diff --git a/bin/capture-readme-playground.mjs b/bin/capture-readme-playground.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4194e89eb..000000000
--- a/bin/capture-readme-playground.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,327 +0,0 @@
-/* global liquidjs */
-import { spawn, execFile } from 'node:child_process'
-import { access, copyFile, mkdir, rm } from 'node:fs/promises'
-import { dirname, join } from 'node:path'
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import { promisify } from 'node:util'
-import { chromium } from 'playwright'
-
-const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile)
-const root = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..')
-const docsDir = join(root, 'docs')
-const framesDir = join(root, '.local/playground-gif-frames')
-const outPath = join(docsDir, 'source/playground-demo.gif')
-const url = 'http://127.0.0.1:4001/playground.html'
-
-const CAPTURE_WIDTH = 980
-const VIEWPORT_WIDTH = 1100
-const VIEWPORT_HEIGHT = 1000
-const DEVICE_SCALE = 2
-const FPS = 12
-const LAST_FRAME_HOLD = 2.5
-const CHAR_MS = 55
-
-const LINE_HEIGHT = 21
-const WINDOW_CHROME = 36
-const GRID_GAP = 16
-const EDITOR_PAD = 16
-
-function run (cmd, args, opts = {}) {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const child = spawn(cmd, args, { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true, ...opts })
-    child.on('error', reject)
-    child.on('exit', (code) => (code === 0 ? resolve() : reject(new Error(`${cmd} exited ${code}`))))
-  })
-}
-
-async function waitForServer (maxMs = 120000) {
-  const start = Date.now()
-  while (Date.now() - start < maxMs) {
-    try {
-      const res = await fetch(url)
-      if (res.ok) return
-    } catch {}
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
-  }
-  throw new Error(`Timed out waiting for ${url}`)
-}
-
-async function ensureDocsDeps () {
-  try {
-    await access(join(docsDir, 'node_modules/hexo/package.json'))
-  } catch {
-    await run('npm', ['ci'], { cwd: docsDir })
-  }
-}
-
-async function prepareCapture (page, { fullTemplate, fullContext }) {
-  await page.addStyleTag({
-    content: `
-      #editors .capture-pane {
-        margin: 0;
-        box-sizing: border-box;
-        font: 14px/1.5 "Source Code Pro", ui-monospace, Monaco, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
-        white-space: pre;
-        overflow: hidden;
-        color: #24292f;
-        background: #fff;
-      }
-      #editors .capture-cursor {
-        color: #24292f;
-      }
-      #editors .capture-json .json-key { color: #953800; }
-      #editors .capture-json .json-string { color: #cf222e; }
-    `
-  })
-
-  await page.evaluate((opts) => {
-    const {
-      captureWidth,
-      fullTemplate,
-      fullContext,
-      lineHeight,
-      windowChrome,
-      gridGap,
-      editorPad
-    } = opts
-
-    function paneHeight (lines) {
-      return windowChrome + editorPad * 2 + lines * lineHeight + 4
-    }
-
-    function escapeHtml (str) {
-      return String(str)
-        .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
-        .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
-        .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
-    }
-
-    function highlightJson (text) {
-      return escapeHtml(text)
-        .replace(/"([^"]+)":/g, '<span class="json-key">"$1":</span>')
-        .replace(/: "([^"]*)"/g, ': <span class="json-string">"$1"</span>')
-    }
-
-    function mountPane (shell, className, html) {
-      shell.innerHTML = ''
-      shell.style.paddingTop = '0'
-      shell.style.overflow = 'hidden'
-      const pre = document.createElement('pre')
-      pre.className = 'capture-pane ' + className
-      pre.style.height = '100%'
-      pre.style.padding = `${editorPad}px`
-      if (html) pre.innerHTML = html
-      shell.appendChild(pre)
-      return pre
-    }
-
-    document.querySelector('#playground .version')?.remove()
-    document.querySelector('#playground h1')?.remove()
-    document.querySelector('.loader')?.remove()
