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How to use the Front-End Checklist Global Audit agent skill
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The Front-End Checklist Global Audit is an agent skill that makes an AI agent check frontend code or a public web page against the Front-End Checklist rule set, instead of working from memory. It is aimed at developers and reviewers who want a second opinion on a component, page, or form before shipping. This guide explains what the skill does, how to install it, how to trigger it, and what it sends over the network.
Front-End Checklist Global Auditthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist · MIT Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Get the frontend-checklist-global skill ZIP from the page you are reading.
- 2Unzip into a skills folder. Extract it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use, or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. Go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload the skill there.
- 4Confirm MCP access. Make sure your agent can reach the Front-End Checklist MCP service at https://frontendchecklist.io/mcp.
- 5Ask for a specific audit. Paste a component or give a public URL and state what you want reviewed.
- 6Review the strongest findings. Check each finding against the code and apply the suggested fix, focusing on the one or two most supported issues.
What an agent skill is and what this one does
An agent skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file with instructions that an AI agent loads when a task matches the skill's description. This one is named frontend-checklist-global and is described as used when auditing or improving any frontend codebase against the full Front-End Checklist rule corpus through one entry point.
The skill tells the agent to look up rules through the Front-End Checklist MCP service rather than relying on memory. The source states the rule set covers 386 rules. It names MCP tools such as review_code, audit_url, search_rules and get_rule.
- Reviews pasted code, file contents, or focused code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React or Next.js files).
- Audits a public page by its rendered HTML using audit_url.
- Reports only well-supported findings with concrete fixes, such as missing image dimensions, unlabelled form fields, table header associations, and reduced-motion handling.
Install the skill from the ZIP or the Claude apps
Download the ZIP for the skill from the page where you found this guide. Unzip it into one of these locations: ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use across projects, or .claude/skills/ inside a specific project if you want it limited to that codebase.
If you use the Claude apps instead, upload the skill under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
- Personal install: unzip into ~/.claude/skills/
- Project install: unzip into the project's .claude/skills/ folder
- Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, then upload
Set up the MCP service the skill needs
The skill requires access to the Front-End Checklist MCP service at https://frontendchecklist.io/mcp, and an agent environment that supports MCP tools or the skill's referenced tools. Without that access, the rule lookups the skill depends on will not work.
Check that your agent can reach the MCP tools before relying on an audit. The skill itself runs no scripts.
Trigger the skill with natural requests
You do not need a special command. Describe the audit in plain language and name the code or page. The agent should load the skill when your request matches its description around auditing or improving a frontend codebase.
Good requests name the scope and the goal. Paste the component or give the file, or give a public URL for a rendered-page review.
- Review this signup form for accessibility issues before I ship it.
- Audit https://example.com/pricing for front-end best-practice problems.
- Check this React component's images and animations, and give me the strongest one or two findings.
- Look at this HTML table and tell me whether the headers are associated correctly.
Read the findings and how the agent works
The workflow in the skill starts with review_code for pasted code and audit_url for public pages. The agent then narrows or widens scope with search_rules, list_categories, get_workflow, or get_quick_reference, and uses get_rule, fix_rule, or explain_rule to give remediation for each issue. get_checklist_rules is used when a curated checklist fits better than ad hoc search.
The skill is deliberately conservative. It prefers the strongest one or two supported findings for small components, will not treat alt="" as an issue by default, and avoids assuming required fields or business intent that the code does not state. Expect silence on decorative images and low-confidence nitpicks.
- Findings should point to code or markup that directly supports them.
- Decorative images with empty alt are generally not flagged.
- React or JSX fragments are not treated as full HTML documents unless real document context is present.
Safety notes: network use and code privacy
This skill uses the network. Rule lookups go to frontendchecklist.io, so the code or page URLs you send are shared with that external service. If your project cannot send code or URLs outside your environment, do not use this skill on that code.
The skill runs no scripts. It is not a full automated accessibility or security scan, and it relies on the agent's reading of the snippet plus the remote rules, so it can miss issues or over-flag.
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: yes
- Do not use it on confidential code if external services are not allowed.
- Non-web projects are outside the rule corpus.
What people use it for
- Second opinion on a signup or checkout form before release, checking labels, button types and password field handling.
- Reviewing a component's images for width and height attributes and decorative-image handling.
- Checking animations for reduced-motion support and expensive animated properties.
- Auditing a simple data table for th elements and scope attributes.
- Running an audit_url-style review of a public page's rendered HTML for a quick structural pass.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the frontend-checklist-global skill?
Download the ZIP and unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or a project's .claude/skills/ folder. In the Claude apps, you can upload it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
Is the Front-End Checklist Global Audit skill free?
The source lists the skill under the MIT licence. It does not state pricing for the MCP service, so check the service terms at frontendchecklist.io before relying on it.
What does the skill need to work?
It needs access to the Front-End Checklist MCP service at https://frontendchecklist.io/mcp and an agent environment that supports MCP tools or the referenced tools. It runs no scripts but does use the network.
Does it send my code to an external service?
Yes. Rule lookups go to frontendchecklist.io, so the code or page URLs you audit are shared with that service. Do not use it on code that cannot leave your environment.
Can it replace a full accessibility or security scan?
No. The skill relies on the agent's reading of the snippet and remote rules, so it can miss issues or over-flag. It is best as a second opinion, not a complete automated scan.
Which code does it work on?
It works on frontend code such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React or Next.js files, and public web pages. Non-web projects are not covered by the rule corpus.
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Our verdict
Use this skill if you want a conservative second opinion on frontend components, forms, pages, or public URLs and you are comfortable sending that code or those URLs to frontendchecklist.io. Pick a different tool if your code cannot leave your environment, if you need a full automated accessibility or security scan, or if your project is not web-based.
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