playwright

Playwright is a browser automation framework for Node.js and Python supporting Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit with a single API. It provides auto-waiting, web-first assertions, and full test isolation for reliable end-to-end testing.

When to use: Browser automation, web scraping, screenshot/PDF generation, API testing, configuring Playwright Test, troubleshooting Playwright errors, stealth mode and anti-bot bypass.

When NOT to use: Simple HTTP requests (use fetch), unit testing (use Vitest/Jest), serverless scraping at scale (consider Cloudflare Browser Rendering). For E2E test architecture (Page Object Models, CI sharding, test organization, authentication patterns), use the e2e-testing skill.

Playwright browser automation API, web scraping, and tooling. Covers locator strategies, assertions, API testing, stealth mode, anti-bot bypass, authenticated sessions, screenshots/PDFs, Docker deployment, configuration, debugging, and MCP integration with AI agents. Prevents documented errors including CI timeout hangs, extension testing failures, and navigation issues. Use when automating browsers, scraping protected sites, bypassing bot detection, generating screenshots/PDFs, configuring Playwright Test, troubleshooting Playwright errors, or learning Playwright API patterns. For E2E test architecture, Page Object Models, CI sharding strategies, or test organization patterns, use the e2e-testing skill instead. Source: oakoss/agent-skills.