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name: openai-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 `playwright-cli` or the bundled
wrapper script. Originally from OpenAI's curated skills catalog.
allowed-tools:
- Bash
- Read
- Grep
- Glob
- Write
- Edit
---
# Playwright CLI Skill
Drive a real browser from the terminal using `playwright-cli`. Prefer the bundled wrapper script so the CLI works even when it is not globally installed.
Treat this skill as CLI-first automation. Do not pivot to `@playwright/test` unless the user explicitly asks for test files.
## Prerequisite check (required)
Before proposing commands, check whether `npx` is available (the wrapper depends on it):
```bash
command -v npx >/dev/null 2>&1
```
If it is not available, pause and ask the user to install Node.js/npm (which provides `npx`). Provide these steps verbatim:
```bash
# Verify Node/npm are installed
node --version
npm --version
# If missing, install Node.js/npm, then:
npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest
playwright-cli --help
```
Once `npx` is present, proceed with the wrapper script. A global install of `playwright-cli` is optional.
Scripts and references are located under `{baseDir}/`.
## Quick start
Use the wrapper script:
```bash
"$PWCLI" open https://playwright.dev --headed
"$PWCLI" snapshot
"$PWCLI" click e15
"$PWCLI" type "Playwright"
"$PWCLI" press Enter
"$PWCLI" screenshot
```
If the user prefers a global install, this is also valid:
```bash
npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest
playwright-cli --help
```
## Core workflow
1. Open the page.
2. Snapshot to get stable element refs.
3. Interact using refs from the latest snapshot.
4. Re-snapshot after navigation or significant DOM changes.
5. Capture artifacts (screenshot, pdf, traces) when useful.
Minimal loop:
```bash
"$PWCLI" open https://example.com
"$PWCLI" snapshot
"$PWCLI" click e3
"$PWCLI" snapshot
```
## When to snapshot again
Snapshot again after:
- navigation
- clicking elements that change the UI substantially
- opening/closing modals or menus
- tab switches
Refs can go stale. When a command fails due to a missing ref, snapshot again.
## Recommended patterns
### Form fill and submit
```bash
"$PWCLI" open https://example.com/form
"$PWCLI" snapshot
"$PWCLI" fill e1 "user@example.com"
"$PWCLI" fill e2 "password123"
"$PWCLI" click e3
"$PWCLI" snapshot
```
### Debug a UI flow with traces
```bash
"$PWCLI" open https://example.com --headed
"$PWCLI" tracing-start
# ...interactions...
"$PWCLI" tracing-stop
```
### Multi-tab work
```bash
"$PWCLI" tab-new https://example.com
"$PWCLI" tab-list
"$PWCLI" tab-select 0
"$PWCLI" snapshot
```
## Wrapper script
The wrapper script uses `npx --package @playwright/cli playwright-cli` so the CLI can run without a global install:
```bash
"$PWCLI" --help
```
Prefer the wrapper unless the repository already standardizes on a global install.
## References
Open only what you need:
- CLI command reference: `references/cli.md`
- Practical workflows and troubleshooting: `references/workflows.md`
## Guardrails
- Always snapshot before referencing element ids like `e12`.
- Re-snapshot when refs seem stale.
- Prefer explicit commands over `eval` and `run-code` unless needed.
- When you do not have a fresh snapshot, use placeholder refs like `eX` and say why; do not bypass refs with `run-code`.
- Use `--headed` when a visual check will help.
- When capturing artifacts in this repo, use `output/playwright/` and avoid introducing new top-level artifact folders.
- Default to CLI commands and workflows, not Playwright test specs.
## When to Use
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## When NOT to Use
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