# Cat In Lattice

> Start or reuse the Cat-In-Lattice tmux sidecar in a bottom pane. Use when the user explicitly asks for $cat-in-lattice, wants the cat companion opened below the current pane, or wants to send a notice through the installed local launcher.

- Skill: `nomadamas/cat-in-lattice` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add nomadamas/cat-in-lattice`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/nomadamas/cat-in-lattice/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: nomadamas (https://skillmd.com/u/nomadamas)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/nomadamas/cat-in-lattice

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# cat-in-lattice Skill

Use this only when the user explicitly invokes `$cat-in-lattice` or clearly asks to open the Cat-In-Lattice sidecar.

## Goal
- Open or reuse `cat-in-lattice` in a **bottom tmux pane** without stealing focus.
- Reuse the existing pane instead of spawning duplicates in the same window.
- Send notices with the same local launcher when the user asks for a banner/Slack announcement.

## Workflow
1. If the request is only to open the cat sidecar, run:
   - `/Users/kwon/vscode/Cat-In-Lattice/scripts/cat-in-lattice-sidecar.sh start`
2. If the user asks for a status check, run:
   - `/Users/kwon/vscode/Cat-In-Lattice/scripts/cat-in-lattice-sidecar.sh status`
3. If the user asks to close it, run:
   - `/Users/kwon/vscode/Cat-In-Lattice/scripts/cat-in-lattice-sidecar.sh stop`
4. If the user asks to broadcast a notice, run:
   - `/Users/kwon/vscode/Cat-In-Lattice/scripts/cat-in-lattice-sidecar.sh notice "<message>"`

## Rules
- Prefer the bottom split launcher over running `cat-in-lattice` directly.
- Do not create duplicate cat panes in the same tmux window.
- Keep the current pane focused after launching the sidecar.
- The sidecar script already knows the repo path and local install location; reuse it.