mtmux 0.1.0__tar.gz

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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: mtmux
+Version: 0.1.0
+Summary: Outer tmux cockpit for local and SSH tmux sessions
+Requires-Python: >=3.11

mtmux-0.1.0/README.md

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+<p align="center">
+  <img src="logo.png" alt="mtmux logo" width="280">
+</p>
+
+<h1 align="center">mtmux</h1>
+
+<p align="center">
+  Every tmux session, local or remote, at your fingertips.
+</p>
+
+`mtmux` runs inside your existing terminal and works on top of tmux. No new terminal app, no replacement tmux setup, no retraining your keyboard muscle memory. Keep your terminal, tmux configuration, keybindings, plugins, and workflows while adding a persistent sidebar for finding, opening, and switching between sessions across your machine and SSH hosts. Your sessions remain ordinary tmux sessions; mtmux simply puts them within reach.
+
+Star important sessions, see at a glance which ones need attention, and jump between local and remote work without hunting through terminal tabs.
+
+## Why mtmux?
+
+- **Keep your terminal and tmux setup**: unlike cmux, mtmux runs inside your current terminal and builds on tmux instead of forcing a new terminal app. Your configuration, keybindings, plugins, and workflows keep working.
+- **One view across machines**: local and remote sessions live in the same sidebar.
+- **Fast context switches**: see which sessions need your attention via tmux bells, then jump straight to them.
+
+## Quick start
+
+Requires Python 3.11+, tmux, and OpenSSH. Automatic coding-agent discovery additionally requires [astatus](https://github.com/julsemaan/astatus) locally and on configured remote hosts.
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/julsemaan/mtmux.git
+cd mtmux
+pip install -e .
+mtmux cockpit
+```
+
+That opens an outer tmux workspace with the mtmux sidebar on the left and your selected session on the right. Press `Enter` on a session to step into it; press `q` to close the sidebar, then `C-s s` to reopen it on Sessions.
+
+## Development
+
+```sh
+make dev-install
+make test
+```
+
+## How it works
+
+`mtmux cockpit` creates or attaches to a dedicated outer tmux server. That outer layer owns only the layout:
+
+- outer prefix: `C-s`
+- focus/open Sessions: `C-s s`
+- add session: `C-s +`
+- focus/open Agents: `C-s a`
+- hide sidebar: `C-s h`
+- quit cockpit: `C-s q`
+- show help: `C-s ?`
+- detach cockpit: `C-s d`
+- forward outer prefix to inner session: `C-s C-s`
+- standard outer tmux prefix bindings: disabled
+- outer status: off
+- left pane: `mtmux` sidebar, 40 columns by default
+- right pane: selected local/remote tmux attach client
+
+Inner local and remote sessions keep their normal tmux prefix and bindings, and remain alive when you switch away. Only mtmux's outer `prefix` key table is restricted.
+
+## Configuration
+
+Files live in `~/.config/mtmux/`:
+
+```toml
+hosts = ["my-remote-machine"]
+prefix = "C-s"
+sidebar_width = 40
+status_timeout = 5
+persistent_ssh = true
+```
+
+### Prefix
+
+`prefix` accepts one non-empty, printable tmux key token without whitespace. `sidebar_width` sets left pane width in columns. `status_timeout` controls how many seconds sidebar feedback remains visible. Both numeric settings must be positive integers. Restart sidebar by rerunning `mtmux cockpit` after changing these values.
+
+`C-s` normally sends XOFF when terminal `IXON` flow control is enabled. Attached tmux disables flow control on outer tty, so outer prefix works without global `stty` changes. Readline, Emacs, or Vim `C-s` commands require `C-s C-s` to forward literal `C-s`; inner tty may still treat it as XOFF, in which case `C-q` resumes output.
+
+To restore old prefix, set `prefix = "C-g"` and rerun `mtmux cockpit`.
+
+### Remote hosts
+
+Hosts are SSH aliases only. Keep host-specific users, ports, keys, proxies, IPv6, and other connection settings in `~/.ssh/config`.
