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Sai Krishna

Biography

Sai Krishna is a seasoned technologist, community builder, and open-source contributor with a passion for advancing automation technologies. Renowned for his work with Appium and as the driving force behind tools like Appium-Device-Farm and StarkVision, he delivers innovative solutions to the testing domain. Sai is also an active blogger, mentor, international speaker, and conference organizer with a proven track record of fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing in the tech community. His expertise spans automation frameworks, mobile application testing, and leveraging AI to simplify complex challenges.

Srinivasan Sekar

Biography

Srinivasan Sekar is a Director of Engineering at TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest). He loves contributing to open source. He is an Appium Member and Contributor to various open-source repositories like Selenium, Webdriver.io, taiko, etc. He worked extensively on testing various microservices, event-driven apps, and mobile and web applications. He specializes in building automation frameworks. He has spoken at various conferences, including SeleniumConf, AppiumConf, AgileIndia, XConf Singapore, Quest4Quality, BelgradeTestConf, and FOSDEM.

About the Workshop (12th November) - The language of this workshop is ENGLISH, no translation provided.

MPC Playwright & Playwright Agents – Half-Day Workshop

Target Audience: QA Engineers, Test Automation Engineers, Developers

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand the Model Context Protocol (MCP) architecture and its role in AI-driven automation
  • Set up and configure MCP Playwright servers in multiple environments
  • Leverage AI agents (Planner, Generator, Healer) for test automation
  • Build intelligent, self-healing test automation frameworks
Why attend:
  • Learn the biggest shift in test automation. You’ll drive browsers and generate real test suites using natural language and AI agents (Planner, Generator, and Healer) hands-on rather than just slides, using Microsoft’s official Playwright MCP and agent tooling with Cline in VS Code.
  • Cut your test maintenance burden dramatically. Broken locators and flaky tests consume most of a QA team’s time. You’ll build self-healing tests that repair themselves after UI changes, and you’ll see it work live on code you break yourself.
  • Walk out production-ready, not just inspired. You leave with a working MCP plus agents setup on your own machine, along with configuration templates.

Prerequisites:

  • MacBook/Windows Laptop
  • Basic understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Familiarity with web testing concepts
  • Node.js 18+ installed
  • VS Code or similar IDE
Agenda:

Kickoff & Environment Verification

  • Workshop outcomes in 2 slides
  • Quick environment check

MCP Essentials: Just Enough Theory

  • What MCP is and why it’s the “USB-C for AI applications”
  • Architecture: Host, client, and Server relationships; JSON-RPC data layer; and transports (stdio/SSE)
  • Why this matters specifically for test automation: standardized, deterministic browser control for AI agents

Playwright MCP Hands-On

Demo:

  • Playwright MCP configuration and key options
  • Connecting Playwright MCP to Cline in VS Code
  • Live browser automation via natural language (accessibility tree, deterministic actions)

Hands-on Exercise 1

Playwright AI Agents: The Core of the Workshop

Concept:

  • The three agents and their lifecycle: Planner (explores the app, produces test plans), Generator (converts plans to Playwright code), Healer (repairs broken tests after UI changes)
  • Planner exploring a live application to produce a Markdown test spec
  • Generator producing executable tests from the spec
  • Healer repairing tests after a breaking UI change

Hands-on Exercise 2

Production Readiness & Cline Integration

  • Live Demo: Cline in VS Code using Playwright MCP to verify code changes in a real browser