diff --git a/wrapper/docker-entrypoint.sh b/wrapper/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 8e9c905..00693e0 100644
--- a/wrapper/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/wrapper/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then
   pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 fi
 
+# --- Playwright browser runtime (cached in /cache so it persists) ---
+export PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH="${PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH:-/cache/pw-browsers}"
+if python -c "import playwright" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if [ ! -d "$PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH" ] || [ -z "$(ls -A "$PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+    echo "[Wrapper] Installing Playwright Chromium to $PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH ..."
+    # try without OS deps first; if your base has them it’s faster
+    python -m playwright install chromium || python -m playwright install --with-deps chromium
+  else
+    echo "[Wrapper] Playwright browser cache present at $PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # --- Export env for child (don’t quote, avoid stray quotes) ---
 export SHAI_CONFIG SHAI_DATA