+
+By default, mtmux makes OpenSSH reuse one authenticated transport per host with `ControlMaster=auto`, `ControlPersist=10m`, and `ControlPath=~/.ssh/mtmux-%C`. Later discovery polls, switches, creates, and kills avoid repeating TCP setup, key exchange, and authentication. Control sockets remain for 10 minutes after last use.
+
+Every mtmux SSH connection also uses `ServerAliveInterval=60` and `ServerAliveCountMax=3` to detect dead connections and keep idle sessions active through network and NAT timeouts. Keepalive remains enabled when `persistent_ssh` is disabled.
+
+To omit mtmux's persistence options, set:
+
+```toml
+persistent_ssh = false
+```
+
+SSH config still applies, so this opt-out does not disable multiplexing configured there.
+
+Names of the hosts must match:
+
+```text
+[A-Za-z0-9_.-]{1,64}
+```
+
+## CLI commands
+
+```sh
+mtmux list
+mtmux switch local:<session>
+mtmux switch ssh:<host>:<session>
+mtmux switch-star <1-9>
+mtmux create local <session>
+mtmux create ssh <host> <session>
+mtmux kill local:<session>
+mtmux kill ssh:<host>:<session>
+```
+
+Switching uses outer tmux `respawn-pane` on right pane. Real tmux sessions stay alive.
+
+## Sidebar keys
+
+- `C-s s`: focus Sessions; recreates sidebar if quit
+- `C-s +`: focus Sessions and open Add session menu
+- `C-s a`: focus Agents; recreates sidebar if quit
+- `C-s h`: hide sidebar
+- `C-s q`: quit outer mtmux cockpit
+- `C-s ?`: show help in right pane
+- `C-s d`: detach outer mtmux cockpit
+- `C-s C-s`: forward `C-s` to inner session
+- `C-s 1`–`C-s 9`: switch directly to numbered starred target
+- `j` / `k` or arrows: move selection pointer (`›`) in focused region
+- `[` / `]`: give Agents/Sessions region more rows for current run
+- `h` / `l`: cycle agent ordering mode (Priority / Session) when ordering row is selected
+- `Enter`: switch selected session or exact agent pane, or activate selected Add row
+- `a`: open Add session menu from Sessions or Agents
+- `r`: remove selected target without killing it
+- `K` / `J`: move selected starred target up/down without wrapping
+- `x`: kill selected session but retain its star (asks first)
+- `/`: open existing-session search directly
+- `?`: open help in right pane
+- `q`: quit sidebar only
+
+`›` marks keyboard selection; mint reverse highlight marks active cockpit session. Both appear independently while sidebar is focused. Unfocused sidebar hides pointer and keeps active session highlighted and visible.
+
+Normal sidebar lists sessions in persisted order. Add menu separates `New session` from `Existing session`. New-session flow skips location selection when exactly one local/SSH location is available; multiple locations use dedicated picker, then dedicated name input. Existing-session search lists only untracked sessions. Selecting or creating one persists it and switches immediately. Independently navigable Agents region remains visible below `AGENTS` divider when Add menu is closed. First nine sessions receive shortcut numbers; `K`/`J` updates order. Missing sessions remain launchers: `Enter` uses tmux `new-session -A` to recreate and attach. Sessions persist in `~/.config/mtmux/stars`. Only tracked sessions trigger sidebar bell indicators and beeps. Set `MTMUX_ASCII=1` for text-only labels and ellipses.
