playwright-cli — Утилита командной строки для Playwright

# playwright-cli Playwright CLI with SKILLS ### Playwright CLI vs Playwright MCP This package provides CLI interface into Playwright. If you are using **coding agents**, that is the best fit. - **CLI**: Modern **coding agents** increasingly favor CLI–based workflows exposed as SKILLs over MCP because CLI invocations are more token-efficient: they avoid loading large tool schemas and verbose accessibility trees into the model context, allowing agents to act through concise, purpose-built commands. This makes CLI + SKILLs better suited for high-throughput coding agents that must balance browser automation with large codebases, tests, and reasoning within limited context windows. - **MCP**: MCP remains relevant for specialized agentic loops that benefit from persistent state, rich introspection, and iterative reasoning over page structure, such as exploratory automation, self-healing tests, or long-running autonomous workflows where maintaining continuous browser context outweighs token cost concerns. Learn more about [Playwright MCP](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp). ### Key Features - **Token-efficient**. Does not force page data into LLM. ### Requirements - Node.js 18 or newer - Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or any other coding agent. ## Getting Started ## Installation ```bash npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest playwright-cli --help ``` ### Installing skills Claude Code, GitHub Copilot and others will use the locally installed skills. ```bash playwright-cli install --skills ``` ### Skills-less operation Point your agent at the CLI and let it cook. It'll read the skill off `playwright-cli --help` on its own: ``` Test the "add todo" flow on https://demo.playwright.dev/todomvc using playwright-cli. Check playwright-cli --help for available commands. ``` ## Demo ``` > Use playwright skills to test https://demo.playwright.dev/todomvc/. Take screenshots for all successful and failing scenarios. ``` Your agent will be running commands, but it does not mean you can't play with it manually: ``` playwright-cli open https://demo.playwright.dev/todomvc/ --headed playwright-cli type "Buy groceries" playwright-cli press Enter playwright-cli type "Water flowers" playwright-cli press Enter playwright-cli check e21 playwright-cli check e35 playwright-cli screenshot ``` ## Headed operation Playwright CLI is headless by default. If you'd like to see the browser, pass `--headed` to `open`: ```bash playwright-cli open https://playwright.dev --headed ``` ## Sessions Playwright CLI keeps the browser profile in memory by default. Your cookies and storage state are preserved between CLI calls within the session, but lost when the browser closes. Use `--persistent` to save the profile to disk for persistence across browser restarts. You can use different instances of the browser for different projects with sessions. Pass `-s=` to the invocation to talk to a specific browser. ```bash playwright-cli open https://playwright.dev playwright-cli -s=example open https://example.com --persistent playwright-cli list ``` You can run your coding agent with the `PLAYWRIGHT_CLI_SESSION` environment variable: ```bash PLAYWRIGHT_CLI_SESSION=todo-app claude . ``` Or instruct it to prepend `-s=` to the calls. Manage your sessions as follows: ```bash playwright-cli list # list all sessions playwright-cli close-all # close all browsers playwright-cli kill-all # forcefully kill all browser processes ``` ## Monitoring Use `playwright-cli show` to open a visual dashboard that lets you see and control all running browser sessions. This is useful when your coding agents are running browser automation in the background and you want to observe their progress or step in to help. ```bash playwright-cli show ``` <img width="1107" height="729" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/99df739d-106a-4520-b004-bb315db41da7" /> The dashboard opens a window with two views: - **Session grid** — shows all active sessions grouped by workspace, each with a live screencast preview, session name, current URL, and page title. Click any session to zoom in. - **Session detail** — shows a live view of the selected session with a tab bar, navigation controls (back, forward, reload, address bar), and full remote control. Click into the viewport to take over mouse and keyboard input; press Escape to release. From the grid you can also close running sessions or delete data for inactive ones. ## Commands ### Core ```bash playwright-cli open [url] # open browser, optionally navigate to url playwright-cli goto <url> # navigate to a url playwright-cli close # close the page playwright-cli type <text> # type text into editable element playwright-cli click <ref> [button] # perform click on a web page playwright-cli dblclick <ref> [button] # perform double click on a web page playwright-cli fill <ref> <text> # fill text into editable element playwright-cli drag <startRef> <endRef> # perform drag and drop between two elements playwright-cli hover <ref> # hover over element on page playwright-cli