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browser-automation
Browser automation powers web testing, scraping, and AI agent interactions. The difference between a flaky script and a reliable system comes down to understanding selectors, waiting strategies, an...
Cognitive Capabilities
Architectural Overview
"This module is grounded in ai engineering patterns and exposes 9 core capabilities across 1 execution phases."
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.
Validation Signals
9 documented capabilities
Primary Stack
TypeScript
Tooling Surface
Guide only
Workspace Path
.agents/skills/browser-automation
Operational Ecosystem
The complete hardware and software toolchain required.
Module Topology
Antigravity Core
Principal Engineering Agent
Validation signal
4d 1h ago
9 documented capabilities
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