+
+Agent records are read from `$AGENT_STATUS_DIR`, `$XDG_STATE_HOME/agent-status`, or `~/.local/state/agent-status`, in that order. Local and remote running agents updated within 60 seconds are correlated by exact tmux socket and pane ID. Selecting agent navigates to exact server, window, and pane; active agent name and location remain orange independently of keyboard selection. Working agents show `for <duration>`; other states show no duration. Working durations prefer `task.status_timestamp` and fall back to `runtime.updated_at`; unusable optional timestamps omit duration. Each agent row starts with a semantic status icon; working agents use an animated Braille spinner. Focused selection replaces that icon with `›`, and moving focus away restores it. Status icon and text share semantic color; selection cursor stays orange. `MTMUX_ASCII=1` uses ASCII icons, spinner frames, and `>` cursor. Attention states remain bold and idle/canceled remain dim without color. Agents are discovered automatically, but only agents in tracked sessions appear. Agents cannot be added, removed, reordered, or killed as favorites.
+
+When a tracked agent changes from `working` to `idle`, `completed`, `input-required`, `auth-required`, `failed`, `rejected`, or `canceled`, sidebar beeps once and marks that exact pane/agent with `🔔` (`BELL` in ASCII mode). Initial discovery does not alert. Marker survives later state changes until exact pane opens, is already active during discovery, disappears from discovery, or sidebar restarts.
+
+## Mouse controls
+
+- click session row: select and switch
+- click `＋ add`, Add choice, or available location row: activate same flow as `Enter`
+- wheel over sidebar: navigate selectable session and host rows
+- right-pane mouse events: forwarded by outer tmux to mouse-aware applications
+- live border dragging: disabled so text selection can cross the sidebar divider without resizing it
+
+Tmux mouse capture may require holding `Shift` for terminal-native text selection.
+
+## Clipboard
+
+Native tmux copy mode forwards copied text through nested sessions using OSC 52. Physical terminal must support and enable OSC 52 clipboard access. mtmux declares inner clients as `clipboard` capable and sets outer server option `set-clipboard on`; inner tmux configuration remains unchanged, including explicit `set-clipboard off`.
+
+**Security:** `set-clipboard on` permits processes in local and remote panes to set system clipboard through OSC 52. Only connect to trusted hosts and run trusted pane processes.
+
+## Recovery
+
+Press `C-s s` to reopen Sessions, `C-s a` to reopen Agents, or rerun:
+
+```sh
+mtmux cockpit
+```
+
+It reuses valid cockpit, repairs broken window, and respawns missing sidebar.
+
+Missing cockpit for switch/create prints:
+
+```text
+No valid mtmux cockpit. Run: mtmux cockpit
+```

mtmux-0.1.0/mtmux/__init__.py

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+__version__ = "0.1.0"

mtmux-0.1.0/mtmux/__main__.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+from . import cockpit, sessions
+from .config import ensure_config, load_sessions
+from .discovery import discover
+from .names import Target, parse_target
+
+
+def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="mtmux")
+    sub = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True)
+
+    sub.add_parser("cockpit", help="launch or attach cockpit")
+    focus_sidebar = sub.add_parser("focus-sidebar", help="focus/open cockpit sidebar")
+    focus_sidebar.add_argument("region", nargs="?", choices=("sessions", "agents", "add"), default="sessions")
+    sub.add_parser("init", help="create missing config files")
+    sub.add_parser("list", help="list discovered targets")
+
+    switch = sub.add_parser("switch", help="switch cockpit target")
+    switch.add_argument("target")
+
+    switch_star = sub.add_parser("switch-session", help="switch to numbered tracked target")
