tmux agent managers for claude code

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• +What is a tmux agent manager?

  A terminal program that uses tmux to keep several coding agents running in the background, and gives you one screen to start them, see which one needs you, and jump between them.

• +Are tmux agent managers good?

  Yes, if you already live in tmux. They're light, fast and work over SSH. They're a harder sell if you're on Windows or want to review changes in a diff viewer rather than as text.

• +Does tmux work well on Windows?

  Only inside WSL. tmux has no native Windows build, so Claude Squad, claude-tmux and recon need a Linux distro. Herdr is the exception among terminal tools: it has its own native Windows build.

• +What is the difference between Claude Squad, claude-tmux, and recon?

  Claude Squad starts and manages agents, each in its own tmux session and worktree. claude-tmux is a popup that lists your Claude Code sessions and handles basic git chores. recon only watches: it shows which Claude Code sessions are working, idle or waiting, and lets you jump to one.

• +Does Pane require tmux?

  No. Pane has its own terminals and keeps sessions itself, on Windows, macOS and Linux.

• +Can tmux tools run Codex?

  Claude Squad, Sidecar and Herdr run any CLI agent, Codex included. claude-tmux and recon are built around Claude Code only.

• +Do tmux tools manage worktrees?

  Claude Squad, Sidecar and Herdr create a worktree per task. claude-tmux can create worktrees but leaves the rest to you, and recon doesn't touch git.

• +When should I pick a tmux tool over Pane?

  When you work on a remote server over SSH, when you want agents to survive a dropped connection, or when tmux is already where you spend your day.

• +When should I pick Pane over a tmux tool?

  When you're on Windows, want a diff viewer and git buttons instead of reading changes as text, or want notifications when an agent needs you without watching a terminal.

• +Are tmux dashboards full agent managers?

  No. Tools like recon and tcmux show you state and let you switch. They don't start agents, isolate their work or help you review it.

• +Can I use tmux and Pane together?

  Yes. Pane's terminals are ordinary shells, so you can run tmux inside one if you like. Most people find they don't need to, because Pane already keeps each agent's terminal alive.

• +Why are tmux tools usually the first recommendation for terminal-agent chaos?

  Because "too many terminal tabs" sounds like a multiplexer problem, and tmux is the classic multiplexer. The questions that decide it are your operating system, which agents you use, and how you want to review their work.