lackeyjb/playwright-skill

• **URL**: https://github.com/lackeyjb/playwright-skill
• **Stars**: 2,394
• **License**: MIT
• **Pushed**: 2025-12-19
• **Fork**: No
• **Archetype**: utility-with-skill (single-purpose browser automation skill)

Overview

Claude Code plugin that enables Claude to write and execute arbitrary Playwright automation on-the-fly. Model-invoked (Claude decides when to use it). Uses progressive disclosure pattern (minimal SKILL.md with full API reference loaded on demand). Visible browser by default (headless: false). Includes smart temp file cleanup and universal module resolution.

Structure

.claude-plugin/               # Plugin metadata
skills/
  playwright-skill/
    SKILL.md                  # Progressive disclosure skill definition

Extractable Value

Processes

• No full development methodology to extract. Single-purpose tool.

Plugin Ideas

1. **Browser Automation Plugin** (babysitter marketplace) - Wraps Playwright for model-invoked browser automation during process runs - Progressive disclosure pattern is worth adopting: minimal context by default, full API on demand - install.md-driven with npm setup script - Could enhance webapp-testing processes with on-demand browser interaction

SKIP Reasons

• Not a methodology or process pattern
• The progressive disclosure pattern is the main architectural insight
• Overlaps significantly with anthropics/skills webapp-testing skill

Notes

• MIT license, very permissive
• The progressive disclosure pattern (concise SKILL.md + lazy-loaded API reference) is a good practice to adopt in babysitter skill design
• Hasn't been updated since Dec 2025 - may be stale

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