kill_pane

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Kill (close) a tmux pane. Requires exact pane_id (e.g. ‘%5’).

Use to clean up panes no longer needed. To remove an entire window and all its panes, use kill_window instead.

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Arguments

pane_id required · string: Pane ID (e.g. '%1'). Required — no fallback resolution.
socket_name optional: tmux socket name.
Default: null.

Schemas

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

Input schema

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "pane_id": {
      "description": "Pane ID (e.g. '%1'). Required — no fallback resolution.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "socket_name": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "tmux socket name."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "pane_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Output schema

{
  "properties": {
    "result": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "result"
  ],
  "type": "object",
  "x-fastmcp-wrap-result": true
}

Tool annotations

{
  "destructiveHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": false,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "readOnlyHint": false
}