Show HN: Open-sourced solution to AI manage Playwright automations

Next generation AI First - Browser Testing

& browser automation platform

Low Tokens consumption

Built for AI Agents - Claude/Codex

Built for developers

Manage entire workspace through MCP

Create powerful browser automations

With scheduler

Bi-directional webhooks integrations

And a bonus Chrome Extension, with MCP

★ Automate: Automate browser testing, using claude, codex - with skills, mcp, test runners & dashboard.

★ Chrome Extension: Capture browser actions, send to AI to write tests, upload, self heal.

★ Webhooks: 3 types of bi-directional integrations. Trigger runs remotely, or trigger Github Actions or HTTP webhook pre/post a run from Sorify.

★ Ephemeral: Self host, scalable on ephemeral mode.

★ Schedule: In built scheduler to run automated browser tasks.

✴︎ Test Management: Organize test suites and test cases, run them on demand or on a schedule.

✴︎ Test Runners: Playwright-powered execution with full run history.

✴︎ Notifications: Get notified when suites finish or fail.

✴︎ Cookie Manager: Sorify supports per-suite cookie injection from UI, MCP and chrome extension.

✴︎ User Management: Roles, permissions, and per-user IAM.

✴︎ MCP Server: Low token consumption over MCP layer, control all aspects of tests cases, code.

✴︎ Agent Plugins: Claude/Codex plugins included - zero-code test code management.

WITH ALL MCP CONTROLS - SUPPORTED

▼ Core Testing
・ AI test generation        ・ Playwright execution
・ Browser automation        ・ Cross-browser support
・ Headless mode             ・ Scheduled runs
・ Cron scheduling           ・ Run history
・ Run cancellation          ・ Status polling
・ Test logs                 ・ Pass-rate analytics

▼ Test Management
・ Suite management          ・ Test case management
・ Bulk test creation        ・ Bulk test deletion
・ Suite duplication         ・ Test duplication
・ Code version history      ・ Version restore
・ Test enable/disable       ・ Search and filters
・ Suite bookmarks           ・ Dashboard analytics

▼ Sessions and Data
・ Cookie injection          ・ Pre-authenticated sessions
・ Storage state upload      ・ Suite variables
・ Proxy routing             ・ Per-domain proxies
・ Timeout configuration     ・ History retention

▼ Access Control
・ User management           ・ Role-based permissions
・ Per-suite members         ・ Suite sharing

▼ Notifications
・ Teams notifications       ・ Email notifications
・ Inline screenshot emails  ・ Notification cooldown
・ Digest summaries

▼ Integrations
・ CI webhook trigger        ・ Bi-directional webhooks
・ Webhook concurrency guard ・ Webhook token regeneration
・ GitHub Actions dispatch   ・ HTTP request hooks
・ Pre-run hooks             ・ Post-run hooks
・ GitHub App login

▼ AI and Agents
・ MCP server                ・ Low-token consumption
・ Claude plugins            ・ Codex plugins
・ AI healing                ・ Failure investigation
・ Gateway live lookups

▼ Recorder
・ Chrome extension          ・ Session recording
・ Recorded test generation

▼ Deployment
・ Self hosting              ・ Ephemeral mode
・ Docker deployment         ・ Admin panel
▼ Feature Matrix

                                                                            MCP  Dashboard   Webhook     API
                                                                        --------------------------------------
・ Suites: list/get/create/update/delete/duplicate                           ○      ○          —           ○
・ Suite schedule: update/delete                                             ○      ○          —           ○
・ Suite cookies: upload                                                     ○      ○          —           ○
・ Suite integrations: GitHub Action/HTTP request (pre/post run hooks)       ○      ○          —           ○
・ Suite bookmarks: list/toggle                                              ○      ○          —           ○
・ Suite members: list/add/update/remove                                     ○      ○          —           ○
・ Tests: list/get/create/update/update code/delete/duplicate                ○      ○          —           ○
・ Tests: bulk-create/bulk-delete                                            ○      ○          —           ○
・ Tests: toggle enabled/disabled                                            ○      ○          —           ○
・ Runs: trigger/list/get/cancel/delete                                      ○      ○          —           ○
・ Runs: status                                                              ○      ○          ○           ○
・ Runs: logs                                                                ○      ○          —           ○
・ Screenshots: list/get                                                     ○      ○          —           ○
・ Recorder: chrome extension events                                         ○      —          —           —
・ Suite webhook token: regenerate                                           —      ○          —           ○
・ Test code-version: restore                                                —      ○          —           ○
・ Login/register/logout/password reset                                      —      ○          —           ○
・ Profile: update name/password                                             —      ○          —           ○
・ Dashboard analytics (stats, recent runs)                                  —      ○          —           —
・ Admin: manage users (create, list, role, delete, reset password)          —      ○          —           ○
claude /plugin marketplace add https://github.com/rakutentech/sorify.git
codex plugin marketplace add https://github.com/rakutentech/sorify.git
bash
╰─$ cat ~/.sorify
SORIFY_URL=http://localhost:8000/sorify
SORIFY_USERNAME=admin@sorify.local
SORIFY_PASSWORD=changeme
/sorify:gateway Create a test suite called "Awesome App"
/sorify:gateway List latest failing tests

