Agent skill

Tmux

Remote control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs (python, gdb, etc.) by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.

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Install Tmux

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill tmux -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mitsuhiko/agent-stuff tmux --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tmux .claude/skills/tmux && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "tmux" agent skill from https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff/tree/main/skills/tmux into .claude/skills/tmux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tmux", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff/tree/main/skills/tmux

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill tmux -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mitsuhiko/agent-stuff tmux --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tmux .agents/skills/tmux && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "tmux" agent skill from https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff/tree/main/skills/tmux into .agents/skills/tmux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tmux", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill tmux -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mitsuhiko/agent-stuff tmux --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tmux .cursor/skills/tmux && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "tmux" agent skill from https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff/tree/main/skills/tmux into .cursor/skills/tmux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tmux", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff.git --path skills/tmux

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill tmux -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mitsuhiko/agent-stuff tmux --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tmux .gemini/skills/tmux && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "tmux" agent skill from https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff/tree/main/skills/tmux into .gemini/skills/tmux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tmux", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mitsuhiko/agent-stuff tmux

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill tmux -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tmux .github/skills/tmux && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "tmux" agent skill from https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff/tree/main/skills/tmux into .github/skills/tmux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tmux", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill tmux -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mitsuhiko/agent-stuff tmux --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tmux .opencode/skills/tmux && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "tmux" agent skill from https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff/tree/main/skills/tmux into .opencode/skills/tmux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tmux", 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: tmux
GitHub stars: 3.2k
Token cost: ~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length: 612 words
Files: 3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo: 16
Repo updated: Sep 27, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Remote control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs (python, gdb, etc.) by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.

Tasks that involve Web scraping
SKILL.md covers Quickstart (isolated socket), Socket convention, Targeting panes and naming and Finding sessions, plus 7 more sections
Runs Shell scripts from its folder

What it does

Tmux is an agent skill from mitsuhiko/agent-stuff. Remote control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs (python, gdb, etc.) by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/find-sessions.sh` and `scripts/wait-for-text.sh`).

It sits in Data & Analytics, covering Web scraping. It works with tmux and Python. The repository describes itself as: These are commands I use with agents, mostly Claude. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Web scraping

Example prompts

“/tmux”

Requirements

Python 3
A Bash shell

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0865c84. 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
Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.
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

Tmux loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 31 tokens; SKILL.md has 612 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~31
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.4k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mitsuhiko/agent-stuff at commit 0865c84, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mitsuhiko). 612 words, ~1,388 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/tmux/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: tmux
description: Remote control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs (python, gdb, etc.) by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.
license: Vibecoded

tmux Skill

Use tmux as a programmable terminal multiplexer for interactive work. Works on Linux and macOS with stock tmux; avoid custom config by using a private socket.

Quickstart (isolated socket)

bash

SOCKET_DIR=${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/claude-tmux-sockets  # well-known dir for all agent sockets
mkdir -p "$SOCKET_DIR"
SOCKET="$SOCKET_DIR/claude.sock"                # keep agent sessions separate from your personal tmux
SESSION=claude-python                           # slug-like names; avoid spaces
tmux -S "$SOCKET" new -d -s "$SESSION" -n shell
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION":0.0 -- 'python3 -q' Enter
tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t "$SESSION":0.0 -S -200  # watch output
tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-session -t "$SESSION"                   # clean up

After starting a session ALWAYS tell the user how to monitor the session by giving them a command to copy paste:

To monitor this session yourself:
  tmux -S "$SOCKET" attach -t claude-lldb

Or to capture the output once:
  tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t claude-lldb:0.0 -S -200

This must ALWAYS be printed right after a session was started and once again at the end of the tool loop. But the earlier you send it, the happier the user will be.

Socket convention

Agents MUST place tmux sockets under CLAUDE_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR (defaults to ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/claude-tmux-sockets) and use tmux -S "$SOCKET" so we can enumerate/clean them. Create the dir first: mkdir -p "$CLAUDE_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR".
Default socket path to use unless you must isolate further: SOCKET="$CLAUDE_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR/claude.sock".

Targeting panes and naming

Target format: {session}:{window}.{pane}, defaults to :0.0 if omitted. Keep names short (e.g., claude-py, claude-gdb).
Use -S "$SOCKET" consistently to stay on the private socket path. If you need user config, drop -f /dev/null; otherwise -f /dev/null gives a clean config.
Inspect: tmux -S "$SOCKET" list-sessions, tmux -S "$SOCKET" list-panes -a.

