| name | lanes-status |
| description | Show the current state of all tmux lanes. Fast, visual, no ceremony. |
Lanes Status
Quick view of every pane in the current tmux window: what's running, what's idle, what's ready.
Process
1. Probe the workspace
Run these three commands to gather the raw state:
tmux list-panes -F '#{pane_index} #{pane_width}x#{pane_height} #{pane_current_command} #{pane_pid}'
tmux list-panes -F '#{pane_index} #{pane_title}'
for i in $(tmux list-panes -F '#{pane_index}'); do
echo "=== Pane $i ==="
tmux capture-pane -t "$i" -p | tail -8
done
2. Classify each pane
From the captured output, determine state:
| Signal | State |
|---|
| Agent UI visible, recent output | Active โ agent is working |
| Agent UI visible, waiting for input | Idle โ session open, no activity |
| Shell prompt at the bottom | Shell โ ready for new agent |
| Anything else | Unknown โ investigate |
3. Render the table
Present a single table showing the full workspace at a glance:
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฌโโโโโโโโโฌโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฌโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Pane โ Size โ Title โ Status โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ 0 (left) โ 162x82 โ "meta" โ Us โ meta, active โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ 1 (upper-right) โ 153x40 โ "Feature work" โ Stale โ last session's agent, idle โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ 2 (lower-right) โ 153x41 โ "Research" โ Shell โ ready for new agent โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Include position hints (left, upper-right, etc.) when the layout is clear from pane sizes.
When the spatial layout matters, also render an ASCII view of the physical workspace:
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฌโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ โ โ
โ 0: META (us) โ 1: Feature work โ
โ 162x82 โ active โ 153x40 โ stale/idle โ
โ โ โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ โ โ
โ โ 2: Research โ
โ โ 153x41 โ shell, ready โ
โ โ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
This gives the operator an at-a-glance map of what's where.
Important
- This is a snapshot, not a dashboard. Run it when you need to see the board.
- If a pane's state is ambiguous, say so. Don't guess.
- Keep the output tight. The value is in the glance.