playwright-bowser

Name: playwright-bowser
Author: disler

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How to install playwright-bowser?

disler/bowser/playwright-bowser

$npx -y skills add disler/bowser --skill playwright-bowser

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Summary

Headless browser automation using Playwright CLI. Use when you need headless browsing, parallel browser sessions, UI testing, screenshots, web scraping, or browser automation that can run in the background. Keywords - playwright, headless, browser, test, screenshot, scrape, paral

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SKILL.md

1	# Playwright Bowser
2
3	## Purpose
4
5	Automate browsers using `playwright-cli` — a token-efficient CLI for Playwright. Runs headless by default, supports parallel sessions via named sessions (`-s=`), and doesn't load tool schemas into context.
6
7	## Key Details
8
9	- Headless by default — pass `--headed` to `open` to see the browser
10	- Parallel sessions — use `-s=<name>` to run multiple independent browser instances
11	- Persistent profiles — cookies and storage state preserved between calls
12	- Token-efficient — CLI-based, no accessibility trees or tool schemas in context
13	- Vision mode (opt-in) — set `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CAPS=vision` to receive screenshots as image responses in context instead of just saving to disk
14
15	## Sessions
16
17	Always use a named session. Derive a short, descriptive kebab-case name from the user's prompt. This gives each task a persistent browser profile (cookies, localStorage, history) that accumulates across calls.
18
19	```bash
20	# Derive session name from prompt context:
21	# "test the checkout flow on mystore.com" → -s=mystore-checkout
22	# "scrape pricing from competitor.com" → -s=competitor-pricing
23	# "UI test the login page" → -s=login-ui-test
24
25	playwright-cli -s=mystore-checkout open https://mystore.com --persistent
26	playwright-cli -s=mystore-checkout snapshot
27	playwright-cli -s=mystore-checkout click e12
28	```
29
30	Managing sessions:
31	```bash
32	playwright-cli list # list all sessions
33	playwright-cli close-all # close all sessions
34	playwright-cli -s=<name> close # close specific session
35	playwright-cli -s=<name> delete-data # wipe session profile
36	```
37
38	## Quick Reference
39
40	```
41	Core: open [url], goto <url>, click <ref>, fill <ref> <text>, type <text>, snapshot, screenshot [ref], close
42	Navigate: go-back, go-forward, reload
43	Keyboard: press <key>, keydown <key>, keyup <key>
44	Mouse: mousemove <x> <y>, mousedown, mouseup, mousewheel <dx> <dy>
45	Tabs: tab-list, tab-new [url], tab-close [index], tab-select <index>
46	Save: screenshot [ref], pdf, screenshot --filename=f
47	Storage: state-save, state-load, cookie-, localstorage-, sessionstorage-*
48	Network: route <pattern>, route-list, unroute, network
49	DevTools: console, run-code <code>, tracing-start/stop, video-start/stop
50	Sessions: -s=<name> <cmd>, list, close-all, kill-all
51	Config: open --headed, open --browser=chrome, resize <w> <h>
52	```
53
54	## Workflow
55
56	1. Derive a session name from the user's prompt and open with `--persistent` to preserve cookies/state. Always set the viewport via env var at launch:
57	```bash
58	PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_VIEWPORT_SIZE=1440x900 playwright-cli -s=<session-name> open <url> --persistent
59	# or headed:
60	PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_VIEWPORT_SIZE=1440x900 playwright-cli -s=<session-name> open <url> --persistent --headed
61	# or with vision (screenshots returned as image responses in context):
62	PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_VIEWPORT_SIZE=1440x900 PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CAPS=vision playwright-cli -s=<session-name> open <url> --persistent
63	```
64
65	3. Get element references via snapshot:
66	```bash
67	playwright-cli snapshot
68	```
69
70	4. Interact using refs from snapshot:
71	```bash
72	playwright-cli click <ref>
73	playwright-cli fill <ref> "text"
74	playwright-cli type "text"
75	playwright-cli press Enter
76	```
77
78	5. Capture results:
79	```bash
80	playwright-cli screenshot
81	playwright-cli screenshot --filename=output.png
82	```
83
84	6. Always close the session when done. This is not optional — close the named session after finishing your task:
85	```bash
86	playwright-cli -s=<session-name> close
87	```
88
89	## Configuration
90
91	If a `playwright-cli.json` exists in the working directory, use it automatically. If the user provides a path to a config file, use `--config path/to/config.json`. Otherwise, skip configuration — the env var and CLI defaults are sufficient.
92
93	```json
94	{
95	"browser": {
96	"browserName": "chromium",
97	"launchOptions": { "headless": true },
98	"contextOptions": { "viewport": { "width": 1440, "height": 900 } }
99	},
100	"outputDir": "./screenshots"
101	}
102	```
103
104	## Full Help
105
106	Run `playwright-cli --help` or `playwright-cli --help <command>` for detailed command usage.
107
108	See [docs/playwright-cli.md](docs/playwright-cli.md) for full documentation.

