# Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLI agents

> Lets an agent drive existing tmux sessions by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output, which is exactly what you need for interactive CLIs that cannot be handled as one-shot shell commands. Use it for session supervision and intervention, not for general terminal automation or starting new background jobs.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/remote-control-tmux-sessions-for-interactive-cli-agents` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/remote-control-tmux-sessions-for-interactive-cli-agents`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/remote-control-tmux-sessions-for-interactive-cli-agents/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/remote-control-tmux-sessions-for-interactive-cli-agents

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# Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLI agents

Lets an agent drive existing tmux sessions by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output, which is exactly what you need for interactive CLIs that cannot be handled as one-shot shell commands. Use it for session supervision and intervention, not for general terminal automation or starting new background jobs.

## Prerequisites

tmux

## Installation

No source-backed install or usage instructions could be extracted automatically. Review the upstream project before running this skill in a sensitive workflow.

- Source: https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills/steipete/tmux

## Documentation

- https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills/steipete/tmux

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/remote-control-tmux-sessions-for-interactive-cli-agents/)