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Run npx skillmds@latest add aiskillstore/wezterm in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Wezterm free to use?

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Who published Wezterm?

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Wezterm by aiskillstore — Agent Skill

Name: Wezterm
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: aiskillstore

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WezTerm Skill

Use the wezterm CLI to control and interact with WezTerm terminal instances.

CLI Location

/Applications/WezTerm.app/Contents/MacOS/wezterm

Or add to PATH for easier access.

Listing and Connecting

List all WezTerm panes:

wezterm cli list

List in JSON format:

wezterm cli list --format json

List clients (GUI windows):

wezterm cli list-clients

Pane Management

Get current pane ID:

wezterm cli get-pane-direction

Split pane horizontally (new pane to right):

wezterm cli split-pane --right

Split pane vertically (new pane below):

wezterm cli split-pane --bottom

Split with specific command:

wezterm cli split-pane --right -- htop

Move focus between panes:

wezterm cli activate-pane-direction up
wezterm cli activate-pane-direction down
wezterm cli activate-pane-direction left
wezterm cli activate-pane-direction right

Activate specific pane by ID:

wezterm cli activate-pane --pane-id <pane-id>

Tab Management

Create new tab:

wezterm cli spawn

Create tab with command:

wezterm cli spawn -- vim

Create tab in specific domain:

wezterm cli spawn --domain-name SSH:server

Activate tab by index:

wezterm cli activate-tab --tab-index 0

Activate tab relative:

wezterm cli activate-tab --tab-relative 1   # next tab
wezterm cli activate-tab --tab-relative -1  # previous tab

Sending Commands to Panes

Send text to a pane:

wezterm cli send-text --pane-id <pane-id> "ls -la\n"

Send text to current pane:

wezterm cli send-text "echo hello\n"

Workspaces

List workspaces:

wezterm cli list --format json | jq '.[].workspace' | sort -u

Zoom

Toggle pane zoom:

wezterm cli zoom-pane --toggle

Zoom pane:

wezterm cli zoom-pane --zoom

Unzoom:

wezterm cli zoom-pane --unzoom

Multiplexer Domains

List domains (local, SSH, etc.):

wezterm cli list --format json | jq '.[].domain_name' | sort -u

Connect to SSH domain:

wezterm cli spawn --domain-name SSH:myserver

Configuration

Config file:

~/.config/wezterm/wezterm.lua

Show effective config:

wezterm show-keys

Launching

Start new window:

wezterm start

Start with command:

wezterm start -- htop

Start in directory:

wezterm start --cwd /path/to/dir

Connect to running mux server:

wezterm connect unix

---name: weztermdescription: Control WezTerm terminal emulator via CLI. Manage panes, tabs, workspaces, and execute commands in running terminals.---# WezTerm SkillUse the `wezterm` CLI to control and interact with WezTerm terminal instances.## CLI Location```bash/Applications/WezTerm.app/Contents/MacOS/wezterm```Or add to PATH for easier access.## Listing and ConnectingList all WezTerm panes:```bashwezterm cli list```List in JSON format:```bashwezterm cli list --format json```List clients (GUI windows):```bashwezterm cli list-clients```## Pane ManagementGet current pane ID:```bashwezterm cli get-pane-direction```Split pane horizontally (new pane to right):```bashwezterm cli split-pane --right```Split pane vertically (new pane below):```bashwezterm cli split-pane --bottom```Split with specific command:```bashwezterm cli split-pane --right -- htop```Move focus between panes:```bashwezterm cli activate-pane-direction upwezterm cli activate-pane-direction downwezterm cli activate-pane-direction leftwezterm cli activate-pane-direction right```Activate specific pane by ID:```bashwezterm cli activate-pane --pane-id <pane-id>```## Tab ManagementCreate new tab:```bashwezterm cli spawn```Create tab with command:```bashwezterm cli spawn -- vim```Create tab in specific domain:```bashwezterm cli spawn --domain-name SSH:server```Activate tab by index:```bashwezterm cli activate-tab --tab-index 0```Activate tab relative:```bashwezterm cli activate-tab --tab-relative 1 # next tabwezterm cli activate-tab --tab-relative -1 # previous tab```## Sending Commands to PanesSend text to a pane:```bashwezterm cli send-text --pane-id <pane-id> "ls -la\n"```Send text to current pane:```bashwezterm cli send-text "echo hello\n"```## WorkspacesList workspaces:```bashwezterm cli list --format json | jq '.[].workspace' | sort -u```## ZoomToggle pane zoom:```bashwezterm cli zoom-pane --toggle```Zoom pane:```bashwezterm cli zoom-pane --zoom```Unzoom:```bashwezterm cli zoom-pane --unzoom```## Multiplexer DomainsList domains (local, SSH, etc.):```bashwezterm cli list --format json | jq '.[].domain_name' | sort -u```Connect to SSH domain:```bashwezterm cli spawn --domain-name SSH:myserver```## ConfigurationConfig file:```~/.config/wezterm/wezterm.lua```Show effective config:```bashwezterm show-keys```## LaunchingStart new window:```bashwezterm start```Start with command:```bashwezterm start -- htop```Start in directory:```bashwezterm start --cwd /path/to/dir```Connect to running mux server:```bashwezterm connect unix```

Frequently asked questions

Wezterm