PDF Accessibility Audit

Name: PDF Accessibility Audit
Author: Veduis

by Veduisversion 0.1.2i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.Veduis/pdf-a11y-audit

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Local-first PDF accessibility audits with cited findings and an offline HTML report.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Docs, sheets & office work

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-a11y-audit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pdf-a11y-audit",
        "--mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add pdf-a11y-audit -- npx -y pdf-a11y-audit --mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-a11y-audit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pdf-a11y-audit",
        "--mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "pdf-a11y-audit": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pdf-a11y-audit",
        "--mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

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What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

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Published to the registry more recently than 82% of the other 3609 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3609 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is PDF Accessibility Audit safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.2) reached the registry 6 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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pdf-a11y-audit

A local-first PDF accessibility auditor for people and AI agents.

No upload. No account. No API key. No model call. It reads a local PDF, inspects the actual object model and text layer, and returns a structured report, a Markdown audit, or a self-contained HTML report you can send to a colleague.

Why this exists

Most PDF accessibility checks are either a Windows GUI, a paid service, or a black-box score. This tool is the opposite:

Local — the document never leaves the machine.
Deterministic — the same PDF produces the same findings.
Evidence-based — every finding names the rule, the page, the standards reference and the remediation step.
Honest — checks that need a screen reader or a human are listed as manual, never reported as passed.
Free — no server, no per-document fee, no inference cost.

It is built and maintained by Remediate for teams publishing public-sector documents.

Install

# Run without installing

npx -y pdf-a11y-audit ./document.pdf

Or install the CLI

npm install -g pdf-a11y-audit pdf-a11y-audit ./document.pdf --format html --out report.html

Published on npm as pdf-a11y-audit and listed in the official MCP Registry as io.github.Veduis/pdf-a11y-audit.

Prefer to work from a checkout? Clone the repository, run npm install, and use node bin/cli.js instead.

CLI

# Markdown to the terminal

pdf-a11y-audit budget.pdf

A self-contained HTML report

pdf-a11y-audit budget.pdf --format html --out budget-a11y.html

JSON for a pipeline

pdf-a11y-audit budget.pdf --format json --out budget-a11y.json

Fail a build on serious or critical findings

pdf-a11y-audit budget.pdf --fail-on serious

Audit every PDF in a folder

pdf-a11y-audit ./public-docs --format csv

Option	Default	Meaning
`--format json\	markdown\	html\	csv`	`markdown`	Output format
`--out`	stdout, or `-a11y-report.html` for HTML	Write to a file
`--fail-on`	`serious`	Exit 1 at or above this severity
`--max-findings`	`500`	Cap findings per document
`--quiet`	off	Print only the final summary

MCP server

The package exposes a stdio MCP server. It never opens a network connection.

Claude Desktop / Cursor / any MCP client

"mcpServers": { "pdf-a11y-audit": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "pdf-a11y-audit", "--mcp"] } } }

For a local checkout:

"mcpServers": { "pdf-a11y-audit": { "command": "node", "args": ["/absolute/path/to/pdf-a11y-audit/bin/mcp.js"] } } }

A minimal client is included. It starts the server, calls audit_pdf and prints the result exactly as the server returned it:

node examples/mcp-client.mjs ./document.pdf

MCP_TRACE=1 node examples/mcp-client.mjs ./document.pdf | head -n 30

The same server can be started through the CLI entry point with --mcp; this is the form used by the registry manifest and by the npx configuration above.

Tools

Tool	What it does
`audit_pdf`	Audit one local PDF. Returns JSON, Markdown or a self-contained HTML report; `output` writes a file.
`audit_batch`	Audit every PDF in one or more folders and return a comparison table.
`explain_finding`	Explain a rule, its standards mapping and its remediation.
`list_checks`	List the rule catalog, including manual checks.
`compare_reports`	Compare two JSON reports and list new, fixed and persisting findings.
`render_report`	Re-render an existing JSON report as HTML and write the file.

Resources and prompt

remediate://rules — the full rule catalog.
remediate://methodology — what the audit can and cannot decide.
audit_and_plan — a prompt that turns findings into a prioritized remediation plan without claiming conformance.

What it checks

The automated engine covers:

Document: tagging, /MarkInfo, parent tree, suspects, role map, language, display title, document title, XMP title, PDF/UA claims.
Headings: presence, first level, skipped levels, empty headings, multiple H1s.
Tables: header cells, empty headers, Scope/Headers, rows, irregular rows.
Figures: missing alt, empty alt, filename-like alt.
Forms: field names, tooltips, duplicate names, widget structure, tab order.
Lists: empty list items.
Links: structure parent and accessible names.
Fonts: embedded fonts and ToUnicode maps.
Pages: scanned pages, blank pages, sparse text.
Reading order: orphaned or missing MCIDs and order mismatches.
Navigation: missing bookmarks in long documents, empty bookmark entries.

The report also lists manual checks for colour contrast, alt-text quality, screen-reader order, complex tables, link purpose, OCR accuracy, form errors and a full assistive-technology pass. An automated pass is not a conformance certificate.

The HTML report

The HTML report is a single file with no external fonts, images, scripts or tracking. It includes:

an accessibility score and severity counts;
the highest-impact findings first;
evidence and remediation for every finding;
the standards mapping;
the full automated check register, including skipped checks;
the manual review checklist and limitations;
a machine-readable JSON copy of the report in a block.

It is responsive, print-friendly and supports light and dark colour schemes.

Design principles

No recurring cost. No hosted service, no inference, no storage, no account.
No AI theatre. No purple gradients, glowing blobs or “AI-powered” copy. The report is an editorial document, not a dashboard toy.
Evidence over scores. The score is a summary; the findings are the product.
Fail visibly, not silently. Unsupported checks are reported as skipped or manual; they are never silently treated as passes.

Development

cd pdf-a11y-audit

npm install npm test

The test suite generates its own tagged and untagged PDF fixtures, exercises the CLI and MCP server, and verifies the HTML report is self-contained.

Limitations

The audit reads the PDF, not a customer's website or third-party embeds.
Colour contrast, alt-text quality and the meaning of the reading order require a human and a screen reader.
Malformed or encrypted PDFs can hide structure from any parser.
This is not legal advice and not a conformance certificate.

PDF Accessibility Audit

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

Common questions

Alternatives

Agent-Native Calendar

Excel MCP Server

MCP Server for Excel

README from the maker

pdf-a11y-audit

Why this exists

Install

Or install the CLI

CLI

A self-contained HTML report

JSON for a pipeline

Fail a build on serious or critical findings

Audit every PDF in a folder

MCP server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / any MCP client

Tools

Resources and prompt

What it checks

The HTML report

Design principles

Development

Limitations

License