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zellij

Read from and write to other zellij panes. Use when user references another pane or needs to run commands in adjacent panes.

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Installation

Follow the repository instructions for this skill and your agent. Review the files and dependencies before adding it to your workflow.

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Skill 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.

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Source history

Indexed on
2026-03-11
Index updated
2026-03-11
Branch
main

Index and sync dates describe this directory. View the source repository for code history.

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