Accessibility testing
- Tests for people using assistive technology
- Covers contrast, focus, captions and much more
- Assumes the visitor is let in
- Reports against WCAG success criteria
Compare · Accessibility testing
Accessibility work is agent readiness work. Up to a point.
Accessibility checkers like axe, WAVE and Lighthouse test pages against WCAG: labels, names, structure and contrast. Browser agents read the same accessibility tree screen readers do, so a lot of that work helps AI agents directly. But an accessible page can still turn agents away at the door or hide its prices from them.
At a glance
Ghost Agent Lab and accessibility testing, side by side
| Question | Ghost Agent Lab | Accessibility testing |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Make sure AI agents can get in, read and use your site | Make sure people with disabilities can use your site |
| Checks that buttons, links and fields have names | ✓ | ✓ |
| WCAG conformance and colour contrast | – | ✓ |
| Checks whether bot protection or robots.txt blocks AI agents | ✓ | – |
| Checks content and prices are readable without JavaScript | ✓ | – |
| Tests checkout or sign-up with a real AI agent | ✓ | – |
| Shows which AI agents visit, from your logs | ✓ | – |
The difference
Shared ground, different goals
Ghost Agent Lab
- Tests for AI assistants, crawlers and browser agents
- Shares the checks agents depend on, like names and labels
- Also checks access, bot protection and readable HTML
- Scores readiness and ranks fixes by impact
Better together
Fix once, help both
Every name you add to an icon button or a form field helps screen reader users and AI agents alike. Keep your accessibility testing, and use Ghost Agent Lab for the agent-only parts. Accessibility work is agent readiness work.
FAQ
Questions
If my site passes WCAG, is it ready for agents?
It's a strong start, because agents use the same names and labels. But WCAG doesn't cover whether your bot protection blocks AI assistants, whether prices are in the HTML, or whether an agent can finish checkout.
Does Ghost Agent Lab test accessibility?
Not as an accessibility tool: it doesn't check contrast or report WCAG conformance. It checks the accessibility basics agents rely on, like named buttons and labelled fields.
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