list_instances
View all active Claude instances to monitor AI assistant communication and manage IPC connections.
Instructions
List all active Claude instances
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Implementation Reference
- src/claude_ipc_server.py:1162-1164 (handler)MCP tool handler for 'list_instances' that sends a 'list' action request to the MessageBroker via BrokerClient and returns the JSON-formatted response.
elif name == "list_instances": response = BrokerClient.send_request({"action": "list"}) return [TextContent(type="text", text=json.dumps(response, indent=2))] - src/claude_ipc_server.py:769-774 (handler)Backend handler for the 'list' action in MessageBroker._process_request() that constructs and returns the list of active instances with their last_seen timestamps from the self.instances dictionary.
elif action == "list": instances = [ {"id": id, "last_seen": ts.isoformat()} for id, ts in self.instances.items() ] return {"status": "ok", "instances": instances} - src/claude_ipc_server.py:985-992 (registration)Registration of the 'list_instances' tool in the MCP server's list_tools() function, including its description and empty input schema (no parameters required).
Tool( name="list_instances", description="List all active Claude instances", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": {} } ),