Tabs, splits & browser

pragma-cli tab, split, and browser — open tabs, read scrollback, set layouts, and drive the embedded browser.

tab

pragma-cli tab <command>
CommandWhat it does
tab list [--worktree <ID>] [--all]List the worktree's tabs.
tab read <tab> [--lines N] [--offset N] [--bytes N] [--plain] [--watch]Read scrollback.
tab open [--worktree <ID>] --kind <kind> [...targets] [--title <T>]Open a new tab.
tab close <tab>Close a tab.
tab rename <tab> <title>Rename a tab.
tab exec [--worktree <ID>] -- <command...>Run a command without a tab; capture stdout/stderr/exit.

tab open --kind accepts terminal, browser, editor, diff, log, pr-review, with --command, --url, --file, and --diff-side <committed|staged|unstaged| worktree> filling in the target.

tab read streams the session's scrollback: --lines (default 1000) and --bytes cap the read, --plain strips ANSI styling, and --watch follows the output live. Reads talk to the server directly, so they work while the app is closed.

tab exec is the scripting escape hatch — run a command in the worktree's environment and get structured output back, no terminal created.

split

pragma-cli split <command>
CommandWhat it does
split set --worktree <ID> <JSON|->Set a recursive split layout (JSON or stdin).
split add-tab --worktree <ID> --side <left|right|top|bottom> --kind <kind> [...]Add a tab into a split side.
split clear --worktree <ID>Reset to a single pane.

Splits persist per worktree, so a script can stage a worktree's whole layout — dev server left, browser right — before you even look at it.

browser

pragma-cli browser <command>

Drive a browser tab:

CommandWhat it does
browser navigate <tab> <url>Go to a URL.
browser back <tab> / forward <tab> / reload <tab>History.
browser scroll <tab> [--x N] [--y N] [--to top|bottom]Scroll the page.
browser focus <tab> <selector> / click <tab> <selector>Interact by CSS selector.
browser screenshot <tab> [--out FILE]Capture the pane.
browser exec <tab> <js|->Evaluate JavaScript (- reads from stdin).
browser close <tab>Close the tab.

Together with tab read, this is enough for an agent to verify its own web work: make a change, reload, screenshot, read the console-visible result.

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