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wezterm

Control WezTerm terminal emulator via CLI. Manage panes, tabs, workspaces, and execute commands in running terminals.

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Installation

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex

$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/wezterm/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/main/skills/dicklesworthstone/wezterm/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

Download SKILL.md from GitHub
Place it in .claude/skills/wezterm/SKILL.md inside your project
Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How wezterm Compares

Feature / Agent	wezterm	Standard Approach
Platform Support	multi	Limited / Varies
Context Awareness	High	Baseline
Installation Complexity	Unknown	N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Control WezTerm terminal emulator via CLI. Manage panes, tabs, workspaces, and execute commands in running terminals.

Which AI agents support this skill?

This skill is compatible with multi.

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

SKILL.md Source

# WezTerm Skill

Use the `wezterm` CLI to control and interact with WezTerm terminal instances.

## CLI Location

```bash
/Applications/WezTerm.app/Contents/MacOS/wezterm
```

Or add to PATH for easier access.

## Listing and Connecting

List all WezTerm panes:
```bash
wezterm cli list
```

List in JSON format:
```bash
wezterm cli list --format json
```

List clients (GUI windows):
```bash
wezterm cli list-clients
```

## Pane Management

Get current pane ID:
```bash
wezterm cli get-pane-direction
```

Split pane horizontally (new pane to right):
```bash
wezterm cli split-pane --right
```

Split pane vertically (new pane below):
```bash
wezterm cli split-pane --bottom
```

Split with specific command:
```bash
wezterm cli split-pane --right -- htop
```

Move focus between panes:
```bash
wezterm cli activate-pane-direction up
wezterm cli activate-pane-direction down
wezterm cli activate-pane-direction left
wezterm cli activate-pane-direction right
```

Activate specific pane by ID:
```bash
wezterm cli activate-pane --pane-id <pane-id>
```

## Tab Management

Create new tab:
```bash
wezterm cli spawn
```

Create tab with command:
```bash
wezterm cli spawn -- vim
```

Create tab in specific domain:
```bash
wezterm cli spawn --domain-name SSH:server
```

Activate tab by index:
```bash
wezterm cli activate-tab --tab-index 0
```

Activate tab relative:
```bash
wezterm cli activate-tab --tab-relative 1   # next tab
wezterm cli activate-tab --tab-relative -1  # previous tab
```

## Sending Commands to Panes

Send text to a pane:
```bash
wezterm cli send-text --pane-id <pane-id> "ls -la\n"
```

Send text to current pane:
```bash
wezterm cli send-text "echo hello\n"
```

## Workspaces

List workspaces:
```bash
wezterm cli list --format json | jq '.[].workspace' | sort -u
```

## Zoom

Toggle pane zoom:
```bash
wezterm cli zoom-pane --toggle
```

Zoom pane:
```bash
wezterm cli zoom-pane --zoom
```

Unzoom:
```bash
wezterm cli zoom-pane --unzoom
```

## Multiplexer Domains

List domains (local, SSH, etc.):
```bash
wezterm cli list --format json | jq '.[].domain_name' | sort -u
```

Connect to SSH domain:
```bash
wezterm cli spawn --domain-name SSH:myserver
```

## Configuration

Config file:
```
~/.config/wezterm/wezterm.lua
```

Show effective config:
```bash
wezterm show-keys
```

## Launching

Start new window:
```bash
wezterm start
```

Start with command:
```bash
wezterm start -- htop
```

Start in directory:
```bash
wezterm start --cwd /path/to/dir
```

Connect to running mux server:
```bash
wezterm connect unix
```