skill-tester vs io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
skill-tester is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
skill-tester is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by angri450. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Cursor: cursor/plugins, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace angri450/nong.toolkit.net | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.0.82 Downloads/month (npm): 31 345 222 Downloads/week (npm): 6 403 349 Forks (GitHub): 3 296 Stars (GitHub): 38 476 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 598 Stars (GitHub): 43 563 Not marked · First seen |
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 327 Stars (GitHub): 13 366 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:8771dc4666e7 Forks (GitHub): 3 296 Pulls (Docker Hub): 2 544 713 Stars (Docker Hub): 38 Stars (GitHub): 38 476 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | skill-testerno longer listed · | io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 43 563 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 2 544 713 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 4 598 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@playwright/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 23 |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/angri450/nong.toolkit.net | github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of skill-tester
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Assess a Claude skill against Anthropic's skill authoring best practices: measured limits, judged criteria, description trigger test, evaluations, and a verdict.
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Create new skills, improve existing skills, and measure skill performance. Use when users want to create a skill from scratch, update or optimize an existing skill, run evals to…
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Tools for authoring and verifying agent skills: friction-pattern extraction and skill quality verification
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Review and ensure skills maintain high quality standards. Use when creating new skills, updating existing skills, or auditing skill quality. Checks for progressive disclosure…
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Create new skills, modify and improve existing skills, and measure skill performance. Use when users want to create a skill from scratch, update or optimize an existing skill, run…
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Evaluates Claude Agent Skills on 10 quality axes with letter grades (A+ through F) and specific improvement recommendations. Use when auditing a skill, comparing skills…
What each says it does
skill-tester
Skill quality testing — trigger precision, description accuracy, feedback loops
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Playwright Tools for MCP
How to run each
skill-tester
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of skill-tester publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: skill-tester · What it can do: io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/cursor/plugins/blob/HEAD/.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.