Catch site problems before they go live
Add one command to your CI pipeline (the automated steps that build and release your code). PixyScan scans the deploy and fails the build if the score drops too low.
Does this sound familiar?
If this sounds like your week, read on. Below is how PixyScan helps.
- A framework upgrade dropped the meta tags from every page, and no test noticed.
- Audit reports reach you as screenshots, without the URLs you need to reproduce them.
- Preview scans get mixed up with live-site results, so you can't trust either.
How PixyScan helps
How PixyScan helps
Each card is a real feature in the app: what you see there and what you do with it.
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A pass or fail in CI
Run the PixyScan check in your pipeline with the site's client secret. It prints the score, the threshold and a count of problems by severity, and exits with code 1 when the gate fails, like a failing test.
app.pixyscan.com/w/…/s/…/settings
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Preview and live kept apart
Each scan records its branch and is only compared with scans of that branch. You link each branch to its address. A branch with no address is refused, not guessed.
app.pixyscan.com/w/…/s/…/scans
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Problems you can reproduce
Each problem lists the exact URLs and what the crawler found on each, such as a missing tag or a redirect chain. Anyone can open the URL and see it.
app.pixyscan.com/w/…/s/…/issues/…
Getting started
Get started in 3 steps
- Step 1
Create a client secret
Open Settings → CLI & CI/CD and create the site's client secret. It is shown once, so save it in your CI secret store. Then link each branch to its address.
- Step 2
Add one step to your pipeline
Add the PixyScan check with the secret. Set the minimum score to today's score, so the check passes now and fails only if things get worse.
- Step 3
Read failures in the log
A failed check prints the score, the threshold and a count of problems by severity. Open the scan in the app to see every URL, fix them on the branch and push again.
Worth knowing
- The branch is found automatically on GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Bitbucket Pipelines and Vercel.
- Fail the build on the score, on up to 200 named checks, or both.
- From Pro up, a real browser runs your pages' JavaScript before checking them.
- Include and exclude patterns keep paths such as /admin out of the scan.
- Each scan records the commit it ran for. With Search Console connected, deploys are marked on the search trend, and a sharp drop in Google clicks after one sends an alert.
What it doesn’t do
- No GitHub app. Nothing comments on a pull request or blocks a merge by itself.
- No public REST API yet. Results come out through the CLI, the MCP server and exports.
- The default gate is a score of 97. Many sites start lower, so set it to today's score first.
FAQ
Questions you might have
Do we need a config file in the repo?
No. The command and the client secret are enough. If you want the rules reviewed in code, add an optional pixyscan-settings.json with a minimum score and checks to fail on.
Can it crawl a JavaScript app?
Yes, from Pro up. Switch the site to JavaScript rendering in Settings → Crawl. It takes about 7.6 times longer, so use it only when your content needs it.
How long does the pipeline step take?
It depends on how many pages are scanned. The command waits up to five minutes by default, and you can change that.
How do I tell a network error from a real failure?
By the exit code. 1 means your gate failed. 2 means bad input, such as a branch with no address. 3 means PixyScan could not be reached.
Does it comment on pull requests?
No, there is no GitHub app. Your pipeline uses the exit code to pass or fail the build.
Views and features to explore
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