How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does playwright-cli support?

playwright-cli works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is playwright-cli free to use?

Yes. playwright-cli is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by microsoft.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for playwright-cli?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does playwright-cli support?

playwright-cli works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is playwright-cli free to use?

Yes. playwright-cli is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by microsoft.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for playwright-cli?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does playwright-cli support?

playwright-cli works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is playwright-cli free to use?

Yes. playwright-cli is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by microsoft.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for playwright-cli?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does playwright-cli support?

playwright-cli works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is playwright-cli free to use?

Yes. playwright-cli is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by microsoft.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for playwright-cli?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does playwright-cli support?

playwright-cli works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is playwright-cli free to use?

Yes. playwright-cli is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by microsoft.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for playwright-cli?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does playwright-cli support?

playwright-cli works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is playwright-cli free to use?

Yes. playwright-cli is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by microsoft.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for playwright-cli?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does playwright-cli support?

playwright-cli works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is playwright-cli free to use?

Yes. playwright-cli is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by microsoft.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for playwright-cli?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does playwright-cli support?

playwright-cli works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is playwright-cli free to use?

Yes. playwright-cli is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by microsoft.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for playwright-cli?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does playwright-cli support?

playwright-cli works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is playwright-cli free to use?

Yes. playwright-cli is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by microsoft.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for playwright-cli?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does playwright-cli support?

playwright-cli works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is playwright-cli free to use?

Yes. playwright-cli is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by microsoft.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for playwright-cli?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

How do I install playwright-cli?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Testing

playwright-cli▌

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$npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli

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summary

Interactive browser automation with snapshot-based element references and multi-session support.

›40+ commands across navigation, interaction, keyboard/mouse control, storage management, network mocking, and DevTools integration
›Automatic page snapshots after each command with element references (e.g., e15 ) for reliable, context-aware interactions
›Multi-browser support (Chrome, Firefox, WebKit, Edge) with persistent profiles, session management, and named browser instances
›Built-i

skill.md

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 (rarely used, as snapshot is more common)
playwright-cli screenshot
# close the browser
playwright-cli close

Commands

Core

playwright-cli open
# open and navigate right away
playwright-cli open https://example.com/
playwright-cli goto https://playwright.dev
playwright-cli type "search query"
playwright-cli click e3
playwright-cli dblclick e7
playwright-cli fill e5 "[email protected]"
playwright-cli drag e2 e8
playwright-cli hover e4
playwright-cli select e9 "option-value"
playwright-cli upload ./document.pdf
playwright-cli check e12
playwright-cli uncheck e12
playwright-cli snapshot
playwright-cli snapshot --filename=after-click.yaml
playwright-cli eval "document.title"
playwright-cli eval "el => el.textContent" e5
playwright-cli dialog-accept
playwright-cli dialog-accept "confirmation text"
playwright-cli dialog-dismiss
playwright-cli resize 1920 1080
playwright-cli close

Navigation

playwright-cli go-back
playwright-cli go-forward
playwright-cli reload

Keyboard

playwright-cli press Enter
playwright-cli press ArrowDown
playwright-cli keydown Shift
playwright-cli keyup Shift

Mouse

playwright-cli mousemove 150 300
playwright-cli mousedown
playwright-cli mousedown right
playwright-cli mouseup
playwright-cli mouseup right
playwright-cli mousewheel 0 100

Save as

playwright-cli screenshot
playwright-cli screenshot e5
playwright-cli screenshot --filename=page.png
playwright-cli pdf --filename=page.pdf

Tabs

playwright-cli tab-list
playwright-cli tab-new
playwright-cli tab-new https://example.com/page
playwright-cli tab-close
playwright-cli tab-close 2
playwright-cli tab-select 0

Storage

playwright-cli state-save
playwright-cli state-save auth.json
playwright-cli state-load auth.json

# Cookies
playwright-cli cookie-list
playwright-cli cookie-list --domain=example.com
playwright-cli cookie-get session_id
playwright-cli cookie-set session_id abc123
playwright-cli cookie-set session_id abc123 --domain=example.com --httpOnly --secure
playwright-cli cookie-delete session_id
playwright-cli cookie-clear

