# Tmux

> Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.

- Skill: `cowork-os/tmux` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add cowork-os/tmux`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/cowork-os/tmux/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: cowork-os (https://skillmd.com/u/cowork-os)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/cowork-os/tmux

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# Tmux

## Purpose

Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.

## Routing

- Use when: Use when the user asks to remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.
- Do not use when: Do not use when the request is asking for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion; use the relevant planning or design workflow instead. Avoid using in non-interactive environments unless automation can fully satisfy prompts.
- Outputs: Outcome from Tmux: task-specific result plus concrete action notes.
- Success criteria: Returns concrete actions and decisions matching the requested task, with no fabricated tool-side behavior.

## Trigger Examples

### Positive

- Use the tmux skill for this request.
- Help me with tmux.
- Use when the user asks to remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.
- Tmux: provide an actionable result.

### Negative

- Do not use when the request is asking for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion; use the relevant planning or design workflow instead. Avoid using in non-interactive environments unless automation can fully satisfy prompts.
- Do not use tmux for unrelated requests.
- This request is outside tmux scope.
- This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.

## Runtime Prompt

- Current runtime prompt length: 3942 characters.
- Runtime prompt is defined directly in `../tmux.json`.