browser-automation▌
sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills · updated Apr 8, 2026
Playwright-based browser automation for reliable web testing, scraping, and agent interactions.
- ›Emphasizes user-facing locators and Playwright's auto-wait mechanism to eliminate flaky selectors and arbitrary timeouts
- ›Enforces test isolation patterns with fresh state per test and stealth plugins to avoid detection systems
- ›Covers anti-patterns including CSS/XPath-first selection, single browser contexts, and manual wait calls
- ›Includes sharp-edge guidance on traces, viewport consiste
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
When to Use
This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.
Discussion
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Ratings
4.7★★★★★47 reviews- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Dec 28, 2024
I recommend browser-automation for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Luis Jackson· Dec 28, 2024
We added browser-automation from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
- ★★★★★Isabella Bhatia· Dec 12, 2024
browser-automation reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
- ★★★★★William White· Dec 4, 2024
browser-automation fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
- ★★★★★Luis Thomas· Dec 4, 2024
browser-automation is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
- ★★★★★Noah Thomas· Nov 27, 2024
I recommend browser-automation for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Camila Sharma· Nov 23, 2024
Registry listing for browser-automation matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
- ★★★★★Soo Bhatia· Nov 23, 2024
Keeps context tight: browser-automation is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
- ★★★★★Arya Park· Nov 19, 2024
Useful defaults in browser-automation — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
- ★★★★★Mia Anderson· Oct 18, 2024
browser-automation reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
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