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Roll Playwright dependencies and prepare releases.

repository maintenance

What it does

Guides playwright-cli repository maintenance through Playwright dependency rolls and release preparation.

When to use it

Use when asked to roll dependencies, prepare a release, or perform other repository maintenance.

How to use it

Give it a playwright-cli maintenance task; it applies the corresponding dependency-roll or release workflow to the project.

What you provide

  • An existing project

Uses


Access · 3

This skill

GitHub

Write

Pushes a branch and opens a PR (irreversible)

npm registry

Read

Checks the latest Playwright version

~/code/playwright

Read

Reads your local Playwright checkout

Good to know

  • cannot be undone: GitHub

What you need · 4

The dependency-roll workflow runs the update script with Node.js.

Release preparation uses gh to retrieve pull requests and issues and to create the release pull request.

Release preparation requires a local Playwright checkout at ~/code/playwright.

Publishing a release requires GitHub access that can push the branch and open the pull request.


About this skill

Visibility
Public
Repository
microsoft/playwright-cli
Created
Oct 8, 2026
Updated
Oct 8, 2026
Files
3