planning-wcag-audit

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)
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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

1. Site information gathering
2. Test method selection
3. Page selection
4. Test environment confirmation
5. 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:

1. Collect URLs via sitemap.xml or Playwright crawling
2. Apply exclusion patterns (user-specified)
3. Identify representative pages
4. Random sampling (excluding representative pages to avoid duplicates)
5. Deduplication and merge
6. 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)