How do I install the Claude Tui skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add thaitype/claude-tui 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.

What does the Claude Tui skill do?

Send slash commands (like /context, /compact, /cost) to a Claude Code TUI session via tmux and capture the output. Use when the user wants to run TUI-only commands on a session programmatically. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Claude Tui safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Claude Tui?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Claude Tui free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Claude Tui?

thaitype (@thaitype) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Claude Tui by thaitype — Agent Skill

Name: Claude Tui
Author: thaitype

File contents

Claude TUI

Send slash commands to a Claude Code TUI session via tmux and capture the output. Resumes the target session in a detached tmux pane, sends the command, waits for output to stabilize, captures it, and tears down.

Prerequisites

tmux must be installed (brew install tmux on macOS)

Commands

# Send /context to a specific session
python3 .claude/skills/claude-tui/scripts/tui_cmd.py <session-id> /context

# Send /compact to the most recent session
python3 .claude/skills/claude-tui/scripts/tui_cmd.py --latest /compact

# Send /cost to a session
python3 .claude/skills/claude-tui/scripts/tui_cmd.py <session-id> /cost

# Custom timeout (default: 30s)
python3 .claude/skills/claude-tui/scripts/tui_cmd.py --latest --timeout 60 /compact

# Use custom projects directory
python3 .claude/skills/claude-tui/scripts/tui_cmd.py --latest --dir /path/to/projects /context

Output

Session: 82c946c8-1eb8-4c70-9414-813fc0a278e4
Command: /context

Context Usage
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How it works

Launches claude --resume <session-id> in a detached tmux session
Waits for the TUI to initialize (polls until pane output stabilizes)
Sends the slash command via tmux send-keys
Polls every 0.5s until output stabilizes (two identical captures), max 30s
Captures the final pane content
Kills the tmux session and Claude process

Frequently asked questions

Claude Tui