Clarify playwright tool usage in smoke test workflows #13490
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- Explicitly state "use the playwright tools" instead of "use playwright" - Add warning not to try to install playwright - Clarifies that agents should use the provided MCP tools Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Review prompts for smoke agentic workflows using Playwright
Clarify playwright tool usage in smoke test workflows
Feb 3, 2026
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Pull request overview
This PR clarifies playwright usage instructions in smoke test workflows to prevent AI agents from attempting to install playwright instead of using the provided MCP tools.
Changes:
- Updated playwright test instructions in 4 smoke test workflows (smoke-codex, smoke-copilot, smoke-claude, smoke-opencode) to explicitly mention "playwright tools" and add a warning against installation attempts
- Changed "Use playwright to navigate" to "Use the playwright tools to navigate" with parenthetical clarification "(do NOT try to install playwright - use the provided MCP tools)"
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .github/workflows/smoke-opencode.md | Updated playwright testing instruction to clarify tool usage and prevent installation attempts |
| .github/workflows/smoke-copilot.md | Updated playwright testing instruction to clarify tool usage and prevent installation attempts |
| .github/workflows/smoke-codex.md | Updated playwright testing instruction to clarify tool usage and prevent installation attempts |
| .github/workflows/smoke-claude.md | Updated playwright testing instruction to clarify tool usage and prevent installation attempts |
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Smoke test workflows have ambiguous playwright instructions that could lead agents to attempt installing playwright instead of using the provided MCP tools.
Changes
Updated playwright test instructions in 4 smoke workflows (
smoke-codex,smoke-copilot,smoke-claude,smoke-opencode):Before:
After:
The workflows already have correct
tools.playwrightfrontmatter configuration. This change only clarifies the prompt text to prevent agent confusion.Original prompt
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