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Openai Playwright

by trailofbits in trailofbits/skills-curated

A skill your agent uses when the task requires automating a real browser from the terminal (navigation, form filling, snapshots, screenshots, data extraction, UI-flow debugging) via playwright-cli…

OfficialCC-BY-SA-4.0Auto-check: notesTesting & QA

Install Openai Playwright

skills CLI
$ npx skills add trailofbits/skills-curated --skill openai-playwright -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install trailofbits/skills-curated openai-playwright --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/trailofbits/skills-curated.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/openai-playwright/skills/openai-playwright .claude/skills/openai-playwright && 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
openai-playwright
GitHub stars
512
Token cost
~945 tokens
SKILL.md length
343 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
24
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-SA-4.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when the task requires automating a real browser from the terminal (navigation, form filling, snapshots, screenshots, data extraction, UI-flow debugging) via playwright-cli…

  • Works in 5 steps: Open the page. → Snapshot to get stable element refs. → Interact using refs from the latest… → …
  • The task requires automating a real browser from the terminal (navigation
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisite check (required), Quick start, Core workflow and When to snapshot again, plus 6 more sections
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls npm, node and npx; reaches playwright.dev

What it does

Openai Playwright is an agent skill from trailofbits/skills-curated, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use when the task requires automating a real browser from the terminal (navigation, form filling, snapshots, screenshots, data extraction, UI-flow debugging) via playwright-cli or the bundled wrapper script. Originally from OpenAI's curated skills catalog.

Its SKILL.md is about 950 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/cli.md`, `references/workflows.md` and `scripts/playwright_cli.sh`).

It sits in Testing & QA, covering Browser testing and Forms and invoices. It works with Playwright and OpenAI. The repository describes itself as: Curated, community-vetted Claude Code plugin marketplace. The licence is CC-BY-SA-4.0.

When your agent uses it

  • The task requires automating a real browser from the terminal (navigation
  • Data extraction
  • UI-flow debugging) via playwright-cli
  • The bundled wrapper script

Example prompts

  • “/openai-playwright”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • A Bash shell
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Edit

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Open the page.
  2. Snapshot to get stable element refs.
  3. Interact using refs from the latest snapshot.
  4. Re-snapshot after navigation or significant DOM changes.
  5. Capture artifacts (screenshot, pdf, traces) when useful.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6d05be4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read
    • Grep
    • Glob
    • Write
    • Edit

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npm
    • node
    • npx

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • playwright.dev

    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.

Context cost

Openai Playwright loads about 945 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 343 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~69
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~945
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.9k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Edit

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from trailofbits/skills-curated at commit 6d05be4, republished under its CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence (© trailofbits). 343 words, ~945 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/openai-playwright/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
openai-playwright
description
Use when the task requires automating a real browser from the terminal (navigation, form filling, snapshots, screenshots, data extraction, UI-flow debugging) via `playwright-cli` or the bundled wrapper script. Originally from OpenAI's curated skills catalog.
allowed-tools
Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Edit

Playwright CLI Skill

Drive a real browser from the terminal using playwright-cli. Prefer the bundled wrapper script so the CLI works even when it is not globally installed. Treat this skill as CLI-first automation. Do not pivot to @playwright/test unless the user explicitly asks for test files.

Prerequisite check (required)

Before proposing commands, check whether npx is available (the wrapper depends on it):

bash
command -v npx >/dev/null 2>&1

If it is not available, pause and ask the user to install Node.js/npm (which provides npx). Provide these steps verbatim:

bash
# Verify Node/npm are installed
node --version
npm --version

# If missing, install Node.js/npm, then:
npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest
playwright-cli --help

Once npx is present, proceed with the wrapper script. A global install of playwright-cli is optional.

Scripts and references are located under {baseDir}/.

Quick start

Use the wrapper script:

bash
"$PWCLI" open https://playwright.dev --headed
"$PWCLI" snapshot
"$PWCLI" click e15
"$PWCLI" type "Playwright"
"$PWCLI" press Enter
"$PWCLI" screenshot

If the user prefers a global install, this is also valid:

bash
npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest
playwright-cli --help

Core workflow

  1. Open the page.
  2. Snapshot to get stable element refs.
  3. Interact using refs from the latest snapshot.
  4. Re-snapshot after navigation or significant DOM changes.
  5. Capture artifacts (screenshot, pdf, traces) when useful.

