From ccda30854dab9bdcadcabcb53b404f0e74ddb28a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pavel Feldman Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:59:30 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] chore: explain playwright-cli show in readme --- README.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0e4b9a0..9bac7e2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -103,7 +103,27 @@ playwright-cli close-all # close all browsers playwright-cli kill-all # forcefully kill all browser processes ``` - +## Monitoring + +Use `playwright-cli show` to open a visual dashboard that lets you see and control all running +browser sessions. This is useful when your coding agents are running browser automation in the +background and you want to observe their progress or step in to help. + +```bash +playwright-cli show +``` + +Image + +The dashboard opens a window with two views: + +- **Session grid** — shows all active sessions grouped by workspace, each with a live screencast + preview, session name, current URL, and page title. Click any session to zoom in. +- **Session detail** — shows a live view of the selected session with a tab bar, navigation + controls (back, forward, reload, address bar), and full remote control. Click into the viewport + to take over mouse and keyboard input; press Escape to release. + +From the grid you can also close running sessions or delete data for inactive ones. ## Commands @@ -270,7 +290,6 @@ In some cases you might want to install playwright-cli locally. If running the g npx playwright-cli open https://example.com npx playwright-cli click e1 ``` - ## Configuration file