# axe-core

by [Deque Systems](/organizations/deque-systems/)

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- **Slug:** axe-core
- **Product website:** https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core
- **Organization website:** https://www.deque.com/
- **Categories:** [Accessibility Testing](/categories/accessibility-testing/), [Developer Tools](/categories/developer-tools/)

## Description

Open-source accessibility testing engine for HTML interfaces, usable in browser tests through JavaScript and a Playwright integration.

## AI-native score: Unrated

Research coverage is 19/100. An AI-native grade requires 40/100. The provisional breakdown below shows the AI-native signals recorded so far. The AI-native score measures agent-readiness and is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. See [methodology](/methodology/) for how coverage and the grade are computed.

| Component | Applies | Raw | Effective weight | Nominal weight | Contribution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integration | Yes | 2/10 | 35% | 35% | 7.0 |
| Trust | Yes | 1/6 | 30% | 30% | 5.0 |
| Portability | Yes | 2/4 | 20% | 20% | 10.0 |
| Security | Yes | 0/4 | 15% | 15% | 0.0 |

- **Integration signals:** Command-line interface (+1); SDK / developer kit (+1)
- **Trust signals:** Verified trust center (+1)
- **Portability signals:** Self-hostable (+1); Open source (+1)

## Trust & Data Policy

- **Trust center:** [Vendor trust center](<https://trust.deque.com/>)
- **Self-hostable:** ✓ Yes
- **Open source:** ✓ Yes
- **Not yet researched:** llms.txt, WebMCP, Headless signup, Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Data import, Open standards, Standard protocol access, No proprietary-SDK lock-in, Documented provider swap
- **Source code:** https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core

## Security & Compliance

**Compliance certifications:** Not yet researched.
**Access controls:** Not yet researched.

## Capabilities

- **Accessibility Scanning** — Analyze a web page or interface and report accessibility (WCAG) violations.

## Jobs To Be Done

- **Audit a website for accessibility issues** — Run an automated check of a page or site for accessibility conformance problems.

## Offers

No offers listed.

## Reviews

No approved reviews yet.

## Benchmarks

No benchmarks listed.

## Documentation

No documentation links listed.

## API Specs

Not yet researched.

## MCP Servers

Not yet researched.

## A2A Servers

Not yet researched.

## Native Connectors

Not yet researched.

## Command-Line Interfaces

- [axe CLI](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core-npm/tree/develop/packages/cli) (`axe-cli`)

## Developer Kits

- [axe-core JavaScript library](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core) — Languages: JavaScript

## Agent Skills

Not yet researched.
## Other products from Deque Systems

- [Axe MCP Server](/organizations/deque-systems/products/axe-mcp-server/) — Unrated. Same job: Audit a website for accessibility issues (not assessed).


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