@tea-agent/loop-agent 0.26.0 → 0.26.2

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  1. package/CHANGELOG.md +1056 -1020
  2. package/README.md +8 -3
  3. package/bin/loop-agent.js +21 -21
  4. package/dist/application/dag/generate-task-dag.js +33 -0
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+ # Browser Session Management
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+ Run multiple isolated browser sessions concurrently with state persistence.
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+ ## Named Browser Sessions
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+ ```bash
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+ # Browser 1: Authentication flow
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+ playwright-cli -s=auth open https://app.example.com/login
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+ playwright-cli -s=public open https://example.com
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+ playwright-cli -s=auth fill e1 "user@example.com"
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+ ```
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+ - IndexedDB
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+ - Cache
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+ - Browsing history
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+ - Open tabs
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+
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+ ## Browser Session Commands
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # List all browser sessions
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+ playwright-cli list
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+
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+ # Stop a browser session (close the browser)
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+ playwright-cli close # stop the default browser
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+ playwright-cli -s=mysession close # stop a named browser
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+
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+ # Stop all browser sessions
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+ playwright-cli close-all
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+
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+ # Forcefully kill all daemon processes (for stale/zombie processes)
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+ playwright-cli kill-all
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+
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+ # Delete browser session user data (profile directory)
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+ playwright-cli delete-data # delete default browser data
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+ playwright-cli -s=mysession delete-data # delete named browser data
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Environment Variable
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+ Set a default browser session name via environment variable:
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+ ```bash
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+ export PLAYWRIGHT_CLI_SESSION="mysession"
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+ playwright-cli open example.com # Uses "mysession" automatically
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Common Patterns
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+
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+ ### Concurrent Scraping
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+ ```bash
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+ #!/bin/bash
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+ # Scrape multiple sites concurrently
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+
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+ # Start all browsers
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+ playwright-cli -s=site1 open https://site1.com &
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+ playwright-cli -s=site2 open https://site2.com &
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+ playwright-cli -s=site3 open https://site3.com &
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+ wait
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+
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+ # Take snapshots from each
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+ playwright-cli -s=site1 snapshot
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+ playwright-cli -s=site2 snapshot
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+ playwright-cli -s=site3 snapshot
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+
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+ # Cleanup
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+ playwright-cli close-all
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### A/B Testing Sessions
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+ ```bash
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+ # Test different user experiences
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+ playwright-cli -s=variant-a open "https://app.com?variant=a"
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+ playwright-cli -s=variant-b open "https://app.com?variant=b"
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+
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+ # Compare
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+ playwright-cli -s=variant-a screenshot
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+ playwright-cli -s=variant-b screenshot
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Persistent Profile
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+ By default, browser profile is kept in memory only. Use `--persistent` flag on `open` to persist the browser profile to disk:
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+ ```bash
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+ # Use persistent profile (auto-generated location)
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+ playwright-cli open https://example.com --persistent
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+
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+ # Use persistent profile with custom directory
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+ playwright-cli open https://example.com --profile=/path/to/profile
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Attaching to a Running Browser
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+ Use `attach` to connect to a browser that is already running, instead of launching a new one.
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+
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+ ### Attach by channel name
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+ Connect to a running Chrome or Edge instance by its channel name. The browser must have remote debugging enabled — navigate to `chrome://inspect/#remote-debugging` in the target browser and check "Allow remote debugging for this browser instance".
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+ ```bash
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+ # Attach to Chrome
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+ playwright-cli attach --cdp=chrome
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+
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+ # Attach to Chrome Canary
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+ playwright-cli attach --cdp=chrome-canary
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+
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+ # Attach to Microsoft Edge
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+ playwright-cli attach --cdp=msedge
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+
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+ # Attach to Edge Dev
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+ playwright-cli attach --cdp=msedge-dev
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+ ```
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+ Supported channels: `chrome`, `chrome-beta`, `chrome-dev`, `chrome-canary`, `msedge`, `msedge-beta`, `msedge-dev`, `msedge-canary`.
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+ When `--session` is not provided, the session is named after the channel (e.g. `--cdp=msedge` creates a session called `msedge`), so parallel attaches to Chrome and Edge don't collide on `default`. Pass `--session=<name>` to override.
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+
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+ ### Attach via CDP endpoint
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+
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+ Connect to a browser that exposes a Chrome DevTools Protocol endpoint:
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ playwright-cli attach --cdp=http://localhost:9222
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Attach via browser extension
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+ Connect to a browser with the Playwright extension installed:
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+ ```bash
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+ playwright-cli attach --extension
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Detach
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+ Tear down an attached session without affecting the external browser:
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Detach the default attached session
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+ playwright-cli detach
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+
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+ # Detach a specific attached session
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+ playwright-cli -s=msedge detach
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+ ```
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+ `detach` only works on sessions created via `attach`. For sessions created via `open`, use `close`.
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+
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+ ## Default Browser Session
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+ When `-s` is omitted, commands use the default browser session:
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # These use the same default browser session
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+ playwright-cli open https://example.com
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+ playwright-cli snapshot
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+ playwright-cli close # Stops default browser
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Browser Session Configuration
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+
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+ Configure a browser session with specific settings when opening:
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Open with config file
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+ playwright-cli open https://example.com --config=.playwright/my-cli.json
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+
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+ # Open with specific browser
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+ playwright-cli open https://example.com --browser=firefox
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+
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+ # Open in headed mode
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+ playwright-cli open https://example.com --headed
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+
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+ # Open with persistent profile
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+ playwright-cli open https://example.com --persistent
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Best Practices
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+
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+ ### 1. Name Browser Sessions Semantically
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # GOOD: Clear purpose
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+ playwright-cli -s=github-auth open https://github.com
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+ playwright-cli -s=docs-scrape open https://docs.example.com
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+
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+ # AVOID: Generic names
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+ playwright-cli -s=s1 open https://github.com
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 2. Always Clean Up
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Stop browsers when done
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+ playwright-cli -s=auth close
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+ playwright-cli -s=scrape close
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+
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+ # Or stop all at once
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+ playwright-cli close-all
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+
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+ # If browsers become unresponsive or zombie processes remain
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+ playwright-cli kill-all
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 3. Delete Stale Browser Data
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Remove old browser data to free disk space
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+ playwright-cli -s=oldsession delete-data
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+ ```