From 4716ae50ced4e5fedbeb3f8eb522b26e8a7fd7a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Gregor=20=C5=BDuni=C4=8D?=
 <36313686+gregpr07@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:32:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: State command now outputs LLM representation, add CLI
 aliases

- State command outputs same format that browser-use agents see
- Added aliases: bu, browser (all work the same)
- Headed mode now correctly shows browser window
---
 browser_use/skill_cli/commands/browser.py | 25 +++--------------------
 browser_use/skill_cli/main.py             | 14 ++++++++-----
 pyproject.toml                            |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/browser_use/skill_cli/commands/browser.py b/browser_use/skill_cli/commands/browser.py
index f5c2a5a37..862442423 100644
--- a/browser_use/skill_cli/commands/browser.py
+++ b/browser_use/skill_cli/commands/browser.py
@@ -119,28 +119,9 @@ async def handle(action: str, session: SessionInfo, params: dict[str, Any]) -> A
 		return {'screenshot': base64.b64encode(data).decode(), 'size': len(data)}
 
 	elif action == 'state':
-		state = await bs.get_browser_state_summary(include_screenshot=False)
-		if state:
-			# Build element list with indices from DOM state
-			elements = []
-			if state.dom_state and state.dom_state.selector_map:
-				for idx, elem in state.dom_state.selector_map.items():
-					elements.append(
-						{
-							'index': idx,
-							'tag': getattr(elem, 'tag_name', ''),
-							'text': (getattr(elem, 'text', '') or '')[:50],
-							'role': getattr(elem, 'role', ''),
-						}
-					)
-
-			return {
-				'url': state.url,
-				'title': state.title,
-				'element_count': len(elements),
-				'elements': elements[:20],  # Return first 20 elements
-			}
-		return {'url': '', 'title': '', 'elements': []}
+		# Return the same LLM representation that browser-use agents see
+		state_text = await bs.get_state_as_text()
+		return {'_raw_text': state_text}
 
 	elif action == 'switch':
 		from browser_use.browser.events import SwitchTabEvent
diff --git a/browser_use/skill_cli/main.py b/browser_use/skill_cli/main.py
index bd5d760c5..18dbe2b91 100755
--- a/browser_use/skill_cli/main.py
+++ b/browser_use/skill_cli/main.py
@@ -390,11 +390,15 @@ def main() -> int:
 			data = response.get('data')
 			if data is not None:
 				if isinstance(data, dict):
-					for key, value in data.items():
-						if key == 'screenshot' and len(str(value)) > 100:
-							print(f'{key}: <{len(value)} bytes>')
-						else:
-							print(f'{key}: {value}')
+					# Special case: raw text output (e.g., state command)
+					if '_raw_text' in data:
+						print(data['_raw_text'])
+					else:
+						for key, value in data.items():
+							if key == 'screenshot' and len(str(value)) > 100:
+								print(f'{key}: <{len(value)} bytes>')
+							else:
+								print(f'{key}: {value}')
 				elif isinstance(data, str):
 					print(data)
 				else:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a8a7c7719..560c66b9c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use"
 
 [project.scripts]
 browser-use = "browser_use.skill_cli.main:main"  # Fast CLI for browser automation
+bu = "browser_use.skill_cli.main:main"  # Alias for browser-use
+browser = "browser_use.skill_cli.main:main"  # Alias for browser-use
 browser-use-tui = "browser_use.cli:main"  # Legacy TUI interface
 
 [build-system]