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Implement a kolu-tmux CLI shim that translates tmux commands into Kolu HTTP RPC calls, enabling Claude Code's teammate/swarm feature to work inside Kolu terminals with zero user configuration. The shim handles the ~10 tmux subcommands Claude Code actually uses: split-window, send-keys, kill-pane, capture-pane, list-panes, display-message, has-session, list-windows, list-sessions, and -V. No-ops for layout/styling commands (select-layout, set-option). Server changes: - Inject $TMUX, $TMUX_PANE, and the shim binary into PTY shell env - Add /api/terminals non-streaming endpoint for shim to query - Create temp tmux wrapper at startup, clean up on shutdown - Allocate unique pane indices per terminal (monotonic counter) Closes #185
- Fix mutating sort in buildPaneMap (use [...all].sort()) - Remove non-null assertions on .find() (use type-narrowing filter) - Remove unused variables (printFlag, created) - Remove stale KOLU_TMUX_IDS doc comment - Move imports to top of file - Extract VALUED_FLAGS to module-level constant - Hoist buildPaneMap outside loop in cmdListPanes - Remove async from resolveTarget (no awaits) - Use DEFAULT_PORT from config instead of hardcoded "7681" - Remove inaccurate fallback to pane 0 when TMUX_PANE unset
- Use absolute tsx path in wrapper script (PTY shells may not have tsx on PATH after NixOS shell init rebuilds PATH) - Store tmuxPaneIndex on TerminalProcess and expose via /api/terminals so the shim maps %N pane IDs correctly across test scenarios - Remove -p and -l from VALUED_FLAGS (both are boolean in supported cmds) - Simplify e2e tests: split round-trip into separate split + capture scenarios, use direct API for capture verification
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The `/workflow do` DAG runs end-to-end but never checks whether documentation still matches the code after structural changes. PR #286 (tmux shim) shipped new server modules without updating the README architecture section — exactly the kind of drift CLAUDE.md warns about. This adds a `docs` check-then-fix loop between `update-pr` and `done`, mirroring the existing police/police-fix and ci/ci-fix patterns. The node reads README.md's Architecture section, compares against `git diff master...HEAD`, and updates any stale sections before completing. Also strengthens `workflow.md` with a "never stop between nodes" rule to prevent the orchestrator from pausing after skill nodes return. - [x] sync - [x] understand - [x] hickey - [x] branch - [x] implement - [x] e2e - [x] fmt - [x] commit - [x] police - [x] test - [ ] ci - [x] update-pr - [x] docs - [ ] done
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kolu-tmuxCLI shim that translates tmux commands into Kolu RPC calls, letting Claude Code's teammate/swarm feature work inside Kolu terminals with zero user configuration.Claude Code detects tmux via
$TMUXand thetmuxbinary on PATH, then uses ~10 subcommands (split-window,send-keys,kill-pane,capture-pane,list-panes,display-message,has-session,-V) to manage agent panes. The shim intercepts these and maps them to Kolu's existing terminal RPC —terminal.create,terminal.sendInput,terminal.kill,terminal.screenText, etc. No-ops for layout/styling commands that have no Kolu equivalent (select-layout,set-option).The server injects
$TMUXand$TMUX_PANEinto PTY shells and creates a temp wrapper script on$PATHastmuxat startup, so Claude Code auto-detects multiplexer support. Each terminal gets a unique monotonic pane index (%0,%1, ...) for multi-instance isolation — Claude Code reads$TMUX_PANEat startup to scope its teammate operations.Closes #185