Axe DevTools for Web now includes Axe MCP Server for earlier fixes and faster delivery

Harris Schneiderman

By Harris Schneiderman

February 11, 2026

Image depicting Axe MCP Server giving suggested remediation guidance

Axe MCP Server is now included in Deque’s Axe DevTools for Web bundle at no additional cost, giving our customers immediate access to AI-powered remediation capabilities. With Axe MCP Server, you can enhance development workflows and start fixing accessibility issues earlier, empowering your teams to move faster, minimize rework, and scale accessibility with confidence. First introduced at Axe-con 2025, we’re excited to announce that  Axe MCP Server is now available to all Axe DevTools for Web customers.

“We’re seeing amazing feedback from customers who have already adopted Axe MCP Server in their IDE. With Axe MCP Server as part of Axe DevTools for Web, developers can contribute to accessibility earlier in the software development lifecycle, all while using existing tools and their preferred AI coding agent.” —Dylan Barrell, CTO, Deque

Meet developers where they are and empower them with trusted guidance

When accessibility issues aren’t addressed early in development, they slip into production, where they’re harder and more expensive to fix, and where compliance risk increases. With Axe MCP Server, teams can address digital accessibility earlier by bringing trusted Axe expertise directly into AI coding agents as part of existing development workflows. They can analyze and test code, receive guidance on fixes, and validate accessibility directly where development happens.

Designed to work within the tools developers already use, Axe MCP Server combines AI-powered analysis and testing with proven accessibility remediation guidance, making it effective for team members of all experience levels. It’s quick to implement and delivers tailored guidance without requiring deep accessibility expertise.

Align with developer workflows and increase tool adoption

Axe MCP Server works seamlessly with any tool that supports the Model Context Protocol, including GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, and more. Fixes happen where development happens, through flexible coding-agent integrations and by configuring the development environment to call Axe MCP Server to automatically validate accessibility fixes—no extra steps required. This means more automation, less friction, and greater adoption by your teams.

Get trusted fixes with real testing and remediation guidance

Early accessibility fixes require testing real, rendered experiences. Through its direct connection to the Axe Platform, Axe MCP Server brings enterprise-grade accuracy and real browser testing into development workflows. Plus, it connects to Deque University’s comprehensive knowledge base, providing the industry’s most trusted, standards-aligned guidance.

Image depicting how Axe MCP Server connects Axe DevTools and Deque University with developer IDEs

Analyze, remediate, and validate with one AI prompt

With a single AI prompt, coding agents signal Axe MCP Server to analyze and test code, offer remediation, and validate accessibility fixes. By combining code analysis with real browser testing, teams can close the accessibility testing loop sooner and with greater confidence.

The impact: trusted accessibility fixes earlier, aligned with your team’s workflow and tools

With Axe MCP Server as part of Axe DevTools for Web, your teams can deliver accessibility fixes right from the start, rather than during QA or in production, without changing how they work. You’ll save time and money and lay the foundations for an accessibility program that’s built to scale.

And this is just the beginning. Axe MCP Server will power AI agents across the software development lifecycle, bringing Axe Platform features, such as automated intelligent guided tests and advanced automated rules, directly to your preferred AI agents. This will increase automated coverage so you can address more accessibility issues earlier and faster.

Whether you’re already using Axe DevTools for Web or exploring it for the first time, you can request a demo today to learn how Axe MCP Server fits into your workflows.

Harris Schneiderman

Harris Schneiderman

Harris Schneiderman is a web developer with a strong passion for digital equality. He works at Deque Systems as the Senior Product Manager of axe DevTools building awesome web applications. He wrote Cauldron (Deque's pattern library), Dragon Drop, and is the lead developer on axe DevTools Pro. When he is not at work, he still finds time to contribute to numerous open source projects.

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