diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 835c5d1..27f7dc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: pnpm --filter "${{ matrix.package }}..." --if-present run build
 
-      # Only the browser-mode test suites (vitest `instances: chromium`) need a browser.
+      # Only the browser-mode test suites (vitest `instances: chromium`) need a
+      # browser. playwright is a direct devDep of these packages, so run its CLI
+      # in the package context (--filter) — it isn't resolvable from the root.
       - name: Install Playwright Chromium
         if: matrix.package == '@robonen/primitives' || matrix.package == '@robonen/editor'
-        run: pnpm exec playwright install --with-deps chromium
+        run: pnpm --filter "${{ matrix.package }}" exec playwright install --with-deps chromium
 
       - name: Lint
         run: pnpm --filter "${{ matrix.package }}" --if-present run lint:check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 54f368f..931f9e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Install Playwright browser
-        run: pnpm exec playwright install --with-deps chromium
+        run: pnpm --filter "@robonen/primitives" exec playwright install --with-deps chromium
 
       - name: Build & Test
         run: pnpm build && pnpm test