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`show_hook`

Look up a specific tmux hook by name.

Returns a HookListResult with zero or more HookEntry rows — zero if the hook is unset, one if it is a scalar hook, and multiple if it is an array hook with sparse indices.

MCP request method: tools/call Send show_hook as the tool name, with the arguments below.

Arguments#

global_? = false (boolean) #

show_hooks.
hook_name (string) #

Hook to look up (e.g. "pane-exited").
scope? = null ("server" | "session" | "window" | "pane" | null) #

show_hooks.
socket_name? = null (string | null) #

show_hooks.
target? = null (string | null) #

show_hooks.

No other arguments are accepted.

Result#

Returns object

entries? (Array<object>) #
- Items (object) #
  
  One entry in a tmux hook array.
  
  Hooks like session-renamed are arrays — they can have multiple commands registered at sparse indices. HookEntry flattens one index+command pair into a serialisable row.
  - command (string) #
    
    tmux command string registered at that index.
  - hook_name (string) #
    
    Hook name (e.g. ‘pane-exited’).
  - index? = null (integer | null) #
    
    Array index for array-style hooks (e.g. session-renamed[3]). None for scalar hooks.

Annotations#

destructiveHint: true
idempotentHint: false
openWorldHint: true
readOnlyHint: false

Protocol data#

Use the complete advertised contract for validation and client integration.

Input schema

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "global_": {
      "default": false,
      "description": ":func:`~libtmux_mcp.tools.hook_tools.show_hooks`.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "hook_name": {
      "description": "Hook to look up (e.g. ``\"pane-exited\"``).",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "scope": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "enum": [
            "server",
            "session",
            "window",
            "pane"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": ":func:`~libtmux_mcp.tools.hook_tools.show_hooks`."
    },
    "socket_name": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": ":func:`~libtmux_mcp.tools.hook_tools.show_hooks`."
    },
    "target": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": ":func:`~libtmux_mcp.tools.hook_tools.show_hooks`."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "hook_name"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Output schema

{
  "description": "Structured result for hook introspection.\n\nReturned by :func:`~libtmux_mcp.tools.hook_tools.show_hooks` and\n:func:`~libtmux_mcp.tools.hook_tools.show_hook`.\nFlat list of :class:`~libtmux_mcp.models.HookEntry` instances so\nMCP clients can iterate without caring whether the underlying tmux\nhook is scalar or array-shaped.",
  "properties": {
    "entries": {
      "items": {
        "description": "One entry in a tmux hook array.\n\nHooks like ``session-renamed`` are arrays — they can have multiple\ncommands registered at sparse indices.\n:class:`~libtmux_mcp.models.HookEntry` flattens one index+command\npair into a serialisable row.",
        "properties": {
          "command": {
            "description": "tmux command string registered at that index.",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "hook_name": {
            "description": "Hook name (e.g. 'pane-exited').",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "index": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ],
            "default": null,
            "description": "Array index for array-style hooks (e.g. session-renamed[3]). ``None`` for scalar hooks."
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "hook_name",
          "command"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "type": "array"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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`show_hook`

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