a11y-audit vs io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
a11y-audit is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑17.
a11y-audit is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Md Faiz Alam. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Cursor: cursor/plugins, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace afaizalam2003/master-claude-skill | Removed on 2026-10-17 Version: 2.1.2 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.0.82 Downloads/month (npm): 24 354 243 Downloads/week (npm): 5 573 528 Forks (GitHub): 3 321 Stars (GitHub): 38 672 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 698 Stars (GitHub): 45 000 Not marked · First seen |
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 421 Stars (GitHub): 14 172 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:8771dc4666e7 Forks (GitHub): 3 321 Pulls (Docker Hub): 2 568 932 Stars (Docker Hub): 38 Stars (GitHub): 38 672 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | a11y-auditno longer listed · | io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 45 000 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 2 568 932 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 4 698 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@playwright/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 23 |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/afaizalam2003/master-claude-skill | github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of a11y-audit
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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WCAG 2.2 accessibility audit and fix for React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Svelte, and HTML. Static scanner detecting 20+ violation types, contrast checker with suggest mode…
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wcag21-aa-legal-baseline-audit io.github.jmshinhwa/wcag21-aa-legal-baseline-audit
Audits HTML, JSX, Vue, Twig, Blade, ERB and Razor markup against the 24 WCAG 2.1 Level AA checks tha
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Design, implement, and verify accessible experiences against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2, including runtime keyboard and focus validation, accessible Markdown authoring, and accessibility…
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10 expert audit lenses + full-audit orchestrator + 5 bundled reference skills. Review plans and code through the eyes of Design, UX, Frontend, Backend, Structural, Repo…
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wcag-accessibility io.github.aditya-ariosity/wcag-accessibility
A WCAG accessibility testing MCP for AI agents, Codex, Claude Code, and automated UI audits.
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WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility scanner (Playwright + axe-core) with grounded, browser-verified fixes.
What each says it does
a11y-audit
WCAG 2.2 accessibility audit and fix for React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Svelte, and HTML. Static scanner detecting 20+ violation types, contrast checker with suggest mode, framework-specific fix patterns, /a11y-audit slash command.
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Playwright Tools for MCP
How to run each
a11y-audit
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of a11y-audit publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: a11y-audit · What it can do: io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/cursor/plugins/blob/HEAD/.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.