version: "1.0.0" name: playwright description: "Playwright E2E testing patterns and best practices. Cross-browser automation, selectors, fixtures, and CI integration. Trigger: When writing or running end-to-end tests with Playwright." skills:

• conventions
• typescript
• javascript

dependencies: playwright: ">=1.40.0 <2.0.0" allowed-tools:

• documentation-reader
• web-search

Playwright Skill

When to Use

• End-to-end browser testing
• Cross-browser automation
• CI/CD integration

Critical Patterns

• Use fixtures for setup
• Prefer role-based selectors
• Parallelize tests for speed

Decision Tree

• UI or API E2E? → Use browser/page or request
• Need screenshots? → Use page.screenshot
• CI integration? → Use playwright/test

Edge Cases

• Flaky network tests
• Browser compatibility
• Headless vs headed mode