Tmux

What it does

Example prompts

• “/tmux”

Requirements

• Python 3
• Node.js
• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): cline, opencode, claude, amp, codex, gemini, cursor, pi

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1Use LogPilot — easiest way to capture and analyze output
2. 2Always use -S "$SOCKET" — prevents conflicts with user tmux
3. 3Use -l flag — literal text, no shell expansion issues
4. 4PYTHON_BASIC_REPL=1 — required for interactive Python
5. 5Kill sessions when done — prevents resource leaks

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 62c9227. 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

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • claude
  • cargo

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

  • github.com

  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.

• Compatibility

  cline, opencode, claude, amp, codex, gemini, cursor, pi

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Tmux loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 20 tokens; SKILL.md has 233 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~20

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.1k

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

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 jellydn/my-ai-tools at commit 62c9227, republished under its MIT licence (© jellydn). 233 words, ~1,086 tokens.

name

tmux

description

Control tmux sessions remotely — send commands, capture output, manage panes

compatibility

cline, opencode, claude, amp, codex, gemini, cursor, pi

license

MIT

hint

Use when you need to control tmux sessions programmatically for interactive terminal applications like REPLs, debuggers, or databases

user-invocable

true

metadata.audience

all

metadata.workflow

terminal-automation

# Install LogPilot
cargo install logpilot

# Watch your tmux session
logpilot watch mysession --pane mysession:0.0

# Ask AI about what's happening
logpilot ask "What errors appeared?"
logpilot summarize --last 5m

# Setup socket
export SOCKET="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/ai-tmux-sockets/agent.sock"
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$SOCKET")"

# Create session and run
SESSION=agent-py
tmux -S "$SOCKET" new -d -s "$SESSION"
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION" 'python3 -q' Enter

# Capture output manually
tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t "$SESSION" -S -100

# Cleanup
tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-session -t "$SESSION"

SESSION=agent-py
SOCKET="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/ai-tmux-sockets/agent.sock"
tmux -S "$SOCKET" new -d -s "$SESSION"
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION" 'PYTHON_BASIC_REPL=1 python3 -q' Enter
sleep 1
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION" -l 'print(2+2)'
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION" Enter
tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t "$SESSION" -S -10
tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-session -t "$SESSION"

SESSION=agent-gdb
SOCKET="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/ai-tmux-sockets/agent.sock"
tmux -S "$SOCKET" new -d -s "$SESSION"
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION" 'gdb --quiet ./program' Enter
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION" 'set pagination off' Enter
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION" 'run' Enter
# ... later ...
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION" C-c
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION" 'bt' Enter
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION" 'quit' Enter 'y' Enter

{
	"mcpServers": {
		"logpilot": {
			"command": "logpilot",
			"args": ["mcp-server"]
		}
	}
}

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/tmux of jellydn/my-ai-tools.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 62c9227