Playwright CliSAFE
CLI for common Playwright actions. Record and generate Playwright code, inspect selectors and take screenshots.
Overview
CLI for common Playwright actions. Record and generate Playwright code, inspect selectors and take screenshots.
94c184d6f24aOBSERVED · 2026-10-21Install
Commands as the repository documents them. They are shown, not run.
npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest
npm init playwright@latest
Host compatibility
What the documentation claims. We have not run a compatibility test.
| Host | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| cursor | mentioned |
What it tells the agent
The instruction file, verbatim from the audited commit — this is the text the model reads, and the surface the audit's instruction layer examines. Quoted here so you can judge it without cloning anything.
--- name: playwright-cli description: Automate browser interactions, test web pages and work with Playwright tests. allowed-tools: Bash(playwright-cli:*) Bash(npx playwright:*) Bash(npx --no-install playwright:*) --- # Browser Automation with playwright-cli ## Quick start ```bash # open new browser playwright-cli open # navigate to a page playwright-cli goto https://playwright.dev # interact with the page using refs from the snapshot playwright-cli click e15 playwright-cli type "page.click" playwright-cli press Enter # take a screenshot (rarely used, as snapshot is more common) playwright-cli screenshot # close the browser playwright-cli close ``` ## Commands ### Core ```bash playwright-cli open # open and navigate right away playwright-cli open https://example.com/ playwright-cli goto https://playwright.dev playwright-cli type "search query" playwright-cli click e3 playwright-cli dblclick e7 # --submit presses Enter after filling the element playwright-cli fill e5 "[email protected]" --submit playwright-cli drag e2 e8 # drop files or data onto an element (from outside the page) playwright-cli drop e4 --path=./image.png playwright-cli drop e4 --data="text/plain=hello world" playwright-cli hover e4 playwright-cli select e9 "option-value" playwright-cli upload ./document.pdf playwright-cli check e12 playwright-cli uncheck e12 playwright-cli snapshot # search the snapshot for text or a regexp, returns matching nodes with surrounding context playwright-cli find "Sign in" playwright-cli find --regex "Sign (in|up)" # wrap the regexp in slashes to add flags, e.g. /i for case-insensitive playwright-cli find --regex "/sign (in|up)/i" # save results to a file when a query produces too many matches playwright-cli find "Add" --filename=results.md playwright-cli eval "document.title" playwright-cli eval "el => el.textContent" e5 # get element id, class, or any attribute not visible in the snapshot playwright-cli eval "el => el.id" e5 playwright-cli eval "el => el.getAttribute('data-testid')" e5 playwright-cli dialog-accept playwright-cli dialog-accept "confirmation text" playwright-cli dialog-dismiss playwright-cli resize 1920 1080 playwright-cli close ``` ### Navigation ```bash playwright-cli go-back playwright-cli go-forward playwright-cli reload ``` ### Keyboard ```bash playwright-cli press Enter playwright-cli press ArrowDown playwright-cli keydown Shift playwright-cli keyup Shift ``` ### Mouse ```bash playwright-cli mousemove 150 300 playwright-cli mousedown playwright-cli mousedown right playwright-cli mouseup playwright-cli mouseup right playwright-cli mousewheel 0 100 ``` ### Save as ```bash playwright-cli screenshot playwright-cli screenshot e5 playwright-cli screenshot --filename=page.png playwright-cli screenshot --hires playwright-cli pdf --filename=page.pdf ``` ### Tabs ```bash playwright-cli tab-list playwright-cli tab-new playwright-cli tab-new https://example.com/page playwright-cli tab-close playwright-cli tab-close 2 playwright-cli tab-select 0 ``` ### Storage ```bash playwright-cli state-save playwright-cli state-save auth.json playwright-cli state-load auth.json # Cookies playwright-cli cookie-list playwright-cli cookie-list --domain=example.com playwright-cli cookie-get session_id playwright-cli cookie-set session_id abc123 playwright-cli cookie-set session_id abc123 --domain=example.com --httpOnly --secure playwright-cli cookie-delete session_id playwright-cli cookie-clear # LocalStorage playwright-cli localstorage-list playwright-cli localstorage-get theme playwright-cli localstorage-set theme dark playwright-cli localstorage-delete theme playwright-cli localstorage-clear # SessionStorage playwright-cli sessionstorage-list playwright-cli sessionstorage-get step playwright-cli sessionstorage-set step 3 playwright-cli sessionstorage-delete step playwright-cli sessionstorage-clear ``` ### Emulation ```bash playwright-cli set-color-scheme dark playwright-cli clear-color-scheme playwright-cli set-reduced-motion reduce playwright-cli clear-reduced-motion playwright-cli set-forced-colors active playwright-cli clear-forced-colors playwright-cli set-contrast more playwright-cli clear-contrast playwright-cli set-media print playwright-cli clear-media ``` ### Network ```bash playwright-cli route "**/*.jpg" --status=404 playwright-cli route "https://api.example.com/**" --body='{"mock": true}' playwright-cli route-list playwright-cli unroute "**/*.jpg" playwright-cli unroute ``` ### DevTools ```bash playwright-cli console playwright-cli console warning playwright-cli requests playwright-cli request 5 playwright-cli run-code "async page => await page.context().grantPermissions(['geolocation'])" playwright-cli run-code --filename=script.js playwright-cli tracing-start playwright-cli tracing-stop # record user actions in the browser, print them as Playwright code on stop playwright-cli recording-start playwright-cli recording-stop playwright-cli video-start video.webm playwright-cli video-chapter "Chapter Title" --description="Details" --duration=2000 playwright-cli video-stop # annotate each subsequent action (click, type, ...) with a callout naming the action, optionally styling the action point and target highlight playwright-cli video-show-actions --duration=600 --position=top-right --highlight-style="outline: 2px solid #333" playwright-cli video-hide-actions # launch the dashboard for UI review / design feedback — user annotates the page, you receive the annotated screenshot, snapshot, and notes playwright-cli show --annotate # generate a Playwright locator for an element from its ref or selector playwright-cli generate-locator e5 --raw # show a persistent highlight overlay for an element, optionally with a custom style playwright-cli highlight e5 playwright-cli highlight e5 --style="outline: 3px dashed red" # hide a single element highlight, or all page highlights when no target is given playwright-cli highlight e5 --hide playwright-cli highlight --hide `
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | NA |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- none-observed
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (0)
No findings outside the package's declared scope.
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
94c184d6f24afull audit observations/trust-audit/skill/microsoft__playwright-cli.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this skill has had.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 94c184d6f24a | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What does the playwright-cli — microsoft/playwright-cli skill do?
CLI for common Playwright actions. Record and generate Playwright code, inspect selectors and take screenshots.
Is playwright-cli — microsoft/playwright-cli safe to install?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean skill reads B.
What can playwright-cli — microsoft/playwright-cli access on my machine?
The audit observed no filesystem, network or shell use at all in its source.
Which assistants does playwright-cli — microsoft/playwright-cli work with?
Its documentation mentions cursor. That is what the text claims, not a compatibility test we ran.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (94c184d6f24a), read on 2026-10-21. The repository is watched, and a new audit runs when it changes — this is the first audit.
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