docs: add tmux skill guidance

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 - Agent: add soft block-stream chunking (800–1200 chars default) with paragraph/newline preference.
 - Agent tools: scope the Discord tool to Discord surface runs.
 - Agent tools: format verbose tool summaries without brackets, with unique emojis and `tool: detail` style.
+- Gateway: split server helpers + tests to improve isolation; add unit coverage for hooks/session utils/ws log.
 - macOS Connections: move to sidebar + detail layout with structured sections and header actions.
 - macOS onboarding: increase window height so the permissions page fits without scrolling.
 - Thinking: default to low for reasoning-capable models when no /think or config default is set.
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 - Skills: add Sheets/Docs examples to gog skill (#128) — thanks @mbelinky.
 - Skills: clarify bear-notes token + callback usage (#120) — thanks @tylerwince.
 - Skills: document Discord `sendMessage` media attachments and `to` format clarification.
+- Skills: add tmux skill + interactive coding guidance in coding-agent.
 - Gateway: document port configuration + multi-instance isolation.
 - Onboarding/Config: add protocol notes for wizard + schema RPC.
 

skills/coding-agent/SKILL.md

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 # Coding Agent (background-first)
 
-Use **bash background mode** for coding agents. Full programmatic control, no tmux needed.
+Use **bash background mode** for non-interactive coding work. For interactive coding sessions, use the **tmux** skill (always, except very simple one-shot prompts).
 
 ## The Pattern: workdir + background
 
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ bash workdir:~/project background:true command:"pi --provider openai --model gpt
 
 ---
 
-## tmux (optional)
+## tmux (interactive sessions)
 
-Only use tmux if you need persistence/interaction; otherwise prefer background mode.
+Use the tmux skill for interactive coding sessions (always, except very simple one-shot prompts). Prefer bash background mode for non-interactive runs.
 
 ---
 

skills/tmux/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: tmux
+description: Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.
+metadata: {"clawdis":{"emoji":"🧵","os":["darwin","linux"],"requires":{"bins":["tmux"]}}}
+---
+
+# tmux Skill (Clawdis)
+
+Use tmux only when you need an interactive TTY. Prefer bash background mode for long-running, non-interactive tasks.
+
+## Quickstart (isolated socket, bash tool)
+
+```bash
+SOCKET_DIR="${CLAWDIS_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/clawdis-tmux-sockets}"
+mkdir -p "$SOCKET_DIR"
+SOCKET="$SOCKET_DIR/clawdis.sock"
+SESSION=clawdis-python
+
+tmux -S "$SOCKET" new -d -s "$SESSION" -n shell
+tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION":0.0 -- 'PYTHON_BASIC_REPL=1 python3 -q' Enter
+tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t "$SESSION":0.0 -S -200
+```
+
+After starting a session, always print monitor commands:
+
+```
+To monitor:
+  tmux -S "$SOCKET" attach -t "$SESSION"
+  tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t "$SESSION":0.0 -S -200
+```
+
+## Socket convention
+
+- Use `CLAWDIS_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR` (default `${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/clawdis-tmux-sockets`).
+- Default socket path: `"$CLAWDIS_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR/clawdis.sock"`.
+
+## Targeting panes and naming
+
+- Target format: `session:window.pane` (defaults to `:0.0`).
+- Keep names short; avoid spaces.
+- Inspect: `tmux -S "$SOCKET" list-sessions`, `tmux -S "$SOCKET" list-panes -a`.
+
+## Finding sessions
+
+- List sessions on your socket: `{baseDir}/scripts/find-sessions.sh -S "$SOCKET"`.
+- Scan all sockets: `{baseDir}/scripts/find-sessions.sh --all` (uses `CLAWDIS_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR`).
+
+## Sending input safely
+
+- Prefer literal sends: `tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t target -l -- "$cmd"`.
+- Control keys: `tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t target C-c`.
+
+## Watching output
+
+- Capture recent history: `tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t target -S -200`.
+- Wait for prompts: `{baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh -t session:0.0 -p 'pattern'`.
+- Attaching is OK; detach with `Ctrl+b d`.
+
+## Spawning processes
+
+- For python REPLs, set `PYTHON_BASIC_REPL=1` (non-basic REPL breaks send-keys flows).
+
+## Windows / WSL
+
+- tmux is supported on macOS/Linux. On Windows, use WSL and install tmux inside WSL.
+- This skill is gated to `darwin`/`linux` and requires `tmux` on PATH.
+
+## Cleanup
+
+- Kill a session: `tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-session -t "$SESSION"`.
+- Kill all sessions on a socket: `tmux -S "$SOCKET" list-sessions -F '#{session_name}' | xargs -r -n1 tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-session -t`.
+- Remove everything on the private socket: `tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-server`.
+
+## Helper: wait-for-text.sh
+
+`{baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh` polls a pane for a regex (or fixed string) with a timeout.
+
+```bash
+{baseDir}/scripts/wait-for-text.sh -t session:0.0 -p 'pattern' [-F] [-T 20] [-i 0.5] [-l 2000]
+```
+
+- `-t`/`--target` pane target (required)
+- `-p`/`--pattern` regex to match (required); add `-F` for fixed string
+- `-T` timeout seconds (integer, default 15)
+- `-i` poll interval seconds (default 0.5)
+- `-l` history lines to search (integer, default 1000)

