Vellum Terminal Sessions
vellum-ai/vellum-assistant
Manage persistent tmux terminal sessions: create, read, write to, list, and close named shell sessions.
Interact with PTY terminal sessions via the slay CLI. An agent skill from debuglebowski/slayzone.
GPL-3.0Auto-check passed
Install Slay Pty
$ npx skills add debuglebowski/slayzone --skill slay-pty -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install debuglebowski/slayzone slay-pty --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/slay-pty .claude/skills/slay-pty && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "slay-pty" agent skill from https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone/tree/main/.agents/skills/slay-pty into .claude/skills/slay-pty/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "slay-pty", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone/tree/main/.agents/skills/slay-ptyType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add debuglebowski/slayzone --skill slay-pty -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install debuglebowski/slayzone slay-pty --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/slay-pty .agents/skills/slay-pty && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "slay-pty" agent skill from https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone/tree/main/.agents/skills/slay-pty into .agents/skills/slay-pty/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "slay-pty", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add debuglebowski/slayzone --skill slay-pty -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install debuglebowski/slayzone slay-pty --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/slay-pty .cursor/skills/slay-pty && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "slay-pty" agent skill from https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone/tree/main/.agents/skills/slay-pty into .cursor/skills/slay-pty/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "slay-pty", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone.git --path .agents/skills/slay-pty--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add debuglebowski/slayzone --skill slay-pty -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install debuglebowski/slayzone slay-pty --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/slay-pty .gemini/skills/slay-pty && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "slay-pty" agent skill from https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone/tree/main/.agents/skills/slay-pty into .gemini/skills/slay-pty/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "slay-pty", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install debuglebowski/slayzone slay-ptyInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add debuglebowski/slayzone --skill slay-pty -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/slay-pty .github/skills/slay-pty && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "slay-pty" agent skill from https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone/tree/main/.agents/skills/slay-pty into .github/skills/slay-pty/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "slay-pty", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add debuglebowski/slayzone --skill slay-pty -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install debuglebowski/slayzone slay-pty --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/slay-pty .opencode/skills/slay-pty && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "slay-pty" agent skill from https://github.com/debuglebowski/slayzone/tree/main/.agents/skills/slay-pty into .opencode/skills/slay-pty/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "slay-pty", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
slay-pty- GitHub stars
- 191
- Token cost
- ~916 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 480 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 16
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
At a glance
Interact with PTY terminal sessions via the slay CLI. An agent skill from debuglebowski/slayzone.
- SKILL.md covers Commands and Orchestration patterns
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Slay Pty is an agent skill from debuglebowski/slayzone. Interact with PTY terminal sessions via the slay CLI
Its SKILL.md is about 920 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The licence is GPL-3.0.
Example prompts
- “/slay-pty”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e912716. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Slay Pty loads about 916 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 15 tokens; SKILL.md has 480 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from debuglebowski/slayzone at commit e912716, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© debuglebowski). 480 words, ~916 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/slay-pty/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- slay-pty
- description
- Interact with PTY terminal sessions via the slay CLI
- trigger
- auto
PTY commands interact with terminal sessions managed by the SlayZone app — the actual terminal tabs you see in each task. Use these to read output, send input, and orchestrate AI coding agents programmatically.
All commands support ID prefix matching.
