Useful in every build
- Stable machine-detectable conditions
- New-only severity thresholds
- Source-locatable evidence
- Repeatable profile and engine versions
Accessibility testing for CI/CD release pipelines
Accessibility testing for CI/CD starts after a rendered release candidate is deployable. Attach commit and pull-request metadata, then let a configured gate react to newly introduced failures rather than every item of accepted debt.
For product engineering teams that want repeatable accessibility checks in delivery
Illustrative pull-request check
IllustrativePull request 481
feature/checkout-labels- Preview readyshop-pr-481.example
- Accessibility scanscn_01J… completed
- Quality gate2 new critical findings
Decisionmerge blocked · report attached
- Trigger
- Rendered preview or release URL
- Context
- Commit · branch · external ID
- Exit
- Configurable gate status
Make the scan lifecycle fit a pull request without hiding uncertainty.
The pipeline can react to deterministic gates while partial and manual coverage remain attached for later review.
- Preview
Wait for the deploy
Use the release candidate URL.
- Scan
Create idempotently
Attach commit and pull-request metadata.
- Gate
Evaluate configured change
React to new machine findings.
- Handoff
Link the evidence
Keep open review work visible.
One check run, evidence for both developers and reviewers.
Run the scan when the page state is real.
The pipeline coordinates deployment and metadata; AccessPreflight owns the asynchronous browser scan and evidence contract.
- Deploy
Wait for the preview
Expose a bounded public candidate URL and the intended readiness selector.
- Create
Start an idempotent scan
Use repository and commit metadata so a retry cannot duplicate the logical job.
- Annotate
Return the gate and report
Attach deep links to the owning build while preserving manual-review requirements.
Automation catches regressions; review validates experiences.
A build check is one layer of an accessibility program, not a replacement for exploratory and assistive-technology testing.
Scheduled with people
- Complete user journeys
- Keyboard and screen-reader behavior
- Content meaning and clarity
- Release-level acceptance decisions
Choose the technical profile behind this capability.
A pipeline check needs a named WCAG or policy profile. Pin its version so a release decision does not change when the default ruleset changes.
Make accessibility regression evidence part of every release.
Start with one preview environment and one gate. Add commit metadata and baseline comparison after the team trusts the result path.
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Automated preflight is not an accessibility certification or legal determination.