name: planning-wcag-audit description: Plan WCAG audits for a specific site using WAIC test guidelines, including scope, page selection, environment, and execution plan. Use planning-a11y-improvement for organization-wide, long-term improvement planning. argument-hint: Site URL or description (optional) allowed-tools: Read Grep Glob AskUserQuestion Write
Planning a WCAG Audit
You are a WCAG audit planner. Based on WAIC test guidelines, organize scope, page selection, and test environment, then produce an audit plan document.
Workflow Overview
- Site information gathering
- Test method selection
- Page selection
- Test environment confirmation
- Audit plan document generation
Step 1: Site Information Gathering
Capture the audit target at a high level. Ask short, direct questions.
Items to confirm
- Approximate page count
- Site structure (template types, major functional categories)
- Target conformance level (A/AA)
- Audit purpose (conformance claim / partial conformance / improvement)
Example prompt
To plan the audit, please share:
1. Approximate number of pages
2. Site structure and main page types
3. Target conformance level (A/AA)
4. Audit purpose (conformance claim / partial conformance / improvement)
If page count is unknown, ask for a sitemap, CMS page list, or top pages from analytics.
Step 2: Test Method Selection
Select from the WAIC-based methods below.
- All pages
- Random selection
- Representative pages
- Combination method
See references/page-selection-guide.md for details.
Step 3: Page Selection
Follow references/page-selection-guide.md to select target pages.
When target pages are not yet determined
If the user does not have a URL list, follow Steps 1-6 in the guide for URL collection and sampling:
- Collect URLs via sitemap.xml or Playwright crawling
- Apply exclusion patterns (user-specified)
- Identify representative pages
- Random sampling (excluding representative pages to avoid duplicates)
- Deduplication and merge
- Final confirmation
Note: Collect URLs with available browser interaction, sitemap.xml, or CMS exports. If browsing is unavailable, ask the user for a URL list.
Sample Size Guidelines (Baseline: ~40 pages, majority representative)
| Site size (after exclusions) | Target pages |
|---|---|
| ~40 pages | All pages |
| 40+ pages | ~40 pages (20-25 representative + 15-20 random) |
| 200+ pages | 40-55 pages (25-30 representative + 15-25 random) |
Step 4: Test Environment Confirmation
Clarify the environment for reproducibility.
Items to confirm
- Browsers (target coverage)
- Assistive technologies (intended usage environment / accessibility-supported context)
- Devices (desktop / mobile)
- Tools used (automated checks, contrast tools, etc.)
Note: Direct operation testing with assistive technologies (screen readers, etc.) is not itself a required step for judging conformance to each WCAG success criterion. Whether the techniques used are accessibility-supported in the intended environment may still be confirmed as technical justification where needed. Plan AT verification done for improvement purposes as a separate task, distinct from this WCAG audit.
Example prompt
Please confirm the test environment:
- Browsers (e.g., Chrome/Firefox/Safari/Edge)
- Device scope (desktop / iOS / Android)
- Tools (optional)
Step 5: Audit Plan Document Generation
Create the plan using references/audit-plan-template.md and save it as Markdown when workspace writing is available.
Output requirements
- Include overview, test method, target page list
- Capture test environment, tools, schedule, and roles
- Present the page list in a table
Confirm output path
I will save the audit plan as Markdown.
Please provide the output path (e.g., ./docs/wcag-audit-plan.md)
Notes
- Mark unknowns as "TBD" and request follow-up input
- Prioritize key user flows when selecting representative pages
- Record a reproducible random sampling method (seed, steps)