Can this skill run on Windows environments?

Yes, but it requires WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) with tmux installed. The skill is natively designed for Darwin (macOS) and Linux systems.

How does it handle command input for sensitive interactive apps?

The skill uses a 'safe send' convention where commands and the Enter key are sent as separate sequences with a small delay, preventing input buffering issues common in fast AI-to-terminal interactions.

Why use tmux instead of standard background execution?

Tmux is essential for interactive TTY applications that require persistent state or complex terminal capabilities. While standard exec is fine for simple scripts, tmux allows the AI to interact with shells and TUIs as if it were a human user.

Is it possible to monitor the progress of a background tmux session?

Absolutely. The skill includes utilities for capturing pane history and waiting for specific text patterns or regex matches to appear in the terminal output before proceeding.

Tmux Automation

Name: Tmux Automation
Author: TikTzuki

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Productivity & Workflow

Manages and automates interactive terminal sessions by sending keystrokes and capturing pane output for persistent AI workflows.

The tmux skill empowers Claude to interact with TTY-based applications and long-running processes that require a persistent terminal environment. By utilizing isolated sockets and session management, this skill allows AI agents to control interactive CLIs, scrape real-time terminal output, and orchestrate multiple coding agents in parallel. It is particularly useful for workflows involving complex TUIs, Python REPLs, and multi-agent coordination where background execution is insufficient and interactive state must be maintained.

Key Features

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02Real-time pane scraping and history capture to monitor process output

03Parallel orchestration of multiple coding agents across different workdirs

04Remote-control interactive terminal sessions via isolated tmux sockets

05Precision input delivery with adjustable timing for sensitive TUIs

06Automated pattern matching and waiting for specific shell prompts

Use Cases

01Running and interacting with persistent Python REPLs or interactive debuggers

02Automating complex terminal user interfaces that require specific keystroke sequences

03Managing a fleet of parallel autonomous coding agents like Claude Code or Codex

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add tiktzuki/project-templates tmux

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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