+    switch_star.add_argument("slot", type=int, choices=range(1, 10))
+
+    kill_parser = sub.add_parser("kill", help="kill target tmux session")
+    kill_parser.add_argument("target")
+
+    create = sub.add_parser("create", help="create target then switch")
+    create_sub = create.add_subparsers(dest="create_kind", required=True)
+    local = create_sub.add_parser("local", help="create local tmux session")
+    local.add_argument("session")
+    ssh = create_sub.add_parser("ssh", help="create remote tmux session")
+    ssh.add_argument("host")
+    ssh.add_argument("session")
+    return parser
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    argv = sys.argv[1:] if argv is None else argv
+    if argv[:1] == ["sidebar"]:
+        from .sidebar import main as sidebar_main
+        return sidebar_main()
+    args = build_parser().parse_args(argv)
+    if args.command == "init":
+        cfg, wrapper = ensure_config()
+        print(f"Config: {cfg}")
+        print(f"Wrapper: {wrapper}")
+        return 0
+    if args.command == "cockpit":
+        return cockpit.cockpit()
+    if args.command == "focus-sidebar":
+        return cockpit.focus_sidebar(args.region)
+    if args.command == "list":
+        snapshot = discover()
+        if not snapshot.local.available:
+            print(f"local unavailable: {snapshot.local.error or 'unknown error'}")
+        else:
+            for target in snapshot.local.sessions:
+                print(target.format())
+        for host, source in snapshot.remotes.items():
+            if not source or not source.available:
+                print(f"ssh:{host} unavailable")
+            else:
+                for target in source.sessions:
+                    print(target.format())
+        return 0
+    if args.command == "switch":
+        target = parse_target(args.target)
+        cockpit.switch(target, sessions.attach_command(target))
+        return 0
+    if args.command == "switch-session":
+        favorites = load_sessions()
+        if args.slot > len(favorites):
+            raise SystemExit(f"No session in slot {args.slot}")
+        target = favorites[args.slot - 1]
+        cockpit.switch(target, sessions.attach_command(target))
+        return 0
+    if args.command == "kill":
+        sessions.kill(parse_target(args.target))
+        return 0
+    if args.command == "create":
+        target = Target("local", args.session) if args.create_kind == "local" else Target("ssh", args.session, args.host)
+        sessions.create(target)
+        cockpit.switch(target, sessions.attach_command(target))
+        return 0
+
+
+def run_cli(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    try:
+        return main(argv)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as error:
+        command = Path(str(error.cmd[0] if isinstance(error.cmd, (list, tuple)) else error.cmd)).name
+        reason = (error.stderr or error.stdout or "").strip() or f"exit status {error.returncode}"
+        print(f"mtmux: {command} failed: {reason}", file=sys.stderr)
+    except OSError as error:
+        reason = error.strerror or str(error)
+        detail = f"{error.filename}: {reason}" if error.filename else reason
+        print(f"mtmux: {detail}", file=sys.stderr)
+    except UnicodeError as error:
+        print(f"mtmux: text decoding failed: {error}", file=sys.stderr)
+    except subprocess.SubprocessError as error:
+        print(f"mtmux: subprocess failed: {error}", file=sys.stderr)
+    return 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(run_cli())

mtmux-0.1.0/mtmux/cockpit.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import re
+import shlex
+import shutil
+import sys
+
+from .config import ensure_config, load_prefix, load_sidebar_width
+from .names import Target, parse_target
+from . import tmux
+
+
+def _truecolor_enabled() -> bool:
+    """Detect whether the host terminal supports truecolor (24-bit color)."""
