rpai

A tool for managing multiple AI coding agent sessions (opencode, claude, codex, cursor) in tmux.

Features

• Scan for running AI agent processes and ability to jump around.
• Running/Waiting indicator - shows if agent is active or stale (▶/⏸).
• Multiple color themes (gruvbox, nord, catppuccin, dracula, tokyo, solarized).
• Recommended workflow is to map to a tmux popup window.

Installation

Option 1: Install from crates.io (Recommended)

cargo install rpai

Option 2: Install from source (Latest dev version)

git clone https://github.com/radoslav11/rpai.git
cd rpai
./install.sh

This builds and installs rpai in one step.

Tmux Setup

Add this line to your ~/.tmux.conf (or alternative mapping).

bind-key a display-popup -E "rpai"

Then reload tmux:

tmux source ~/.tmux.conf

Now use it:

• Press prefix + a to open rpai in a centered popup.

Usage

rpai                # Interactive TUI (default)
rpai scan           # List sessions (non-interactive)
rpai jump <id|name> # Jump to session by ID or name
rpai kill <id>      # Terminate a session
rpai theme [name]   # Show/set theme
rpai help           # Show help

Keyboard Shortcuts (TUI)

Commands (type after /)

• theme [name] - Switch theme (gruvbox, nord, catppuccin, dracula, tokyo, solarized)
• themes - List available themes

Themes

• gruvbox (default) - Warm retro colors
• nord - Cool arctic blues
• catppuccin - Pastel mocha vibes
• dracula - Purple vampire aesthetic
• tokyo - Tokyo Night purple/blue
• solarized - Classic solarized dark

Configuration

Config file: ~/.config/rpai/config.json

Example config.json:

{
  "theme": "gruvbox",
  "idle_threshold": 3.0,
  "refresh_ms": 50
}

To use ASCII symbols instead of Unicode (e.g., for terminals with poor Unicode support), set "ascii_symbols": true:

{
  "theme": "gruvbox",
  "idle_threshold": 3.0,
  "refresh_ms": 50,
  "ascii_symbols": true
}

Options:

• theme - Color theme (default: "gruvbox"). Options: gruvbox, nord, catppuccin, dracula, tokyo, solarized.
• idle_threshold - CPU percentage threshold below which a process is considered idle/waiting (default: 3.0). LSP servers (pyright, clangd, etc.) are automatically excluded from CPU calculation to avoid false positives from background indexing.
• refresh_ms - Refresh interval in milliseconds (default: 50). Lower values give smoother updates but use slightly more CPU.
• ascii_symbols - Use ASCII symbols instead of Unicode (default: false). When true, shows >> for running and || for waiting instead of ▶ and ⏸.

License

MIT