-    document.querySelector('#playground > .wrapper')?.style.setProperty('margin-bottom', '0')
-    document.body.style.background = '#fff'
-    document.querySelector('#playground').style.background = '#fff'
-
-    window.__captureEngine = new liquidjs.Liquid({ memoryLimit: 1e5, renderLimit: 1e5 })
-    window.__captureContext = JSON.parse(fullContext)
-    window.__captureLastHtml = ''
-
-    const templateLineCount = fullTemplate.split('\n').length
-    const contextLineCount = fullContext.split('\n').length
-
-    const templateEditorH = paneHeight(templateLineCount)
-    const contextEditorH = paneHeight(contextLineCount)
-
-    const leftRow1 = templateEditorH
-    const leftRow2 = contextEditorH
-    const rightCol = leftRow1 + gridGap + leftRow2
-    const gridH = rightCol
-
-    const editors = document.querySelector('#editors')
-    editors.classList.remove('inner')
-    editors.style.margin = '0 auto'
-    editors.style.width = captureWidth + 'px'
-    editors.style.maxWidth = captureWidth + 'px'
-    editors.style.height = gridH + 'px'
-    editors.style.minHeight = gridH + 'px'
-    editors.style.overflow = 'visible'
-    editors.style.display = 'grid'
-    editors.style.gridTemplateColumns = '1fr 1fr'
-    editors.style.gridTemplateRows = `${leftRow1}px ${leftRow2}px`
-    editors.style.gridGap = gridGap + 'px'
-    editors.style.alignItems = 'start'
-
-    document.querySelectorAll('.editor-wrapper').forEach((wrapper) => {
-      wrapper.style.overflow = 'visible'
-      wrapper.style.minHeight = '0'
-    })
-
-    document.querySelector('.area-output').style.gridRow = '1 / -1'
-    document.querySelector('.area-output').style.gridColumn = '2'
-
-    const tplShell = document.querySelector('#editorEl')
-    const ctxShell = document.querySelector('#dataEl')
-    const tplPane = tplShell.closest('.pane-window')
-    const ctxPane = ctxShell.closest('.pane-window')
-    tplShell.closest('.editor-wrapper').style.height = templateEditorH + 'px'
-    ctxShell.closest('.editor-wrapper').style.height = contextEditorH + 'px'
-    tplPane.style.height = templateEditorH + 'px'
-    ctxPane.style.height = contextEditorH + 'px'
-    tplShell.style.height = (templateEditorH - windowChrome) + 'px'
-    ctxShell.style.height = (contextEditorH - windowChrome) + 'px'
-
-    window.__captureTpl = mountPane(tplShell, 'capture-liquid', '')
-    window.__captureCtx = mountPane(ctxShell, 'capture-json', highlightJson(fullContext))
-
-    const code = document.querySelector('#previewCode')
-    code.textContent = ''
-    if (window.Prism) {
-      delete code.dataset.highlighted
-      window.Prism.highlightElement(code)
-    }
-
-    const outputPane = document.querySelector('.area-output .pane-window')
-    const outputShell = document.querySelector('.output-preview')
-    const outputWrap = document.querySelector('.area-output')
-    outputWrap.style.height = rightCol + 'px'
-    outputPane.style.height = rightCol + 'px'
-    outputShell.style.height = (rightCol - windowChrome) + 'px'
-    outputShell.style.flex = 'none'
-    outputShell.style.overflow = 'hidden'
-    outputShell.style.paddingTop = '0'
-    const pre = outputShell.querySelector('pre.highlight')
-    pre.style.minHeight = '0'
-    pre.style.height = '100%'
-    pre.style.padding = editorPad + 'px'
-    pre.style.margin = '0'
-    pre.style.boxSizing = 'border-box'
-    pre.style.border = 'none'
-    pre.style.boxShadow = 'none'
-  }, {
-    captureWidth: CAPTURE_WIDTH,
-    fullTemplate,
-    fullContext,
-    lineHeight: LINE_HEIGHT,
-    windowChrome: WINDOW_CHROME,
-    gridGap: GRID_GAP,
-    editorPad: EDITOR_PAD
-  })
-
-  await page.waitForTimeout(200)
-}
-
-async function setCaptureFrame (page, templateText) {
-  await page.evaluate(async (tpl) => {
-    function escapeHtml (str) {
-      return String(str)
-        .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
-        .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
-        .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
-    }
-
-    window.__captureTpl.innerHTML =
-      escapeHtml(tpl) + '<span class="capture-cursor">▎</span>'
