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+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+import { test } from '../../playwright/test';
+
+test.describe('Plugins', async () => {
+  test('Open plugins menu and generate plugin', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Opening settings
+    await page.locator('[data-testid="settings-button"]').click();
+    // Switching to Plugins tab
+    await page.locator('li[role="tab"]:has-text("Plugins")').click();
+
+    // Generate new plugin
+    await page.locator('text=Generate New Plugin').click();
+    await page.locator('text=Generate').first().click();
+
+    // check if the plugin shows up on the plugin list
+    await expect(page.locator('.app')).toContainText('insomnia-plugin-demo-example');
+  });
+
+  // TODO: more scenarios will be added in follow-up iterations of increasing test coverage
+});