How does the skill determine the terminal title?

The skill analyzes your initial prompt or high-level task switches to extract a concise summary of the specific work being performed, such as debugging or feature building.

Which terminal emulators are supported?

It uses standard ANSI escape sequences compatible with most modern emulators, including iTerm2, macOS Terminal, Alacritty, tmux, and screen.

Does it update the title for every single message?

No, it is intelligently designed to trigger only at the start of a session or when you switch to a distinctly new high-level task to avoid unnecessary updates.

Can I add a custom prefix to my titles?

Yes, you can set the CLAUDE_TITLE_PREFIX environment variable (e.g., using an emoji or project name) to further customize your window identification.

Terminal Title Manager

Name: Terminal Title Manager
Author: ccf

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Productivity & Workflow

Automatically updates terminal window titles to reflect current high-level tasks for improved workspace organization.

About

The Terminal Title skill enhances the developer workflow by providing dynamic, context-aware window titles within Claude Code. By analyzing user prompts to extract high-level objectives, it automatically sets descriptive titles such as 'Build: Auth Flow' or 'Fix: Login Bug' using ANSI escape sequences. This is essential for developers managing multiple concurrent Claude Code instances, enabling instant visual identification of active tasks and reducing the cognitive load of context switching between different terminal windows.

Key Features

Support for custom prefixes via the CLAUDE_TITLE_PREFIX variable
Automatic task-based title generation from user prompts
Strict 40-character limit for clean, readable titles
Universal compatibility with modern terminal emulators like iTerm2 and Alacritty
Context-aware updates triggered by high-level task switches
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Use Cases

Managing multiple Claude Code sessions across different repositories or modules
Organizing screen space when switching between frontend, backend, and DevOps tasks
Quickly identifying background terminal tasks during complex development workflows

About

Key Features

Support for custom prefixes via the CLAUDE_TITLE_PREFIX variable
Automatic task-based title generation from user prompts
Strict 40-character limit for clean, readable titles
Universal compatibility with modern terminal emulators like iTerm2 and Alacritty
Context-aware updates triggered by high-level task switches
0 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Managing multiple Claude Code sessions across different repositories or modules
Organizing screen space when switching between frontend, backend, and DevOps tasks
Quickly identifying background terminal tasks during complex development workflows