# get_tmux_variables

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

> Read configured tmux commands; accepts no client-supplied executable input. Returned values may contain executable configuration. Reads a capped list of validated tmux variable names, not free-form formats.

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Read configured tmux commands; accepts no client-supplied executable input. Returned values may contain executable configuration. Reads a capped list of validated tmux variable names, not free-form formats.

[All Go tools](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/mcp/tools/) · [JSON](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/mcp/tools/get_tmux_variables.json) · [Source](https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-go/blob/aaf86678fe0cbdf56f9e1c9c46b0db0704e15656/mcp/manifest_catalog.go#L251)

## Arguments

* `names` required · null | array

  variable names matching \[A-Za-z]\[A-Za-z0-9\_]\*

## Schemas

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

Input schema

```json
{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "names": {
      "description": "variable names matching [A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": [
        "null",
        "array"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "names"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
```

Output schema

```json
{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "values": {
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "values"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
```

Tool annotations

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