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lackeyjb/playwright-skill
Complete browser automation with Playwright. Auto-detects dev servers, writes reusable test scripts, and supports screenshots, responsive checks, UX validation, login flows, link checks, and arbitrary browser automation. Use when the user wants to test a website, automate browser interactions, valid
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How it works
playwright-skill
When your agent uses it
Complete browser automation with Playwright. Auto-detects dev servers, writes reusable test scripts, and supports screenshots, responsive checks, UX validation, login flows, link checks, and arbitrary browser automation. Use when the user wants to test a website, automate browser interactions, validate web functionality, or perform browser-based testing.
What it loads into context
Frontmatter
133 tokensAlways available to the agent
SKILL.md
1,842 tokensWhen the skill is activated
Reference documents
4,002 tokensLoaded on request
Token counts are estimates. Scripts run separately; they are not counted as reference context.
The playbook
- Path resolution
- Workflow
- Setup
- Minimal example
- Current Playwright patterns
- Common tasks
- Helpers
- Configuration
Scripts executed separately
lib/helpers.jspackage.jsonrun.js
Files
../../.claude-plugin/marketplace.jsonasset1,085 bytes../../.claude-plugin/plugin.jsonasset550 bytesAPI_REFERENCE.mddoc16,461 bytesSKILL.mdcore7,741 bytesSKILL.mdcore7,741 bytesSKILL.mdcore7,741 bytesSKILL.mdcore7,741 bytesSKILL.mdcore7,741 bytesSKILL.mdcore7,741 bytesSKILL.mdcore7,741 bytesSKILL.mdcore7,741 bytesSKILL.mdcore7,741 bytesSKILL.mdcore7,741 byteslib/helpers.jsruns4,243 bytespackage-lock.jsonasset1,761 bytespackage.jsonruns699 bytesrun.jsruns3,685 bytes
Read SKILL.md
# Playwright Browser Automation
Write and execute focused Playwright scripts for the user's request. Prefer the
skill's executor and helpers, but use the full Playwright API when needed.
## Path resolution
This skill can be installed in several locations, so resolve its directory
first. Set `SKILL_DIR` to the directory containing this SKILL.md file, then run
the commands below as written:
```bash
export SKILL_DIR=<absolute path of the directory containing this SKILL.md>
export TMP_DIR="$(node -p 'require("node:os").tmpdir()')"Skills included
- playwright-skill
Repository facts
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Oct 19, 2025
- Last pushed
- Nov 1, 2026
- Forks
- 255
- Open issues
- 5
- Project activity
- Active
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Before you install
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- 47 network referencesin 7 files: playwright-skill/API_REFERENCE.md:56 playwright-skill/package-lock.json:18 playwright-skill/run.js:70 and 4 more
- No hidden or obfuscated text
- No instruction overrides
- 3 executable scriptsin 3 files: playwright-skill/lib/helpers.js:1 playwright-skill/package.json:1 playwright-skill/run.js:1
- No access to secrets
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.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
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"name": "lackeyjb" }, "homepage": "https://github.com/lackeyjb/playwright-skill", - Network accessline 19
}, "homepage": "https://github.com/lackeyjb/playwright-skill", "repository": "https://github.com/lackeyjb/playwright-skill", - Network accessline 20
"homepage": "https://github.com/lackeyjb/playwright-skill", - Network accessline 21
"repository": "https://github.com/lackeyjb/playwright-skill",
.claude-plugin/plugin.json
skills/playwright-skill/API_REFERENCE.md
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reporter: 'html', use: { baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000', - Network accessline 57
use: { baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000', trace: 'on-first-retry', - Network accessline 58
baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000', - Network accessline 69
webServer: { command: 'npm run start', url: 'http://localhost:3000', - Network accessline 70
command: 'npm run start', url: 'http://localhost:3000', reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI, - Network accessline 71
url: 'http://localhost:3000', - Network accessline 98
// Navigate, then assert a meaningful readiness signal. await page.goto('https://example.com'); - Network accessline 99
