Model Context Protocol server that lets LLMs collaboratively drive tmux
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add mcp-tmux -e MCP_TMUX_HOST=<MCP_TMUX_HOST> -e MCP_TMUX_SESSION=<MCP_TMUX_SESSION> -e TMUX_BIN=<TMUX_BIN> -e MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MS=<MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MS> -e MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIR=<MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIR> -e MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILE=<MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILE> -- npx -y @k8ika0s/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-tmux": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@k8ika0s/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TMUX_HOST": "<MCP_TMUX_HOST>",
"MCP_TMUX_SESSION": "<MCP_TMUX_SESSION>",
"TMUX_BIN": "<TMUX_BIN>",
"MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MS": "<MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIR": "<MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIR>",
"MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILE": "<MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILE>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-tmux": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@k8ika0s/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TMUX_HOST": "<MCP_TMUX_HOST>",
"MCP_TMUX_SESSION": "<MCP_TMUX_SESSION>",
"TMUX_BIN": "<TMUX_BIN>",
"MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MS": "<MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIR": "<MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIR>",
"MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILE": "<MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILE>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-tmux": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@k8ika0s/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TMUX_HOST": "<MCP_TMUX_HOST>",
"MCP_TMUX_SESSION": "<MCP_TMUX_SESSION>",
"TMUX_BIN": "<TMUX_BIN>",
"MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MS": "<MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIR": "<MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIR>",
"MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILE": "<MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILE>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
MCP_TMUX_HOSTOptional | Optional default SSH host alias to use when none is provided. |
MCP_TMUX_SESSIONOptional | Optional default tmux session name to use when none is provided. |
TMUX_BINOptional | Optional path to tmux binary if not on PATH. |
MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MSOptional | Timeout in milliseconds for tmux/ssh invocations (default 15000). |
MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIROptional | Override log directory (defaults to ~/.config/mcp-tmux/logs). |
MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILEOptional | Optional JSON file for per-host tmux PATH/bin overrides. |
Details
| Package | @k8ika0s/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 13 Dec 2025 |
| Last updated | 13 Dec 2025 |
| Registry name | io.github.k8ika0s/mcp-tmux |
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