Playwright Trace Debugging

Debug failed Playwright tests systematically using trace file analysis with pwtrace.

When to Use This Skill

• After Playwright test failures when you have a trace.zip file
• Debugging flaky or intermittent test failures
• Understanding CI/CD test failures
• When the Playwright Trace Viewer GUI isn't available
• Getting LLM-friendly text output from trace files

Prerequisites

npm install -g pwtrace
# or use: npx pwtrace <command> trace.zip