+    colorterm = os.environ.get("COLORTERM", "").lower()
+    return colorterm in ("truecolor", "24bit")
+
+def help_command(prefix: str) -> str:
+    text = f"""mtmux cockpit
+
+Navigation
+  {prefix} a  focus/open Agents
+  {prefix} s  focus/open Sessions
+  {prefix} +  add session
+  {prefix} h  hide sidebar
+  {prefix} q  quit cockpit
+  {prefix} 1-9  switch session
+  {prefix} ?  open help
+  ?      open help from sidebar
+  q      quit sidebar only
+
+Session actions
+  Enter  switch session / select Add choice
+  a      open Add session menu
+  r      remove selected session (session keeps running)
+  K/J    move session up/down
+  x      kill selected session
+  /      search untracked existing sessions
+
+Agent actions
+  j/k    navigate agents
+  Enter  switch to agent pane
+  h/l    cycle agent ordering (Priority / Session)
+  [ / ]  resize agent panel
+
+Recovery
+  {prefix} d  detach cockpit
+  {prefix} s  restart/focus Sessions
+  Esc    cancel prompts/filter
+
+Examples
+  /work  find available sessions matching work
+  Enter  recreate missing session or activate selected Add row
+"""
+    return f"printf %s {shlex.quote(text)}; exec tail -f /dev/null"
+
+
+SIDEBAR = f"{shlex.quote(sys.executable)} -m mtmux sidebar"
+FOCUS_SIDEBAR = f"{shlex.quote(sys.executable)} -m mtmux focus-sidebar"
+TARGET = f"{tmux.SESSION}:{tmux.WINDOW}"
+COCKPIT_OPTION = "@mtmux_cockpit"
+SIDEBAR_PANE_OPTION = "@mtmux_sidebar_pane"
+SIDEBAR_WIDTH_OPTION = "@mtmux_sidebar_width"
+RIGHT_PANE_OPTION = "@mtmux_right_pane"
+CURRENT_TARGET_OPTION = "@mtmux_current_target"
+CURRENT_AGENT_OPTION = "@mtmux_current_agent"
+BELL_TARGET_OPTION = "@mtmux_bell_target"
+NO_COCKPIT = "No valid mtmux cockpit. Run: mtmux cockpit"
+
+
+def _option(name: str) -> str:
+    return tmux.out("show-options", "-v", "-t", tmux.SESSION, name, check=False)
+
+
+def _window_exists() -> bool:
+    return tmux.tmux("has-session", "-t", TARGET, check=False).returncode == 0
+
+
+def _valid() -> bool:
+    if _option(COCKPIT_OPTION) != "1":
+        return False
+    left = _option(SIDEBAR_PANE_OPTION)
+    right = _option(RIGHT_PANE_OPTION)
+    return bool(left and right and tmux.has_pane(left) and tmux.has_pane(right))
+
+
+def _set_markers(left: str, right: str) -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-t", tmux.SESSION, COCKPIT_OPTION, "1")
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-t", tmux.SESSION, SIDEBAR_PANE_OPTION, left)
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-t", tmux.SESSION, RIGHT_PANE_OPTION, right)
+
+
+def _fix_layout(left: str, sidebar_width: int) -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("set-window-option", "-t", TARGET, SIDEBAR_WIDTH_OPTION, str(sidebar_width))
+    tmux.tmux("set-window-option", "-t", TARGET, "main-pane-width", str(sidebar_width))
+    tmux.tmux("set-window-option", "-u", "-t", TARGET, "window-style")
+    tmux.tmux("set-window-option", "-u", "-t", TARGET, "window-active-style")
+    tmux.tmux("set-window-option", "-t", TARGET, "pane-border-style", "fg=terminal")
+    tmux.tmux("set-window-option", "-t", TARGET, "pane-active-border-style", "fg=terminal")
+    tmux.tmux("set-window-option", "-t", TARGET, "pane-border-lines", "single")
+    tmux.tmux("resize-pane", "-t", left, "-x", str(sidebar_width), check=False)
+
+
+def repair_layout(left: str) -> None:
+    state = tmux.out(
+        "display-message", "-p", "-t", left,
+        f"#{{pane_width}}:#{{{SIDEBAR_WIDTH_OPTION}}}:#{{window_width}}:#{{client_width}}:#{{window_offset_x}}",
+        check=False,
+    ).split(":")
+    if len(state) == 5 and state[0] == state[1] and state[2] == state[3] and state[4] in ("", "0"):
