Capabilities

The CLI and MCP share the same underlying Playwright tools, organized into capability groups. In the CLI all capabilities are always available — there's no gating. This page maps commands to their capability groups for reference.

Core

Always available. Basic browser automation.

Command	Description
open, goto, close	Open, navigate, close browser
go-back, go-forward, reload	History navigation
click, dblclick, hover, drag	Element interaction
type, fill, select	Text input and dropdowns
check, uncheck	Checkboxes and radio buttons
press, keydown, keyup	Keyboard input
snapshot	Capture accessibility tree
screenshot	Take screenshot
upload	Upload files
dialog-accept, dialog-dismiss	Handle dialogs
resize	Resize browser window
eval, run-code	Execute JavaScript / Playwright code

Network

Network inspection and mocking.

Command	Description
network	List network requests since page load
route	Mock requests matching a URL pattern
route-list	List active mocked routes
unroute	Remove mocked routes
network-state-set	Set online/offline state

See Network & Mocking for usage.

Storage

Cookie, localStorage, and sessionStorage management plus state persistence.

Command	Description
state-save, state-load	Save/restore full browser state
cookie-list/get/set/delete/clear	Manage cookies
localstorage-list/get/set/delete/clear	Manage localStorage
sessionstorage-list/get/set/delete/clear	Manage sessionStorage

See Storage & Authentication for usage.

Vision

Coordinate-based mouse interaction using pixel positions from screenshots. Useful for canvas apps, maps, and custom widgets without accessible elements.

Command	Description
mousemove <x> <y>	Move mouse to coordinates
mousedown [button]	Press mouse button
mouseup [button]	Release mouse button
mousewheel <dx> <dy>	Scroll with mouse wheel
screenshot	Capture viewport for coordinate reference

See Vision Mode for when and how to use coordinate-based interaction.

DevTools

Tracing, video recording, and test debugging.

Command	Description
console	View console messages
tracing-start, tracing-stop	Record execution traces
video-start, video-stop, video-chapter	Record session videos
show	Open visual dashboard
pause-at, resume, step-over	Test debugging

PDF

PDF generation.

Command	Description
pdf	Export page as PDF

Testing

Assertions and test generation tools.

Command	Description
verify-element-visible	Assert element is visible by role and name
verify-text-visible	Assert text is visible
verify-list-visible	Assert list with items is visible
verify-value	Assert form field value
generate-locator	Generate Playwright locator for test code