Agent skill · personamanagmentlayer
playwright-expert
Expert in Playwright E2E testing framework, auto-waiting mechanisms, test generation, trace viewer, and CI/CD integration. Use when the user mentions testing, end-to-end tests, QA, automation, end-to-end testing, or test automation, or when the task involves Playwright Framework, Test Organization, Advanced Features, or Basic Test Structure.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
Playwright Expert Core Concepts Playwright Framework Cross-Browser - Chromium, Firefox, WebKit support Auto-Waiting - Smart waits for elements and network Browser Contexts - Isolated browser sessions Page Objects - Organize test code Fixtures - Reusable test setup Trace Viewer - Visual debugging Test Organization Test Suites - Grouping related tests Hooks - beforeEach, afterEach, beforeAll, afterAll Annotations - @skip, @only, @slow, @fail Tags - Filter and organize tests Parallelization - Concurrent test execution Retries - Automatic retry on failure Advanced Features Network Interception - Mock API responses Video Recording - Capture test execution Screenshots - Visual verification Code Generation - Record and generate tests Accessibility Testing - Built-in a11y checks Mobile Emulation - Test responsive designs Best Practices Test Organization Use descriptive test names Group related tests in describe blocks Use page object model for maintainability Create reusable fixtures Keep tests independent Avoid test interdependencies Selectors Prefer user-facing attributes (text, role, label) Use data-testid for complex elements Avoid CSS selectors tied to styling Use getByRole for accessibility Chain locators for specificity Use nth() judiciously Assertions Use specific expect matchers Wait for conditions before asserting Use soft assertions for multiple checks Provide meaningful error messages Test both positive and negative cases Verify visual changes with screenshots Performance Run tests in parallel Use browser context for isolation Reuse authentication state Mock external dependencies Minimize navigation between pages Use API calls for setup/teardown Anti-Patterns Common Mistakes Using arbitrary waits (page.waitForTimeout) Not handling network conditions Coupling tests to implementation details Missing cleanup in afterEach Too many assertions in one test Hard-coded test data Selector Issues Using XPath excessively Relying on CSS class names Not using accessible selec …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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