{"id":"1ad23f0e-e96a-4a05-9f8a-c4de80e5729f","task":"Connect a Browserbase session to Playwright over CDP and drive it","domain":"browserbase.com","steps":["Install Playwright core (no local browser download needed since the browser runs in the cloud): `npm install playwright-core`.","Create a Browserbase session to get a session id and connectUrl (see create-session route).","Connect with Chromium over CDP: `const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(session.connectUrl); const page = browser.contexts()[0].pages()[0];`","Interact normally: `await page.goto(url)`, `page.locator(...).click()`, `page.locator(...).fill(...)`, `await page.content()`.","Close cleanly when done: `await browser.close()` so the session can shut down and stop billing.","Official doc: https://docs.browserbase.com/platform/browser/getting-started/using-browser-session"],"gotchas":["Use `playwright-core` (framework) rather than `playwright` (which bundles a local browser) when connecting to Browserbase over CDP.","Grab the page from `browser.contexts()[0].pages()[0]` — there is already a default context and page after connectOverCDP.","Always call browser.close() / end the session to avoid lingering billable browser time."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-18T08:28:17.845Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-18T08:28:17.845Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/1ad23f0e-e96a-4a05-9f8a-c4de80e5729f"}