# LocalStorage
playwright-cli localstorage-list
playwright-cli localstorage-get theme
playwright-cli localstorage-set theme dark
playwright-cli localstorage-delete theme
playwright-cli localstorage-clear

# SessionStorage
playwright-cli sessionstorage-list
playwright-cli sessionstorage-get step
playwright-cli sessionstorage-set step 3
playwright-cli sessionstorage-delete step
playwright-cli sessionstorage-clear

Network

playwright-cli route "**/*.jpg" --status=404
playwright-cli route "https://api.example.com/**" --body='{"mock": true}'
playwright-cli route-list
playwright-cli unroute "**/*.jpg"
playwright-cli unroute

DevTools

playwright-cli console
playwright-cli console warning
playwright-cli network
playwright-cli run-code "async page => await page.context().grantPermissions(['geolocation'])"
playwright-cli tracing-start
playwright-cli tracing-stop
playwright-cli video-start
playwright-cli video-stop video.webm

Open parameters

# Use specific browser when creating session
playwright-cli open --browser=chrome
playwright-cli open --browser=firefox
playwright-cli open --browser=webkit
playwright-cli open --browser=msedge
# Connect to browser via extension
playwright-cli open --extension

# Use persistent profile (by default profile is in-memory)
playwright-cli open --persistent
# Use persistent profile with custom directory
playwright-cli open --profile=/path/to/profile

# Start with config file
playwright-cli open --config=my-config.json

# Close the browser
playwright-cli close
# Delete user data for the default session
playwright-cli delete-data

Snapshots

After each command, playwright-cli provides a snapshot of the current browser state.

> playwright-cli goto https://example.com
### Page
- Page URL: https://example.com/
- Page Title: Example Domain
### Snapshot
[Snapshot](.playwright-cli/page-2026-02-14T19-22-42-679Z.yml)

You can also take a snapshot on demand using playwright-cli snapshot command.

If --filename is not provided, a new snapshot file is created with a timestamp. Default to automatic file naming, use --filename= when artifact is a part of the workflow result.

Browser Sessions

# create new browser session named "mysession" with persistent profile
playwright-cli -s=mysession open example.com --persistent
# same with manually specified profile directory (use when requested explicitly)
playwright-cli -s=mysession open example.com --profile=/path/to/profile
playwright-cli -s=mysession click e6
playwright-cli -s=mysession close  # stop a named browser
playwright-cli -s=mysession delete-data  # delete user data for persistent session

playwright-cli list
# Close all browsers
playwright-cli close-all
# Forcefully kill all browser processes
playwright-cli kill-all

Installation

If global playwright-cli command is not available, try a local version via npx playwright-cli:

npx --no-install playwright-cli --version

When local version is available, use npx playwright-cli in all commands. Otherwise, install playwright-cli as a global command:

npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest

Example: Form submission

playwright-cli open https://example.com/form
playwright-cli snapshot

playwright-cli fill e1 "[email protected]"
playwright-cli fill e2 "password123"
playwright-cli click e3
playwright-cli snapshot
playwright-cli close

Example: Multi-tab workflow

playwright-cli open https://example.com
playwright-cli tab-new https://example.com/other
playwright-cli tab-list
playwright-cli tab-select 0
playwright-cli snapshot
playwright-cli close

Example: Debugging with DevTools

playwright-cli open https://example.com
playwright-cli click e4
playwright-cli fill e7 "test"
playwright-cli console
playwright-cli network
playwright-cli close

playwright-cli open https://example.com
playwright-cli tracing-start
playwright-cli click e4
playwright-cli fill e7 "test"
playwright-cli tracing-stop
playwright-cli close

Specific tasks

Running and Debugging Playwright tests references/playwright-tests.md
Request mocking references/request-mocking.md
Running Playwright code references/running-code.md
Browser session management references/session-management.md
Storage state (cookies, localStorage) references/storage-state.md
Test generation references/test-generation.md
Tracing references/tracing.md
Video recording references/video-recording.md

how to use playwright-cli

How to use playwright-cli on Cursor

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Prerequisites

Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:

›Cursor installed and configured on your development machine
›Node.js version 16.0+ with npm package manager (verify with node --version)
›Active project directory or workspace where you want to add playwright-cli

Execute installation command

Execute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:

$npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/playwright --skill playwright-cli

The skills CLI fetches playwright-cli from GitHub repository microsoft/playwright and configures it for Cursor.

