install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install tmuxai

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#tmuxai

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tm/tmuxai/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

AI-powered, non-intrusive terminal assistant

Project links

Commands and aliases

tmuxai

history

Project history and usage

TmuxAI is a newer AI terminal assistant built around tmux rather than around a separate terminal emulator or chat UI. Its official documentation describes it as an assistant that lives inside tmux sessions, observes visible panes, chats in a dedicated pane, and can execute approved commands in a separate execution pane.

Project history

The project presents itself as part of the post-ChatGPT wave of command-line AI tools, but with a tmux-first design: it assumes the user's existing terminal workspace is already in tmux and uses that workspace as model context. The official README and site emphasize Unix-like systems, a single `tmuxai` command, configuration in `~/.config/tmuxai/config.yaml`, and installation via a shell installer, release binaries, Homebrew, or `go install` from the main branch.

Because the upstream public history is still thin, the safest history claim is about design lineage rather than age: TmuxAI extends the tmux ecosystem from session management into AI-assisted terminal observation and controlled command execution. Its docs also include knowledge bases, model configuration, context squashing, MCP server tools, and watch/prepare modes, showing a tool aimed at long-running terminal workflows rather than one-shot prompts.

Adoption history

Package-manager adoption is visible in the supplied package facts: the project is packaged for Homebrew and Nix. That matters for this niche because tmux users often expect portable CLI tools to be installed into a dotfile-managed Unix environment, and Homebrew/Nix coverage puts TmuxAI in the same installation path as tmux itself.

How it is used

A typical use is to start `tmuxai` inside an existing tmux window, configure a model provider and API key, then ask for help while the assistant reads visible pane context. Its observe mode proposes commands and asks for confirmation before running them; prepare mode improves shell command tracking; watch mode monitors pane output for a stated goal.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, TmuxAI is notable less as a mature historical utility and more as an example of AI tooling moving into established terminal multiplexers. It packages AI assistance as a normal Unix command with config files, Homebrew/Nix distribution, and tmux pane semantics, rather than as a proprietary terminal app.

Timeline

Current: Official docs describe install-script, Homebrew, release-binary, and Go-from-main installation paths.
Current: Official docs describe observe, prepare, watch, knowledge-base, squashing, web fetch/search, and MCP server features.
2026: Supplied package facts list Homebrew and Nix package-manager coverage.

Related projects

Related to tmux as its host environment, and adjacent to terminal AI assistants that provide command suggestions or shell automation.
Related in workflow to tmux session tools such as tmuxinator and tmuxp, but focused on interactive AI assistance rather than declarative session layout.

Sources

https://github.com/BoringDystopiaDevelopment/tmuxai#readme
https://tmuxai.dev/getting-started/
input source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tmuxai. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/tmuxai/config.yaml~/.config/tmuxai/mcp.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/tmuxai/config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tmuxai`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.3.1

manager updated2026-07-07

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.3.1

https://github.com/alvinunreal/tmuxai

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:tmuxai
Version	2.3.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tmuxai
Homepage	https://tmuxai.dev/
Repository	https://github.com/alvinunreal/tmuxai
Upstream docs	https://github.com/BoringDystopiaDevelopment/tmuxai#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/alvinunreal/tmuxai/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-07T02:33:34Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	tmux
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	tmuxai
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

tmuxai

nix profile install nixpkgs#tmuxai

normalized package name match
Matched by: Tmuxai

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tm/tmuxai/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/tmuxai.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install tmuxai with Homebrew, Nix