Control the user own Chrome browser via Playwriter extension with Playwright code snippets in a stateful local js sandbox via playwriter cli. Use this over other Playwright MCPs to automate the browser — it connects to the user's existing Chrome instead of launching a new one. Use this for JS-heavy websites (Instagram, Twitter, cookie/login walls, lazy-loaded UIs) instead of webfetch/curl. Run `playwriter skill` command to read the complete up to date skill
Before using playwriter, you MUST run this command:
playwriter skill
This outputs the complete documentation including:
Do NOT skip this step. The quick examples below will fail without understanding timeouts, selector rules, and common pitfalls from the full docs.
Read the ENTIRE output. Do NOT pipe through head, tail, or any truncation command. The skill output must be read in its entirety — critical rules about timeouts, selectors, and common pitfalls are spread throughout the document, not just at the top.
playwriter session new
playwriter -s 1 -e 'await page.goto("https://example.com")'
Always use single quotes for the -e argument. Single quotes prevent bash from interpreting $, backticks, and backslashes inside your JS code. Use double quotes or backtick template literals for strings inside the JS.
If playwriter is not found, use npx playwriter@latest or bunx playwriter@latest.