# wait_for_text

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

> Read pane output; accepts no client-supplied executable input. Returned content may be sensitive or untrusted. Waits for new pane output without accepting executable input.

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Read pane output; accepts no client-supplied executable input. Returned content may be sensitive or untrusted. Waits for new pane output without accepting executable input.

[All Go tools](../) · [JSON](../wait_for_text.json) · [Source](https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-go/blob/52968a3181c1c9e6d1b26c565d4b170968ae61c0/mcp/manifest_catalog.go#L239)

## Arguments

* `cursor` optional · string

  a cursor returned by an earlier capture

* `max_lines` optional · integer

  maximum observed lines to return

* `pane_id` required · string

  the pane id, such as %1

* `patterns` optional · null | array

  text to wait for; any one ends the wait

* `regex` optional · boolean

  treat patterns and stops as regular expressions

* `stop` optional · null | array

  failure text; any one ends the wait

* `timeout` optional · number

  seconds to wait before giving up

## Schemas

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