Can I run multiple AI agents simultaneously using this skill?

Yes, the skill is designed to orchestrate multiple sessions on an isolated socket, allowing you to run several coding agents in parallel without them interfering with one another.

Why use tmux instead of standard bash commands?

Tmux provides a persistent, interactive TTY. This is necessary for CLI tools that require user input or maintain a stateful session, whereas standard bash background modes are better suited for simple, non-interactive tasks.

How do I monitor the progress of a background tmux session?

You can use the 'capture-pane' command to scrape the terminal history or use the included 'wait-for-text.sh' script to poll for specific success or failure patterns in the output.

Is this skill compatible with Windows?

The tmux skill is natively supported on macOS and Linux. Windows users can utilize this skill by installing tmux within the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Tmux Session Orchestrator

Name: Tmux Session Orchestrator
Author: clawdbot

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Productivity & Workflow

Automates interactive terminal sessions by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output for complex CLI workflows.

This skill enables Claude to interact with terminal-based applications that require a TTY by leveraging tmux. It provides a robust framework for creating isolated sessions, executing commands in the background, and monitoring output in real-time. It is particularly powerful for orchestrating multiple AI agents in parallel, managing long-running interactive processes like REPLs, and automating complex CLI workflows that standard non-interactive shells cannot handle.

Key Features

01Automated keystroke injection for interactive CLI tools and REPLs

02Isolated socket management for secure, private terminal sessions

03Comprehensive session cleanup and lifecycle management utilities

04Real-time pane scraping and output monitoring with regex support

051,921 GitHub stars

06Parallel agent orchestration for executing multi-tasking workflows

Use Cases

01Running multiple coding agents in parallel across separate git worktrees for rapid scaling

02Automating interactive Python REPLs or Node.js shells that require persistent state

03Monitoring long-running background tasks that require periodic input or status verification

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add clawdbot/clawdbot tmux

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT