# preservim/vimux

easily interact with tmux from vim

Repository: https://github.com/preservim/vimux
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vimux
Language: Vim Script
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vim, tmux, vim-plugin, vim-plugins
Last push: 2026-02-27T20:30:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 69, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5301, "days_push": 187, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2277, forks 167 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:33.550059+00:00)

## What it is
Vimux is a Vim plugin that lets you easily interact with tmux from within Vim, such as spawning a small tmux pane to run commands without losing focus. It supports rerunning the last command, making it convenient for running tests or REPLs repeatedly.

## Use cases
- run tests in a tmux pane without leaving vim
- rerun the last shell command from vim
- send commands to a REPL from vim
- create a scratch tmux pane for ad-hoc commands
- integrate test runners like rspec or pytest with vim

## When to choose
- you use vim inside tmux and want to run tests or commands in a side pane
- you want to rerun commands repeatedly without retyping them
- you want to keep focus in vim while commands execute

## When to avoid
- you don't use tmux
- you use Neovim and prefer native terminal buffers or async job APIs
- you need full terminal emulation inside vim

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, cli, testing
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cli
- tags: vim-plugin, tmux, vim-script, test-runner, repl, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- preservim/vimux (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:33.550059+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 2026-08-30T02:41:26.783161+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/preservim/vimux (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:33.550059+00:00, sha b9009ec01072)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.