Minimal loop:

bash
"$PWCLI" open https://example.com
"$PWCLI" snapshot
"$PWCLI" click e3
"$PWCLI" snapshot

When to snapshot again

Snapshot again after:

  • navigation
  • clicking elements that change the UI substantially
  • opening/closing modals or menus
  • tab switches

Refs can go stale. When a command fails due to a missing ref, snapshot again.

Form fill and submit
bash
"$PWCLI" open https://example.com/form
"$PWCLI" snapshot
"$PWCLI" fill e1 "user@example.com"
"$PWCLI" fill e2 "password123"
"$PWCLI" click e3
"$PWCLI" snapshot
Debug a UI flow with traces
bash
"$PWCLI" open https://example.com --headed
"$PWCLI" tracing-start
# ...interactions...
"$PWCLI" tracing-stop
Multi-tab work
bash
"$PWCLI" tab-new https://example.com
"$PWCLI" tab-list
"$PWCLI" tab-select 0
"$PWCLI" snapshot

Wrapper script

The wrapper script uses npx --package @playwright/cli playwright-cli so the CLI can run without a global install:

bash
"$PWCLI" --help

Prefer the wrapper unless the repository already standardizes on a global install.

References

Open only what you need:

  • CLI command reference: references/cli.md
  • Practical workflows and troubleshooting: references/workflows.md

Guardrails

  • Always snapshot before referencing element ids like e12.
  • Re-snapshot when refs seem stale.
  • Prefer explicit commands over eval and run-code unless needed.
  • When you do not have a fresh snapshot, use placeholder refs like eX and say why; do not bypass refs with run-code.
  • Use --headed when a visual check will help.
  • When capturing artifacts in this repo, use output/playwright/ and avoid introducing new top-level artifact folders.
  • Default to CLI commands and workflows, not Playwright test specs.

When to Use

<!-- TODO: review -->

When NOT to Use

<!-- TODO: review -->

© trailofbits, CC-BY-SA-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

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts, references) in plugins/openai-playwright/skills/openai-playwright of trailofbits/skills-curated.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/cli.md
  • references/workflows.md
  • scripts/playwright_cli.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6d05be4

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Questions about Openai Playwright

What does Openai Playwright do?

A skill your agent uses when the task requires automating a real browser from the terminal (navigation, form filling, snapshots, screenshots, data extraction, UI-flow debugging) via playwright-cli…. Openai Playwright is an agent skill from trailofbits/skills-curated, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use when the task requires automating a real browser from the terminal (navigation, form filling, snapshots, screenshots, data extraction, UI-flow debugging) via playwright-cli or the bundled wrapper script.

When should I use Openai Playwright?

Openai Playwright fits situations like: the task requires automating a real browser from the terminal (navigation; data extraction; UI-flow debugging) via playwright-cli; the bundled wrapper script.

How do I install Openai Playwright in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add trailofbits/skills-curated --skill openai-playwright -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/openai-playwright/skills/openai-playwright in trailofbits/skills-curated) into .claude/skills/openai-playwright in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Openai Playwright in Codex?

Run `npx skills add trailofbits/skills-curated --skill openai-playwright -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/openai-playwright/skills/openai-playwright in trailofbits/skills-curated) into .agents/skills/openai-playwright in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Openai Playwright 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 trailofbits/skills-curated --skill openai-playwright -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/openai-playwright, .gemini/skills/openai-playwright, .github/skills/openai-playwright and .opencode/skills/openai-playwright in your project.

What does Openai Playwright need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Openai Playwright needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (npm, node and npx). Our summary lists: Node.js; A Bash shell. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Edit.

Does Openai Playwright access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: playwright.dev; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Openai Playwright safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Openai Playwright use?

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

How many tokens does Openai Playwright use?

About 945 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 915 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Openai Playwright?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Openai Playwright: Playwright CLI (sanity-io/sanity, 6.4k stars), Playwright (JetBrains/skills, 363 stars), Playwright (6BNBN/FlowPilot, 134 stars) and Create Chatgpt Video Ad (criptogus/agent-evolve-network, 288 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Openai Playwright?

trailofbits (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in trailofbits/skills-curated, which has 512 GitHub stars. The repository holds 24 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 14, 2026.

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