Ariada Figma Plugin

Local Figma plugin for design-time Ariada accessibility checks. It scans the current Figma selection and reports design-mappable issues for contrast, target size, text alternatives, and semantic layer metadata before a design becomes code.

Development Loading

1. Run pnpm --filter @ariada-org/figma-plugin build.
2. Open Figma desktop.
3. Use Plugins > Development > Import plugin from manifest....
4. Select packages/ariada-figma-plugin/manifest.json.
5. Select a frame or component and run Ariada Accessibility Scan.

The manifest points to dist/code.js, so build before loading. The UI file is loaded from src/ui.html for local development.

Usage

The plugin scans selected nodes only. It recursively walks children and reports:

• Low text contrast against the nearest solid background.
• Interactive targets below 24 px minimum or below the 44 px preferred touch target.
• Image-like nodes without alt, aria-label, or description plugin data, unless decorative=true.
• Generic landmark or heading metadata that would make handoff semantics weaker.

The supported plugin data keys are role, alt, aria-label, description, decorative, and headingLevel.

Limitations

• No network calls are made; the manifest declares networkAccess.allowedDomains: ["none"].
• Figma layer data is not a browser DOM. This plugin does not replace runtime Ariada scans of implemented pages.
• Background detection uses the nearest solid fill. Blends, images, gradients, effects, and token inheritance need later expansion.
• Figma Community publishing is blocked until the founder uses the Ariada-owned Figma account to create the listing and complete marketplace review.

Evidence

Run the local harness:

pnpm --filter @ariada-org/figma-plugin test:e2e
pnpm --filter @ariada-org/figma-plugin validate:evidence

The harness scans tests/fixtures/known-bad-frame.json and writes:

• test-report/result.html
• scan-evidence/result.html
• scan-evidence/result.json
• scan-evidence/run-output.txt

Update:

• Author: Alexander Brichkin (Agonist Development AB)
• Date: 2026-07-01