playwriter - Playwright Browser Automation for AI Agents

Playwriter connects AI agents to your running Chrome browser instead of spawning a new headless instance. Your existing logins, cookies, extensions, and tab state are all preserved.

When to use this skill

• Automate sites that require login (Gmail, GitHub, internal tools) without re-authenticating
• Control your real browser tab with full Playwright API access
• Run stateful automation that spans multiple steps (shopping carts, multi-step forms)
• Use MCP integration for Claude Desktop / AI agent browser control
• Record browser sessions or debug with CDP inspection
• Remote browser automation via tunnels

vs. agent-browser: agent-browser spawns a fresh headless browser (isolated, CI-friendly). playwriter connects to your existing Chrome session (authenticated, stateful, with your extensions).

Installation

Step 1: Install Chrome Extension