+        return
+    command = f"resize-window -a -t {TARGET} ; resize-pane -t {left} -x '#{{{SIDEBAR_WIDTH_OPTION}}}'"
+    tmux.tmux("run-shell", "-C", "-t", left, command, check=False)
+
+
+def _install_layout_hooks(left: str, sidebar_width: int) -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("set-hook", "-u", "-t", tmux.SESSION, "client-attached")
+    tmux.tmux("set-hook", "-u", "-t", tmux.SESSION, "client-resized")
+    tmux.tmux("set-hook", "-w", "-t", TARGET, "window-resized", f"resize-pane -t {left} -x {sidebar_width}")
+
+
+def _install_bindings(prefix: str, sidebar_pane: str, right_pane: str) -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("unbind-key", "-a", "-T", "prefix")
+    tmux.tmux("bind-key", prefix, "send-prefix")
+    tmux.tmux("bind-key", "d", "detach-client")
+    tmux.tmux("bind-key", "h", "kill-pane", "-t", sidebar_pane)
+    tmux.tmux("bind-key", "q", "kill-session", "-t", tmux.SESSION)
+    tmux.tmux("bind-key", "a", "run-shell", f"{FOCUS_SIDEBAR} agents")
+    tmux.tmux("bind-key", "s", "run-shell", f"{FOCUS_SIDEBAR} sessions")
+    tmux.tmux("bind-key", "+", "run-shell", f"{FOCUS_SIDEBAR} add")
+    tmux.tmux("bind-key", "?", "respawn-pane", "-k", "-t", right_pane, help_command(prefix))
+    for slot in range(1, 10):
+        tmux.tmux("bind-key", str(slot), "run-shell", f"{shlex.quote(sys.executable)} -m mtmux switch-session {slot}")
+
+
+def _enable_mouse() -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-t", tmux.SESSION, "mouse", "on")
+    tmux.tmux("unbind-key", "-q", "-T", "root", "MouseDrag1Border")
+
+
+def _enable_clipboard() -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-s", "set-clipboard", "on")
+
+
+def _enable_truecolor() -> None:
+    """Propagate RGB terminal capability when the host reports truecolor."""
+    if _truecolor_enabled():
+        tmux.tmux("set-option", "-as", "terminal-features", ",xterm-256color:RGB")
+
+
+def _install_bell_hook() -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("set-window-option", "-t", TARGET, "monitor-bell", "on")
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-t", tmux.SESSION, "bell-action", "any")
+    tmux.tmux("set-hook", "-t", tmux.SESSION, "alert-bell", "set-option -F -t mtmux @mtmux_bell_target '#{@mtmux_current_target}'")
+
+
+def _unavailable_command(target: Target | None = None) -> str:
+    name = f"Session {target.format()}" if target else "Active session"
+    text = f"{name} is unavailable.\n\nSelect another session from the sidebar.\n"
+    return f"printf %s {shlex.quote(text)}; exec sh"
+
+
+def _reconnecting_command(target: Target) -> str:
+    reset, cyan, dim = "\033[0m", "\033[38;5;81m", "\033[2m"
+    ascii_mode = os.environ.get("MTMUX_ASCII") == "1"
+    banner = "+-- Connection interrupted --+" if ascii_mode else "╭─ Connection interrupted ─╮"
+    underline = "+----------------------------+" if ascii_mode else "╰──────────────────────────╯"
+    indent = "    "
+    text = f"\n{indent}{cyan}{banner}\n{indent}{underline}{reset}\n\n{indent}{dim}Session{reset}  {target.session}\n{indent}{dim}Host{reset}     {target.host or 'local'}\n\n"
+    frames = ("|", "/", "-", "\\") if ascii_mode else ("⠋", "⠙", "⠹", "⠸", "⠼", "⠴", "⠦", "⠧", "⠇", "⠏")
+    dots = (".  ", ".. ", "...") if ascii_mode else ("·  ", "·· ", "···", " ··", "  ·")
+    colors = (45, 51, 87, 123, 159, 123, 87, 51)
+    states = " ".join(shlex.quote(f"{color}:{frame}:{dots[index % len(dots)]}") for index, (color, frame) in enumerate(zip(colors, frames)))
+    save_cursor = shlex.quote("\0337")