skills/tmux/scripts/find-sessions.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'USAGE'
+Usage: find-sessions.sh [-L socket-name|-S socket-path|-A] [-q pattern]
+
+List tmux sessions on a socket (default tmux socket if none provided).
+
+Options:
+  -L, --socket       tmux socket name (passed to tmux -L)
+  -S, --socket-path  tmux socket path (passed to tmux -S)
+  -A, --all          scan all sockets under CLAWDIS_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR
+  -q, --query        case-insensitive substring to filter session names
+  -h, --help         show this help
+USAGE
+}
+
+socket_name=""
+socket_path=""
+query=""
+scan_all=false
+socket_dir="${CLAWDIS_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/clawdis-tmux-sockets}"
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -L|--socket)      socket_name="${2-}"; shift 2 ;;
+    -S|--socket-path) socket_path="${2-}"; shift 2 ;;
+    -A|--all)         scan_all=true; shift ;;
+    -q|--query)       query="${2-}"; shift 2 ;;
+    -h|--help)        usage; exit 0 ;;
+    *) echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2; usage; exit 1 ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [[ "$scan_all" == true && ( -n "$socket_name" || -n "$socket_path" ) ]]; then
+  echo "Cannot combine --all with -L or -S" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$socket_name" && -n "$socket_path" ]]; then
+  echo "Use either -L or -S, not both" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v tmux >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "tmux not found in PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+list_sessions() {
+  local label="$1"; shift
+  local tmux_cmd=(tmux "$@")
+
+  if ! sessions="$("${tmux_cmd[@]}" list-sessions -F '#{session_name}\t#{session_attached}\t#{session_created_string}' 2>/dev/null)"; then
+    echo "No tmux server found on $label" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -n "$query" ]]; then
+    sessions="$(printf '%s\n' "$sessions" | grep -i -- "$query" || true)"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -z "$sessions" ]]; then
+    echo "No sessions found on $label"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  echo "Sessions on $label:"
+  printf '%s\n' "$sessions" | while IFS=$'\t' read -r name attached created; do
+    attached_label=$([[ "$attached" == "1" ]] && echo "attached" || echo "detached")
+    printf '  - %s (%s, started %s)\n' "$name" "$attached_label" "$created"
+  done
+}
+
+if [[ "$scan_all" == true ]]; then
+  if [[ ! -d "$socket_dir" ]]; then
+    echo "Socket directory not found: $socket_dir" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  shopt -s nullglob
+  sockets=("$socket_dir"/*)
+  shopt -u nullglob
+
+  if [[ "${#sockets[@]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "No sockets found under $socket_dir" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  exit_code=0
+  for sock in "${sockets[@]}"; do
+    if [[ ! -S "$sock" ]]; then
+      continue
+    fi
+    list_sessions "socket path '$sock'" -S "$sock" || exit_code=$?
+  done
+  exit "$exit_code"
+fi
+
+tmux_cmd=(tmux)
+socket_label="default socket"
+
+if [[ -n "$socket_name" ]]; then
+  tmux_cmd+=(-L "$socket_name")
+  socket_label="socket name '$socket_name'"
+elif [[ -n "$socket_path" ]]; then
+  tmux_cmd+=(-S "$socket_path")
+  socket_label="socket path '$socket_path'"
+fi
+
+list_sessions "$socket_label" "${tmux_cmd[@]:1}"

skills/tmux/scripts/wait-for-text.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'USAGE'
+Usage: wait-for-text.sh -t target -p pattern [options]
+
+Poll a tmux pane for text and exit when found.
+
+Options:
+  -t, --target    tmux target (session:window.pane), required
+  -p, --pattern   regex pattern to look for, required
+  -F, --fixed     treat pattern as a fixed string (grep -F)
+  -T, --timeout   seconds to wait (integer, default: 15)
+  -i, --interval  poll interval in seconds (default: 0.5)
+  -l, --lines     number of history lines to inspect (integer, default: 1000)
+  -h, --help      show this help
+USAGE
+}
+
+target=""
+pattern=""
+grep_flag="-E"
+timeout=15
+interval=0.5
+lines=1000
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -t|--target)   target="${2-}"; shift 2 ;;
+    -p|--pattern)  pattern="${2-}"; shift 2 ;;
+    -F|--fixed)    grep_flag="-F"; shift ;;
+    -T|--timeout)  timeout="${2-}"; shift 2 ;;
+    -i|--interval) interval="${2-}"; shift 2 ;;
+    -l|--lines)    lines="${2-}"; shift 2 ;;
+    -h|--help)     usage; exit 0 ;;
+    *) echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2; usage; exit 1 ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [[ -z "$target" || -z "$pattern" ]]; then
+  echo "target and pattern are required" >&2
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! [[ "$timeout" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  echo "timeout must be an integer number of seconds" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! [[ "$lines" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  echo "lines must be an integer" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v tmux >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "tmux not found in PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# End time in epoch seconds (integer, good enough for polling)
+start_epoch=$(date +%s)
+deadline=$((start_epoch + timeout))
+
+while true; do
+  # -J joins wrapped lines, -S uses negative index to read last N lines
+  pane_text="$(tmux capture-pane -p -J -t "$target" -S "-${lines}" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+
+  if printf '%s\n' "$pane_text" | grep $grep_flag -- "$pattern" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  now=$(date +%s)
+  if (( now >= deadline )); then
+    echo "Timed out after ${timeout}s waiting for pattern: $pattern" >&2
+    echo "Last ${lines} lines from $target:" >&2
+    printf '%s\n' "$pane_text" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  sleep "$interval"
+done