// Drive browsers & computers
Playwright CLI
Microsoft’s official Playwright command line with installable Agent Skills: coding agents drive the browser, record code, inspect selectors and take screenshots through short commands without pushing page data into context, which is more token-efficient than Playwright MCP; Microsoft still recommends Playwright MCP for long-running stateful loops
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Playwright CLI is microsoft’s official Playwright command line with installable Agent Skills: coding agents drive the browser, record code, inspect selectors and take screenshots through short commands without pushing page data into context, which is more token-efficient than Playwright MCP; Microsoft still recommends Playwright MCP for long-running stateful loops.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to drive browsers & computers.
Not for: people who don’t want to install and run tools themselves.
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it as the official guide describes.
- 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.
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Versions, why it is listed, for AI to read
For AI agents
- Interfaces：its own app or website
- Machine-readable record：/api/v1/software/playwright-cli.json · llms.txt
- Added 2026-10-22 · updated 2026-10-22