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mcp tmux for Zed

io.github.k8ika0s/mcp-tmux

Model Context Protocol server that lets LLMs collaboratively drive tmux

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install mcp tmux in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "context_servers": {
    "mcp-tmux": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@k8ika0s/mcp-tmux"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TMUX_HOST": "<MCP_TMUX_HOST>",
        "MCP_TMUX_SESSION": "<MCP_TMUX_SESSION>",
        "TMUX_BIN": "<TMUX_BIN>",
        "MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MS": "<MCP_TMUX_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIR": "<MCP_TMUX_LOG_DIR>",
        "MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILE": "<MCP_TMUX_HOSTS_FILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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