diff --git a/code-pushup.config.ts b/code-pushup.config.ts
index 9629a581d..6d2629f4a 100644
--- a/code-pushup.config.ts
+++ b/code-pushup.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
 import {
-  axeCoreConfig,
+  configureAxePlugin,
   configureCoveragePlugin,
   configureEslintPlugin,
   configureJsDocsPlugin,
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ export default mergeConfigs(
   configureTypescriptPlugin(),
   configureJsDocsPlugin(),
   await configureLighthousePlugin(TARGET_URL),
-  axeCoreConfig(TARGET_URL),
+  configureAxePlugin(TARGET_URL),
 );
diff --git a/code-pushup.preset.ts b/code-pushup.preset.ts
index 99660378b..e232f74c4 100644
--- a/code-pushup.preset.ts
+++ b/code-pushup.preset.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type {
   CoreConfig,
   PluginUrls,
 } from './packages/models/src/index.js';
-import axePlugin from './packages/plugin-axe/src/index.js';
+import axePlugin, { axeCategories } from './packages/plugin-axe/src/index.js';
 import coveragePlugin, {
   type CoveragePluginConfig,
   getNxCoveragePaths,
@@ -228,8 +228,10 @@ export async function configureLighthousePlugin(
   };
 }
 
-export function axeCoreConfig(urls: PluginUrls): CoreConfig {
+export function configureAxePlugin(urls: PluginUrls): CoreConfig {
+  const axe = axePlugin(urls);
   return {
-    plugins: [axePlugin(urls)],
+    plugins: [axe],
+    categories: axeCategories(axe),
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-axe/README.md b/packages/plugin-axe/README.md
index 1bedb08ed..ccb6800fe 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-axe/README.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-axe/README.md
@@ -159,6 +159,66 @@ The plugin organizes audits into category groups based on axe-core's accessibili
 
 Use `npx code-pushup print-config --onlyPlugins=axe` to list all audits and groups for your configuration.
 
+## Category integration
+
+The plugin provides helpers to integrate Axe results into your categories.
+
+### Auto-generate accessibility category
+
+Use `axeCategories` to automatically create an accessibility category from all plugin groups:
+
+```ts
+import axePlugin, { axeCategories } from '@code-pushup/axe-plugin';
+
+const axe = axePlugin('https://example.com');
+
+export default {
+  plugins: [axe],
+  categories: axeCategories(axe),
+};
+```
+
+This configuration works with both single-URL and multi-URL configurations. For multi-URL setups, refs are automatically expanded for each URL with appropriate weights.
+
+### Custom categories
+
+For fine-grained control, provide your own categories with specific groups:
+
+```ts
+import axePlugin, { axeCategories, axeGroupRef } from '@code-pushup/axe-plugin';
+
+const axe = axePlugin(['https://example.com', 'https://example.com/about']);
+
+export default {
+  plugins: [axe],
+  categories: axeCategories(axe, [
+    {
+      slug: 'axe-a11y',
+      title: 'Axe Accessibility',
+      refs: [axeGroupRef('aria', 2), axeGroupRef('color'), axeGroupRef('keyboard')],
+    },
+  ]),
+};
+```
+
+### Helper functions
+
+| Function        | Description                            |
+| --------------- | -------------------------------------- |
+| `axeCategories` | Auto-generates or expands categories   |
+| `axeGroupRef`   | Creates a category ref to an Axe group |
+| `axeAuditRef`   | Creates a category ref to an Axe audit |
+
+### Type safety
+
+The `AxeGroupSlug` type is exported for discovering valid group slugs:
+
+```ts
+import type { AxeGroupSlug } from '@code-pushup/axe-plugin';
+
+const group: AxeGroupSlug = 'aria';
+```
+
 ## Resources
 
 - **[Axe-core rules](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/blob/develop/doc/rule-descriptions.md)** - Complete list of accessibility rules
diff --git a/packages/plugin-axe/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-axe/src/index.ts
index f04d98f8e..87c707c6b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-axe/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-axe/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { axePlugin } from './lib/axe-plugin.js';
 
