What are the system requirements for this skill?

The host system must have tmux installed, and the skill must be executed from within an active tmux session.

Does it work with interactive AI CLI tools like Gemini or Codex?

Yes, it supports interactive CLI modes using line-based capture, bypassing marker-wrapping which can interfere with some interactive prompts.

Can I use tmux-ai-chat directly as a standalone skill?

This is primarily an internal base skill designed to serve as a dependency for higher-level collaboration skills like codex-collab and cursor-collab.

How does marker-based output extraction benefit AI interactions?

Markers provide clear start and end delimiters for command output, preventing Claude from accidentally processing previous command history or unrelated terminal noise.

Tmux AI Chat Bridge

Name: Tmux AI Chat Bridge
Author: sizukutamago

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Collaboration Tools

Manages tmux sessions and panes to facilitate seamless interaction between Claude and external AI command-line interfaces.

Tmux AI Chat Bridge provides a robust, scriptable infrastructure for integrating terminal multiplexer (tmux) operations with AI collaboration workflows. It enables Claude to programmatically create panes, send commands, and capture output using unique marker-based extraction or line-based polling. Specifically designed as an internal engine for multi-agent and multi-tool orchestration, it ensures stable, structured communication between different AI CLI environments and development sessions, allowing for persistent terminal states and sophisticated automation.

Key Features

01Programmatic tmux pane management including split, resize, and custom titling

02Customizable polling intervals and timeout logic for reliable terminal automation

03Advanced output capture using unique marker-based synchronization for shell prompts

04Support for both interactive AI CLIs and one-shot shell command execution

05Efficient handling of long-form text transmission via temporary file buffering

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Use Cases

01Capturing clean, structured terminal output from complex shell scripts for AI analysis

02Building high-level collaboration tools that require persistent and navigable terminal history

03Orchestrating multi-pane workflows where Claude interacts with separate CLI-based AI agents

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add sizukutamago/dev-tools-plugin tmux-ai-chat

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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