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Access Outlook Web for email and calendar operations - reading, composing (as drafts by default), searching, and managing emails and calendar events. Use when the user needs to check email, draft messages, search inbox, view calendar, or manage their Outlook mailbox.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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This skill provides access to Outlook Web (outlook.office.com) via playwright-cli with persistent session management.
This skill provides access to Outlook Web (outlook.office.com) via playwright-cli with persistent session management.
All commands must use: --session=outlook-web
This ensures cookies and authentication persist between commands.
Microsoft login requires manual intervention. Follow these steps for first-time setup:
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox" --session=outlook-web --headed
The browser will open visibly and redirect to Microsoft login. Tell the user to complete login manually in the opened browser window.
After user confirms login is complete:
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
If successful, the snapshot will show inbox content (email subjects, folders). If it shows a login form, authentication is not complete.
Note: After initial authentication, subsequent commands can run headless (default) since the session cookies persist.
Microsoft sessions expire after ~7-14 days. Signs of expiry:
To re-authenticate: Open Outlook in headed mode again:
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox" --session=outlook-web --headed
Complete the login manually in the browser window.
Base: https://outlook.office.com
Email:
- /mail/inbox - Inbox
- /mail/drafts - Drafts folder
- /mail/sentitems - Sent folder
- /mail/deleteditems - Deleted/Trash
- /mail/archive - Archive
- /mail/junkemail - Junk/Spam
- /mail/search?q=TERM - Search results
- /mail/deeplink/compose - New email composer
Calendar:
- /calendar - Calendar view
- /calendar/view/day - Day view
- /calendar/view/week - Week view
- /calendar/view/month - Month view
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
Navigate to inbox, then click on an email row to select it:
playwright-cli click "EMAIL_SUBJECT_OR_SELECTOR" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
The reading pane will show the email content.
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/deeplink/compose" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
Fill in fields:
# Add recipient
playwright-cli fill "[aria-label='To']" "[email protected]" --session=outlook-web
# Add subject
playwright-cli fill "[aria-label='Add a subject']" "Subject line" --session=outlook-web
# Add body (the editor area)
playwright-cli fill "[aria-label='Message body']" "Email content here" --session=outlook-web
IMPORTANT: By default, save as draft instead of sending:
# Save as draft (Ctrl+S or close the compose window)
playwright-cli keyboard "Control+s" --session=outlook-web
Only send if user explicitly requests:
# Send email (only when explicitly requested by user)
playwright-cli click "[aria-label='Send']" --session=outlook-web
Method 1: Via Reading Pane (Simple)
With an email open in the reading pane:
# Click Reply button
playwright-cli click "[aria-label='Reply']" --session=outlook-web
# Fill reply message
playwright-cli fill "[aria-label='Message body']" "Your reply text here" --session=outlook-web
# Save as draft (auto-saves, or use Ctrl+S)
playwright-cli press "Control+s" --session=outlook-web
Method 2: Complete Reply Flow
From inbox to draft reply:
# 1. Navigate to inbox
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox" --session=outlook-web
# 2. Click the email (get ref from snapshot)
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli click <email-ref> --session=outlook-web
# 3. Click Reply button
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli click <reply-button-ref> --session=outlook-web
# 4. Fill reply
playwright-cli fill <message-body-ref> "Your reply message" --session=outlook-web
# 5. Save draft (Ctrl+S or Escape)
playwright-cli press "Control+s" --session=outlook-web
Method 3: Fast Batch Reply
Using run-code for speed:
playwright-cli run-code "
await page.goto('https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox');
await page.getByRole('option').first().click();
await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reply', exact: true }).click();
await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Message body' }).fill('Your reply');
await page.keyboard.press('Control+s');
" --session=outlook-web
Note: Replies are auto-saved as drafts and have "Re: [Original Subject]" format.
playwright-cli click "[aria-label='Forward']" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
# Add recipient and content
With an email selected:
playwright-cli click "[aria-label='Delete']" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/search?q=YOUR_SEARCH_TERM" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
Or use the search box:
playwright-cli click "[aria-label='Search']" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli fill "[aria-label='Search']" "search query" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli keyboard "Enter" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
# Drafts
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/drafts" --session=outlook-web
# Sent
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/sentitems" --session=outlook-web
# Deleted
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/deleteditems" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/calendar" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
# Day view
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/calendar/view/day" --session=outlook-web
# Week view
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/calendar/view/week" --session=outlook-web
# Month view
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/calendar/view/month" --session=outlook-web
Click on an event in the calendar view:
playwright-cli click "EVENT_TITLE_OR_SELECTOR" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli wait 2000 --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
[aria-label='...'] selectorsFor faster programmatic operations, batch multiple commands using run-code:
playwright-cli run-code "
// Open inbox and reply to first email
await page.goto('https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox');
await page.getByRole('option').first().click();
await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reply', exact: true }).click();
await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Message body' }).fill('Your reply text');
await page.keyboard.press('Control+s');
" --session=outlook-web
Benefits: 60-70% faster than individual commands, single process invocation.
If you have an email ID (from URL or previous snapshot), navigate directly:
# Instead of: inbox → find → click
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox/id/AAQkAGMxODI1MWVlLTgy..." --session=outlook-web
Email IDs are found in URLs when emails are open: /mail/inbox/id/<EMAIL_ID>
For programmatic use, only snapshot when you need to extract data:
# Fast: No intermediate snapshots
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli click e600 --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli click "Reply" --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli fill "Message body" "Text" --session=outlook-web
# Only snapshot if you need to verify or extract data
Block images, fonts, and analytics to speed up page loads by 30-50%:
playwright-cli run-code "
// Block non-essential resources
await page.route('**/*', (route) => {
const url = route.request().url();
if (url.includes('browser.events.data.microsoft.com') ||
url.includes('csp.microsoft.com') ||
url.match(/\\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|svg|woff|woff2|ttf)$/)) {
route.abort();
} else {
route.continue();
}
});
// Then navigate
await page.goto('https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox');
" --session=outlook-web
Note: Test thoroughly as blocking resources may affect functionality.
Outlook Web auto-saves drafts every few seconds. For programmatic workflows:
Problem: Full page snapshots include 60-95% UI chrome (toolbars, navigation, wrappers) and only 5-40% actual content.
Solution: Use run-code to extract just the text you need:
# Extract email list as text (no YAML overhead)
playwright-cli run-code "
const listbox = await page.locator('[role=\"listbox\"]');
return await listbox.innerText();
" --session=outlook-web
# Extract just message body text
playwright-cli run-code "
const body = await page.locator('[role=\"document\"]').first();
return await body.innerText();
" --session=outlook-web
# Extract structured data as JSON
playwright-cli run-code "
const emails = await page.locator('[role=\"option\"]')
.evaluateAll(opts => opts.slice(0, 10).map(o => ({
text: o.textContent.trim(),
unread: o.textContent.includes('Unread')
})));
return JSON.stringify(emails, null, 2);
" --session=outlook-web
Benefits:
When to use:
Close the existing playwright session:
playwright-cli close --session=outlook-web
Then retry the command.
Session has expired. Re-authenticate:
playwright-cli open "https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox" --session=outlook-web --headed
# User completes login in the opened browser window
Wait and retry:
playwright-cli wait 3000 --session=outlook-web
playwright-cli snapshot --session=outlook-web
See references/ui-patterns.md for discovered element selectors and patterns specific to Outlook Web.
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