diff --git a/frontend/scripts/axe-run.cjs b/frontend/scripts/axe-run.cjs
index f7164b7..c620c8d 100644
--- a/frontend/scripts/axe-run.cjs
+++ b/frontend/scripts/axe-run.cjs
@@ -1,31 +1,50 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 /**
- * CommonJS Axe + Puppeteer runner to support Node with type: module
+ * CommonJS Axe + Puppeteer runner to support Node with type: module.
+ * Launches a headless browser, injects axe-core, runs an accessibility audit,
+ * and saves the JSON report to the lighthouse/ output directory.
+ *
+ * Usage: node scripts/axe-run.cjs <URL>
  */
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 const puppeteer = require("puppeteer");
 const axeSource = require("axe-core").source;
 
-async function run(url) {
+// Main runner — opens the URL, injects axe-core, and collects the audit result
+const run = async (url) => {
+	// Launch headless browser with sandbox flags suitable for CI environments
 	const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
 		args: ["--no-sandbox", "--disable-setuid-sandbox"],
 	});
 	const page = await browser.newPage();
+
+	// Navigate to the target URL and wait until network is idle
 	await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: "networkidle0" });
-	// Inject axe
+
+	// Inject axe-core library into the page context
 	await page.evaluate(axeSource);
-	// Run axe with default options
+
+	// Run the full axe accessibility audit and collect results
 	const result = await page.evaluate(async () => await window.axe.run());
 
+	// Ensure the output directory exists before writing the report
 	const outDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "lighthouse");
 	if (!fs.existsSync(outDir)) fs.mkdirSync(outDir, { recursive: true });
+
+	// Generate a timestamped filename so reports don't overwrite each other
 	const ts = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-");
 	const jsonPath = path.join(outDir, `axe-${ts}.json`);
+
+	// Persist the full axe result as JSON for later review
 	fs.writeFileSync(jsonPath, JSON.stringify(result, null, 2));
 	await browser.close();
+
+	// Print summary to stdout
 	console.log("Axe report saved to", jsonPath);
 	console.log("Violations:", result.violations.length);
+
+	// Log each violation with its impact level and affected nodes, then exit with code 2
 	if (result.violations.length > 0) {
 		result.violations.forEach((v) => {
 			console.log("\n", v.id, "-", v.impact, "-", v.help);
@@ -33,13 +52,16 @@ async function run(url) {
 		});
 		process.exit(2);
 	}
-}
+};
 
+// Parse CLI arguments — require exactly one URL argument
 const args = process.argv.slice(2);
 if (args.length < 1) {
 	console.error("Usage: node scripts/axe-run.cjs <URL>");
 	process.exit(1);
 }
+
+// Execute the runner and handle any unexpected errors
 run(args[0]).catch((err) => {
 	console.error(err);
 	process.exit(1);
diff --git a/frontend/scripts/lighthouse-run.cjs b/frontend/scripts/lighthouse-run.cjs
index 9fe1cc8..7455e5f 100644
--- a/frontend/scripts/lighthouse-run.cjs
+++ b/frontend/scripts/lighthouse-run.cjs
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-/* CommonJS version for environments with "type": "module"
-   Runs Lighthouse in headless Chrome using chrome-launcher
-*/
+/**
+ * CommonJS Lighthouse runner for environments with "type": "module".
+ * Launches Chromium via chrome-launcher, runs Lighthouse against the given URL,
+ * and saves HTML + JSON reports to the lighthouse/ output directory.
+ *
+ * Usage: node scripts/lighthouse-run.cjs <URL> [--mobile|--desktop]
+ */
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 const lighthouseModule = require("lighthouse");
+
+// Support both default and named exports depending on the installed version
 const lighthouse = lighthouseModule.default || lighthouseModule;
 const chromeLauncher = require("chrome-launcher");
 
-async function run(url, opts = {}) {
+// Main runner — launches Chrome, runs Lighthouse, and saves reports
+const run = async (url, opts = {}) => {
+	// Launch headless Chromium with flags suitable for CI and containerised environments
 	const chrome = await chromeLauncher.launch({
 		chromeFlags: [
 			"--headless=new",
@@ -20,21 +28,29 @@ async function run(url, opts = {}) {
 			"--disable-features=IsolateOrigins,site-per-process",
 		],
 	});
+
+	// Build Lighthouse options — default to desktop form factor if not specified
 	const options = {
 		port: chrome.port,
 		output: "html",
 		onlyCategories: ["performance", "accessibility", "best-practices", "seo"],
 		emulatedFormFactor: opts.formFactor || "desktop",
 	};
+
 	console.log(
 		`Running Lighthouse on ${url} (${options.emulatedFormFactor})...`,
 	);
+
+	// Execute the Lighthouse audit and extract HTML + JSON reports
 	const runnerResult = await lighthouse(url, options);
 	const reportHtml = runnerResult.report;
 	const reportJson = runnerResult.lhr;
 
+	// Ensure the output directory exists before writing reports
 	const outDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "lighthouse");
 	if (!fs.existsSync(outDir)) fs.mkdirSync(outDir, { recursive: true });
+
+	// Generate timestamped filenames so reports don't overwrite each other
 	const ts = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-");
 	const htmlPath = path.join(
 		outDir,
@@ -44,9 +60,12 @@ async function run(url, opts = {}) {
 		outDir,
 		`lighthouse-${options.emulatedFormFactor}-${ts}.json`,
 	);
+
+	// Write both the human-readable HTML report and the machine-readable JSON
 	fs.writeFileSync(htmlPath, reportHtml);
 	fs.writeFileSync(jsonPath, JSON.stringify(reportJson, null, 2));
 
+	// Print report paths and a compact category score summary
 	console.log(`Saved reports: ${htmlPath} and ${jsonPath}`);
 	console.log("----- Scores -----");
 	console.log(
@@ -63,8 +82,9 @@ async function run(url, opts = {}) {
 	);
 
 	await chrome.kill();
-}
+};
 
+// Parse CLI arguments — require exactly one URL; form factor defaults to desktop
 const args = process.argv.slice(2);
 if (args.length < 1) {
 	console.error(
@@ -74,6 +94,8 @@ if (args.length < 1) {
 }
 const url = args[0];
 const formFactor = args.includes("--mobile") ? "mobile" : "desktop";
+
+// Execute the runner and handle any unexpected errors
 run(url, { formFactor }).catch((err) => {
 	console.error(err);
 	process.exit(1);