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syntax-sherlockon Show HN: Playwright Skill for Claude Code – Less context than playwright-MCP

Yeah you can definitely do this with prompts since LLMs know the API really well. I just got tired of retyping the same instructions and wanted to try out the new Skills.

I did test by comparing transcripts across sessions to refine the workflow. As I'm running into new things I'm continuing to do that.

syntax-sherlockon Show HN: Playwright Skill for Claude Code – Less context than playwright-MCP

Good questions!

1) Beyond basic tests: You're right to be skeptical. This is best for quick exploratory testing during local development ("does my new feature work?"), not replacing your test suite. Think "scriptable manual testing" - faster than writing Playwright manually, but not suitable for comprehensive CI/CD test coverage.

2) Data privacy: Screenshots stay local in /tmp, but console output and page content Claude writes tests against are sent to Anthropic. This is a local dev tool for testing with dummy data, not for production environments with real user data. Same privacy model as any AI coding assistant - if you wouldn't show Claude your production database, don't test against it with this.

syntax-sherlockon Show HN: Playwright Skill for Claude Code – Less context than playwright-MCP

thanks!

syntax-sherlockon Show HN: Playwright Skill for Claude Code – Less context than playwright-MCP

Yeah, this isn’t meant to replace your real tests it’s more for quick “does my new feature work?” checks during local dev. Think of it like scriptable manual testing: Claude spits out the Playwright code faster than you would, but it’s not CI-level coverage.

And for privacy screenshots stay local in /tmp, but console output and page content do go to Claude/Anthropic. It’s designed for dev environments with dummy data, not prod. Same deal as using Claude for any coding help.