playwright-ci-caching
Caching Playwright Browsers in CI/CD
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when:
- Setting up CI/CD for a project with Playwright E2E tests
- Build times are slow due to browser downloads (~400MB, 1-2 minutes)
- You want automatic cache invalidation when Playwright version changes
- Using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps pipelines
The Problem
Playwright browsers (~400MB) must be downloaded on every CI run by default. This:
- Adds 1-2 minutes to every build
- Wastes bandwidth
- Can fail on transient network issues
- Slows down PR feedback loops
Core Pattern
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