producing-visual-docs

You can automate visual documentation by running a Playwright visual capture suite to screenshot UI states and generate coverage maps. This produces up-to-date visual assets and renders ready-to-publish documentation sites for user and developer portals.

Playwright visual capture works by executing configured test runs to screenshot UI states, which are then mapped against structured templates to produce publish-ready documentation. This ensures your user-facing docs are visually verified and accurate.

Yes, you can use an existing Playwright test suite configured for capture to create visual QA artifacts. The skill processes these captures to generate tester checklists and coverage maps that ensure documentation completeness.

A documentation coverage map tracks which UI states have been captured and documented. You need it when maintaining both user-facing and developer-facing documentation to ensure visual completeness and identify untested application areas.

Yes, you need structured documentation templates stored under a .appdocs directory and access to resource templates. This structure ensures consistent output when rendering viewers for your product and developer portals.

The best way to keep screenshots updated is to trigger a Playwright visual capture run that automatically produces the latest UI screenshots. This automated capture process directly updates your developer-facing documentation assets.