| name | agentoast-send |
| description | Send a message TO an AI coding agent running in another tmux pane via the `agentoast send-keys` CLI. |
| when_to_use | Trigger only when BOTH are true:
- The prompt contains the agentoast notification text "Please take a look at tmux pane %NN.".
- The user adds an explicit instruction to send / reply / delegate something to that agent on top of the pasted notification.
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| license | MIT |
| compatibility | Requires agentoast CLI and tmux |
| allowed-tools | Bash(agentoast:*) Read |
| metadata | {"author":"shuntaka9576","version":"0.51.0"} |
agentoast-send: triage before you send
This skill messages an AI coding agent running in another tmux pane via the agentoast send-keys CLI. The transport is a tmux pane id (e.g. %72).
Trigger conditions in the frontmatter when_to_use already filter most non-delegation prompts out. The job of this body is a single thing: before you reach for the send command, prove there is actually an agent at the target pane. A wrong target is a more common mistake than a wrong message — once you confirm the target, the actual send/reply flow is straightforward and lives in references/operate.md. Don't read that file until Step 2 below passes.
Step 1: Resolve the target pane id (%NN)
- The user usually provides it — often by pasting agentoast's clipboard string
Please take a look at tmux pane %72. Take the %72 from there.
- A reply sentinel
(reply: agentoast send-keys --pane %45 "<reply>") names the target directly.
- If no pane id is anywhere in scope, ask the user which pane they mean. Do not guess.
Step 2: Verify an agent is actually at %NN
The right send CLI depends on what's in the pane: agentoast send-keys for AI agent panes, plain tmux send-keys for shells. Pick the right one:
agentoast detect-agent --pane %NN
agent (exit 0) → an AI coding agent is running in %NN. Proceed to Step 3.no-agent (exit ≠ 0) → Don't stall asking for clarification. Carry out the user's instruction with raw tmux send-keys (agentoast refuses no-agent panes).
Step 3: Send (and reply)
Open and follow references/operate.md. It covers the agentoast send-keys invocation, the reply pattern for incoming messages, and when the right move is to not send anything (handoffs, acknowledgments, status pings). Reading it before Step 2 passes is wasted context.
