# remorses/playwriter

Chrome extension & CLI to let agents control your browser. Runs Playwright snippets in a stateful sandbox. Available as CLI or MCP

Repository: https://github.com/remorses/playwriter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/playwriter
Homepage: https://playwriter.dev
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: mcp, playwright
Last push: 2026-08-24T14:13:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 20
- inputs: {"age_days": 293, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 10, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 40}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3818, forks 176 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:21.041636+00:00)

## What it is
Playwriter is a Chrome extension plus CLI/MCP tool that lets AI agents control your real, already-logged-in Chrome browser by executing Playwright code snippets in stateful sandboxes. It exposes the full Playwright API through a single execute tool over a local WebSocket relay, avoiding fresh headless instances, bot detection, and duplicated memory overhead.

## Use cases
- let an AI agent automate my real Chrome with existing logins and cookies
- run Playwright scripts against my logged-in browser from the CLI
- set up an MCP server so agents can drive my browser
- record a browser workflow and turn it into a reusable agent skill
- scrape or interact with sites without triggering bot detection
- take labeled screenshots and accessibility snapshots for agents
- run parallel agent browser sessions with isolated state

## When to choose
- you want agents to use your existing browser profile with logins, extensions, and cookies intact
- you prefer the full Playwright API over a fixed set of wrapper tools
- you want low context/token usage via a single execute tool and diffed snapshots
- you need a free local setup with no remote servers or accounts

## When to avoid
- you need headless automation in CI without a real browser or extension
- you only need simple scraping that a plain Playwright script already covers
- you require non-Chromium browsers like Firefox or WebKit
- you want a fully open-source cloud/stealth browser offering (cloud browsers are a paid add-on)

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: browser-extension, cli, mcp, web-scraping, testing, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, browser-extensions
- platform: browser-extension, cli, browser, cross-platform
- tags: playwright, browser-automation, agent-browser-control, mcp-server, chrome-extension, websocket-relay, accessibility-snapshots, skill-recorder, stealth-browsing, automation, ai-agents, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- remorses/playwriter (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:21.041636+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:26:29.808387+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/remorses/playwriter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:21.041636+00:00, sha 1528b4b1e17f)
  - homepage: https://playwriter.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:27.996652+00:00, sha 2f3581a9e7b3)
  - site_page: https://playwriter.dev/docs/skill-recorder (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:27.999514+00:00, sha b6c1ae8fbfe9)
  - site_page: https://playwriter.dev/docs/cloud-browsers (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:28.002038+00:00, sha 0ad44e003445)
  - site_page: https://playwriter.dev/docs/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:28.004142+00:00, sha ff6cabe490e4)
  - site_page: https://playwriter.dev/docs/quick-start (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:28.005949+00:00, sha c6fe896e4ba9)
  - site_page: https://playwriter.dev/docs/cli (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:28.007553+00:00, sha c235bfbbb19a)
  - site_page: https://playwriter.dev/docs/mcp-setup (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:28.009148+00:00, sha 32cb26fef15c)
  - site_page: https://playwriter.dev/docs/snapshots (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:28.010624+00:00, sha b98874b23021)
  - site_page: https://playwriter.dev/docs/visual-labels (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:28.012485+00:00, sha ac18cab80ac7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.