Tmux
Tmux provides a terminal multiplexer for managing multiple sessions and workflows efficiently, boosting productivity and remote work control.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add sebastiaanwouters-tmux npx -- -y @trustedskills/sebastiaanwouters-tmux
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sebastiaanwouters-tmux": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/sebastiaanwouters-tmux"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill provides access to and management of Tmux sessions. It allows an AI agent to create, list, attach to, detach from, and kill Tmux sessions, effectively enabling terminal multiplexing within the agent's environment. This is useful for managing multiple tasks or processes within a single terminal window.
When to use it
- Running long-running processes: The agent can start a process in a Tmux session and detach, allowing the process to continue even if the agent connection is interrupted.
- Managing multiple projects simultaneously: The agent can create separate Tmux sessions for different projects, keeping them organized and isolated.
- Remote server management: The agent can connect to a remote server via SSH and use Tmux to manage terminal sessions on that server.
- Automated workflows: Integrate tmux commands into automated scripts or pipelines executed by the AI agent.
Key capabilities
- Create new Tmux sessions
- List existing Tmux sessions
- Attach to an existing Tmux session
- Detach from a Tmux session
- Kill a Tmux session
Example prompts
- "Create a new tmux session named 'dev_env'."
- "List all active tmux sessions."
- "Attach to the tmux session called 'production'."
- “Kill the tmux session named ‘test’.”
Tips & gotchas
Requires Tmux to be installed on the system where the AI agent is running. The skill's effectiveness depends on proper configuration of Tmux itself; familiarity with Tmux commands can improve usage.
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