select_tab

MCP tool from Tabby MCP by GentlemanHu

Focus a specific tab (defaults to active)

How to use it

select_tab is exposed by the Tabby MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the select_tab tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Tabby MCP

$npm install --legacy-peer-deps

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Other tools in Tabby MCP (31)

Abort running command

Close all tabs

Close a tab

Duplicate a tab

Execute command with flexible session targeting

Focus a specific pane in split view

get_command_status

Monitor active commands

get_session_environment

Detect shell/REPL context (optional; disabled by default)

get_session_list

List all terminal sessions with stable UUIDs and metadata

get_terminal_buffer

Read terminal buffer (defaults to active session)

List terminal profiles

List all open tabs with stable IDs

Open tab with profile

Smart quick connect (SSH/telnet/socket/serial)

reopen_last_tab

Reopen closed tab

Send interactive input (Ctrl+C, etc)

sftp_cancel_transfer

Cancel active transfer

Delete remote file/directory

Download remote → local file

sftp_get_transfer_status

Query transfer progress

sftp_list_files

List remote directory

sftp_list_transfers

List all transfers

Create remote directory

Read remote file (text)

Rename/move remote file

Get file/directory info

Upload local file → remote

sftp_write_file

Write text to remote file

show_profile_selector

Show profile dialog

Split current tab (horizontal/vertical)

submit_keyboard_interactive_response

Submit MFA, password, or other SSH keyboard-interactive responses