Tmux
About
Provides control over tmux sessions by leveraging libtmux to execute commands through a simple interface, enabling automated terminal session management and complex workflows.
Details
- Author
- jonrad
- Repository
- jonrad/tmux-mcp
- Categories
- Productivity, Design, Developer Tools, AI, Frontend, Infrastructure, Automation
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Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
TmuxCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)uvxArguments-
Argument 1
--from -
Argument 2
git+https://github.com/jonrad/tmux-mcp -
Argument 3
tmux-mcp
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
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Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"tmux": {
"env": {},
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jonrad/tmux-mcp",
"tmux-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
Linux
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jonrad/tmux-mcp",
"tmux-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
Macos
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jonrad/tmux-mcp",
"tmux-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
Windows
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jonrad/tmux-mcp",
"tmux-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
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