playwright-dev Skill
Explains how to develop Playwright - add APIs, MCP tools, CLI commands, and vendor dependencies. Published by microsoft in playwright.
What is playwright-dev Skill?
Explains how to develop Playwright - add APIs, MCP tools, CLI commands, and vendor dependencies. Published by microsoft in playwright. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Browser automation
- Testing
- Documentation
- Design and media
- Browser automation use cases
Technical details
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use playwright-dev Skill
- Use it for browser automation.
- Use it for testing.
- Use it for documentation.
- Use it for design and media.
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Source
- Creator: microsoft
- Repository: microsoft/playwright
- Skill file: .claude/skills/playwright-dev/SKILL.md
What it does
Explains how to develop Playwright - add APIs, MCP tools, CLI commands, and vendor dependencies.
Skill instructions
Playwright Development Guide See CLAUDE.md for monorepo structure, build/test/lint commands, and coding conventions. Detailed Guides - Library Architecture — client/server/dispatcher structure, protocol layer, DEPS rules - Adding and Modifying APIs — define API docs, implement client/server, add tests - MCP Tools and CLI Commands — add MCP tools, CLI commands, config options - Vendor Dependencies & Bundling — utilsBundle, coreBundle, babelBundle; adding vendored npm packages; DEPS.list; checkdeps - Updating WebKit Safari Version — update the Safari version string in the WebKit user-agent - WebView (iOS Safari) Backend — webkit/webview/ against stock Mobile Safari; provisional-target pause/resume; what's upstream vs Playwright patches; local + CI test setup - Bisecting Across Published Versions — reproduce regressions side-by-side from npm and diff nodemodules/playwright/lib/ between versions - Dashboard - the UI powering the "playwright cli show" command, and how to work on it
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Frequently asked questions
What is playwright-dev?
playwright-dev is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Explains how to develop Playwright - add APIs, MCP tools, CLI commands, and vendor dependencies.
Who is playwright-dev best for?
playwright-dev is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, browser automation workflows, testing workflows, documentation workflows.
How do I install playwright-dev?
Install or run playwright-dev using Copy skill directory. Check playwright-dev for the latest setup command.
Is playwright-dev actively maintained?
playwright-dev may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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