| name | playwright |
| description | Use when the task requires automating a real browser from the terminal (navigation, form filling, snapshots, screenshots, data extraction, UI-flow debugging) via the bundled Nix-backed Playwright wrapper script. |
Playwright CLI Skill
Drive a real browser from the terminal using the bundled wrapper script. The
wrapper provides Playwright from Nix, so it does not depend on npx or a
project-local Node install.
Treat this skill as CLI-first automation. Do not pivot to @playwright/test
unless the user explicitly asks for test files.
Plays
references/setup.md: skill path, wrapper check, Nix failure handling.references/workflows.md: practical flows and troubleshooting.references/cli.md: CLI command reference.references/guardrails.md: refs, artifacts, headed mode, eval/run-code.
Required Setup
Read references/setup.md, export PWCLI, and run "$PWCLI" --help.
Quick Start
Use the wrapper script:
"$PWCLI" open https://playwright.dev --headed
"$PWCLI" snapshot
"$PWCLI" click e15
"$PWCLI" type "Playwright"
"$PWCLI" press Enter
"$PWCLI" screenshot
Core Workflow
- Open the page.
- Snapshot to get stable element refs.
- Interact using refs from the latest snapshot.
- Re-snapshot after navigation or significant DOM changes.
- Capture artifacts (screenshot, pdf, traces) when useful.
Minimal loop:
"$PWCLI" open https://example.com
"$PWCLI" snapshot
"$PWCLI" click e3
"$PWCLI" snapshot
Read references/workflows.md for forms, traces, multi-tab work, and
troubleshooting. Read references/guardrails.md before using stale refs,
eval, run-code, headed mode, or repo artifacts.