await page.goto('https://example.com'); - Network accessline 307
// Page assertions await expect(page).toHaveTitle('My App'); await expect(page).toHaveURL('https://example.com/dashboard'); - Network accessline 308
await expect(page).toHaveTitle('My App'); await expect(page).toHaveURL('https://example.com/dashboard'); await expect(page).toHaveURL(/.*dashboard/); - Network accessline 309
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// Measure page load time const startTime = Date.now(); await page.goto('https://example.com'); - Network accessline 497
const startTime = Date.now(); await page.goto('https://example.com'); const loadTime = Date.now() - startTime; - Network accessline 498
await page.goto('https://example.com'); - Network accessline 640
# Generate code npx playwright codegen https://example.com - Network accessline 641
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- [Playwright Documentation](https://playwright.dev/docs/intro) - Network accessline 650
- [API Reference](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-playwright) - Network accessline 651
- [Best Practices](https://playwright.dev/docs/best-practices)
skills/playwright-skill/SKILL.md
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const targetUrl = process.env.TARGET_URL || 'http://localhost:3000'; - Network accessline 99
node "$SKILL_DIR/run.js" -e "const browser = await chromium.launch({headless: false}); try { const page = await browser.newPage(); await page.goto('https://example.com'); console.log(await page.title()); } finally { await browser.close(); } - Network accessline 177
const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP('http://127.0.0.1:9222');
skills/playwright-skill/lib/helpers.js
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}); })); return servers.sort((a, b) => a - b).map(port => `http://localhost:${port}`); - Network accessline 104
})); return servers.sort((a, b) => a - b).map(port => `http://localhost:${port}`); } - Network accessline 105
return servers.sort((a, b) => a - b).map(port => `http://localhost:${port}`);
skills/playwright-skill/package-lock.json
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skills/playwright-skill/package.json
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skills/playwright-skill/run.js
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#!/usr/bin/env node - Network accessline 70
const source = args.slice(1).join(' '); if (!source) { console.error('Usage: node run.js -e "await page.goto(\'https://example.com\')"'); - Network accessline 71
if (!source) { console.error('Usage: node run.js -e "await page.goto(\'https://example.com\')"'); process.exit(1); - Network accessline 72
console.error('Usage: node run.js -e "await page.goto(\'https://example.com\')"'); - Network accessline 92
} else { console.error('Usage: node run.js <script.js> [args...]'); console.error(' or: node run.js -e "await page.goto(\'https://example.com\')"'); - Network accessline 93
console.error('Usage: node run.js <script.js> [args...]'); console.error(' or: node run.js -e "await page.goto(\'https://example.com\')"'); process.exit(1); - Network accessline 94
console.error(' or: node run.js -e "await page.goto(\'https://example.com\')"');
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Works with
| Agent | Status | Evidence | Install to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Native | Manifest .claude-plugin/marketplace.json | .claude/skills/<skill-name>/ |
| Codex | Compatible | Standard SKILL.md skills/playwright-skill/SKILL.md | .agents/skills/<skill-name>/ |
| Cursor | Compatible | Standard SKILL.md skills/playwright-skill/SKILL.md | .cursor/skills/<skill-name>/ |
| Gemini CLI | Compatible | Standard SKILL.md skills/playwright-skill/SKILL.md | .gemini/skills/<skill-name>/ |
| GitHub Copilot | Compatible | Standard SKILL.md skills/playwright-skill/SKILL.md | .github/skills/<skill-name>/ |
| OpenCode | Compatible | Standard SKILL.md skills/playwright-skill/SKILL.md | .opencode/skills/<skill-name>/ |
- Native The repository ships a manifest, folder or frontmatter field for this agent.
- Compatible A standard SKILL.md that this agent can read.
- Unknown No evidence either way.
Derived automatically from paths, manifests and frontmatter. Not tested on each agent.
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