select <ref> <val> # select an option in a dropdown playwright-cli upload <file> # upload one or multiple files playwright-cli check <ref> # check a checkbox or radio button playwright-cli uncheck <ref> # uncheck a checkbox or radio button playwright-cli snapshot # capture page snapshot to obtain element ref playwright-cli snapshot --filename=f # save snapshot to specific file playwright-cli eval <func> [ref] # evaluate javascript expression on page or element playwright-cli dialog-accept [prompt] # accept a dialog playwright-cli dialog-dismiss # dismiss a dialog playwright-cli resize <w> <h> # resize the browser window ``` ### Navigation ```bash playwright-cli go-back # go back to the previous page playwright-cli go-forward # go forward to the next page playwright-cli reload # reload the current page ``` ### Keyboard ```bash playwright-cli press <key> # press a key on the keyboard, `a`, `arrowleft` playwright-cli keydown <key> # press a key down on the keyboard playwright-cli keyup <key> # press a key up on the keyboard ``` ### Mouse ```bash playwright-cli mousemove <x> <y> # move mouse to a given position playwright-cli mousedown [button] # press mouse down playwright-cli mouseup [button] # press mouse up playwright-cli mousewheel <dx> <dy> # scroll mouse wheel ``` ### Save as ```bash playwright-cli screenshot [ref] # screenshot of the current page or element playwright-cli screenshot --filename=f # save screenshot with specific filename playwright-cli pdf # save page as pdf playwright-cli pdf --filename=page.pdf # save pdf with specific filename ``` ### Tabs ```bash playwright-cli tab-list # list all tabs playwright-cli tab-new [url] # create a new tab playwright-cli tab-close [index] # close a browser tab playwright-cli tab-select <index> # select a browser tab ``` ### Storage ```bash playwright-cli state-save [filename] # save storage state playwright-cli state-load <filename> # load storage state # Cookies playwright-cli cookie-list [--domain] # list cookies playwright-cli cookie-get <name> # get a cookie playwright-cli cookie-set <name> <val> # set a cookie playwright-cli cookie-delete <name> # delete a cookie playwright-cli cookie-clear # clear all cookies # LocalStorage playwright-cli localstorage-list # list localStorage entries playwright-cli localstorage-get <key> # get localStorage value playwright-cli localstorage-set <k> <v> # set localStorage value playwright-cli localstorage-delete <k> # delete localStorage entry playwright-cli localstorage-clear # clear all localStorage # SessionStorage playwright-cli sessionstorage-list # list sessionStorage entries playwright-cli sessionstorage-get <k> # get sessionStorage value playwright-cli sessionstorage-set <k> <v> # set sessionStorage value playwright-cli sessionstorage-delete <k> # delete sessionStorage entry playwright-cli sessionstorage-clear # clear all sessionStorage ``` ### Network ```bash playwright-cli route <pattern> [opts] # mock network requests playwright-cli route-list # list active routes playwright-cli unroute [pattern] # remove route(s) ``` ### DevTools ```bash playwright-cli console [min-level] # list console messages playwright-cli network # list all network requests since loading the page playwright-cli run-code <code> # run playwright code snippet playwright-cli tracing-start # start trace recording playwright-cli tracing-stop # stop trace recording playwright-cli video-start # start video recording playwright-cli video-stop [filename] # stop video recording ``` ### Open parameters ```bash playwright-cli open --browser=chrome # use specific browser playwright-cli open --extension # connect via browser extension playwright-cli open --persistent # use persistent profile playwright-cli open --profile=<path> # use custom profile directory playwright-cli open --config=file.json # use config file playwright-cli close # close the browser playwright-cli delete-data # delete user data for default session ``` ### Snapshots After each command, playwright-cli provides a snapshot of the current browser state. ```bash > playwright-cli goto https://example.com ### Page - Page URL: https://example.com/ - Page Title: Example Domain ### Snapshot [Snapshot](.playwright-cli/page-2026-02-14T19-22-42-679Z.yml) ``` You can also take a snapshot on demand using `playwright-cli snapshot` command. If `--filename` is not provided, a new snapshot file is created with a timestamp. Default to automatic file naming, use `--filename=` when artifact is a part of the workflow result. ### Targeting elements By default, use refs from the snapshot to interact with page elements. ```bash # get snapshot with refs playwright-cli snapshot # interact using a ref playwright-cli click e15 ``` You can also use css or role selectors, for example when explicitly asked for it. ```bash # css selector playwright-cli click "#main > button.submit" # role selector playwright-cli click "role=button[name=Submit]" # chaining css and role selectors playwright-cli click "#footer >> role=button[name=Submit]" ``` ### Sessions ```bash playwright-cli -s=name <cmd> # run command in named session playwright-cli -s=name close # stop a