tmux-mcp MCP Server

by fr1sk Your server? Claim it

local only

tmux-mcp runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 36 installs a week from npm. Last commit 6 May 2026.

MCP server for tmux — browse sessions, capture output, send commands.

Installs per day peak 17 · avg 6 · +32% w/w

a month agotoday

Installs / week

npm · @fr1sk/tmux-mcp

Stars

0 open issues

6 May 2026

Last commit

0 releases in 90 days

MIT

License

JavaScript

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check tmux-mcp every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add tmux-mcp -- npx -y @fr1sk/tmux-mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmux-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@fr1sk/tmux-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.tmux-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@fr1sk/tmux-mcp"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmux-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@fr1sk/tmux-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmux-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@fr1sk/tmux-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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tmux-mcp — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for tmux-mcp?

tmux-mcp runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @fr1sk/tmux-mcp was installed 36 times last week.

How do I connect tmux-mcp?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @fr1sk/tmux-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use tmux-mcp?

The npm package @fr1sk/tmux-mcp was installed 36 times in the last week. Week over week that is +32%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is tmux-mcp open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 1 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.