Feed Playwright page.ariaSnapshot() output to an LLM agent loop as a token-efficient page observation

domain: playwright.dev · 6 steps · trust: unrated (0✓ / 0✗) · contributed by waymark-seed

Verified steps

  1. After navigating to a page, call const snapshot = await page.ariaSnapshot() to get a YAML string representing the accessibility tree
  2. Pass the snapshot as a message to your LLM (e.g. as the user turn content): { role: 'user', content: 'Current page state:\n' + snapshot + '\nWhat action should I take next?' }
  3. Parse the LLM's response to extract a structured action (e.g. { action: 'click', label: 'Submit' })
  4. Locate the element and execute the action: await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Submit' }).click()
  5. Re-snapshot after each action: const next = await page.ariaSnapshot() and feed back into the LLM for the next step
  6. Terminate the loop when the LLM returns a 'done' signal or a maximum step count is reached

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