playwright

Playwright Browser Automation

This skill provides browser automation capabilities via the Playwright MCP server.

When to Use

Use this skill for:

• Web scraping and data extraction
• Automated browser testing
• Taking screenshots of web pages
• Form filling and user interaction simulation
• Monitoring and validation of web applications
• DOM element inspection and manipulation

Capabilities

Through the Playwright MCP, this skill provides:

Navigation & Page Control

• Navigate to URLs
• Take screenshots (full page or specific elements)
• Execute JavaScript in page context
• Get page content and HTML

Element Interaction

• Click elements
• Fill in forms and inputs
• Select dropdown options
• Hover over elements
• Press keyboard keys

Inspection & Validation

• Get element attributes and properties
• Extract text content
• Verify element existence
• Check element visibility
• Validate page state

Advanced Features

• Handle multiple tabs/windows
• Wait for specific conditions
• Capture network requests
• Manage browser cookies
• Handle file uploads/downloads

Usage Examples

Basic Navigation and Screenshot

Use skill playwright to navigate to https://example.com and take a screenshot

Form Automation

Use skill playwright to:
1. Navigate to https://example.com/login
2. Fill in username field with "test@example.com"
3. Fill in password field with "password123"
4. Click the submit button
5. Take a screenshot of the result

Data Extraction

Use skill playwright to scrape product prices from https://example.com/products

Testing

Use skill playwright to test the checkout flow on our staging site

Notes

• The Playwright MCP server will be automatically started when this skill is used
• Browser runs in headless mode by default
• Screenshots are saved to the current directory
• Supports modern web standards (ES6+, Web Components, etc.)
• Works with SPA frameworks (React, Vue, Angular)

Requirements

• Node.js 14+ (for npx)
• Internet connection (to install MCP server on first use)
• Sufficient disk space for Chromium browser

Troubleshooting

If the skill fails to start:

1. Verify Node.js is installed: node --version
2. Check network connectivity
3. Try manual installation: npm install -g @playwright/mcp
4. Check system resources (RAM, disk space)