# get_tmux_variables

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/ts/latest/mcp/tools/get_tmux_variables/

> Read configured tmux commands; accepts no client-supplied executable input. Returned values may contain executable configuration. Resolve validated tmux variable names without accepting raw format syntax.

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Read configured tmux commands; accepts no client-supplied executable input. Returned values may contain executable configuration. Resolve validated tmux variable names without accepting raw format syntax.

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## Arguments

* `names` required · array

  Variable names to resolve, such as "pane_current_command" — bare names, not \`#{…}\` format syntax.

* `paneId` optional · string

  Stable pane id, e.g. %1.

## Schemas

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

Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "names": {
      "description": "Variable names to resolve, such as \"pane_current_command\" — bare names, not `#{…}` format syntax.",
      "items": {
        "pattern": "^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*$",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 32,
      "minItems": 1,
      "type": "array",
      "x-libtmux-tmux-format": "validated-variable-name"
    },
    "paneId": {
      "description": "Stable pane id, e.g. %1.",
      "pattern": "^%\\d+$",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "names"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
```

Output schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "values": {
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "propertyNames": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "values"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
```

Tool annotations

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