What is playwright-skill?
playwright-skill is a Claude skill by lackeyjb that browser automation with Playwright. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 3,212 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude skill |
|---|---|
| Author | lackeyjb |
| Repository | lackeyjb/playwright-skill |
| Popularity | 3,212 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #456 of 1,262 Claude skills; #35 in Agents & automation |
| SKILL.md length | 215 lines |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-01 |
| Stars this week | +27 |
Is playwright-skill safe to install?
playwright-skill scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 6 of 9 checks.
Skill results come from a static scan of its SKILL.md for instruction overrides, hidden actions, risky commands and credential access.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No instruction-override phrases | Pass |
| No hidden actions | Pass |
| No pipe-to-shell installers | Pass |
| No obfuscated code | Pass |
| No destructive commands | Pass |
| Reads keys or credentials | Note |
| Makes network requests | Note |
| Runs shell commands | Note |
| Installs no packages | Pass |
What the scan matched
- credentials:
process.env - network:
http:// - shell:
```bash
How do I install playwright-skill?
- Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
npx skills add https://github.com/lackeyjb/playwright-skill --skill playwright-skill
- Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.
git clone https://github.com/lackeyjb/playwright-skill cp -r playwright-skill/skills/playwright-skill ~/.claude/skills/playwright-skill
- Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
Use the playwright-skill skill to …
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs playwright-skill for you:
Install the "playwright-skill" skill from https://github.com/lackeyjb/playwright-skill/tree/main/skills/playwright-skill into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.