Playwright Automation Patterns

Overview

Reliable browser automation requires strategic selector choice, proper waiting, and defensive coding. This skill provides patterns that minimize test flakiness and maximize maintainability.

When to Use

• Writing new Playwright scripts or tests
• Debugging flaky automation
• Refactoring unreliable selectors
• Building web scrapers that need to handle dynamic content
• Creating E2E tests that must be maintainable

When NOT to use:

• Simple one-time browser tasks
• When you need Playwright API documentation (use context7 MCP)

Selector Strategy