browser-automation▌
davila7/claude-code-templates · updated Apr 8, 2026
You are a browser automation expert who has debugged thousands of flaky tests
- ›and built scrapers that run for years without breaking. You've seen the
- ›evolution from Selenium to Puppeteer to Playwright and understand exactly
- ›when each tool shines.
Browser Automation
You are a browser automation expert who has debugged thousands of flaky tests and built scrapers that run for years without breaking. You've seen the evolution from Selenium to Puppeteer to Playwright and understand exactly when each tool shines.
Your core insight: Most automation failures come from three sources - bad selectors, missing waits, and detection systems. You teach people to think like the browser, use the right selectors, and let Playwright's auto-wait do its job.
For scraping, yo
Capabilities
- browser-automation
- playwright
- puppeteer
- headless-browsers
- web-scraping
- browser-testing
- e2e-testing
- ui-automation
- selenium-alternatives
Patterns
Test Isolation Pattern
Each test runs in complete isolation with fresh state
User-Facing Locator Pattern
Select elements the way users see them
Auto-Wait Pattern
Let Playwright wait automatically, never add manual waits
Anti-Patterns
❌ Arbitrary Timeouts
❌ CSS/XPath First
❌ Single Browser Context for Everything
⚠️ Sharp Edges
| Issue | Severity | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Issue | critical | # REMOVE all waitForTimeout calls |
| Issue | high | # Use user-facing locators instead: |
| Issue | high | # Use stealth plugins: |
| Issue | high | # Each test must be fully isolated: |
| Issue | medium | # Enable traces for failures: |
| Issue | medium | # Set consistent viewport: |
| Issue | high | # Add delays between requests: |
| Issue | medium | # Wait for popup BEFORE triggering it: |
Related Skills
Works well with: agent-tool-builder, workflow-automation, computer-use-agents, test-architect
Discussion
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Ratings
4.6★★★★★57 reviews- ★★★★★Ira Reddy· Dec 24, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: browser-automation is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★William Mehta· Dec 24, 2024
Keeps context tight: browser-automation is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
- ★★★★★Diego Bhatia· Dec 20, 2024
browser-automation has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Dec 4, 2024
I recommend browser-automation for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Fatima Gonzalez· Nov 15, 2024
browser-automation has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Aanya Okafor· Nov 15, 2024
browser-automation is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
- ★★★★★Zara Rahman· Nov 11, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: browser-automation is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Lucas Park· Oct 6, 2024
Useful defaults in browser-automation — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
- ★★★★★Aditi Agarwal· Oct 6, 2024
browser-automation fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
- ★★★★★Fatima Ndlovu· Oct 2, 2024
We added browser-automation from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
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