# get_tmux_variables

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/cxx/latest/mcp/tools/get_tmux_variables/

> Expand only validated variable identifiers, never a caller format. Read configured tmux commands; accepts no client-supplied executable input. Returned values may contain executable configuration.

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Expand only validated variable identifiers, never a caller format. Read configured tmux commands; accepts no client-supplied executable input. Returned values may contain executable configuration.

[All C++ tools](https://libtmux.org/en/cxx/latest/mcp/tools/) · [JSON](https://libtmux.org/en/cxx/latest/mcp/tools/get_tmux_variables.json) · [Source](https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-cxx/blob/96f367a6fe247e4e5ebddd4a52ca5d5f9d07c0ec/apps/mcp/src/tool_catalog.cpp#L2023)

## Arguments

* `names` required · array

  One to thirty-two validated tmux variable names.

* `paneId` optional · string

  Optional pane context.

## Schemas

The schema defines required fields, nested values, defaults, and validation constraints.

Input schema

```json
{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "names": {
      "description": "One to thirty-two validated tmux variable names.",
      "items": {
        "maxLength": 128,
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 32,
      "minItems": 1,
      "type": "array"
    },
    "paneId": {
      "description": "Optional pane context.",
      "maxLength": 512,
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "names"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
```

Output schema

```json
{
  "additionalProperties": true,
  "type": "object"
}
```

Tool annotations

```json
{
  "destructiveHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": false,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "readOnlyHint": false,
  "title": "Get tmux variables"
}
```