Commands
slay pty list [--json]— list active PTY sessions.- Shows session ID, task ID, terminal mode, current state, and age
slay pty buffer <id>— dump the full terminal buffer content to stdout.- Useful for reading what an AI agent has output without streaming
slay pty follow <id> [--full]— stream PTY output in real time.--fullreplays the existing buffer first before streaming new output- Streams until the session exits
slay pty submit <id> [text] [--wait] [--no-wait] [--timeout <ms>]— default for sending input. High-level text submission with AI-mode awareness.- If no text argument is given, reads from stdin (pipe-friendly)
- Appends a trailing newline to submit
- For AI modes like
claude-code, internal newlines are encoded as Kitty shift-enter sequences (\x1b[13;2u) so multi-line text is submitted as a single input - Wait behavior: by default waits for the session to reach the
idlestate (= AI CLI ready for input) before sending. Automatic for AI modes. Use--no-waitto send immediately (default for plain terminal modes) - Timeout defaults to 60 seconds
slay pty type <id> <data>(alias:write) — send raw bytes to PTY stdin. Use only whensubmitis wrong — e.g. appending text mid-prompt without submitting, or sending exact byte sequences. No newline added, no encoding.Key helper subcommands (
slay pty <key> <id>) — send a single control sequence:arrow-up,arrow-down,arrow-left,arrow-right— cursor / history navtab,shift-tab— autocomplete;shift-tabcycles claude-code modes (plan/auto-accept/normal)backspace— delete charescape— ESC key (double-invoke to cancel a claude-code generation)cancel— Ctrl+C interrupt
slay pty wait <id> [--state <state>] [--timeout <ms>] [--json]— block until a session reaches a specific state.- Default state:
idle(AI ready for input) - Default timeout: 60 seconds
- Exit codes: 0 = reached state, 2 = timeout, 1 = session died
- Default state:
slay pty respawn <task-id>— kill + remount a task's main PTY. Task must be open in the app. Task-id prefix supported.slay pty create <task-id> [--mode <m>] [--label <l>] [--no-wait] [--timeout <ms>]— create a new terminal tab (new group) for a task.- Auto-opens the task in the app (PTY only spawns when the renderer mounts the tab)
--modedefaults toterminal(plain shell). Useclaude-code,codex, etc. for agent tabs- Waits for the PTY to appear in
/api/ptyby default (5s timeout).--no-waitreturns immediately - Prints the new session id
slay pty split <id> [--no-wait] [--timeout <ms>]— add a new pane to the same group as an existing tab/session.<id>accepts a full session id (taskId:tabId) or just the tab id; prefix matching supported- New pane is always plain
terminalmode - Wait behavior identical to
create
slay pty kill <id>— terminate a PTY session.
Show full SKILL.md (17 more words)Show less
Orchestration patterns
Submit a prompt to a Claude Code session and wait for completion:
slay pty submit <id> "Fix the failing tests in src/auth.ts"
slay pty wait <id> --state idle --timeout 300000
slay pty buffer <id> # read the resultPipe multi-line input:
cat prompt.md | slay pty submit <id>© debuglebowski, GPL-3.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/slay-pty of debuglebowski/slayzone.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit e912716
Compare with similar skills
Slay Pty next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slay Pty this skilldebuglebowski/slayzone | 191 | — | ~916 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Vellum Terminal Sessionsvellum-ai/vellum-assistant | 1.4k | — | ~704 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Session Handoffsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Sessionanthropics/claude-for-legal | 9.6k | 3 repos | ~478 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Session History Searchslopus/happy | 24k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Terminal Openeraffaan-m/ECC | 274k | — | ~635 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Slay Pty
What does Slay Pty do?
Interact with PTY terminal sessions via the slay CLI. An agent skill from debuglebowski/slayzone. Slay Pty is an agent skill from debuglebowski/slayzone.
How do I install Slay Pty in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add debuglebowski/slayzone --skill slay-pty -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/slay-pty in debuglebowski/slayzone) into .claude/skills/slay-pty in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Slay Pty in Codex?
Run `npx skills add debuglebowski/slayzone --skill slay-pty -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/slay-pty in debuglebowski/slayzone) into .agents/skills/slay-pty in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Slay Pty in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add debuglebowski/slayzone --skill slay-pty -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/slay-pty, .gemini/skills/slay-pty, .github/skills/slay-pty and .opencode/skills/slay-pty in your project.
What does Slay Pty need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Slay Pty is instructions for the agent only.
Does Slay Pty access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Slay Pty safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Slay Pty use?
Slay Pty is published under the GPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Slay Pty use?
About 916 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Slay Pty?
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Who maintains Slay Pty?
debuglebowski (a GitHub user) maintains it in debuglebowski/slayzone, which has 191 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 3, 2026.
Source: debuglebowski/slayzone on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.