screen reader would announce. Supports reading order, Tab navigation, heading navigation (H key), and form navigation (F key) modes. Not a replacement for real screen reader testing.

GitHub security alerts command center -- triage Dependabot, code scanning, and secret scanning alerts entirely from the editor. Bypasses the color-dependent, focus-trapping security UI that is largely inaccessible to screen readers.

Data table accessibility specialist for web applications. Use when building or reviewing any data table, sortable table, grid, spreadsheet-like interface, comparison table, pricing table, or any tabular data display. Covers proper markup, scope, caption, headers, sortable columns, responsive patterns, and ARIA grid/treegrid roles. Applies to any web framework or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

GitHub organization team command center -- create and manage teams, add and remove members, handle member onboarding and offboarding workflows, synchronize access across repos, and report on team composition and permissions.

Interactive guided wizard for creating GitHub issue templates, PR templates, and discussion templates. Answer simple questions and get production-ready YAML templates -- no manual YAML writing required.

Accessibility testing coach for web applications. Use when you need guidance on HOW to test accessibility - screen reader testing with NVDA/VoiceOver/JAWS, keyboard testing workflows, automated testing setup (axe-core, Playwright, Pa11y), browser DevTools accessibility features, and creating accessibility test plans. Does not write product code - teaches and guides testing practices.

Non-visual text quality reviewer for web applications. Use when reviewing any page, component, or template for low-quality alt text, aria-labels, or button names. Detects template variables ({0}, {{var}}), code syntax in text attributes (property.alttext), placeholder text as labels, typos in short accessible names, whitespace-only names, and duplicate control labels. Enforces WCAG 1.1.1 (Non-text Content), 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value), and 2.5.3 (Label in Name). Applies to any web framework or vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

WCAG AAA conformance specialist. Audits web content against WCAG 2.2 Level AAA success criteria that go beyond the standard AA target. Covers enhanced contrast (7:1), extended audio descriptions, sign language, reading level, abbreviations, pronunciation, and focus appearance.

WCAG 2.2 AA learning and reference agent. Use when you need to understand WCAG success criteria, learn what changed between versions, understand conformance levels, clarify when criteria apply, or get plain-language explanations of accessibility standards. Does not write or review code - teaches the standard itself.

Educational agent for WCAG 3.0 (W3C Accessibility Guidelines). Explains methodology changes, outcome-based conformance, the APCA contrast algorithm, functional needs categories, and new cognitive/task-based criteria. Helps teams plan for the transition from WCAG 2.2 to 3.0. WCAG 3.0 is in early draft — this agent clearly communicates its draft status.

Audits web components (custom elements, Shadow DOM) for accessibility. Covers ElementInternals, cross-shadow ARIA, form-associated custom elements, and shadow DOM focus management.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for exporting web accessibility audit findings to CSV format. Generates structured CSV reports with severity scoring, WCAG criteria mapping, Accessibility Insights help links, and actionable remediation guidance for each finding.

Internal helper agent. Invoked by orchestrator agents via Task tool. Internal helper for applying accessibility fixes to web source code. Handles auto-fixable issues (missing alt, lang, labels, tabindex) and presents human-judgment fixes for approval. Generates framework-specific code using the detected stack.

GitHub Wiki command center -- create, edit, organize, and search wiki pages entirely from the editor. Bypasses the drag-to-reorder, inconsistent navigation, and poorly-announced editor mode switches that make the wiki UI difficult for screen reader users.

Word document accessibility specialist. Use when scanning, reviewing, or remediating .docx files for accessibility. Covers document title, heading structure, alt text, table headers, hyperlink text, merged cells, language settings, and reading order. Enforces Microsoft Accessibility Checker rules mapped to WCAG 2.1 AA.

wxPython GUI expert -- sizer layouts, event handling, AUI framework, custom controls, threading (wx.CallAfter/wx.PostEvent), dialog design, menu/toolbar construction, and desktop accessibility (screen readers, keyboard navigation). Covers cross-platform gotchas for Windows and macOS.

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