named browser playwright-cli -s=name delete-data # delete user data for named browser playwright-cli list # list all sessions playwright-cli close-all # close all browsers playwright-cli kill-all # forcefully kill all browser processes ``` ### Local installation If global `playwright-cli` command is not available, try a local version via `npx playwright-cli`: ```bash npx --no-install playwright-cli --version ``` When local version is available, use `npx playwright-cli` in all commands. Otherwise, install `playwright-cli` as a global command: ```bash npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest ``` ## Configuration file The Playwright CLI can be configured using a JSON configuration file. You can specify the configuration file using the `--config` command line option: ```bash playwright-cli --config path/to/config.json open example.com ``` Playwright CLI will load config from `.playwright/cli.config.json` by default so that you did not need to specify it every time. <details> <summary>Configuration file schema</summary> ```typescript { /** * The browser to use. */ browser?: { /** * The type of browser to use. */ browserName?: 'chromium' | 'firefox' | 'webkit'; /** * Keep the browser profile in memory, do not save it to disk. */ isolated?: boolean; /** * Path to a user data directory for browser profile persistence. * Temporary directory is created by default. */ userDataDir?: string; /** * Launch options passed to * @see https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsertype#browser-type-launch-persistent-context * * This is useful for settings options like `channel`, `headless`, `executablePath`, etc. */ launchOptions?: playwright.LaunchOptions; /** * Context options for the browser context. * * This is useful for settings options like `viewport`. */ contextOptions?: playwright.BrowserContextOptions; /** * Chrome DevTools Protocol endpoint to connect to an existing browser instance in case of Chromium family browsers. */ cdpEndpoint?: string; /** * CDP headers to send with the connect request. */ cdpHeaders?: Record<string, string>; /** * Timeout in milliseconds for connecting to CDP endpoint. Defaults to 30000 (30 seconds). Pass 0 to disable timeout. */ cdpTimeout?: number; /** * Remote endpoint to connect to an existing Playwright server. */ remoteEndpoint?: string; /** * Paths to TypeScript files to add as initialization scripts for Playwright page. */ initPage?: string[]; /** * Paths to JavaScript files to add as initialization scripts. * The scripts will be evaluated in every page before any of the page's scripts. */ initScript?: string[]; }, /** * If specified, saves the Playwright video of the session into the output directory. */ saveVideo?: { width: number; height: number; }; /** * The directory to save output files. */ outputDir?: string; /** * Whether to save snapshots, console messages, network logs and other session logs to a file or to the standard output. Defaults to "stdout". */ outputMode?: 'file' | 'stdout'; console?: { /** * The level of console messages to return. Each level includes the messages of more severe levels. Defaults to "info". */ level?: 'error' | 'warning' | 'info' | 'debug'; }, network?: { /** * List of origins to allow the browser to request. Default is to allow all. Origins matching both `allowedOrigins` and `blockedOrigins` will be blocked. */ allowedOrigins?: string[]; /** * List of origins to block the browser to request. Origins matching both `allowedOrigins` and `blockedOrigins` will be blocked. */ blockedOrigins?: string[]; }; /** * Specify the attribute to use for test ids, defaults to "data-testid". */ testIdAttribute?: string; timeouts?: { /* * Configures default action timeout: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-set-default-timeout. Defaults to 5000ms. */ action?: number; /* * Configures default navigation timeout: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-set-default-navigation-timeout. Defaults to 60000ms. */ navigation?: number; }; /** * Whether to allow file uploads from anywhere on the file system. * By default (false), file uploads are restricted to paths within the MCP roots only. */ allowUnrestrictedFileAccess?: boolean; /** * Specify the language to use for code generation. */ codegen?: 'typescript' | 'none'; } ``` </details> <details> <summary>Configuration via env</summary> | Environment | |-------------| | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS` comma-separated list of hosts this server is allowed to serve from. Defaults to the host the server is bound to. Pass '*' to disable the host check. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS` semicolon-separated list of TRUSTED origins to allow the browser to request. Default is to allow all. Important: *does not* serve as a security boundary and *does not* affect redirects. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ALLOW_UNRESTRICTED_FILE_ACCESS` allow access to files outside of the workspace roots. Also allows unrestricted access to file:// URLs. By default access to file system is restricted to workspace root directories (or cwd if no roots are configured) only, and navigation to file:// URLs is blocked. