Claude Code Terminal Title (Claude Skill) — Install & Live Demo

Why use it

Key features

Updates xterm window title via ANSI escape on every assistant turn
Works in iTerm, Kitty, WezTerm, Ghostty, gnome-terminal
Tmux pane title support
Configurable label format
Zero runtime cost

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

terminal-title-skill.replay ▶ ready

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Install

Pick your client

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terminal-title-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/bluzername/claude-code-terminal-title",
        "~/.claude/skills/claude-code-terminal-title"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Restart after saving.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terminal-title-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/bluzername/claude-code-terminal-title",
        "~/.claude/skills/claude-code-terminal-title"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cursor uses the same mcpServers schema as Claude Desktop. Project config wins over global.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terminal-title-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/bluzername/claude-code-terminal-title",
        "~/.claude/skills/claude-code-terminal-title"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Click the MCP Servers icon in the Cline sidebar, then "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terminal-title-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/bluzername/claude-code-terminal-title",
        "~/.claude/skills/claude-code-terminal-title"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Same shape as Claude Desktop. Restart Windsurf to pick up changes.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "terminal-title-skill",
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/bluzername/claude-code-terminal-title",
        "~/.claude/skills/claude-code-terminal-title"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue uses an array of server objects rather than a map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "terminal-title-skill": {
      "command": {
        "path": "git",
        "args": [
          "clone",
          "https://github.com/bluzername/claude-code-terminal-title",
          "~/.claude/skills/claude-code-terminal-title"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to context_servers. Zed hot-reloads on save.

claude mcp add terminal-title-skill -- git clone https://github.com/bluzername/claude-code-terminal-title ~/.claude/skills/claude-code-terminal-title

One-liner. Verify with claude mcp list. Remove with claude mcp remove.

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use Claude Code Terminal Title

Stop alt-tabbing into the wrong Claude Code session

👤 Anyone with 4+ Claude Code tabs ⏱ ~15 min intermediate

When to use: You work on multiple repos simultaneously.

Prerequisites

Server/skill installed and authenticated — See repo README

Flow

Install

Install bluzername/claude-code-terminal-title and reload Claude Code.✓ Copied

→ Skill installed
Work

Start any task — observe the tab title update to the task summary.✓ Copied

→ Tab title reads 'refactor billing — claude'

Outcome: Tabs you can actually tell apart.

Pitfalls

Some terminals strip title escapes by default (tmux without set-titles on). Enable in your tmux config. — Some terminals strip title escapes by default (tmux without set-titles on). Enable in your tmux config.

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

API quota: See provider docs for rate limits
Tokens per call: Varies by tool
Monetary: See repo README for pricing details
Tip: Cache tool results and avoid repeated identical calls.

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Credential storage: Use environment variables; never commit secrets

Data egress: Tool calls go to the provider's API as documented

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

title doesn't update in tmux

Add set -g set-titles on and set -g set-titles-string '#W' to tmux.conf.

Verify: Reload tmux config

title shows escape codes

Your terminal doesn't support OSC titles. Switch to a modern terminal (iTerm/Kitty/WezTerm).

Verify: echo -ne '\033]0;test\007'

Alternatives

Claude Code Terminal Title vs others

Alternative	When to use it instead	Tradeoff
Manual tab renaming	You only have 2 tabs	Free; doesn't scale

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Resources

📖 Read the official README on GitHub

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