 export default axePlugin;
-export type { AxePluginOptions } from './lib/config.js';
-export type { AxePreset } from './lib/config.js';
+
+export type { AxePluginOptions, AxePreset } from './lib/config.js';
+export type { AxeGroupSlug } from './lib/groups.js';
+
+export { axeAuditRef, axeGroupRef } from './lib/utils.js';
+export { axeCategories } from './lib/categories.js';
diff --git a/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/categories.ts b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/categories.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1150693ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/categories.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import type { CategoryConfig, Group, PluginConfig } from '@code-pushup/models';
+import {
+  type PluginUrlContext,
+  createCategoryRefs,
+  expandCategoryRefs,
+  removeIndex,
+  shouldExpandForUrls,
+  validateUrlContext,
+} from '@code-pushup/utils';
+import { AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG } from './constants.js';
+import { type AxeCategoryGroupSlug, isAxeGroupSlug } from './groups.js';
+
+/**
+ * Creates categories for the Axe plugin.
+ *
+ * @public
+ * @param plugin - {@link PluginConfig} object with groups and context
+ * @param categories - {@link CategoryConfig} optional user-defined categories
+ * @returns {CategoryConfig[]} - expanded and aggregated categories
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const axe = await axePlugin(urls);
+ * const axeCoreConfig = {
+ *   plugins: [axe],
+ *   categories: axeCategories(axe),
+ * };
+ */
+export function axeCategories(
+  plugin: Pick<PluginConfig, 'groups' | 'context'>,
+  categories?: CategoryConfig[],
+): CategoryConfig[] {
+  if (!plugin.groups || plugin.groups.length === 0) {
+    return categories ?? [];
+  }
+  validateUrlContext(plugin.context);
+  if (!categories) {
+    return createCategories(plugin.groups, plugin.context);
+  }
+  return expandCategories(categories, plugin.context);
+}
+
+function createCategories(
+  groups: Group[],
+  context: PluginUrlContext,
+): CategoryConfig[] {
+  return [createAggregatedCategory(groups, context)];
+}
+
+function expandCategories(
+  categories: CategoryConfig[],
+  context: PluginUrlContext,
+): CategoryConfig[] {
+  if (!shouldExpandForUrls(context.urlCount)) {
+    return categories;
+  }
+  return categories.map(category =>
+    expandAggregatedCategory(category, context),
+  );
+}
+
+export function createAggregatedCategory(
+  groups: Group[],
+  context: PluginUrlContext,
+): CategoryConfig {
+  const refs = extractGroupSlugs(groups).flatMap(slug =>
+    createCategoryRefs(slug, AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG, context),
+  );
+  return {
+    slug: 'axe-a11y',
+    title: 'Axe Accessibility',
+    refs,
+  };
+}
+
+export function expandAggregatedCategory(
+  category: CategoryConfig,
+  context: PluginUrlContext,
+): CategoryConfig {
+  return {
+    ...category,
+    refs: category.refs.flatMap(ref =>
+      ref.plugin === AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG ? expandCategoryRefs(ref, context) : [ref],
+    ),
+  };
+}
+
+export function extractGroupSlugs(groups: Group[]): AxeCategoryGroupSlug[] {
+  const slugs = groups.map(({ slug }) => removeIndex(slug));
+  return [...new Set(slugs)].filter(isAxeGroupSlug);
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/categories.unit.test.ts b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/categories.unit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ae7155d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/categories.unit.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import type { CategoryConfig, PluginConfig } from '@code-pushup/models';
+import { axeCategories, extractGroupSlugs } from './categories.js';
+import { AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG } from './constants.js';
+import { axeGroupRef } from './utils.js';
+
+describe('axeCategories', () => {
+  const createMockPlugin = (
+    overrides: Partial<Pick<PluginConfig, 'groups' | 'context'>> = {},
+  ): Pick<PluginConfig, 'groups' | 'context'> => ({
+    groups: [
+      { slug: 'aria', title: 'ARIA', refs: [] },
+      { slug: 'color', title: 'Color & Contrast', refs: [] },
+    ],
+    context: { urlCount: 1, weights: { 1: 1 } },
+    ...overrides,
+  });
+
+  it('should create accessibility category with all groups', () => {
+    expect(axeCategories(createMockPlugin())).toEqual([
+      {
+        slug: 'axe-a11y',
+        title: 'Axe Accessibility',
+        refs: [
+          { plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG, slug: 'aria', type: 'group', weight: 1 },
+          {
+            plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG,
+            slug: 'color',
+            type: 'group',
+            weight: 1,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('should expand refs for multi-URL', () => {
+    const plugin = createMockPlugin({
+      groups: [
+        { slug: 'aria-1', title: 'ARIA 1', refs: [] },
+        { slug: 'aria-2', title: 'ARIA 2', refs: [] },
+      ],
+      context: { urlCount: 2, weights: { 1: 1, 2: 1 } },
+    });
+
+    expect(axeCategories(plugin)).toEqual([
+      {
+        slug: 'axe-a11y',
+        title: 'Axe Accessibility',
+        refs: [
+          {
+            plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG,
+            slug: 'aria-1',
+            type: 'group',
+            weight: 1,
+          },
+          {
+            plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG,
+            slug: 'aria-2',
+            type: 'group',
+            weight: 1,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('should return empty array if plugin has no groups', () => {
+    expect(axeCategories(createMockPlugin({ groups: [] }))).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should return categories unchanged for single URL', () => {
+    const categories: CategoryConfig[] = [
+      {
+        slug: 'axe-a11y',
+        title: 'Axe Accessibility',
+        refs: [axeGroupRef('aria')],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    expect(axeCategories(createMockPlugin(), categories)).toEqual(categories);
+  });
+
+  it('should expand Axe refs and preserve non-Axe refs for multi-URL', () => {
+    const categories: CategoryConfig[] = [
+      {
+        slug: 'axe-a11y',
+        title: 'Axe Accessibility',
+        refs: [
+          axeGroupRef('aria'),
+          { plugin: 'lighthouse', type: 'group', slug: 'seo', weight: 1 },
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    expect(
+      axeCategories(
+        createMockPlugin({ context: { urlCount: 2, weights: { 1: 1, 2: 1 } } }),
+        categories,
+      ),
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        slug: 'axe-a11y',
+        title: 'Axe Accessibility',
+        refs: [
+          { plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG, slug: 'aria-1', type: 'group', weight: 1 },
+          { plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG, slug: 'aria-2', type: 'group', weight: 1 },
+          { plugin: 'lighthouse', type: 'group', slug: 'seo', weight: 1 },
+        ],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('should throw for invalid context', () => {
+    const plugin = createMockPlugin({
+      context: { urlCount: 2, weights: { 1: 1 } },
+    });
+
+    expect(() => axeCategories(plugin)).toThrow(
+      'Invalid plugin context: weights count must match urlCount',
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe('extractGroupSlugs', () => {
+  it('should extract unique base slugs from groups', () => {
+    expect(
+      extractGroupSlugs([
+        { slug: 'aria-1', title: 'ARIA 1', refs: [] },
+        { slug: 'aria-2', title: 'ARIA 2', refs: [] },
+        { slug: 'color', title: 'Color & Contrast', refs: [] },
+      ]),
+    ).toEqual(['aria', 'color']);
+  });
+
+  it('should filter out invalid group slugs', () => {
+    expect(
+      extractGroupSlugs([
+        { slug: 'aria', title: 'ARIA', refs: [] },
+        { slug: 'invalid-group', title: 'Invalid', refs: [] },
+      ]),
+    ).toEqual(['aria']);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/groups.ts b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/groups.ts
index 369489da2..ccbe59dab 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/groups.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/groups.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ export const CATEGORY_GROUPS: Record<AxeCategoryGroupSlug, string> = {
   'time-and-media': 'Media',
 };
 