/sorify:gateway Create new test suite. Get requirements from JIRA/GHE/Excel. Write using /sorify:generate
/sorify:gateway Update the test suite http://localhost:8000/sorify/suites/{id} by adding retry twice

AI Healing

/sorify:gateway why my test is failing <name of test>
/sorify:gateway why my test is failing <or-link-to-test>
/sorify:generate Scan my code and generate tests for <github.com/your/repo>

/sorify:generate Scan my code and generate tests for </path/to/your/source>

/sorify:generate Crawl site and generate tests for https://rakuten.co.jp

/sorify:generate Crawl site and generate tests for http://localhost:3000/my-awesome-app

/sorify:generate Read requirements here <link to docs> <path to docs> <raw paste>
<you got the idea...>
/my:qa:skill Create detailed tests <...>
...then /sorify:gateway once done - upload, run and invetigate failed tests

This is a chrome extension that works in hybrid mode optionally. While browsing it records browser events, and stores into a file. The sequence of events then can be picked up by AI to better write the test code, works well when more context about the project, such as source code is complemented.

Generate tests from a real recorded session instead of DOM exploration — chrome-mcp-playwright sorify-recorder-mcp

♢ 1. Install the mcp

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rakutentech/sorify/master/mcp/install-mcp.sh | sh

♢ 2. Load the Chrome extension

chrome://extensions/ → enable "Developer mode" → "Load unpacked" → select extension/ folder

we don't have npx, sorry

♢ 3. Start the recorder

Sorify recorder should start automatically, when you launch claude/codex. You can check using /mcp → plugin:sorify:sorify-recorder

If not, then start the listener at:

~/.sorify-bin/sorify-recorder-mcp

No 4. Click the extension icon → Connect → Start recording

Perform the clicks/inputs you want turned into a test, then Stop recording.

Tip: to check the port lsof -nP -iTCP:7420 -sTCP:LISTEN

No 5. Generate tests

/sorify:recording latest
cp .env.example .env

composer setup
php artisan dev
http://localhost:8000/sorify

• User:admin@sorify.local
• Password: changeme

See INSTALL.md for other details, self hosting, ephemeral mode, docker.

1. Sorify Webhook: Trigger Sorify run/runs from outside
2. HTTP Webhook: Trigger HTTP from sorify - pre/post run
3. Github Action Webhook: Trigger Github action from sorify - pre/post run. Details below:

GitHub Apps are managed under Admin → GitHub Apps (dashboard). Used for either login or triggering actions from Sorify.

To register an app, follow the walkthrough on the dashboard itself: Admin → GitHub Apps → "How to register".

A workflow dispatched by Sorify looks like this:

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      sorify_run_id:
        type: string
      sorify_suite_id:
        type: string

jobs:
  sorify:
    name: Sorify
    steps:
      - name: Show Sorify context
        run: |
          echo "sorify_run_id=${{ github.event.inputs.sorify_run_id }}"

See API.md for the complete endpoint list and sample curl requests.

| _{MarikoKikugawa} | _{** asghar-ahmed**} | _{** HiromichiHagiwara**} | | | _{kevincobain2000} | _{** pulkit-kathuria**} | _{** chetra-tep**} | _{** chetratep**} |

• Raise an issue or PR to master

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

The Chrome extension in extension/ is licensed separately under the BSD 3-Clause License, which prohibits publishing it (or a derivative) under the "Sorify Recorder" name without permission. See extension/README.md for details.

• v1 - Intial Release
• v1.1 - Batteries added on user management, mcp enhancement
• v1.2 - Chrome Extension to record and write playwright tests
• v1.3 - Skills updated, MS Teams notifications links to a screenshot, dashboard has admin editable msg
• v1.4 - Manage users from MCP.
• v1.5 - i18n support for English and Japanese for now.
• v1.6 - i18n support for Malay, Simplified Chinese. Extension captures file uploads, iframes, tabs, network. oAuth login, with Avatar. Duplicate a test suite (background copy of tests) and duplicate a test case, available on the dashboard and via MCP (duplicate_suite ,duplicate_test ).
• v1.7 - Cookies support, variables support.
• v1.8 - MCP supports runs. Auto redirect after login page. Support for one time CI webhook and who ran the CI.
• v1.9 - Chrome extension memory leak fix. Support pre/post webhooks for multiple connectors.
• v2.0 - Ephemeral mode

source & further reading

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