Azure Playwright Browser Automation

Browser automation with Playwright CLI and Azure Playwright Service

This skill is the operational reference for browser tasks. The base prompt owns the non-negotiable lifecycle rules; this skill provides the concrete Playwright CLI command patterns.

Remote browser connection

1. Reuse an active browser session for follow-up browser work in the same hosted agent session whenever one is available. If no active browser is available, call create_session with no arguments.

2. After create_session returns, call get_live_view_url. The server injects the URL directly into the response — do NOT repeat or output it yourself. Do not include the raw CDP URL in user-facing text.

3. Call run_playwright_cli with sessionId='browser' and the command:

   open about:blank
   

   The CDP URL is injected automatically by the server -- do NOT pass it. This must be a standalone handshake command. Do not combine it with target navigation, eval, snapshot, or any other browser operation.

4. Run all subsequent commands with the same sessionId (browser):

   goto https://example.com
   snapshot
   

   Use goto <url> for target navigation after the handshake; do not use open <url> for normal page navigation. If a follow-up command says the local session is not open, reconnect with command: open about:blank. Do not call create_session for this recovery.

5. Keep the browser session open after successful work so follow-up tasks can continue in the same live browser. Call close_browser_session only when the user explicitly asks to close the browser, when the session is unusable, or before replacing it with a fresh remote browser.

If the initial open about:blank command fails, do not retry repeatedly. Call close_browser_session, then call create_session again to create a fresh remote browser.

Common commands

Pass only the arguments shown below to run_playwright_cli.command; do not include playwright-cli or -s=<sessionId>.

# Navigation
open about:blank
goto https://playwright.dev
go-back
go-forward
reload

# Page state
snapshot
screenshot

# Interactions
click e3
dblclick e7
fill e5 "user@example.com"
fill e5 "search text" --submit
type "search query"
press Enter
hover e4
select e9 "option-value"
check e12
uncheck e12

# Date/calendar fields - use fill with the value format the field expects
fill e8 "2026-06-15"
fill e8 "06/15/2026"

# Tabs
tab-list
tab-new https://example.com/other
tab-select 0
tab-close

# Extraction and diagnostics
eval "document.title"
eval "JSON.stringify([...document.querySelectorAll('a')].map(a => a.href))"
console

After most commands, Playwright CLI emits page status and a snapshot. Use refs from the snapshot, such as e15, for subsequent interactions.

Cleanup

Do not close a healthy remote browser at the end of a normal task. When the user asks to close the browser, or when replacing a broken session, call close_browser_session with just sessionId='browser'.