# tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum

Continuous saving of tmux environment. Automatic restore when tmux is started. Automatic tmux start when computer is turned on.

Repository: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tmux-continuum
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-08-02T10:44:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4212, "days_push": 761, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4063, forks 195 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:34.022291+00:00)

## What it is
A tmux plugin that continuously saves the tmux environment in the background and automatically restores it when tmux starts. It can also automatically start tmux when the computer boots, enabling uninterrupted terminal session persistence across restarts.

## Use cases
- automatically save and restore tmux sessions
- keep tmux sessions alive across computer reboots
- auto-start tmux when the machine boots
- persist terminal window and pane layout between restarts
- schedule periodic background snapshots of tmux environment

## When to choose
- you live in tmux and want sessions restored after reboot without manual commands
- you already use tmux-resurrect and want saving/restoring to happen automatically
- you want tmux launched automatically at login or system startup

## When to avoid
- you don't use tmux or tmux-resurrect
- you need per-window fine-grained control over what is saved
- you run tmux with multiple custom servers (-L/-S) without reading the multi-server docs

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management, backup, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: tmux, tmux-plugin, session-persistence, shell, terminal, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.022291+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:34.416408+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.022291+00:00, sha 4838460a2010)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.