Roll back default Playwright CLI pin to satisfy npm release-age cooldown

pkg/constants/version_constants.go

@@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ const MCPGIntegrityReactionsMinVersion Version = "v0.2.18"
 // DefaultPlaywrightMCPVersion is the default version of the @playwright/mcp package
 const DefaultPlaywrightMCPVersion Version = "0.0.77"
 
-// DefaultPlaywrightCLIVersion is the default version of the @playwright/cli package
+// DefaultPlaywrightCLIVersion is the default version of the @playwright/cli package.
 // Used when tools.playwright.mode is "cli" to install the CLI tool instead of the MCP server.
-const DefaultPlaywrightCLIVersion Version = "0.1.15"
+// Keep this version outside the default 3-day npm release-age cooldown window enforced by
+// generated Playwright CLI install steps. See TestDefaultPlaywrightCLIVersionOutsideCooldownWindow.
+const DefaultPlaywrightCLIVersion Version = "0.1.14"
 
 // DefaultPlaywrightBrowserVersion is the default version of the Playwright browser Docker image
 const DefaultPlaywrightBrowserVersion Version = "v1.61.1"

pkg/constants/version_constants_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
+package constants
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestDefaultPlaywrightCLIVersionOutsideCooldownWindow(t *testing.T) {
+	const (
+		expectedVersion    Version = "0.1.14"
+		publishedAtRFC3339         = "2026-06-10T00:20:51.773Z"
+		minReleaseAge              = 72 * time.Hour
+	)
+
+	if DefaultPlaywrightCLIVersion != expectedVersion {
+		t.Fatalf("DefaultPlaywrightCLIVersion = %q, want %q; update this test metadata when changing the pinned default", DefaultPlaywrightCLIVersion, expectedVersion)
+	}
+
+	publishedAt, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, publishedAtRFC3339)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse publishedAtRFC3339: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	age := time.Since(publishedAt)
+	if age < minReleaseAge {
+		t.Fatalf("@playwright/cli@%s is only %s old, but Playwright CLI installs enforce a %s npm release-age cooldown", DefaultPlaywrightCLIVersion, age.Round(time.Second), minReleaseAge)
+	}
+}

pkg/workflow/playwright_cli_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
+package workflow
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/constants"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestGeneratePlaywrightCLIInstallSteps_DefaultVersionUsesCooldown(t *testing.T) {
+	steps := generatePlaywrightCLIInstallSteps(&WorkflowData{
+		Tools: map[string]any{
+			"playwright": map[string]any{
+				"mode": "cli",
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	require.Len(t, steps, 2, "expected npm install step plus skills install step")
+
+	installStep := strings.Join(steps[0], "\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, installStep, "npm install -g @playwright/cli@"+string(constants.DefaultPlaywrightCLIVersion))
+	assert.Contains(t, installStep, "NPM_CONFIG_MIN_RELEASE_AGE: '3'")
+	assert.Contains(t, installStep, "timeout-minutes: 10")
+
+	skillsStep := strings.Join(steps[1], "\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, skillsStep, "playwright-cli install --skills")
+	assert.Contains(t, skillsStep, "PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: '1'")
+}

pkg/workflow/testdata/TestWasmGolden_CompileFixtures/playwright-cli-mode.golden

@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install AWF binary
         run: bash "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/actions/install_awf_binary.sh" v0.27.20 --rootless
       - name: Install Playwright CLI
-        run: npm install -g @playwright/cli@0.1.15
+        run: npm install -g @playwright/cli@0.1.14
         env:
           NPM_CONFIG_MIN_RELEASE_AGE: '3'
         timeout-minutes: 10