termtap 0.8.0

Process-native tmux session manager with MCP support

termtap

Process-native tmux session manager with MCP support.

✨ Features

• 🎯 Smart Detection - Auto-detects Python, SSH, Claude processes
• 🍎 macOS Support - Works on systems without /proc filesystem
• 📝 Handler System - Process-specific output filtering and caching
• 🔌 MCP Ready - Tools and resources for Claude/LLMs
• 🚀 Service Orchestration - Run multi-service environments
• 🔍 Fuzzy Search - Filter sessions with patterns
• 🎨 Rich Display - Tables, boxes, and formatted output

📋 Prerequisites

Required system dependencies:

• tmux - Terminal multiplexer
• gum - Interactive terminal UI components

# macOS
brew install tmux gum

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S tmux gum

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install tmux
# For gum, see: https://github.com/charmbracelet/gum#installation

# Fedora
sudo dnf install tmux
# For gum, use: go install github.com/charmbracelet/gum@latest

📦 Installation

# Install via uv tool (recommended)
uv tool install termtap

# Or with pipx
pipx install termtap

# Update to latest
uv tool upgrade termtap

# Uninstall
uv tool uninstall termtap

🚀 Quick Start

# 1. Install termtap
uv tool install "git+https://github.com/angelsen/tap-tools.git#subdirectory=packages/termtap"

# 2. Add to Claude
claude mcp add termtap -- termtap --mcp

# 3. Run REPL
termtap

🔌 MCP Setup for Claude

# Quick setup with Claude CLI
claude mcp add termtap -- termtap --mcp

Or manually configure Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "termtap": {
      "command": "termtap",
      "args": ["--mcp"]
    }
  }
}

🎮 Usage

Interactive REPL

termtap                     # Start REPL
termtap --mcp               # Start as MCP server

Commands

>>> ls()                    # List all sessions with processes
>>> execute("python3")      # Start Python REPL in tmux
>>> pane()                  # Read output with caching and interaction hints
>>> interrupt()             # Send Ctrl+C to current pane
>>> run("demo")             # Run service group from config

Command Reference

Command	Description
execute(command, target=None)	Run command in tmux pane
pane(target=None, page=None)	Read output with pagination and interaction hints
ls(filter=None)	List sessions with optional filter
interrupt(target=None)	Send interrupt signal
send_keys(keys, target=None)	Send raw key sequences
run(group)	Run service configuration
track(target=None, duration=10)	Monitor pane state

🛠️ Service Configuration

Define multi-service environments in termtap.toml:

[init.demo]
layout = "even-horizontal"

[init.demo.backend]
pane = 0
command = "uv run python -m backend"
path = "demo/backend"
ready_pattern = "Uvicorn running on"
timeout = 10

[init.demo.frontend]
pane = 1  
command = "npm run dev"
path = "demo/frontend"
ready_pattern = "Local:.*localhost"
depends_on = ["backend"]

Run with: run("demo")

📁 Examples

See examples/ directory for:

• Basic usage patterns
• Service orchestration setups
• MCP integration examples

🏗️ Architecture

Built on ReplKit2 for dual REPL/MCP functionality.

Key Design:

• Pane-Centric - Everything operates through Pane objects
• Process-Native - Uses /proc and tmux state directly
• Handler System - Process-specific capture and filtering
• 0-Based Pagination - Navigate cached output efficiently

📚 Documentation

• Architecture - System design
• Handlers - Process-specific handlers
• Commands - Command implementations

🛠️ Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/angelsen/tap-tools
cd tap-tools

# Install for development
uv sync --package termtap

# Run development version
uv run --package termtap termtap

# Run tests and checks
make check-termtap  # Check build
make format         # Format code
make lint           # Fix linting

📄 License

MIT - see LICENSE for details.