10.5Combining Automated and AI Audits in CI

# .github/workflows/a11y-audit.yml
name: Accessibility Audit
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 6 * * 1'  # Weekly Monday
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  audit:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - run: npm ci && npm run build && npm run start &

      - name: Run automated + AI audit
        run: |
          python scripts/ai_accessibility_audit.py \
            --base-url http://localhost:3000 \
            --max-pages 50 \
            --output audit-report.json

      - name: Generate HTML report
        run: python scripts/generate_a11y_report.py audit-report.json

      - name: Upload report
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: accessibility-audit
          path: audit-report.html

AI accessibility audits complement, not replace, rule-based tools. Use axe-core for fast, deterministic checks on every PR. Use AI agents for deeper qualitative analysis on a weekly or per-release schedule. Use human experts for the full-spectrum audit that neither automation nor AI can fully replicate.