send_keys

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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 — it waits for completion and reports exit status, which this does not.

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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.

Input schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "enter": {
      "description": "Press Enter afterwards. Default true.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "force": {
      "description": "Allow writing to the pane this server itself was called from, which is otherwise refused. It does not override the refusal to write to a pane a person is watching — a pane an attached client has on screen is still refused with force.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "keys": {
      "description": "Keys to send. tmux key names like C-c work unless literal is true.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "literal": {
      "description": "Send the text as-is, without resolving key names.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "paneId": {
      "description": "Stable pane id, e.g. %1.",
      "pattern": "^%\\d+$",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "keys",
    "paneId"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Output schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "attended": {
      "description": "A person is watching a configured cohort member.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "paneId": {
      "description": "Stable pane id, e.g. %1.",
      "pattern": "^%\\d+$",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "resolvedPaneIds": {
      "description": "Configured cohort at the immediate preflight, not a delivery receipt.",
      "items": {
        "description": "Stable pane id, e.g. %1.",
        "pattern": "^%\\d+$",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "sent": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "attended",
    "paneId",
    "resolvedPaneIds",
    "sent"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Tool annotations

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