Playwright (Automation + MCP + Scraper)

Automates, tests, and debugs browsers with Playwright: locators, auto-waiting, traces, CI runs, and MCP browser control. Use when a test is flaky, times out, or fails only in CI or headless; when a locator matches multiple elements or the wrong one (strict mode violation); when clicks need force, waits become sleeps, or networkidle never settles; for storageState and login setup, request mocking and HAR replay, uploads and downloads, iframes and shadow DOM, popups and dialogs, screenshot diffs that change per machine, trace and report artifacts, sharding a slow suite, device and permission emulation, accessibility checks, driving a real browser through Playwright MCP, extracting data from JS-rendered pages, or porting a Cypress, Puppeteer, or Selenium suite to Playwright. Not for maintaining an existing Cypress or Puppeteer suite (cypress, puppeteer) or for work a plain HTTP request answers (http).

Before installing, be aware that this skill can guide browser automation, authenticated test sessions, optional MCP browser control, and scraping workflows. Keep auth state and traces out of git, prefer local or staging targets, and require explicit approval for production, payment, deletion, or broad extraction tasks.