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BLOCKED_ORIGINS` semicolon-separated list of origins to block the browser from requesting. Blocklist is evaluated before allowlist. If used without the allowlist, requests not matching the blocklist are still allowed. Important: *does not* serve as a security boundary and *does not* affect redirects. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BLOCK_SERVICE_WORKERS` block service workers | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER` browser or chrome channel to use, possible values: chrome, firefox, webkit, msedge. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CAPS` comma-separated list of additional capabilities to enable, possible values: vision, pdf. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CDP_ENDPOINT` CDP endpoint to connect to. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CDP_HEADERS` CDP headers to send with the connect request, multiple can be specified. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CDP_TIMEOUT` timeout for the CDP connection. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONFIG` path to the configuration file. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_LEVEL` level of console messages to return: "error", "warning", "info", "debug". Each level includes the messages of more severe levels. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_DEVICE` device to emulate, for example: "iPhone 15" | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXECUTABLE_PATH` path to the browser executable. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION` Connect to a running browser instance (Edge/Chrome only). Requires the "Playwright MCP Bridge" browser extension to be installed. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GRANT_PERMISSIONS` List of permissions to grant to the browser context, for example "geolocation", "clipboard-read", "clipboard-write". | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESS` whether to run browser in headless mode, headless by default. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_IGNORE_HTTPS_ERRORS` ignore https errors | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_INIT_PAGE` path to TypeScript file to evaluate on Playwright page object | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_INIT_SCRIPT` path to JavaScript file to add as an initialization script. The script will be evaluated in every page before any of the page's scripts. Can be specified multiple times. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ISOLATED` keep the browser profile in memory, do not save it to disk. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SANDBOX` whether to enable the browser sandbox. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR` path to the directory for output files. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_PROXY_BYPASS` comma-separated domains to bypass proxy, for example ".com,chromium.org,.domain.com" | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_PROXY_SERVER` specify proxy server, for example "http://myproxy:3128" or "socks5://myproxy:8080" | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SAVE_TRACE` Whether to save the Playwright Trace of the session into the output directory. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SAVE_VIDEO` Whether to save the video of the session into the output directory. For example "--save-video=800x600" | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SECRETS_FILE` path to a file containing secrets in the dotenv format | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_STORAGE_STATE` path to the storage state file for isolated sessions. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TEST_ID_ATTRIBUTE` specify the attribute to use for test ids, defaults to "data-testid" | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_ACTION` specify action timeout in milliseconds, defaults to 5000ms | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_NAVIGATION` specify navigation timeout in milliseconds, defaults to 60000ms | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_AGENT` specify user agent string | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR` path to the user data directory. If not specified, a temporary directory will be created. | | `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_VIEWPORT_SIZE` specify browser viewport size in pixels, for example "1280x720" | </details> ## Specific tasks The installed skill includes detailed reference guides for common tasks: * **Running and Debugging Playwright tests** — run, debug and manage Playwright test suites * **Request mocking** — intercept and mock network requests * **Running Playwright code** — execute arbitrary Playwright scripts * **Browser session management** — manage multiple browser sessions * **Storage state (cookies, localStorage)** — persist and restore browser state * **Test generation** — generate Playwright tests from interactions * **Tracing** — record and inspect execution traces * **Video recording** — capture browser session videos