INSTALL

Installation Guide

📦 Quick Installation

1. Clone or Download the Skill

# Method 1: Using git clone (if public repo)
git clone https://github.com/waisimon/playwright-scraper-skill.git
cd playwright-scraper-skill
 
# Method 2: Download ZIP and extract
# After downloading, enter the directory
cd playwright-scraper-skill

2. Install Dependencies

# Install Playwright (recommended)
npm install
 
# Install browser (Chromium)
npx playwright install chromium

3. Test

# Quick test
node scripts/playwright-simple.js https://example.com
 
# Test Stealth version
node scripts/playwright-stealth.js https://example.com

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🔧 Advanced Installation

Using with OpenClaw

If you’re using OpenClaw, you can place this skill in the skills directory:

# Assuming your OpenClaw workspace is at ~/.openclaw/workspace
cp -r playwright-scraper-skill ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/
 
# Then you can invoke it in OpenClaw

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✅ Verify Installation

Run the example script:

# Discuss.com.hk example (verified working)
bash examples/discuss-hk.sh

If you see output similar to this, installation is successful:

🕷️  Starting Playwright Stealth scraper...
📱 Navigating to: https://m.discuss.com.hk/#hot
📡 HTTP Status: 200
✅ Scraping complete!

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🐛 Common Issues

Issue: Playwright not found

Error message: Error: Cannot find module 'playwright'

Solution:

npm install
npx playwright install chromium

Issue: Browser launch failed

Error message: browserType.launch: Executable doesn't exist

Solution:

npx playwright install chromium

Issue: Permission errors

Error message: Permission denied

Solution:

chmod +x scripts/*.js
chmod +x examples/*.sh

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📝 System Requirements

• Node.js: v18+ recommended
• OS: macOS / Linux / Windows
• Disk Space: ~500MB (including Chromium)
• RAM: 2GB+ recommended

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🚀 Next Steps

After installation, check out:

• README.md — Quick reference
• SKILL.md — Full documentation
• examples — Example scripts