Tmux Project Manager

Manage projects and coordinate agents in tmux sessions
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Overview

The Tmux Project Manager node facilitates managing software development projects by coordinating team members and tasks within tmux terminal multiplexing sessions. It enables project initialization, task assignment, progress tracking, quality validation, team member creation, and daily standup reporting—all orchestrated through tmux windows representing different roles or agents.

This node is beneficial in scenarios where teams use tmux sessions to parallelize workstreams, automate communication with AI subagents (e.g., "Claude"), and maintain structured workflows inside terminal environments. For example, a project manager can create a new project session with predefined team roles, assign coding or testing tasks to specific windows, gather status updates from all team members, and perform quality checks—all without leaving the terminal multiplexing environment.

Practical examples:

  • Creating a new project session with a small or large team setup.
  • Adding a new developer or QA engineer as a tmux window running an AI assistant.
  • Assigning high-priority tasks to specific team members.
  • Collecting daily standup reports automatically from each team member's tmux window.
  • Requesting quality validation such as code review or security checks via automated messages.

Properties

Name Meaning
Project Session The name of the tmux session representing the project. Required for most operations.
Member Role Role of the new team member to add. Options: Developer, QA Engineer, DevOps, Code Reviewer.

Output

The node outputs JSON objects containing the results of the requested operation. Common fields include:

  • success: Boolean indicating if the operation succeeded.
  • projectSession: The tmux session name involved.
  • Operation-specific data, e.g.:
    • For Create Team Member: memberRole, windowIndex, windowName, and a confirmation message.
    • For other operations: task IDs, status summaries, validation reports, or error messages.

No binary data output is produced by this node.

Dependencies

  • Requires access to a tmux environment where sessions and windows can be created and controlled.
  • Uses an internal bridge utility to interact with tmux sessions and send commands/messages.
  • Optionally uses an API key credential for external orchestration scripts or configuration paths.
  • Relies on the presence of an AI assistant named "Claude" running in tmux windows to process messages and respond.

Troubleshooting

  • Session Not Found: If the specified tmux session does not exist, operations will fail with errors like Session <name> not found. Ensure the session is created before performing actions.
  • Command Execution Failures: Errors during tmux command execution (e.g., creating windows or sending keys) may occur if tmux is not installed or accessible.
  • Timeouts Waiting for Responses: The node waits fixed delays after sending messages to allow AI responses. If responses are slow or missing, consider increasing wait times or verifying the AI agent is running correctly.
  • Credential Issues: Missing or misconfigured API credentials may cause failures when accessing external scripts or project base paths.
  • Invalid Property Values: Providing empty or invalid values for required properties like Project Session or Member Role will cause errors.

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