Overview
What It Does
Using Tmux For Interactive Commands packages a focused coding & development workflow for an AI agent. Use when you need to run interactive CLI tools (vim, git rebase -i, Python REPL, etc.) that require real-time input/output - provides tmux-based approach for controlling interactive sessions through detached sessions and send-keys It is best suited to users who can review the resulting actions and provide only the accounts, files, or command access needed for the task. It is not a substitute for human approval on destructive, financial, security-sensitive, or public-facing actions.
Task ideas
Popular Use Cases
- Review and improve a code change
- Automate a repeatable development task
- Investigate failures and prepare a fix
- Work with repositories and developer tooling
Installation
Install this Agent Skill
Claude Code
npx skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers-lab --skill using-tmux-for-interactive-commandsCommands derived from the public GitHub SKILL.md record. Checked 2026-09-02. Review the source before running them.
Before you start
Requirements
| Claude Code | Required / review |
| Codex | Required / review |
| Public SKILL.md source | Required / review |
| Review instructions and requested permissions before installation | Required / review |
| Paid service | Check source |
| Supported system | Check source |
Popularity context
Why It’s Popular
Using Tmux For Interactive Commands is a verified Agent Skill from obra with a public SKILL.md, compatible with Claude Code, Codex.
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