+    spinner = shlex.quote(f"\0338\033[2K{indent}\033[38;5;%sm%s\033[0m Reconnecting%s")
+    animate = 'color=${state%%:*}; rest=${state#*:}; frame=${rest%%:*}; dots=${rest#*:}'
+    return f"printf %s {shlex.quote(text)}; printf %s {save_cursor}; while :; do for state in {states}; do {animate}; printf {spinner} \"$color\" \"$frame\" \"$dots\"; sleep 0.1; done; done"
+
+
+def _install_right_pane_reset(left: str, right: str) -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-p", "-t", right, "remain-on-exit", "on")
+    command = f"if-shell -F '#{{==:#{{hook_pane}},{right}}}' {{ set-option -u -t {tmux.SESSION} @mtmux_current_agent ; set-option -u -t {tmux.SESSION} @mtmux_bell_target ; respawn-pane -k -t {right} {shlex.quote(_unavailable_command())} ; select-pane -t {left} }}"
+    tmux.tmux("set-hook", "-t", tmux.SESSION, "pane-died", command)
+
+
+def _configure_cockpit(left: str, right: str, prefix: str, sidebar_width: int) -> None:
+    _set_markers(left, right)
+    _fix_layout(left, sidebar_width)
+    _install_layout_hooks(left, sidebar_width)
+    _install_bell_hook()
+    _install_right_pane_reset(left, right)
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-t", tmux.SESSION, "prefix", prefix)
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-t", tmux.SESSION, "status", "off")
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-s", "escape-time", "0")
+    _enable_mouse()
+    _enable_clipboard()
+    _enable_truecolor()
+    _install_bindings(prefix, left, right)
+
+
+def _build(prefix: str, sidebar_width: int) -> None:
+    _, wrapper = ensure_config()
+    help_cmd = help_command(prefix)
+    if _window_exists():
+        tmux.tmux("kill-window", "-t", TARGET, check=False)
+    if tmux.tmux("has-session", "-t", tmux.SESSION, check=False).returncode != 0:
+        tmux.tmux("new-session", "-d", "-s", tmux.SESSION, "-n", tmux.WINDOW, help_cmd, config=wrapper)
+    else:
+        tmux.tmux("new-window", "-d", "-t", tmux.SESSION, "-n", tmux.WINDOW, help_cmd)
+    right = tmux.out("display-message", "-p", "-t", TARGET, "#{pane_id}")
+    left = tmux.out("split-window", "-h", "-b", "-l", str(sidebar_width), "-P", "-F", "#{pane_id}", "-t", right, SIDEBAR)
+    _configure_cockpit(left, right, prefix, sidebar_width)
+
+
+def ensure_cockpit() -> None:
+    prefix = load_prefix()
+    sidebar_width = load_sidebar_width()
+    if _valid():
+        left = _option(SIDEBAR_PANE_OPTION)
+        right = _option(RIGHT_PANE_OPTION)
+        _configure_cockpit(left, right, prefix, sidebar_width)
+        return
+    if _option(COCKPIT_OPTION) == "1":
+        right = _option(RIGHT_PANE_OPTION)
+        if right and tmux.has_pane(right):
+            left = tmux.out("split-window", "-h", "-b", "-l", str(sidebar_width), "-P", "-F", "#{pane_id}", "-t", right, SIDEBAR)
+            _configure_cockpit(left, right, prefix, sidebar_width)
+            return
+    _build(prefix, sidebar_width)
+
+
+def _attach() -> int:
+    attach_cmd = "tmux -L mtmux attach -d -t mtmux:cockpit"
+    if not (sys.stdin.isatty() and sys.stdout.isatty()):
+        print(f"Cockpit ready. Attach from a real terminal: {attach_cmd}")
+        return 0
+    try:
+        tty = os.ttyname(0)
+    except OSError:
+        tty = ""
+    if tty == "/dev/tty":
+        print(f"Cockpit ready. Current fd is /dev/tty; tmux refuses it. Run: {attach_cmd}")
+        return 0
+    cmd = ["tmux", "-L", tmux.SOCKET, "attach-session", "-d", "-t", TARGET]
+    if shutil.which("script"):
+        shell_cmd = " ".join(shlex.quote(part) for part in cmd)
+        os.execvp("script", ["script", "-q", "-c", shell_cmd, "/dev/null"])
+    os.execvp("tmux", cmd)