Finding sessions

List sessions on your active socket with metadata: ./scripts/find-sessions.sh -S "$SOCKET"; add -q partial-name to filter.
Scan all sockets under the shared directory: ./scripts/find-sessions.sh --all (uses CLAUDE_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR or ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/claude-tmux-sockets).

Sending input safely

Prefer literal sends to avoid shell splitting: tmux -L "$SOCKET" send-keys -t target -l -- "$cmd"
When composing inline commands, use single quotes or ANSI C quoting to avoid expansion: tmux ... send-keys -t target -- $'python3 -m http.server 8000'.
To send control keys: tmux ... send-keys -t target C-c, C-d, C-z, Escape, etc.

Watching output

Capture recent history (joined lines to avoid wrapping artifacts): tmux -L "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t target -S -200.
For continuous monitoring, poll with the helper script (below) instead of tmux wait-for (which does not watch pane output).
You can also temporarily attach to observe: tmux -L "$SOCKET" attach -t "$SESSION"; detach with Ctrl+b d.
When giving instructions to a user, explicitly print a copy/paste monitor command alongside the action don't assume they remembered the command.

Spawning Processes

Some special rules for processes:

when asked to debug, use lldb by default
when starting a python interactive shell, always set the PYTHON_BASIC_REPL=1 environment variable. This is very important as the non-basic console interferes with your send-keys.

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Synchronizing / waiting for prompts

Use timed polling to avoid races with interactive tools. Example: wait for a Python prompt before sending code:
bash
```
./scripts/wait-for-text.sh -t "$SESSION":0.0 -p '^>>>' -T 15 -l 4000
```
For long-running commands, poll for completion text ("Type quit to exit", "Program exited", etc.) before proceeding.

Interactive tool recipes

Python REPL: tmux ... send-keys -- 'python3 -q' Enter; wait for ^>>>; send code with -l; interrupt with C-c. Always with PYTHON_BASIC_REPL.
gdb: tmux ... send-keys -- 'gdb --quiet ./a.out' Enter; disable paging tmux ... send-keys -- 'set pagination off' Enter; break with C-c; issue bt, info locals, etc.; exit via quit then confirm y.
Other TTY apps (ipdb, psql, mysql, node, bash): same pattern—start the program, poll for its prompt, then send literal text and Enter.

Cleanup

Kill a session when done: tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-session -t "$SESSION".
Kill all sessions on a socket: tmux -S "$SOCKET" list-sessions -F '#{session_name}' | xargs -r -n1 tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-session -t.
Remove everything on the private socket: tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-server.

Helper: wait-for-text.sh

./scripts/wait-for-text.sh polls a pane for a regex (or fixed string) with a timeout. Works on Linux/macOS with bash + tmux + grep.

bash

./scripts/wait-for-text.sh -t session:0.0 -p 'pattern' [-F] [-T 20] [-i 0.5] [-l 2000]

-t/--target pane target (required)
-p/--pattern regex to match (required); add -F for fixed string
-T timeout seconds (integer, default 15)
-i poll interval seconds (default 0.5)
-l history lines to search from the pane (integer, default 1000)
Exits 0 on first match, 1 on timeout. On failure prints the last captured text to stderr to aid debugging.

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in skills/tmux of mitsuhiko/agent-stuff.

SKILL.md
scripts/find-sessions.sh
scripts/wait-for-text.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0865c84

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Questions about Tmux

What does Tmux do?

Remote control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs (python, gdb, etc.) by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output. Tmux is an agent skill from mitsuhiko/agent-stuff.) by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.

When should I use Tmux?

Tmux fits situations like: tasks that involve Web scraping.

How do I install Tmux in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill tmux -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tmux in mitsuhiko/agent-stuff) into .claude/skills/tmux in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Tmux in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill tmux -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tmux in mitsuhiko/agent-stuff) into .agents/skills/tmux in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Tmux 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 mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill tmux -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tmux, .gemini/skills/tmux, .github/skills/tmux and .opencode/skills/tmux in your project.

What does Tmux need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tmux needs a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3; A Bash shell.

Does Tmux 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 Tmux 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Tmux use?

Tmux is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Tmux use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.6k 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 Tmux?

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Who maintains Tmux?

mitsuhiko (a GitHub user) maintains it in mitsuhiko/agent-stuff, which has 3,179 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.

Source: mitsuhiko/agent-stuff on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Tmux

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

tmux Skill

Quickstart (isolated socket)

Socket convention

Targeting panes and naming

Finding sessions

Sending input safely

Watching output

Spawning Processes

Synchronizing / waiting for prompts

Interactive tool recipes

Cleanup

Helper: wait-for-text.sh

Files

Compare with similar skills

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