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How to install playwright-bowser?

disler/bowser/playwright-bowser

$npx -y skills add disler/bowser --skill playwright-bowser

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# Playwright Bowser
2
3	## Purpose
4
5	Automate browsers using `playwright-cli` — a token-efficient CLI for Playwright. Runs headless by default, supports parallel sessions via named sessions (`-s=`), and doesn't load tool schemas into context.
6
7	## Key Details
8
9	- Headless by default — pass `--headed` to `open` to see the browser
10	- Parallel sessions — use `-s=<name>` to run multiple independent browser instances
11	- Persistent profiles — cookies and storage state preserved between calls
12	- Token-efficient — CLI-based, no accessibility trees or tool schemas in context
13	- Vision mode (opt-in) — set `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CAPS=vision` to receive screenshots as image responses in context instead of just saving to disk
14
15	## Sessions
16
17	Always use a named session. Derive a short, descriptive kebab-case name from the user's prompt. This gives each task a persistent browser profile (cookies, localStorage, history) that accumulates across calls.
18
19	```bash
20	# Derive session name from prompt context:
21	# "test the checkout flow on mystore.com" → -s=mystore-checkout
22	# "scrape pricing from competitor.com" → -s=competitor-pricing
23	# "UI test the login page" → -s=login-ui-test
24
25	playwright-cli -s=mystore-checkout open https://mystore.com --persistent
26	playwright-cli -s=mystore-checkout snapshot
27	playwright-cli -s=mystore-checkout click e12
28	```
29
30	Managing sessions:
31	```bash
32	playwright-cli list # list all sessions
33	playwright-cli close-all # close all sessions
34	playwright-cli -s=<name> close # close specific session
35	playwright-cli -s=<name> delete-data # wipe session profile
36	```
37
38	## Quick Reference
39
40	```
41	Core: open [url], goto <url>, click <ref>, fill <ref> <text>, type <text>, snapshot, screenshot [ref], close
42	Navigate: go-back, go-forward, reload
43	Keyboard: press <key>, keydown <key>, keyup <key>
44	Mouse: mousemove <x> <y>, mousedown, mouseup, mousewheel <dx> <dy>
45	Tabs: tab-list, tab-new [url], tab-close [index], tab-select <index>
46	Save: screenshot [ref], pdf, screenshot --filename=f
47	Storage: state-save, state-load, cookie-, localstorage-, sessionstorage-*
48	Network: route <pattern>, route-list, unroute, network
49	DevTools: console, run-code <code>, tracing-start/stop, video-start/stop
50	Sessions: -s=<name> <cmd>, list, close-all, kill-all
51	Config: open --headed, open --browser=chrome, resize <w> <h>
52	```
53
54	## Workflow
55
56	1. Derive a session name from the user's prompt and open with `--persistent` to preserve cookies/state. Always set the viewport via env var at launch:
57	```bash
58	PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_VIEWPORT_SIZE=1440x900 playwright-cli -s=<session-name> open <url> --persistent
59	# or headed:
60	PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_VIEWPORT_SIZE=1440x900 playwright-cli -s=<session-name> open <url> --persistent --headed
61	# or with vision (screenshots returned as image responses in context):
62	PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_VIEWPORT_SIZE=1440x900 PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CAPS=vision playwright-cli -s=<session-name> open <url> --persistent
63	```
64
65	3. Get element references via snapshot:
66	```bash
67	playwright-cli snapshot
68	```
69
70	4. Interact using refs from snapshot:
71	```bash
72	playwright-cli click <ref>
73	playwright-cli fill <ref> "text"
74	playwright-cli type "text"
75	playwright-cli press Enter
76	```
77
78	5. Capture results:
79	```bash
80	playwright-cli screenshot
81	playwright-cli screenshot --filename=output.png
82	```
83
84	6. Always close the session when done. This is not optional — close the named session after finishing your task:
85	```bash
86	playwright-cli -s=<session-name> close
87	```
88
89	## Configuration
90
91	If a `playwright-cli.json` exists in the working directory, use it automatically. If the user provides a path to a config file, use `--config path/to/config.json`. Otherwise, skip configuration — the env var and CLI defaults are sufficient.
92
93	```json
94	{
95	"browser": {
96	"browserName": "chromium",
97	"launchOptions": { "headless": true },
98	"contextOptions": { "viewport": { "width": 1440, "height": 900 } }
99	},
100	"outputDir": "./screenshots"
101	}
102	```
103
104	## Full Help
105
106	Run `playwright-cli --help` or `playwright-cli --help <command>` for detailed command usage.
107
108	See [docs/playwright-cli.md](docs/playwright-cli.md) for full documentation.

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