name: cleanup-panes description: Clean up tmux panes. Use when user wants to close/kill all other panes, clean up tmux window, or reset pane layout.

Cleanup Panes Skill

Overview

Closes all tmux panes in the current window except the one you're in.

Trigger

User invokes /cleanup-panes or asks to clean up/close other panes.

Instructions

Execute this bash script:

#!/bin/bash
ORIGINAL_PANE=$(tmux display-message -p '#{pane_id}')
echo "Keeping pane: $ORIGINAL_PANE"

# Get all panes except original, then kill each
PANES_TO_KILL=$(tmux list-panes -F '#{pane_id}' | grep -v "^${ORIGINAL_PANE}$")

if [ -z "$PANES_TO_KILL" ]; then
    echo "No other panes to close."
else
    COUNT=0
    while IFS= read -r PANE; do
        if [ -n "$PANE" ]; then
            tmux kill-pane -t "$PANE" 2>/dev/null && ((COUNT++))
        fi
    done <<< "$PANES_TO_KILL"
    echo "Closed $COUNT panes. Only current pane remains."
fi

Important Notes

• Only affects the current tmux window
• Preserves the pane you're currently in
• Safe to run even if there are no other panes