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Zellij Terminal Workspace

Remote-control zellij sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.

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Remote-control zellij sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.

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Install for OpenClaw

Quick setup
  1. Download the package from Yavira.
  2. Extract the archive and review SKILL.md first.
  3. Import or place the package into your OpenClaw setup.

Requirements

Target platform
OpenClaw
Install method
Manual import
Extraction
Extract archive
Prerequisites
OpenClaw
Primary doc
SKILL.md

Package facts

Download mode
Yavira redirect
Package format
ZIP package
Source platform
Tencent SkillHub
What's included
SKILL.md, scripts/cleanup-sessions.sh, scripts/find-panes.sh, scripts/find-sessions.sh, scripts/wait-for-text.sh

Validation

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  • Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.
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Release facts

Source
Tencent SkillHub
Verification
Indexed source record
Version
1.0.1

Documentation

ClawHub primary doc Primary doc: SKILL.md 14 sections Open source page

zellij Skill (Moltbot)

Use zellij only when you need an interactive TTY. Prefer exec background mode for long-running, non-interactive tasks.

Quickstart (data dir, exec tool)

DATA_DIR="${CLAWDBOT_ZELLIJ_DATA_DIR:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/moltbot-zellij-data}" mkdir -p "$DATA_DIR" SESSION=moltbot-python zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" new-session --session "$SESSION" --layout "default" --detach zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" run --session "$SESSION" --name repl -- python3 -q zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" pipe --session "$SESSION" --pane-id 0 After starting a session, always print monitor commands: To monitor: zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" attach --session "$SESSION" zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" pipe --session "$SESSION" --pane-id 0

Data directory convention

Use CLAWDBOT_ZELLIJ_DATA_DIR (default ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/moltbot-zellij-data). Zellij stores state (sessions, plugins, etc.) in this directory.

Targeting panes and naming

Zellij uses pane-id (numeric) to target specific panes. Find pane IDs: zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" list-sessions --long or use list-panes.sh. Keep session names short; avoid spaces.

Finding sessions

List sessions on your data dir: zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" list-sessions. List sessions across all data dirs: {baseDir}/scripts/find-sessions.sh --all (uses CLAWDBOT_ZELLIJ_DATA_DIR).

Sending input safely

Use zellij action to send keystrokes: zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" action --session "$SESSION" write-chars --chars "$cmd". Control keys: zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" action --session "$SESSION" write 2 (Ctrl+C).

Watching output

Capture pane output: zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" pipe --session "$SESSION" --pane-id 0. Wait for prompts: {baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh -s "$SESSION" -p 0 -p 'pattern'. Attaching is OK; detach with Ctrl+p d (zellij default detach).

Spawning processes

For python REPLs, zellij works well with standard python3 -q. No special flags needed like tmux's PYTHON_BASIC_REPL=1.

Windows / WSL

zellij is supported on macOS/Linux. On Windows, use WSL and install zellij inside WSL. This skill is gated to darwin/linux and requires zellij on PATH.

Orchestrating Coding Agents (Codex, Claude Code)

zellij excels at running multiple coding agents in parallel: DATA_DIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codex-army-data" # Create multiple sessions for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" new-session --session "agent-$i" --layout "compact" --detach done # Launch agents in different workdirs zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" action --session "agent-1" write-chars --chars "cd /tmp/project1 && codex --yolo 'Fix bug X'\n" zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" action --session "agent-2" write-chars --chars "cd /tmp/project2 && codex --yolo 'Fix bug Y'\n" # Poll for completion (check if prompt returned) for sess in agent-1 agent-2; do pane_id=$(zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" list-sessions --long | grep "\"$sess\"" | jq -r '.tabs[0].panes[0].id') if zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" pipe --session "$sess" --pane-id "$pane_id" | grep -q "โฏ"; then echo "$sess: DONE" else echo "$sess: Running..." fi done # Get full output from completed session zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" pipe --session "agent-1" --pane-id 0 Tips: Use separate git worktrees for parallel fixes (no branch conflicts) pnpm install first before running codex in fresh clones Check for shell prompt (โฏ or $) to detect completion Codex needs --yolo or --full-auto for non-interactive fixes

Cleanup

Kill a session: zellij --data-dir "$DATA_DIR" delete-session --session "$SESSION". Kill all sessions on a data dir: use {baseDir}/scripts/cleanup-sessions.sh "$DATA_DIR".

Zellij vs Tmux Quick Reference

TasktmuxzellijList sessionslist-sessionslist-sessionsCreate sessionnew-session -dnew-session --detachAttachattach -tattach --sessionSend keyssend-keysaction write-charsCapture panecapture-panepipeKill sessionkill-sessiondelete-sessionDetachCtrl+b dCtrl+p d

Helper: wait-for-text.sh

{baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh polls a pane for a regex (or fixed string) with a timeout. {baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh -s session -p pane-id -r 'pattern' [-F] [-T 20] [-i 0.5] -s/--session session name (required) -p/--pane-id pane ID (required) -r/--pattern regex to match (required); add -F for fixed string -T timeout seconds (integer, default 15) -i poll interval seconds (default 0.5)

Helper: find-panes.sh

{baseDir}/scripts/find-panes.sh lists panes for a given session. {baseDir}/scripts/find-panes.sh -s session [-d data-dir] -s/--session session name (required) -d/--data-dir zellij data dir (uses CLAWDBOT_ZELLIJ_DATA_DIR if not specified)

Category context

Workflow acceleration for inboxes, docs, calendars, planning, and execution loops.

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Package contents

Included in package
4 Scripts1 Docs
  • SKILL.md Primary doc
  • scripts/cleanup-sessions.sh Scripts
  • scripts/find-panes.sh Scripts
  • scripts/find-sessions.sh Scripts
  • scripts/wait-for-text.sh Scripts