playwright-cli

# Browser Automation with playwright-cli Use this skill for ad-hoc browser navigation, inspection, and interaction using CLI snapshots. When a local application needs managed server startup, custom Python assertions, or a repeatable Python test script, use `$webapp-testing`. ## Quick start ```bash # 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 See [`references/commands.md`](references/commands.md) for the complete catalogue of all commands organized by category: Core, Navigation, Keyboard, Mouse, Save as, Tabs, Storage (Cookies/LocalStorage/SessionStorage), Network, DevTools, Open Parameters, Browser Sessions, and Raw Output Mode. ## Snapshots After each command, playwright-cli provides a snapshot of the current browser state. ```bash > 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. All the options below can be combined as needed. ```bash # default - save to a file with timestamp-based name playwright-cli snapshot...