make remote browser listing more simpler when giving --browser ip only shows remote browsers

browser_cli/cli.py

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ from browser_cli.client import (
     active_browser_targets,
     display_browser_name,
     save_remote_token,
+    remote_target_for_alias,
+    remote_browser_targets,
 )
 from browser_cli.platform import install_base_dir, is_windows
 from browser_cli.registry import load_registry
@@ -242,12 +244,34 @@ def clients_group(ctx):
 
     all_clients = []
 
+    browser_alias = (ctx.obj or {}).get("browser")
     remote = (ctx.obj or {}).get("remote") or os.environ.get("BROWSER_CLI_REMOTE")
-    if remote:
+    token = (ctx.obj or {}).get("token") or os.environ.get("BROWSER_CLI_TOKEN")
+
+    if not remote and browser_alias:
+        # --browser <host> without --remote: resolve host alias to a remote endpoint,
+        # then show ALL clients from that remote (not just the one resolved profile).
+        resolved = remote_target_for_alias(browser_alias)
+        if resolved:
+            resolved_token = token or resolved.token
+            try:
+                targets = remote_browser_targets(resolved.remote, resolved_token)
+            except (BrowserNotConnected, RuntimeError) as e:
+                console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] {e}")
+                sys.exit(1)
+            for target in targets:
+                try:
+                    result = send_command("clients.list", profile=target.profile, remote=resolved.remote, token=resolved_token)
+                    for c in (result or []):
+                        c["profile"] = target.display_name
+                        all_clients.append(c)
+                except (BrowserNotConnected, RuntimeError):
+                    continue
+    elif remote:
         try:
-            result = send_command("clients.list", profile=(ctx.obj or {}).get("browser"))
+            result = send_command("clients.list", profile=browser_alias, remote=remote, token=token)
             for c in (result or []):
-                c["profile"] = c.get("profile") or (ctx.obj or {}).get("browser") or "remote"
+                c["profile"] = c.get("profile") or browser_alias or "remote"
                 all_clients.append(c)
         except (BrowserNotConnected, RuntimeError) as e:
             console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] {e}")