Set a unique color and name for this Claude Code tab based on the current working directory. Use "all" to recolor and relabel every active session at once.
Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.
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---
name: tab-setup
description: Set a unique color and name for this Claude Code tab based on the current working directory. Use "all" to recolor and relabel every active session at once.
argument-hint: "[all | optional tab name override]"
allowed-tools: Bash(bash ~/.claude/skills/tab-setup/scripts/*)
disable-model-invocation: true
catalog:
claude_md: false
repo_url: 'https://github.com/JeraldHuff/tab-setup'
provenance:
relation: forked
author: 'Jerald Huff'
url: 'https://github.com/JeraldHuff/tab-setup'
summary: 'Assign a unique high-contrast color and name to the current Claude Code session; `all` recolors every active session.'
---
If `$ARGUMENTS` is `update`, pull the latest skill from its repo and re-install it:
```bash
bash ~/.claude/skills/tab-setup/scripts/update.sh
```
Report whether it updated (and from/to which commit) or was already current. Note that changes take effect on the next Claude session.
---
If `$ARGUMENTS` is `all`, run the bulk sync:
```bash
bash ~/.claude/skills/tab-setup/scripts/sync-all.sh
```
Report the output exactly as returned (list of sessions with their assigned colors and TTYs). Renames inject automatically with a short delay — no further action needed.
---
Otherwise, set up this session's tab:
```bash
bash ~/.claude/skills/tab-setup/scripts/setup.sh "${CLAUDE_SESSION_ID}" $ARGUMENTS
```
The script output is one line: `color=<name> name=<tab-name>`. Report to the user: "Tab set up: **<color>** / **<name>**". Color applies immediately; `/color` and `/rename` fire automatically in ~4 seconds.
