# send_keys

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

> Send input to a pane's program; a shell that receives it runs it with your user's permissions. Send keystrokes to a pane. Use for TUIs, control keys (C-c), and partial lines. For a shell command whose result you want, use run_shell_command — it waits for completion and reports exit status, which this does not.

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Send input to a pane’s program; a shell that receives it runs it with your user’s permissions. Send keystrokes to a pane. Use for TUIs, control keys (C-c), and partial lines. For a shell command whose result you want, use [run\_shell\_command](https://libtmux.org/en/ts/latest/mcp/tools/run_shell_command/) — it waits for completion and reports exit status, which this does not.

[All TypeScript tools](../) · [JSON](../send_keys.json) · [Source](https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-ts/blob/3fe1ca654b81b8cbf4a13b777a001a3298c87a6f/packages/mcp/src/tools/input.ts#L116)

## Arguments

* `enter` optional · boolean

  Press Enter afterwards. Default true.

* `force` optional · boolean

  Allow writing to the pane this server itself was called from, which is otherwise refused. It does not override the refusal to write to a pane a person is watching — a pane an attached client has on screen is still refused with force.

* `keys` required · string

  Keys to send. tmux key names like C-c work unless literal is true.

* `literal` optional · boolean

  Send the text as-is, without resolving key names.

* `paneId` required · string

  Stable pane id, e.g. %1.

## Schemas

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