playwriter

Playwriter is the running-browser browser-automation skill. It connects an agent to Chrome/Chromium that is already part of the user’s real workflow instead of spawning a clean disposable browser. That makes it useful for authenticated flows, extension-dependent pages, and long-lived tab context — but less reproducible than a fresh-session browser tool.

When to use this skill

Use playwriter when the task needs one or more of these:

• the browser the user already has open
• existing logins, cookies, or trusted-device state
• extension-dependent workflows
• passkey / SSO / MFA-heavy flows where manual login handoff is realistic
• live-tab continuity with a human and agent sharing the same browser
• MCP-based browser control for Claude / Codex / Gemini using the running browser

Do not use playwriter by default for: