# WebdriverIO Next-Gen Browser and Mobile Automation Framework

> WebdriverIO is a next-generation browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js. It supports WebDriver, WebDriver BiDi, and Appium protocols with built-in test runner, BDD/TDD frameworks, and cloud service integration for cross-browser and mobile testing.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/webdriverio-next-gen-browser-and-mobile-automation-framework` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/webdriverio-next-gen-browser-and-mobile-automation-framework`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/webdriverio-next-gen-browser-and-mobile-automation-framework/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/webdriverio-next-gen-browser-and-mobile-automation-framework

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# WebdriverIO Next-Gen Browser and Mobile Automation Framework

WebdriverIO is a next-generation browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js. It supports WebDriver, WebDriver BiDi, and Appium protocols with built-in test runner, BDD/TDD frameworks, and cloud service integration for cross-browser and mobile testing.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- [@wdio/lerna-patch](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/tree/main/infa/lernaPatch) - This sub-package is being used to patch Lerna to not run pnpm install after it prepared all packages for release

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js.
- [webdriver](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/tree/main/packages/webdriver) - A Node.js bindings implementation for the W3C WebDriver and Mobile JSONWire Protocol
- [webdriverio](https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/blob/main/packages/webdriverio) - Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- WebdriverIO is a test automation framework, for e2e as well as unit and component testing in the browser, that allows you to run tests based on the [WebDriver](https://w3c.github.io/webdriver/webdriver-spec.html) and...
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- Source: https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/webdriverio/webdriverio/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/webdriverio-browser-mobile-automation-framework/)