+export function isAxeGroupSlug(slug: unknown): slug is AxeCategoryGroupSlug {
+  return axeCategoryGroupSlugSchema.safeParse(slug).success;
+}
+
 /* Combined exports */
 export const axeGroupSlugSchema = axeCategoryGroupSlugSchema;
 export type AxeGroupSlug = AxeCategoryGroupSlug;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/utils.ts b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15639fe13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type { CategoryRef } from '@code-pushup/models';
+import { AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG } from './constants.js';
+import type { AxeGroupSlug } from './groups.js';
+
+export function axeGroupRef(groupSlug: AxeGroupSlug, weight = 1): CategoryRef {
+  return {
+    plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG,
+    slug: groupSlug,
+    type: 'group',
+    weight,
+  };
+}
+
+export function axeAuditRef(auditSlug: string, weight = 1): CategoryRef {
+  return {
+    plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG,
+    slug: auditSlug,
+    type: 'audit',
+    weight,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/utils.unit.test.ts b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/utils.unit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9cb726bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/utils.unit.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG } from './constants.js';
+import { axeAuditRef, axeGroupRef } from './utils.js';
+
+describe('axeGroupRef', () => {
+  it('should create a group reference with default weight', () => {
+    expect(axeGroupRef('aria')).toEqual({
+      plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG,
+      slug: 'aria',
+      type: 'group',
+      weight: 1,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create a group reference with custom weight', () => {
+    expect(axeGroupRef('forms', 3)).toEqual({
+      plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG,
+      slug: 'forms',
+      type: 'group',
+      weight: 3,
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('axeAuditRef', () => {
+  it('should create an audit reference with default weight', () => {
+    expect(axeAuditRef('color-contrast')).toEqual({
+      plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG,
+      slug: 'color-contrast',
+      type: 'audit',
+      weight: 1,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create an audit reference with custom weight', () => {
+    expect(axeAuditRef('button-name', 2)).toEqual({
+      plugin: AXE_PLUGIN_SLUG,
+      slug: 'button-name',
+      type: 'audit',
+      weight: 2,
+    });
+  });
+});