Calendar Week 41 · 2026

I shipped v1.12.2 of tmux-agents, a patch release with two fixes that bring behaviour in line with the docs. Renaming and auto-naming now keep the agent kind prefix for agents started with tmux-agents start, so renaming a chain's main to main gives claude-tmux-agents-main instead of tmux-agents-main, and Codex profiles consistently use codex-. Top-level agents, like a chain's main, now go idle when they finish a turn with nothing pending instead of showing amber "needs you", which stays for sub agents and members.

I shipped v1.12.1 of tmux-agents, a small fix for tmux-agents start in a named pane: when you run it from that pane's own shell, it now takes over the pane, keeping its name and connections, and --name renames it first. Before, it refused to start from any named pane.

I shipped v1.11.0 of tmux-agents with long-lived members (tmux-spawn --member), which the agent-chain skill now uses for its secondary and worker instead of sub agents. The agent list is calmer: a fixed name column, compact names, time in state and worked time per agent, plus a pinned preview header with full activity and scrolling that pauses follow. The list now requires fzf and gives clear install instructions when it is missing; there is also a new configuration guide and an updated quick start. After updating, reload the tmux config with tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf so the new hooks can save worked time and mark removed panes closed.

I shipped v1.10.0 of tmux-agents with one shared skill for Claude and Codex, installable with npx skills add TheClooneyCollection/tmux-agents -g, and a new agent-chain skill for “start the chain”: main, secondary and worker side by side. The installer now handles Codex homes more safely, backs up real files and directories with --force, and warns about dangling skill links; re-run ./install.sh from the installed checkout after updating. CI runs on macOS and Ubuntu, covering installation and upgrades as well as the offline tests. Picker rows now stay aligned, and searches match only agent names and projects.