How do I install the Playwright skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add plurigrid/playwright-2 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Playwright safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Playwright?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Playwright free to use?

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Who published Playwright?

plurigrid (@plurigrid) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Playwright by plurigrid — Agent Skill

Name: Playwright
Author: plurigrid

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Playwright Browser Automation

Control browsers via Playwright MCP server.

When to Use

Web scraping and data extraction
Taking screenshots of web pages
Interacting with web UIs (clicking, typing, navigating)
Testing web applications
Automating browser-based workflows
Filling forms and submitting data

Setup

MCP server configured in ~/.mcp.json:

{
  "playwright": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-server-playwright"]
  }
}

Common Tools

Navigation

navigate_page - Go to a URL
new_page - Open new browser tab
list_pages - Show open pages

Interaction

click - Click elements
fill - Type into input fields
select - Choose from dropdowns
press - Press keyboard keys

Capture

take_screenshot - Screenshot current page
get_page_content - Get page HTML
get_text - Extract visible text

Evaluation

evaluate - Run JavaScript in page context

Example Workflows

Screenshot a Page

navigate_page(url="https://example.com")
take_screenshot()

Fill a Form

navigate_page(url="https://example.com/form")
fill(selector="#email", value="user@example.com")
fill(selector="#password", value="secret")
click(selector="button[type=submit]")

Extract Data

navigate_page(url="https://example.com/data")
get_text(selector=".results")

Tips

Use CSS selectors or XPath for element targeting
Wait for page loads before interacting
Browser runs headless by default
Screenshots are useful for debugging

Scientific Skill Interleaving

This skill connects to the K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills ecosystem:

Graph Theory

networkx [○] via bicomodule
- Universal graph hub

Bibliography References

general: 734 citations in bib.duckdb

Cat# Integration

This skill maps to Cat# = Comod(P) as a bicomodule in the equipment structure:

Trit: 0 (ERGODIC)
Home: Prof
Poly Op: ⊗
Kan Role: Ran_K
Color: #26D826

GF(3) Naturality

The skill participates in triads satisfying:

(-1) + (0) + (+1) ≡ 0 (mod 3)

This ensures compositional coherence in the Cat# equipment structure.

---name: playwright-2description: Browser automation via Playwright MCP. Use for web scraping, taking screenshots, interacting with web pages, testing web UIs, and automating browser tasks. Headless browser support.---# Playwright Browser AutomationControl browsers via Playwright MCP server.## When to Use- Web scraping and data extraction- Taking screenshots of web pages- Interacting with web UIs (clicking, typing, navigating)- Testing web applications- Automating browser-based workflows- Filling forms and submitting data## SetupMCP server configured in `~/.mcp.json`:```json{ "playwright": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-server-playwright"] }}```## Common Tools### Navigation- `navigate_page` - Go to a URL- `new_page` - Open new browser tab- `list_pages` - Show open pages### Interaction- `click` - Click elements- `fill` - Type into input fields- `select` - Choose from dropdowns- `press` - Press keyboard keys### Capture- `take_screenshot` - Screenshot current page- `get_page_content` - Get page HTML- `get_text` - Extract visible text### Evaluation- `evaluate` - Run JavaScript in page context## Example Workflows### Screenshot a Page1. `navigate_page(url="https://example.com")`2. `take_screenshot()`### Fill a Form1. `navigate_page(url="https://example.com/form")`2. `fill(selector="#email", value="user@example.com")`3. `fill(selector="#password", value="secret")`4. `click(selector="button[type=submit]")`### Extract Data1. `navigate_page(url="https://example.com/data")`2. `get_text(selector=".results")`## Tips- Use CSS selectors or XPath for element targeting- Wait for page loads before interacting- Browser runs headless by default- Screenshots are useful for debugging## Scientific Skill InterleavingThis skill connects to the K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills ecosystem:### Graph Theory- **networkx** [○] via bicomodule - Universal graph hub### Bibliography References- `general`: 734 citations in bib.duckdb## Cat# IntegrationThis skill maps to **Cat# = Comod(P)** as a bicomodule in the equipment structure:```Trit: 0 (ERGODIC)Home: ProfPoly Op: ⊗Kan Role: Ran_KColor: #26D826```### GF(3) NaturalityThe skill participates in triads satisfying:```(-1) + (0) + (+1) ≡ 0 (mod 3)```This ensures compositional coherence in the Cat# equipment structure.

Frequently asked questions

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