-
-    let html = window.__captureLastHtml || ''
-    try {
-      html = await window.__captureEngine.parseAndRender(tpl, window.__captureContext)
-      window.__captureLastHtml = html
-    } catch {}
-
-    const code = document.querySelector('#previewCode')
-    code.textContent = html
-    if (window.Prism) {
-      delete code.dataset.highlighted
-      window.Prism.highlightElement(code)
-    }
-  }, templateText)
-}
-
-async function screenshotEditors (page, file) {
-  await page.locator('#editors').screenshot({
-    path: file,
-    animations: 'disabled',
-    type: 'png',
-    scale: 'device'
-  })
-}
-
-async function encodeGif () {
-  await execFileAsync('ffmpeg', [
-    '-y',
-    '-framerate', String(FPS),
-    '-i', join(framesDir, 'frame-%03d.png'),
-    '-vf', `tpad=stop_mode=clone:stop_duration=${LAST_FRAME_HOLD},split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen=max_colors=256:stats_mode=full[p];[s1][p]paletteuse=dither=floyd_steinberg`,
-    '-loop', '0',
-    outPath
-  ], { stdio: 'inherit' })
-}
-
-async function main () {
-  await run('npm', ['run', 'build:docs-liquid'], { cwd: root })
-  await run('npm', ['run', 'build:contributors'], { cwd: root })
-  await run('npm', ['run', 'build:used-by'], { cwd: root })
-  await ensureDocsDeps()
-  await rm(framesDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
-  await mkdir(framesDir, { recursive: true })
-
-  const server = spawn('npx', ['hexo', 'server', '-p', '4001'], {
-    cwd: docsDir,
-    shell: true,
-    stdio: 'ignore'
-  })
-
-  try {
-    await waitForServer()
-
-    const browser = await chromium.launch()
-    const page = await browser.newPage({
-      viewport: { width: VIEWPORT_WIDTH, height: VIEWPORT_HEIGHT },
-      deviceScaleFactor: DEVICE_SCALE
-    })
-    await page.emulateMedia({ colorScheme: 'light' })
-    await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: 'networkidle' })
-
-    const allowCookies = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Allow all cookies' })
-    if (await allowCookies.count()) {
-      await allowCookies.click()
-    }
-
-    await page.waitForSelector('#editors:not(.hide)', { timeout: 60000 })
-    await page.waitForFunction(() => {
-      return window.ace?.edit?.('editorEl')?.getValue().includes('name | capitalize')
-    })
-
-    const fullTemplate = await page.evaluate(() => window.ace.edit('editorEl').getValue())
-    const fullContext = await page.evaluate(() => window.ace.edit('dataEl').getValue())
-
-    await prepareCapture(page, { fullTemplate, fullContext })
-
-    const framePaths = []
-    let frameIndex = 0
-
-    for (let i = 0; i <= fullTemplate.length; i++) {
-      const partial = fullTemplate.slice(0, i)
-      await setCaptureFrame(page, partial)
-      await page.waitForTimeout(CHAR_MS)
-      const file = join(framesDir, `frame-${String(frameIndex).padStart(3, '0')}.png`)
-      framePaths.push(file)
-      await screenshotEditors(page, file)
-      frameIndex++
-    }
-
-    await encodeGif()
-    await mkdir(join(root, '.local'), { recursive: true })
-    await copyFile(framePaths[framePaths.length - 1], join(root, '.local/playground-gif-last-frame.png'))
-    await browser.close()
-    console.log(`Wrote ${outPath} (${framePaths.length} frames @ ${FPS} fps, char typing + live output)`)
-  } finally {
-    server.kill()
-    await rm(framesDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
-  }
-}
-
-main().catch((err) => {
-  console.error(err)
-  process.exit(1)
-})
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 948309347..2e1251bca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
     "build:changelog": "node bin/build-changelog.js",
     "build:docs-hexo": "cd docs && npm ci && npm run build && shx cp CNAME public/",
     "docs:dev": "run-s build:docs-liquid build:contributors build:used-by docs:serve",
-    "docs:serve": "cd docs && npm run start",
-    "capture:readme-playground": "node bin/capture-readme-playground.mjs"
+    "docs:serve": "cd docs && npm run start"
   },
   "bin": {
     "liquidjs": "./bin/liquid.js",