{"slug":"tmux-2","title":"tmux","summary":"Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T18:31:24.22068Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/Navinspire-ia/navin","stars":35,"forks":4,"license":"AGPL-3.0","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T11:43:14Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: tmux\ndescription: Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.\nmetadata: {\"navin\":{\"emoji\":\"\uD83E\uDDF5\",\"os\":[\"darwin\",\"linux\"],\"requires\":{\"bins\":[\"tmux\"]}}}</h2>\n<h1>tmux Skill</h1>\n<p>Use tmux only when you need an interactive TTY. Prefer exec background mode for long-running, non-interactive tasks.</p>\n<h2>Quickstart (isolated socket, exec tool)</h2>\n<pre><code>SOCKET_DIR=\"${NAVIN_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/navin-tmux-sockets}\"\nmkdir -p \"$SOCKET_DIR\"\nSOCKET=\"$SOCKET_DIR/navin.sock\"\nSESSION=navin-python\n\ntmux -S \"$SOCKET\" new -d -s \"$SESSION\" -n shell\ntmux -S \"$SOCKET\" send-keys -t \"$SESSION\":0.0 -- 'PYTHON_BASIC_REPL=1 python3 -q' Enter\ntmux -S \"$SOCKET\" capture-pane -p -J -t \"$SESSION\":0.0 -S -200\n</code></pre>\n<p>After starting a session, always print monitor commands:</p>\n<pre><code>To monitor:\n  tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" attach -t \"$SESSION\"\n  tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" capture-pane -p -J -t \"$SESSION\":0.0 -S -200\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Socket convention</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <code>NAVIN_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR</code> environment variable.</li>\n<li>Default socket path: <code>\"$NAVIN_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR/navin.sock\"</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Targeting panes and naming</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Target format: <code>session:window.pane</code> (defaults to <code>:0.0</code>).</li>\n<li>Keep names short; avoid spaces.</li>\n<li>Inspect: <code>tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" list-sessions</code>, <code>tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" list-panes -a</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Finding sessions</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>List sessions on your socket: <code>{baseDir}/scripts/find-sessions.sh -S \"$SOCKET\"</code>.</li>\n<li>Scan all sockets: <code>{baseDir}/scripts/find-sessions.sh --all</code> (uses <code>NAVIN_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR</code>).</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Sending input safely</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Prefer literal sends: <code>tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" send-keys -t target -l -- \"$cmd\"</code>.</li>\n<li>Control keys: <code>tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" send-keys -t target C-c</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Watching output</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Capture recent history: <code>tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" capture-pane -p -J -t target -S -200</code>.</li>\n<li>Wait for prompts: <code>{baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh -t session:0.0 -p 'pattern'</code>.</li>\n<li>Attaching is OK; detach with <code>Ctrl+b d</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Spawning processes</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For python REPLs, set <code>PYTHON_BASIC_REPL=1</code> (non-basic REPL breaks send-keys flows).</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Windows / WSL</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>tmux is supported on macOS/Linux. On Windows, use WSL and install tmux inside WSL.</li>\n<li>This skill is gated to <code>darwin</code>/<code>linux</code> and requires <code>tmux</code> on PATH.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Orchestrating Coding Agents (Codex, Claude Code)</h2>\n<p>tmux excels at running multiple coding agents in parallel:</p>\n<pre><code>SOCKET=\"${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codex-army.sock\"\n\n# Create multiple sessions\nfor i in 1 2 3 4 5; do\n  tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" new-session -d -s \"agent-$i\"\ndone\n\n# Launch agents in different workdirs\ntmux -S \"$SOCKET\" send-keys -t agent-1 \"cd /tmp/project1 &amp;&amp; codex --yolo 'Fix bug X'\" Enter\ntmux -S \"$SOCKET\" send-keys -t agent-2 \"cd /tmp/project2 &amp;&amp; codex --yolo 'Fix bug Y'\" Enter\n\n# Poll for completion (check if prompt returned)\nfor sess in agent-1 agent-2; do\n  if tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" capture-pane -p -t \"$sess\" -S -3 | grep -q \"❯\"; then\n    echo \"$sess: DONE\"\n  else\n    echo \"$sess: Running...\"\n  fi\ndone\n\n# Get full output from completed session\ntmux -S \"$SOCKET\" capture-pane -p -t agent-1 -S -500\n</code></pre>\n<p><strong>Tips:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use separate git worktrees for parallel fixes (no branch conflicts)</li>\n<li><code>pnpm install</code> first before running codex in fresh clones</li>\n<li>Check for shell prompt (<code>❯</code> or <code>$</code>) to detect completion</li>\n<li>Codex needs <code>--yolo</code> or <code>--full-auto</code> for non-interactive fixes</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Cleanup</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Kill a session: <code>tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" kill-session -t \"$SESSION\"</code>.</li>\n<li>Kill all sessions on a socket: <code>tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" list-sessions -F '#{session_name}' | xargs -r -n1 tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" kill-session -t</code>.</li>\n<li>Remove everything on the private socket: <code>tmux -S \"$SOCKET\" kill-server</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Helper: wait-for-text.sh</h2>\n<p><code>{baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh</code> polls a pane for a regex (or fixed string) with a timeout.</p>\n<pre><code>{baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh -t session:0.0 -p 'pattern' [-F] [-T 20] [-i 0.5] [-l 2000]\n</code></pre>\n<ul>\n<li><code>-t</code>/<code>--target</code> pane target (required)</li>\n<li><code>-p</code>/<code>--pattern</code> regex to match (required); add <code>-F</code> for fixed string</li>\n<li><code>-T</code> timeout seconds (integer, default 15)</li>\n<li><code>-i</code> poll interval seconds (default 0.5)</li>\n<li><code>-l</code> history lines to search (integer, default 1000)</li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"scripts/find-sessions.sh","sizeBytes":2936,"isText":true},{"path":"scripts/wait-for-text.sh","sizeBytes":2139,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":4045,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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