Does it work with Windows or Linux terminals?

The skill uses ANSI escape sequences compatible with most modern terminal emulators including xterm, screen, tmux, and popular macOS/Linux terminals.

Can I customize the title format?

While the core format is standardized for clarity, you can add a custom prefix by setting the CLAUDE_TITLE_PREFIX environment variable.

Will the title update for every follow-up message?

No, the skill intelligently ignores minor refinements and follow-up clarifications to avoid unnecessary terminal flicker and keep the focus on the high-level task.

How does the skill determine when to update the title?

The skill triggers at the start of every session and whenever it detects a significant shift in task context, such as moving from 'API Integration' to 'Database Migration'.

Terminal Title Auto-Updater

Name: Terminal Title Auto-Updater
Author: prof-ramos

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Productivity & Workflow

Automatically updates terminal window titles to reflect the current high-level task for better workspace organization.

About

The Terminal Title Auto-Updater is a productivity-focused Claude Code skill that dynamically manages your terminal environment by setting descriptive window titles based on active tasks. By analyzing user prompts and categorizing work—such as debugging, building, or refactoring—it provides developers with at-a-glance identification of multiple Claude Code sessions. This skill is essential for maintaining focus and organization when multitasking across different microservices, components, or system layers.

Key Features

Standardized formatting using a [Category]: [Focus] naming convention
Customizable title prefixes via environment variables
Cross-terminal compatibility including iTerm2, Alacritty, and macOS Terminal
Automatic task context extraction from user prompts
1 GitHub stars
Dynamic title updates on session start and major task transitions

Use Cases

Managing multiple concurrent Claude Code instances across different project modules
Quickly identifying specific debugging sessions among many open terminal windows
Maintaining clear workspace organization during complex frontend-to-backend context switches

About

Key Features

Standardized formatting using a [Category]: [Focus] naming convention
Customizable title prefixes via environment variables
Cross-terminal compatibility including iTerm2, Alacritty, and macOS Terminal
Automatic task context extraction from user prompts
1 GitHub stars
Dynamic title updates on session start and major task transitions

Use Cases

Managing multiple concurrent Claude Code instances across different project modules
Quickly identifying specific debugging sessions among many open terminal windows
Maintaining clear workspace organization during complex frontend-to-backend context switches