Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.
Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Use tmux only when you need an interactive TTY. Prefer bash background mode for long-running, non-interactive tasks.
SOCKET_DIR="${CLAWDBOT_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/clawdbot-tmux-sockets}" mkdir -p "$SOCKET_DIR" SOCKET="$SOCKET_DIR/clawdbot.sock" SESSION=clawdbot-python tmux -S "$SOCKET" new -d -s "$SESSION" -n shell tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION":0.0 -- 'PYTHON_BASIC_REPL=1 python3 -q' Enter tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t "$SESSION":0.0 -S -200 After starting a session, always print monitor commands: To monitor: tmux -S "$SOCKET" attach -t "$SESSION" tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t "$SESSION":0.0 -S -200
Use CLAWDBOT_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR (default ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/clawdbot-tmux-sockets). Default socket path: "$CLAWDBOT_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR/clawdbot.sock".
Target format: session:window.pane (defaults to :0.0). Keep names short; avoid spaces. Inspect: tmux -S "$SOCKET" list-sessions, tmux -S "$SOCKET" list-panes -a.
List sessions on your socket: {baseDir}/scripts/find-sessions.sh -S "$SOCKET". Scan all sockets: {baseDir}/scripts/find-sessions.sh --all (uses CLAWDBOT_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR).
Prefer literal sends: tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t target -l -- "$cmd". Control keys: tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t target C-c.
Capture recent history: tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t target -S -200. Wait for prompts: {baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh -t session:0.0 -p 'pattern'. Attaching is OK; detach with Ctrl+b d.
For python REPLs, set PYTHON_BASIC_REPL=1 (non-basic REPL breaks send-keys flows).
tmux is supported on macOS/Linux. On Windows, use WSL and install tmux inside WSL. This skill is gated to darwin/linux and requires tmux on PATH.
tmux excels at running multiple coding agents in parallel: SOCKET="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codex-army.sock" # Create multiple sessions for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do tmux -S "$SOCKET" new-session -d -s "agent-$i" done # Launch agents in different workdirs tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t agent-1 "cd /tmp/project1 && codex --yolo 'Fix bug X'" Enter tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t agent-2 "cd /tmp/project2 && codex --yolo 'Fix bug Y'" Enter # Poll for completion (check if prompt returned) for sess in agent-1 agent-2; do if tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -t "$sess" -S -3 | grep -q "โฏ"; then echo "$sess: DONE" else echo "$sess: Running..." fi done # Get full output from completed session tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -t agent-1 -S -500 Tips: Use separate git worktrees for parallel fixes (no branch conflicts) pnpm install first before running codex in fresh clones Check for shell prompt (โฏ or $) to detect completion Codex needs --yolo or --full-auto for non-interactive fixes
Kill a session: tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-session -t "$SESSION". Kill all sessions on a socket: tmux -S "$SOCKET" list-sessions -F '#{session_name}' | xargs -r -n1 tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-session -t. Remove everything on the private socket: tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-server.
{baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh polls a pane for a regex (or fixed string) with a timeout. {baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh -t session:0.0 -p 'pattern' [-F] [-T 20] [-i 0.5] [-l 2000] -t/--target pane target (required) -p/--pattern regex to match (required); add -F for fixed string -T timeout seconds (integer, default 15) -i poll interval seconds (default 0.5) -l history lines to search (integer, default 1000)
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