# Playwright Browser Take Screenshot

> To take a screenshot of a page or element, capture an image for visual verification.

- Skill: `majiayu000/playwright-browser-take-screenshot` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/playwright-browser-take-screenshot`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/playwright-browser-take-screenshot/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/playwright-browser-take-screenshot

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## Usage
Use the MCP tool `dev-swarm.request` to send the payload as a JSON string:

```json
{"server_id":"playwright","tool_name":"browser_take_screenshot","arguments":{}}
```

## Tool Description
Take a screenshot of the current page. You can't perform actions based on the screenshot, use browser_snapshot for actions.

## Arguments Schema
The schema below describes the `arguments` object in the request payload.
```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "png",
        "jpeg"
      ],
      "default": "png",
      "description": "Image format for the screenshot. Default is png."
    },
    "filename": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "File name to save the screenshot to. Defaults to `page-{timestamp}.{png|jpeg}` if not specified. Prefer relative file names to stay within the output directory."
    },
    "element": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to screenshot the element. If not provided, the screenshot will be taken of viewport. If element is provided, ref must be provided too."
    },
    "ref": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exact target element reference from the page snapshot. If not provided, the screenshot will be taken of viewport. If ref is provided, element must be provided too."
    },
    "fullPage": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "When true, takes a screenshot of the full scrollable page, instead of the currently visible viewport. Cannot be used with element screenshots."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
```

## Background Tasks
If the tool returns a task id, poll the task status via the MCP request tool:

```json
{"server_id":"playwright","method":"tasks/status","params":{"task_id":"<task_id>"}}
```