# respawn_pane

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/rs/latest/mcp/tools/respawn_pane/

> Restart a pane's configured process with no command payload. Start a pane's configured process; accepts no command payload.

MCP is in development

Server behavior and tool contracts may change. Tool availability depends on the server configuration.

Restart a pane’s configured process with no command payload. Start a pane’s configured process; accepts no command payload.

[All Rust tools](../) · [JSON](../respawn_pane.json) · [Source](https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-rs/blob/f0e37052c232636b61d095817046e6bfc8f2ca40/crates/tmux-mcp/src/tools/contract.rs#L1020)

## Arguments

* `kill_first` optional · boolean

  Kill a running process first. Defaults to \`false\`, which respawns only a dead pane.

  Default: `false`.

* `pane` required · string

  The \`%\`-prefixed pane id.

## Schemas

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