Official agent skill

Azure Playwright Workspaces

by MicrosoftDocs in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Expert knowledge for Playwright Workspaces development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration.

OfficialCC-BY-4.0Auto-check passedTesting & QA

Install Azure Playwright Workspaces

skills CLI
$ npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-playwright-workspaces -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills azure-playwright-workspaces --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/azure-playwright-workspaces .claude/skills/azure-playwright-workspaces && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
azure-playwright-workspaces
GitHub stars
775
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
430 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
149
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

Expert knowledge for Playwright Workspaces development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration.

  • Managing Playwright Testing workspaces
  • SKILL.md covers How to Use This Skill and Category Index
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Monitoring/metrics

What it does

Azure Playwright Workspaces is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Playwright Workspaces development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when managing Playwright Testing workspaces, tokens/RBAC, quotas, monitoring/metrics, or run/AADSTS7000112 issues, and other Playwright Workspaces related development tasks. Not for Azure App Testing (use azure-app-testing), Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Test Plans (use azure-test-plans).

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Requires network access. Uses mcpmicrosoftdocs:microsoftdocsfetch or fetchwebpage to retrieve documentation.

It sits in Testing & QA, covering Browser testing, Test generation and Authorization and RBAC. It works with Playwright, Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps. The repository describes itself as: Curated Agent Skills for Microsoft & Azure – giving AI coding assistants structured, real-time expertise from Microsoft Learn docs. The licence is CC-BY-4.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Managing Playwright Testing workspaces
  • Monitoring/metrics
  • Run/AADSTS7000112 issues
  • Other Playwright Workspaces related development tasks

Example prompts

  • “/azure-playwright-workspaces”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ba74e8f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • learn.microsoft.com
    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Azure Playwright Workspaces loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 133 tokens; SKILL.md has 430 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~133
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills at commit ba74e8f, republished under its CC-BY-4.0 licence (© MicrosoftDocs). 430 words, ~1,548 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/azure-playwright-workspaces/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
azure-playwright-workspaces
description
Expert knowledge for Playwright Workspaces development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when managing Playwright Testing workspaces, tokens/RBAC, quotas, monitoring/metrics, or run/AADSTS7000112 issues, and other Playwright Workspaces related development tasks. Not for Azure App Testing (use azure-app-testing), Azure DevOps (use azure-devops), Azure Pipelines (use azure-pipelines), Azure Test Plans (use azure-test-plans).
compatibility
Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata.generated_at
2026-02-28
metadata.generator
docs2skills/1.0.0

Playwright Workspaces Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Playwright Workspaces. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL34-L39Diagnosing and fixing Playwright Testing run failures and resolving AADSTS7000112/Azure AD sign-in issues for accessing the Playwright portal.
Best PracticesL40-L49Optimizing Playwright Testing workspaces for speed, latency, visual regression, remote/private app access, key service features, and reporting/sharding strategies
Decision MakingL50-L54Guidance on creating, choosing, organizing, and managing Microsoft Playwright Testing workspaces for different teams, projects, and testing scenarios.
Limits & QuotasL55-L60Details on Playwright Testing workspace limits, free trial quotas, concurrency caps, and how to configure or monitor usage against those limits.
SecurityL61-L67Managing workspace access tokens, setting up authentication/authorization, and configuring RBAC roles and permissions for Microsoft Playwright Testing workspaces.
ConfigurationL68-L73Configuring Playwright Testing workspaces: service config file setup, enabling monitoring, and understanding available metrics and logs for observability.
Show full SKILL.md (162 more words)Show less
Troubleshooting
Best Practices
Decision Making
TopicURL
Choose and manage Microsoft Playwright Testing workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/how-to-manage-playwright-workspace
Limits & Quotas
TopicURL
Understand Microsoft Playwright Testing free trial limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/how-to-try-playwright-testing-free
Review Microsoft Playwright Testing limits and configurationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/resource-limits-quotas-capacity
Security
TopicURL
Manage Microsoft Playwright Testing workspace access tokenshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/how-to-manage-access-tokens
Configure authentication and authorization for Playwright Testinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/how-to-manage-authentication
Configure RBAC access for Playwright Testing workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/how-to-manage-workspace-access
Configuration
TopicURL
Configure playwright.service.config.ts for Playwright Testinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/how-to-use-service-config-file
Configure monitoring for Microsoft Playwright Testing workspaceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/monitor-playwright-testing
Reference monitoring metrics and logs for Playwright Testinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/monitor-playwright-testing-reference

© MicrosoftDocs, CC-BY-4.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/azure-playwright-workspaces of MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba74e8f

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Categories

Questions about Azure Playwright Workspaces

What does Azure Playwright Workspaces do?

Expert knowledge for Playwright Workspaces development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Azure Playwright Workspaces is an agent skill from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Expert knowledge for Playwright Workspaces development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration.

When should I use Azure Playwright Workspaces?

Azure Playwright Workspaces fits situations like: managing Playwright Testing workspaces; monitoring/metrics; run/AADSTS7000112 issues; other Playwright Workspaces related development tasks.

How do I install Azure Playwright Workspaces in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-playwright-workspaces -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-playwright-workspaces in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .claude/skills/azure-playwright-workspaces in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Azure Playwright Workspaces in Codex?

Run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-playwright-workspaces -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/azure-playwright-workspaces in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills) into .agents/skills/azure-playwright-workspaces in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Azure Playwright Workspaces in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-playwright-workspaces -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/azure-playwright-workspaces, .gemini/skills/azure-playwright-workspaces, .github/skills/azure-playwright-workspaces and .opencode/skills/azure-playwright-workspaces in your project.

What does Azure Playwright Workspaces need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Azure Playwright Workspaces is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation..

Does Azure Playwright Workspaces access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: learn.microsoft.com and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Azure Playwright Workspaces safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Azure Playwright Workspaces use?

Azure Playwright Workspaces is published under the CC-BY-4.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Azure Playwright Workspaces use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Azure Playwright Workspaces?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Azure Playwright Workspaces: Azure Microsoft Playwright Testing TS (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars), Write and Verify Playwright Tests (appsmithorg/appsmith, 41k stars), Playwright Stealth Verify (liarjsdev/liarjs-skills, 518 stars) and Dev Server (Azure/cosmos-explorer, 131 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Azure Playwright Workspaces?

MicrosoftDocs (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, which has 775 GitHub stars. The repository holds 149 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.