+    return 0
+
+
+def cockpit() -> int:
+    ensure_config()
+    width = shutil.get_terminal_size((80, 24)).columns
+    if width < 90:
+        print("Terminal too narrow for mtmux cockpit: need at least 90 columns.", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    ensure_cockpit()
+    return _attach()
+
+
+def focus_sidebar(region: str = "sessions") -> int:
+    ensure_config()
+    ensure_cockpit()
+    pane = _option(SIDEBAR_PANE_OPTION)
+    tmux.tmux("select-pane", "-t", pane)
+    keys = {"sessions": ("F6",), "agents": ("F7",), "add": ("F6", "a")}[region]
+    tmux.tmux("send-keys", "-t", pane, *keys)
+    return 0
+
+
+def right_pane() -> str | None:
+    if not _valid():
+        return None
+    pane = _option(RIGHT_PANE_OPTION)
+    return pane if pane and tmux.has_pane(pane) else None
+
+
+def _require_right_pane() -> str:
+    pane = right_pane()
+    if not pane:
+        raise SystemExit(NO_COCKPIT)
+    return pane
+
+
+def switch(target: Target, attach_command: str, agent_id: str | None = None) -> None:
+    pane = _require_right_pane()
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-t", tmux.SESSION, CURRENT_TARGET_OPTION, target.format())
+    if agent_id:
+        tmux.tmux("set-option", "-t", tmux.SESSION, CURRENT_AGENT_OPTION, agent_id)
+    else:
+        tmux.tmux("set-option", "-u", "-t", tmux.SESSION, CURRENT_AGENT_OPTION)
+    tmux.tmux("set-option", "-u", "-t", tmux.SESSION, BELL_TARGET_OPTION)
+    tmux.tmux("respawn-pane", "-k", "-t", pane, attach_command)
+    tmux.tmux("select-pane", "-t", pane)
+
+
+def show_help() -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("respawn-pane", "-k", "-t", _require_right_pane(), help_command(load_prefix()))
+
+
+def show_unavailable(target: Target) -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("respawn-pane", "-k", "-t", _require_right_pane(), _unavailable_command(target))
+
+
+def show_reconnecting(target: Target) -> None:
+    tmux.tmux("respawn-pane", "-k", "-t", _require_right_pane(), _reconnecting_command(target))
+
+
+def _target_option(name: str) -> Target | None:
+    text = _option(name)
+    if not text:
+        return None
+    try:
+        return parse_target(text)
+    except SystemExit:
+        return None
+
+
+def current_target() -> Target | None:
+    if target := _target_option(CURRENT_TARGET_OPTION):
+        return target
+    pane = right_pane()
+    command = tmux.out("display-message", "-p", "-t", pane or "", "#{pane_start_command}", check=False)
+    try:
+        parts = shlex.split(command)
+        if parts and parts[0] == "ssh":
+            index = 1
+            while index < len(parts):
+                if parts[index] == "-o":
+                    index += 2
+                elif parts[index].startswith("-"):
+                    index += 1
+                else:
+                    break
+            if index < len(parts) and (match := re.search(r"(?:^| )tmux .* -s ([A-Za-z0-9_.-]+)", " ".join(parts[index + 1:]))):
+                return Target("ssh", match.group(1), parts[index])
+        if match := re.search(r"(?:^| )tmux new-session .* -s ([A-Za-z0-9_.-]+)", command):
+            return Target("local", match.group(1))
+    except SystemExit:
+        pass
+    return None
+
+
+def current_agent() -> str | None:
+    return _option(CURRENT_AGENT_OPTION) or None
+
+
+def bell_target() -> Target | None:
+    return _target_option(BELL_TARGET_OPTION)
+
+
+def sidebar_active() -> bool:
+    pane = _option(SIDEBAR_PANE_OPTION)
+    return not pane or tmux.out("display-message", "-p", "-t", pane, "#{pane_active}", check=False) == "1"