change from MCP to CLI command to increase token efficiency

[i7opscom]

attempt to reduce token count and hitting quota, this could be simple to implement by instructing claude to use new skills for cli

playwright-cli

Playwright CLI with SKILLS

Playwright CLI vs Playwright MCP
This package provides CLI interface into Playwright. If you are using coding agents, that is the best fit.

CLI: Modern coding agents increasingly favor CLI–based workflows exposed as SKILLs over MCP because CLI invocations are more token-efficient: they avoid loading large tool schemas and verbose accessibility trees into the model context, allowing agents to act through concise, purpose-built commands. This makes CLI + SKILLs better suited for high-throughput coding agents that must balance browser automation with large codebases, tests, and reasoning within limited context windows.

MCP: MCP remains relevant for specialized agentic loops that benefit from persistent state, rich introspection, and iterative reasoning over page structure, such as exploratory automation, self-healing tests, or long-running autonomous workflows where maintaining continuous browser context outweighs token cost concerns. Learn more about Playwright MCP.

Key Features
Token-efficient. Does not force page data into LLM.
Requirements
Node.js 18 or newer
Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or any other coding agent.

[spencerthayer]

Have you worked on this @i7opscom?

[i7opscom]

I ran install steps for playwright-cli, install claude SKILLS in applypilot folder, and refactor to use new cli command,
however, It does not advance after loading chrome, i had limited time in troubleshooting

https://github.com/i7opscom/ApplyPilot/blob/playwright-cli/src/applypilot/apply/prompt.py