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Lighthouse audits measure website performance by analyzing load time, Core Web Vitals, accessibility, and SEO. Run an audit through the Lighthouse MCP server to establish baseline scores, identify bottlenecks like render-blocking JavaScript or unoptimized images, and track metrics that impact user experience and search rankings.

Core Web Vitals are Google's key performance metrics: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), First Input Delay (FID), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS). Lighthouse measures these to show how real users perceive your site's speed and stability, directly affecting search rankings and user retention.

After running a baseline Lighthouse audit, prioritize the top issues reported—such as image optimization, removing render-blocking resources, or deferring non-critical JavaScript. Apply fixes iteratively and re-audit to verify improvements against your baseline scores.

Yes. Lighthouse audits can be integrated into CI/CD pipelines to prevent performance regressions before deployment. Run audits as pre-deployment quality checks against your target site to enforce baseline performance standards and catch issues early.

You need a running Lighthouse MCP server and access to your target website. The Skill enforces baseline measurements and requires an accessible site to audit; it cannot run without both components in place.

Yes. Lighthouse audits cover performance, accessibility, SEO, and best practices. Beyond Core Web Vitals, it validates accessibility compliance and SEO factors, making it useful for comprehensive pre-deployment quality checks across multiple dimensions.