tmux is the source of truth
Real tmux sessions
Keep Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode in durable terminal panes that remain available when the desktop window is closed.
Your AI agents belong in tmux
Keep Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode alive in real terminal sessions. Control them with cwtctl, web, mobile, Telegram, or the optional macOS GUI while the daemon runs in the background.
New: Two Weeks Rebuilding ClawTab Around a Daemon and tmux.
tmux
Daemon
Remote
macOS GUI
tmux panesource of truth
daemonstate + PTY
every clientCLI · mobile · GUI
Tmux-native control plane
The terminal is the workspace. ClawTab travels with it.
Agents stay inside real tmux panes. The ClawTab daemon keeps their session metadata, live output, questions, and working state available to cwtctl, Remote, and the optional GUI.
- Run headless after the GUI closes
- Move and resize views without restarting the agent
- See asking, working, and finished state in tmux
Choose Your Control Surface
Stay in tmux for daily work, reach for Remote when you leave your Mac, and open the GUI when a visual workspace helps.
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Optional split-pane GUI
Open existing tmux panes in a polished workspace, place shells beside agents, then return them to the terminal without restarting anything.
02
Secrets Management
Secrets from macOS Keychain and gopass, injected as environment variables. Per-job secret assignment.
03
Headless daemon and cwtctl
Run schedules, detect questions, stream remote sessions, and manage jobs from the CLI. The GUI is a client, not a requirement.
04
Notifications
Review agent questions and respond with one tap from the mobile app, including persistent choices such as Yes to All.
05
Agent mind maps
When you want a visual overview, map the same daemon-owned Claude and Codex sessions without moving work into a separate runtime.
ClawTab Remote
Your agents stay within reach.
The daemon streams the same tmux panes to iOS or any browser. Watch live sessions, answer permission prompts, and start or stop work without keeping the GUI open.
- Follow live agent output
- Answer questions with one tap
- Get notified when work needs you
How It Works
One tmux session, multiple ways in. The daemon keeps the terminal coherent while you move between surfaces.
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Agents Live in tmux
Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and shells run in real tmux panes. Their processes and scrollback do not belong to a GUI window.
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The Daemon Tracks Them
A launchd service owns schedules, session metadata, question detection, auto-yes, relay connections, and live pane state.
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Open the Same Pane
Attach from your tmux terminal, run jobs with cwtctl, answer from mobile, or open the pane in the GUI without starting over.
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State Follows You
Working and asking markers, pane titles, first and latest queries, secret state, and session identity stay tied to the pane.
See the Same Agent Everywhere
ClawTab adds operational context to tmux without replacing the terminal underneath it.
Two Codex agents work side by side in the same tmux window
cwtctl manages agents, jobs, panes, secrets, Telegram, and the daemon without opening the GUI
A waiting permission prompt is visible before you enter the pane
The latest agent query becomes a useful pane title instead of an anonymous shell name
The in-terminal popup keeps rename, auto-yes, forks, secrets, skills, and session context together
A mobile answer is sent back into the same live tmux pane
Install
Install via Homebrew, then connect the agent CLIs you already use.
Homebrew
brew install --cask tonisives/tap/clawtabStart the Headless Daemon
Install the launchd service once. It keeps agents, schedules, Remote, and auto-yes running without the GUI.
cwtctl daemon install
cwtctl daemon statusBuild from Source
Requires macOS 10.15+, Rust, Node.js, and pnpm.
git clone https://github.com/tonisives/clawtab.git
cd clawtab
pnpm install
cargo tauri buildProduces the clawtab-daemon service, clawtab (GUI), cwtctl (CLI), cwttui (TUI).
Runtime Dependencies
- tmux (for agent panes and folder jobs)
- Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode
Pricing
The desktop app is MIT licensed and free. Pay only if you want hosted remote access.
Self-hosted
Free
Run your own relay server. Full functionality, no limits.
- Desktop app, CLI, TUI
- Cron scheduling
- Secrets management
- Mobile app (App Store)
- Push notifications
- Self-hosted relay server
- MIT licensed
ClawTab Remote
$4.99/mo
Skip the server setup. We host the relay for you.
- Everything in self-hosted
- Hosted relay server
- No server to maintain
Frequently Asked Questions
ClawTab is a tmux-native control plane for AI coding agents on macOS. Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and shells run in durable tmux panes while a headless daemon adds scheduling, session metadata, question detection, Remote access, cwtctl, and an optional visual GUI.
ClawTab supports Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode. You can run them in separate tabs or split panes, switch providers when pricing or quality changes, and keep normal shell panes next to agent panes when the workflow needs it.
Yes. ClawTab Remote connects your phone or browser to the daemon through a relay server. It detects pending agent questions across panes, renders answer options as buttons, and sends your response back into the same tmux terminal session.
ClawTab integrates with macOS Keychain and gopass for secrets management. You assign secrets to individual jobs, and ClawTab injects them as environment variables when the job runs. Secrets are never stored in job configuration files or logs.
The desktop app is MIT licensed and free. Remote features can use your own relay server, or you can use the hosted relay subscription.
Tmux handles the terminal layer. ClawTab adds agent metadata, project grouping, searchable sessions, remote question answering, notifications, scheduled jobs, and a desktop/mobile interface for the pieces that are awkward to manage in plain shell.
No. The launchd daemon owns background jobs, scheduling, agent discovery, question detection, auto-yes, Remote connections, and PTY streaming. The GUI is an optional client for visual splits, the Mind Map, settings, and history.
Claude Code Agent View gives you one screen for Claude Code background sessions. ClawTab is a local macOS control center for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and shell panes, with cron scheduling, per-pane auto-yes, Keychain and gopass secrets, iOS remote control, web remote control, Telegram replies, and tmux workspaces that keep running outside the app.
Claude Code Agent Teams coordinates teammates inside one interactive session. ClawTab runs independent Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and shell processes in tmux, with separate schedules, secrets, permission policies, and remote controls for unattended work. The two approaches can be used together.
Yes. ClawTab starts Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or shell jobs in persistent tmux sessions with cron scheduling, per-pane auto-yes, and phone notifications when a job needs attention.
Cursor is strong for interactive IDE work and Composer parallel agents. Claude Code is terminal-first and works naturally with tmux. ClawTab adds the management layer for independent sessions: scheduling, mobile monitoring, per-pane permissions, and multiple providers running side by side.
The best choice depends on the workflow. Use an IDE such as Cursor for editor-first work, a terminal agent such as Claude Code or Codex for autonomous work, and ClawTab when you want tmux-native sessions with a daemon, cwtctl, remote monitoring, scheduling, and an optional visual control surface.
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