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get_pane_info

Get detailed information about a tmux pane.

Use this for metadata (PID, path, dimensions) without reading terminal content. To read what is displayed in the pane, use capture_pane instead.

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Arguments

pane_id optional
Pane ID (e.g. '%1').

Default: null.

session_id optional
Session ID (e.g. '$1') for pane resolution.

Default: null.

session_name optional
Session name for pane resolution.

Default: null.

socket_name optional
tmux socket name.

Default: null.

window_id optional
Window ID for pane resolution.

Default: null.

Schemas

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

Input schema
{
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"pane_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Pane ID (e.g. '%1')."
},
"session_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Session ID (e.g. '$1') for pane resolution."
},
"session_name": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Session name for pane resolution."
},
"socket_name": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "tmux socket name."
},
"window_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Window ID for pane resolution."
}
},
"type": "object"
}
Output schema
{
"description": "Serialized tmux pane.",
"properties": {
"is_caller": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "boolean"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "MCP caller identity for this pane. ``True`` when the pane matches the caller's ``TMUX_PANE`` *and* lives on the same tmux socket as the caller's ``TMUX`` (verified via socket realpath); ``False`` otherwise, including the case where the pane id matches but the socket does not or cannot be proven to; ``None`` when the MCP process is not running inside tmux at all."
},
"pane_active": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Active flag ('1' or '0')"
},
"pane_at_bottom": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "boolean"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "True when the pane touches the window's bottom edge."
},
"pane_at_left": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "boolean"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "True when the pane touches the window's left edge."
},
"pane_at_right": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "boolean"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "True when the pane touches the window's right edge."
},
"pane_at_top": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "boolean"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "True when the pane touches the window's top edge. tmux accounts for ``pane-border-status`` here, so the top row may be 1 instead of 0 when the status bar is at the top."
},
"pane_bottom": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Bottom edge row (inclusive), window-relative."
},
"pane_current_command": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Running command"
},
"pane_current_path": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Current working directory"
},
"pane_height": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Height in rows"
},
"pane_id": {
"description": "Pane ID (e.g. '%1')",
"type": "string"
},
"pane_index": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Pane index"
},
"pane_left": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Left edge column, 0-based and window-relative."
},
"pane_pid": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Process ID"
},
"pane_right": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Right edge column (inclusive), window-relative."
},
"pane_title": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Pane title"
},
"pane_top": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Top edge row, 0-based and window-relative."
},
"pane_tty": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "TTY device path of the pane (e.g. '/dev/pts/5')."
},
"pane_width": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Width in columns"
},
"session_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Parent session ID"
},
"window_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Parent window ID"
}
},
"required": [
"pane_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
Tool annotations
{
"destructiveHint": true,
"idempotentHint": false,
"openWorldHint": true,
"readOnlyHint": false
}
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