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playwriter
playwriter is an open-source ai agents project by remorses (remorses/playwriter on GitHub). It has 3,974 GitHub stars and 189 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 7 October 2026.
Playwriter lets AI agents drive your real Chrome — your logins, extensions, and cookies — via Playwright
★ 4.0k stars⑂ 189 forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts
Project facts
- Repository
- remorses/playwriter
- GitHub stars
- 3,974
- Forks
- 189
- License
- MIT
- Last updated on GitHub
- 7 October 2026
- Category
- AI Agents
- Listing
- Full install guide
- Official site
- Official site
// how it works
How it works
- Install the extension
Add the Playwriter extension from the Chrome Web Store and click its icon on a tab to connect it (it turns green).
- Install the CLI
Install playwriter globally from npm.
- Start a session
Start the browser bridge and create a session, noting the session id it prints.
- Drive your browser
Run Playwright code against your real tabs with the -e flag, using snapshots and refs to click precisely.
// features
Why people love it
Your real browser
Agents inherit your logins, extensions, and cookies — no separate automation profile to authenticate.
Full Playwright API
Evaluate arbitrary Playwright code against live pages with state persisted between calls.
Stateful sessions
Sessions keep isolated state, support shared tabs and tab groups, and survive across commands.
Snapshots and refs
Accessibility snapshots label elements (aria-ref) so agents click the right target.
Deep browser access
Raw CDP, debugger breakpoints, live code editing, and network interception for advanced work.
Video and remote control
Native video recording via chrome.tabCapture with RTMP streaming, and remote agents can drive your local browser.
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// run it
Run it yourself
- Clone the repository
Clone the project and enter its directory (most users install the CLI and extension directly).
git clone https://github.com/remorses/playwriter.git cd playwriter - Install the CLI and extension
Install the CLI globally, and add the Playwriter extension from the Chrome Web Store, clicking its icon on a tab to connect.
npm i -g playwriter - Start a session and browse
Start the bridge, create a session, and open a page in your real Chrome.
playwriter browser start playwriter session new playwriter -s 1 -e 'state.page = await context.newPage(); await state.page.goto("https://example.com")'
// use cases
What you can build
- Let an agent file expenses inside a logged-in web app that has no API
- Automate a multi-step internal admin workflow in your own browser session
- Debug a web app with an agent that can set breakpoints and inspect network calls
- Record a browser workflow as video while an agent performs it
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// faq
Questions, answered
Who maintains Playwriter?
Developer remorses maintains Playwriter (playwriter.dev).
Is Playwriter free?
Yes, MIT-licensed; the extension is on the Chrome Web Store and the CLI on npm.
Does it need a paid API key?
No key for Playwriter itself — agents you connect (via CLI or MCP) use your existing agent subscriptions.
How does it compare to Playwright or browser-use?
Those launch a fresh, logged-out automation browser. Playwriter drives your actual Chrome session — logins, extensions, and cookies included — which is what makes no-API internal tools reachable.
How do I get started?
Install the Chrome extension and click it on a tab, `npm i -g playwriter`, then `playwriter browser start` and `playwriter session new`.
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