Tmux
Tmux allows you to manage multiple terminal sessions within a single window, boosting productivity and remote work efficiency.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add insight68-tmux npx -- -y @trustedskills/insight68-tmux
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"insight68-tmux": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/insight68-tmux"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows an AI agent to interact with and manage terminal sessions using tmux. It enables the creation, listing, attaching to, detaching from, and killing of tmux sessions. The agent can also send commands to running tmux sessions.
When to use it
- Remote server management: Automate tasks on a remote server where you need multiple terminals open simultaneously.
- Complex workflows: Execute a series of terminal-based commands in parallel or sequentially within different panes.
- Session persistence: Maintain active terminal sessions even when the agent disconnects, resuming them later.
- Automated scripting: Integrate terminal operations into automated scripts and processes managed by the AI agent.
Key capabilities
- Create new tmux sessions
- List existing tmux sessions
- Attach to a running tmux session
- Detach from a tmux session
- Kill a tmux session
- Send commands to a tmux pane
Example prompts
- "Create a new tmux session named 'dev_env'."
- "List all currently active tmux sessions."
- "Attach to the tmux session called 'data_processing'."
- “Kill the tmux session named ‘test’.”
Tips & gotchas
Requires tmux to be installed on the target system. The agent needs appropriate permissions to manage tmux sessions.
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