[BUG] claude can't start remote session until repo is selected in web UI

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/13087#issuecomment-3723903988

I had to do what this user said to stop getting this error:

& continue
  ⎿  Cannot launch remote Claude Code session.

     The Claude GitHub app must be installed on this repository first.
     https://github.com/apps/claude/installations/new

What Should Happen?

see above

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

see above

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.7

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_