Tmux MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server that enables Claude Desktop to interact with and view tmux session content. This integration allows AI assistants to read from, control, and observe your terminal sessions.

Features

List and search tmux sessions
View and navigate tmux windows and panes
Capture and expose terminal content from any pane
Execute commands in tmux panes and retrieve results (use it at your own risk ⚠️)
Create new tmux sessions and windows

Check out this short video to get excited!

Prerequisites

Node.js
tmux installed and running

Usage

Configure Claude Desktop

Add this MCP server to your Claude Desktop configuration:

"mcpServers": {
  "tmux": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "tmux-mcp"]
  }
}

MCP server options

You can optionally specify the command line shell you are using, if unspecified it defaults to bash

"mcpServers": {
  "tmux": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "tmux-mcp", "--shell-type=fish"]
  }
}

The MCP server needs to know the shell only when executing commands, to properly read its exit status.

Available Resources

tmux://sessions - List all tmux sessions
tmux://pane/{paneId} - View content of a specific tmux pane
tmux://command/{commandId}/result - Results from executed commands

Available Tools

list-sessions - List all active tmux sessions
find-session - Find a tmux session by name
list-windows - List windows in a tmux session
list-panes - List panes in a tmux window
capture-pane - Capture content from a tmux pane
create-session - Create a new tmux session
create-window - Create a new window in a tmux session
execute-command - Execute a command in a tmux pane
get-command-result - Get the result of an executed command

This server cannot be installed

security - not tested

license - permissive license

quality - not tested

How are these scores calculated?

local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

Enables Claude Desktop to interact with and view tmux session content, allowing AI assistants to read from, control, and observe terminal sessions.

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Usage

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Available Resources

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