zellij
Read from and write to other zellij panes. Use when user references another pane or needs to run commands in adjacent panes.
Installation
Follow the repository instructions for this skill and your agent. Review the files and dependencies before adding it to your workflow.
View source ↗GuidesSkill instructions
Zellij Pane Controller
Read from and write to other zellij terminal panes using zellij action commands.
Writing to Panes
Send command (with Enter to execute):
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-send.sh $'ls -la\n'
Send text (without Enter, for partial input):
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-send.sh "partial text"
Specify direction:
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-send.sh right $'echo hello\n'
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-send.sh left "some text"
Directions: next (default), left, right, up, down
Reading from Panes
View adjacent pane (visible screen):
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-dump.sh next
View pane in specific direction:
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-dump.sh left
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-dump.sh right
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-dump.sh up
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-dump.sh down
Include full scrollback:
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-dump.sh next --full
Layout Info
Show tabs and panes:
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-info.sh
Creating Panes
New pane (auto direction):
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-new-pane.sh
New pane with direction:
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-new-pane.sh right
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-new-pane.sh down
New pane and run command:
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-new-pane.sh "npm run dev"
~/.claude/skills/zellij/tools/zellij-new-pane.sh down "tail -f /var/log/app.log"
Limitations
- Flicker on read/write: Uses focus shift (zellij limitation)
- Requires zellij session: Only works inside zellij
Examples
Read the usage examples in the source repository.
View source ↗Source history
- Indexed on
- 2026-03-11
- Index updated
- 2026-03-11
- Branch
- main
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