diff --git a/BREAKING_CHANGES.txt b/BREAKING_CHANGES.txt
index 79c916bc6..3bdc5fae9 100644
--- a/BREAKING_CHANGES.txt
+++ b/BREAKING_CHANGES.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ and when the change was applied given the delay between changes being
 submitted and the time they were reviewed and merged.
 
 ---
+* 2026-08-30 Tmux shell commands are now considered UNIX utilities and need to be enabled with the user.unix_utilities tag.
 * 2026-08-23 Remove `split` and `update` from the Python function vocabulary. These are methods, not built-in Python functions, and should now be invoked with the method voice command instead (e.g. "dot split" instead of "funk split").
 * 2026-08-23 Removed deprecated Jetbrains command `action` in favour of the `please` command.
 * 2026-08-10 Change tmux split commands to match the orientation conventions we use for other applications such as VS Code and Obsidian. (PR #2290)
diff --git a/apps/tmux/tmux.talon b/apps/tmux/tmux.talon
index 9d7deacd8..807607195 100644
--- a/apps/tmux/tmux.talon
+++ b/apps/tmux/tmux.talon
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 app: tmux
 -
 
+# This file contains tmux commands that only make sense within a running tmux session.
+
 tag(): user.splits
 tag(): user.tabs
 
@@ -19,3 +21,25 @@ tag(): user.tabs
 go split <user.arrow_key>: user.tmux_keybind(arrow_key)
 #Say a number after this command to switch to pane
 go split: user.tmux_execute_command("display-panes -d 0")
+
+# Session management
+mux sessions: user.tmux_keybind("s")
+mux name session: user.tmux_keybind("$")
+
+# Window management
+mux new window: user.tmux_keybind("c")
+mux window <number>: user.tmux_keybind("{number}")
+mux previous window: user.tmux_keybind("p")
+mux next window: user.tmux_keybind("n")
+mux rename window: user.tmux_keybind(",")
+mux close window: user.tmux_keybind("&")
+
+# Pane management
+mux split horizontal: user.tmux_keybind("\"")
+mux split vertical: user.tmux_keybind("%")
+mux next pane: user.tmux_keybind("o")
+mux move <user.arrow_key>: user.tmux_keybind(arrow_key)
+mux close pane: user.tmux_keybind("x")
+
+# Say a number right after this command, to switch to pane
+mux pane numbers: user.tmux_keybind("q")
diff --git a/apps/tmux/tmux_commands.talon b/apps/tmux/tmux_commands.talon
deleted file mode 100644
index 95f6f987a..000000000
--- a/apps/tmux/tmux_commands.talon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-tag: user.tmux
--
-
-mux: "tmux "
-
-# Session management
-mux new session: insert("tmux new ")
-mux sessions: user.tmux_keybind("s")
-mux name session: user.tmux_keybind("$")
-mux kill session: insert("tmux kill-session -t ")
-
-# Window management
-mux new window: user.tmux_keybind("c")
-mux window <number>: user.tmux_keybind("{number}")
-mux previous window: user.tmux_keybind("p")
-mux next window: user.tmux_keybind("n")
-mux rename window: user.tmux_keybind(",")
-mux close window: user.tmux_keybind("&")
-
-# Pane management
-mux split horizontal: user.tmux_keybind("\"")
-mux split vertical: user.tmux_keybind("%")
-mux next pane: user.tmux_keybind("o")
-mux move <user.arrow_key>: user.tmux_keybind(arrow_key)
-mux close pane: user.tmux_keybind("x")
-
-# Say a number right after this command, to switch to pane
-mux pane numbers: user.tmux_keybind("q")
diff --git a/tags/terminal/unix_utilities.talon b/tags/terminal/unix_utilities.talon
index 0ddf9550d..e74000252 100644
--- a/tags/terminal/unix_utilities.talon
+++ b/tags/terminal/unix_utilities.talon
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ tag: user.unix_utilities
 -
 
 core {user.unix_utility}: "{unix_utility} "
+
+# Tmux commands that are typed into the shell.
+mux: "tmux "
+mux new session: insert("tmux new ")
+mux kill session: insert("tmux kill-session -t ")