# playwright-blazor-testing

A skill that walks your agent through Playwright end-to-end tests for Blazor Server and WebAssembly: navigation, forms, auth, selectors.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 537 installs · ★ 1238
- Author: Aaronontheweb
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/playwright-blazor/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-11
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/playwright-blazor-testing

## What it does

The skill kicks in when you ask for UI tests on a Blazor app. It ships C# patterns: an `IAsyncLifetime` fixture that launches the browser, wait strategies, `data-test` attributes for stable selectors, and two ways to authenticate — filling the login form or injecting an auth cookie. Navigation gets its own section, because Blazor routes on the client: a link click does not reload the page, so waiting for network idle is the wrong move. Wait for a specific element or a URL change instead.

You need the `Microsoft.Playwright` and `Microsoft.Playwright.MSTest` NuGet packages, or `xunit` with `xunit.runner.visualstudio`. Browsers have to be installed once before the first run: `pwsh -Command "playwright install --with-deps"`. Skip that and every test dies at browser launch.

The skill advises pinning a browser channel (`msedge`, `chrome`) so runs stay reproducible, and checking `#blazor-error-ui` on every page. Without that check an unhandled exception inside a component slips past and the test still goes green. Cookie injection is the faster auth path, but it needs your app's cookie encryption keys or a test endpoint that hands out a valid cookie.

## Requirements
- Works with: Playwright

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill playwright-blazor-testing -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill playwright-blazor -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/playwright-blazor/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/playwright-blazor/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill playwright-blazor -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/playwright-blazor/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill playwright-blazor -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/playwright-blazor/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills playwright-blazor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/playwright-blazor/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill playwright-blazor -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --path skills/playwright-blazor
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/playwright-blazor/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill playwright-blazor -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/playwright-blazor/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write an e2e test for navigation between Blazor pages
- wait for a component to render instead of for network idle
- inject an auth cookie and open a protected page without the login form
- catch unhandled exceptions through `#blazor-error-ui`
- switch selectors to `data-test` attributes instead of CSS classes

## Example prompts
- Write a Playwright test: log in through the form, then assert the dashboard shows the user name
- My test fails after clicking the Counter link — rewrite the wait so it waits for render, not network idle
- Add a `#blazor-error-ui` check and a screenshot on failure to my tests

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: playwright-blazor-testing
description: Write UI tests for Blazor applications (Server or WebAssembly) using Playwright. Covers navigation, interaction, authentication, selectors, and common Blazor-specific patterns.
user-invocable: false
---

# Testing Blazor Applications with Playwright

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:
- Writing end-to-end UI tests for Blazor Server or WebAssembly applications
- Testing interactive components, forms, and user workflows
- Verifying authentication and authorization flows
- Testing SignalR-based real-time updates in Blazor Server
- Capturing screenshots for visual regression testing
- Testing responsive designs and mobile emulation
- Debugging UI issues with browser developer tools

## Core Principles

1. **Wait for Rendering** - Blazor renders asynchronously; use proper wait strategies
2. **Test Attributes** - Use `data-test` or `data-testid` attributes for stable selectors
3. **Headless by Default** - Run tests headless in CI, headed for local debugging
4. **Handle Error UI** - Always check for `#blazor-error-ui` to catch unhandled exceptions
5. **Avoid Network Wait States** - Blazor navigation doesn't trigger network loads; wait for DOM changes
6. **Pin Browser Channels** - Use specific browser channels (msedge, chrome) for reproducibility

## Required NuGet Packages

```xml
<ItemGroup>
  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Playwright" Version="*" />
  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Playwright.MSTest" Version="*" />
  <!-- OR for xUnit -->
  <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="*" />
  <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="*" />
</ItemGroup>
```

## Installation

Before running tests, install Playwright browsers:

```bash
pwsh -Command "playwright install --with-deps"
```

## Pattern 1: Basic Playwright Setup

```csharp
using Microsoft.Playwright;

public class PlaywrightFixture : IAsyncLifetime
{
    private IPlaywright? _playwright;
    private IBrowser? _browser;

    public IBrowser Browser => _browser
        ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Browser not initialized");

    public async Task InitializeAsync()
    {
````
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