playwright-login-sessionlisted

# Playwright Login Session Use this skill when a scraper or automation needs to be signed in and logging in every run is slow, brittle, or triggers bot defenses. Capture the session once (cookies + localStorage) into a `storage_state` JSON file, then load it on later headless runs so they start authenticated. The state file stays machine-local and gitignored. ## When to invoke - User says: "reuse my logged-in session", "skip the login step each run", "save the browser cookies", "keep the scraper authenticated". - Code in the conversation re-enters credentials with Playwright on every run. ## When NOT to invoke - The site offers an API token or official API - use that instead of driving a browser. - Logging in headlessly violates the site's terms, or the account is shared/sensitive enough that storing session state is unsafe. ## Concrete example User input: ```text My dashboard scraper logs in every time and keeps getting challenged. Reuse the session. ``` Output: ```bash # one-time: open a real browser, log in by hand, save the session python assets/session.py capture https://app.example.com/login # -> auth_state.json (gitignored) # every run after: starts already signed in, headless python assets/session.py reuse https://app.example.com/dashboard ``` ## Pattern to apply 1. Capture once with a visible browser and a manual login; save with `context.storage_state(path=...)`. 2. Point `PW_STATE` at the state file and load it via `new_context(storage_state=...)` on