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qawolf flows run --env <env> installs npm dependencies and Playwright browsers automatically before its first run, so web-only users rarely invoke qawolf install directly. Android dependencies are not installed during a run; run qawolf install android before running Android flows. Also reach for qawolf install to install ahead of time (for example, to warm a CI cache between the checkout step and the run step) or when running flows from a local-only project.

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Install everything the project needs

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From the project root, run:
qawolf install
The CLI scans the project for flows, looks at each flow’s target, and installs the dependencies required by every target it finds.

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Install only for specific flows

Pass a pattern to limit which flows are considered: 
qawolf install "checkout/**"
This is useful in CI when a job only runs a subset of the suite.

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Install browsers only

qawolf install browsers
qawolf install browsers "flows/web/**"
Equivalent to running playwright install for the browsers your web flows target.

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Install Android dependencies only

Set ANDROID_HOME (or ANDROID_SDK_ROOT) to the path of your Android SDK before running this command. Install the SDK through Android Studio’s SDK Manager or the standalone cmdline-tools package.
qawolf install android
qawolf install android "flows/mobile/**"
The command installs the Appium uiautomator2 driver, downloads the Android system images for each target the matching flows use, and creates the corresponding AVDs.

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iOS support

iOS flows are not yet executable by the CLI. qawolf install skips them with a warning. iOS support requires macOS with Xcode when it ships.
Last modified on June 12, 2026