Select Cursor when prompted

The CLI will show a list of available agents. Use arrow keys to navigate and space to select Cursor:

◆ Which agents do you want to install to?

│

│ ── Universal (.agents/skills) ── always included ────

│ • Amp

│ • Antigravity

│ • Cline

│ • Codex

│ ●Cursor(selected)

│ • Cursor

│ • Windsurf

Verify installation

Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:

.cursor/skills/playwright-cli

Reload or restart Cursor to activate playwright-cli. Access the skill through slash commands (e.g., /playwright-cli) or your agent's skill management interface.

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Security & Verification Notice

We perform automated surface-level scans (Gen AI Scanner, Socket, Snyk) during installation. These checks detect common vulnerabilities but do not guarantee complete security. Always review skill source code and verify the publisher's reputation before production use.

Skills execute code in your development environment. Always verify the publisher's identity, review recent commits, and test in isolated environments before production deployment.

Additional Resources

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Use Cases▌

Task Automation & Efficiency

Automate repetitive workflows and reduce manual effort

Example

Generate reports, summarize documents, draft communications

✓

Save 3-5 hours per week on routine tasks

Knowledge Enhancement

Learn new skills, understand complex topics, get expert guidance

Example

Explain concepts, provide examples, suggest learning resources

✓

Accelerate learning and skill development by 2x

Quality Improvement

Enhance output quality through reviews, suggestions, and refinements

Example

Review drafts, suggest improvements, catch errors

✓

Improve work quality by 30-40% with less effort

Implementation Guide▌

Prerequisites

›Claude Desktop or compatible AI client with skill support
›Clear understanding of task or problem to solve
›Willingness to iterate and refine outputs

Time Estimate

15-45 minutes depending on use case complexity

Installation Steps

1.Install skill using provided installation command
2.Test with simple use case relevant to your work
3.Evaluate output quality and relevance
4.Iterate on prompts to improve results
5.Integrate into regular workflow if valuable

Common Pitfalls

⚠Expecting perfect results without iteration
⚠Not providing enough context in prompts
⚠Using skill for tasks outside its intended scope
⚠Accepting outputs without review and validation

Best Practices▌

✓ Do

+Start with clear, specific prompts
+Provide relevant context and constraints
+Review and refine all outputs before using
+Iterate to improve output quality
+Document successful prompt patterns

✗ Don't

−Don't use without understanding skill limitations
−Don't skip validation of outputs
−Don't share sensitive information in prompts
−Don't expect skill to replace human judgment

💡 Pro Tips

★Be specific about desired format and style
★Ask for multiple options to choose from
★Request explanations to understand reasoning
★Combine AI efficiency with human expertise

When to Use This▌

✓ Use When

Use when skill capabilities match your task, clear ROI on time saved, and you can validate outputs. Best for repetitive tasks, learning, and quality improvement.

✗ Avoid When

Avoid when task requires deep expertise you can't validate, involves sensitive decisions, or when learning process is more valuable than speed of completion.

Learning Path▌

1Familiarize yourself with skill capabilities and limitations
2Start with low-risk, non-critical tasks
3Progress to more complex and valuable use cases
4Build expertise through regular use and experimentation

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Ratings

4.8★★★★★47 reviews

★★★★★Naina Malhotra· Dec 20, 2024
playwright-cli is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
★★★★★Mia Sharma· Dec 20, 2024
Keeps context tight: playwright-cli is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
★★★★★Yuki Robinson· Dec 4, 2024
I recommend playwright-cli for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
★★★★★Amina Abbas· Nov 23, 2024
Keeps context tight: playwright-cli is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
★★★★★Amina Gupta· Nov 11, 2024
Useful defaults in playwright-cli — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
★★★★★Aditi Robinson· Nov 11, 2024
I recommend playwright-cli for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
★★★★★Amina Iyer· Oct 14, 2024
playwright-cli is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
★★★★★Tariq Sanchez· Oct 2, 2024
I recommend playwright-cli for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
★★★★★Aditi Verma· Oct 2, 2024
Useful defaults in playwright-cli — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
★★★★★Isabella Thomas· Sep 25, 2024
playwright-cli reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.

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