// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

TMUX TOOLS

13 tools from the Tmux MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

READ TOOLS

capture-pane Capture content from a tmux pane find-session Find a tmux session by name get-command-result Get the result of an executed command kill-pane Kill a tmux pane by ID kill-session Kill a tmux session by ID kill-window Kill a tmux window by ID list-panes List panes in a tmux window list-sessions List all active tmux sessions list-windows List windows in a tmux session split-pane Split a tmux pane horizontally or vertically with optional size

WRITE TOOLS

create-session Create a new tmux session 2/5 create-window Create a new window in a tmux session 2/5

EXECUTE TOOLS

execute-command Execute a command in a tmux pane 3/5

// FAQ

How many tools does the Tmux MCP server have? +

The Tmux MCP server exposes 13 tools across 3 categories: Read, Write, Execute.

How do I enforce policies on Tmux tools? +

Use Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy. Write YAML rules for each tool — rate limits, argument validation, or deny rules — then run Intercept in front of the Tmux server.

What risk categories do Tmux tools fall into? +

Tmux tools are categorised as Read (10), Write (2), Execute (1). Each category has a recommended default policy.

Enforce policies on Tmux

Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept

github.com/policylayer/intercept →