flow-skill-playwright-cli

name	flow-skill-playwright-cli
description	Automates browser interactions for web testing, form filling, screenshots, and data extraction using playwright-cli. Use when the user needs to navigate websites, interact with web pages, fill forms, take screenshots, test web applications, or extract information from web pages.

Browser Automation with playwright-cli

Quick Start

# open new browser
playwright-cli open
# navigate to a page
playwright-cli goto https://playwright.dev
# interact with the page using refs from the snapshot
playwright-cli click e15
playwright-cli type "page.click"
playwright-cli press Enter
# take a screenshot
playwright-cli screenshot
# close the browser
playwright-cli close

Core Commands

Session & Navigation

• playwright-cli open [url] [--headed] — Open browser (optional URL, use --headed for visible window)
• playwright-cli goto <url> — Navigate to URL
• playwright-cli go-back / go-forward / reload
• playwright-cli close — Close current browser

Interaction

• playwright-cli click <ref> — Click element by snapshot reference
• playwright-cli fill <ref> <value> — Fill form field
• playwright-cli type <text> — Type text
• playwright-cli press <key> — Press key (e.g., Enter, ArrowDown)
• playwright-cli hover <ref> — Hover over element
• playwright-cli select <ref> <value> — Select dropdown option
• playwright-cli upload <path> — Upload file

Observation

• playwright-cli snapshot [--filename=...] — Capture accessibility snapshot (preferred over screenshot)
• playwright-cli screenshot [<ref>] [--filename=...] — Take screenshot
• playwright-cli eval <js> — Evaluate JS on page

Advanced Features

For detailed instructions on specialized tasks, refer to:

• Request Mocking — Intercept and mock network requests
• Running Custom Code — Execute arbitrary Playwright JS code
• Session Management — Named sessions and isolation
• Storage & State — Cookies, localStorage, auth state
• Test Generation — Converting actions to test code
• Tracing & Video — Debugging with traces and recordings

Best Practices

1. Snapshot First: Always run playwright-cli snapshot after navigation or state changes to get element references (e1, e2, etc.).
2. Named Sessions: Use -s=name for multiple isolated browser contexts.
3. Clean Up: Always run playwright-cli close or playwright-cli close-all when finished.
4. Prefer Snapshots: Snapshots provide structured accessibility data which is better for AI reasoning than raw screenshots.