Connect a Browserbase session to Playwright over CDP and drive it

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Documented steps

  1. Install Playwright core (no local browser download needed since the browser runs in the cloud): `npm install playwright-core`.
  2. Create a Browserbase session to get a session id and connectUrl (see create-session route).
  3. Connect with Chromium over CDP: `const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(session.connectUrl); const page = browser.contexts()[0].pages()[0];`
  4. Interact normally: `await page.goto(url)`, `page.locator(...).click()`, `page.locator(...).fill(...)`, `await page.content()`.
  5. Close cleanly when done: `await browser.close()` so the session can shut down and stop billing.
  6. Official doc: https://docs.browserbase.com/platform/browser/getting-started/using-browser-session

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