tool MCPlatest

`send_keys`

send_keys( enter?: boolean, force?: boolean, keys: string, literal?: boolean, paneId: string, )

tool [source]¶

Send input to a pane’s program; a shell that receives it runs it with your user’s permissions. Send keystrokes to a pane. Use for TUIs, control keys (C-c), and partial lines. For a shell command whose result you want, use run_shell_command — it waits for completion and reports exit status, which this does not.

MCP request method: tools/call Send send_keys as the tool name, with the arguments below.

Arguments#

enter? (boolean) #

Press Enter afterwards. Default true.
force? (boolean) #

Allow writing to the pane this server itself was called from, which is otherwise refused. It does not override the refusal to write to a pane a person is watching — a pane an attached client has on screen is still refused with force.
keys (string) #

Keys to send. tmux key names like C-c work unless literal is true.
literal? (boolean) #

Send the text as-is, without resolving key names.
paneId (string) #

Stable pane id, e.g. %1.

pattern
"^%\\d+$"

Result#

Returns object

attended (boolean) #

A person is watching a configured cohort member.
paneId (string) #

Stable pane id, e.g. %1.

pattern
"^%\\d+$"
resolvedPaneIds (Array<string>) #

Configured cohort at the immediate preflight, not a delivery receipt.
- Items (string) #
  
  Stable pane id, e.g. %1.
  
  pattern
  "^%\\d+$"
sent (boolean) #

No other properties are accepted.

Annotations#

destructiveHint: true
idempotentHint: false
openWorldHint: true
readOnlyHint: false

Protocol data#

Use the complete advertised contract for validation and client integration.

Input schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "enter": {
      "description": "Press Enter afterwards. Default true.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "force": {
      "description": "Allow writing to the pane this server itself was called from, which is otherwise refused. It does not override the refusal to write to a pane a person is watching — a pane an attached client has on screen is still refused with force.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "keys": {
      "description": "Keys to send. tmux key names like C-c work unless literal is true.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "literal": {
      "description": "Send the text as-is, without resolving key names.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "paneId": {
      "description": "Stable pane id, e.g. %1.",
      "pattern": "^%\\d+$",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "keys",
    "paneId"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Output schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "attended": {
      "description": "A person is watching a configured cohort member.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "paneId": {
      "description": "Stable pane id, e.g. %1.",
      "pattern": "^%\\d+$",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "resolvedPaneIds": {
      "description": "Configured cohort at the immediate preflight, not a delivery receipt.",
      "items": {
        "description": "Stable pane id, e.g. %1.",
        "pattern": "^%\\d+$",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "sent": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "attended",
    "paneId",
    "resolvedPaneIds",
    "sent"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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`send_keys`

Arguments#

Result#

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Protocol data#