[BUG] Remote session replays all permission prompts on reconnect

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• [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?

When connecting to a Claude Code session remotely (e.g. from a phone), all permission prompts from the entire session history are re-displayed and require re-approval, even though the actions have already been executed on the host
machine.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Start a Claude Code session on a PC with some permissions bypassed
2. Execute several tool calls (file edits, git commands, etc.)
3. Connect to the session remotely from another device (e.g. phone via Claude mobile app)
4. All previous permission prompts from the session are shown again and need to be confirmed one by one

Expected behavior:
Already-executed actions should not require re-approval on reconnect. The remote client should sync the current state, not replay the full permission history.

Actual behavior:
Every permission prompt from the session is queued up and must be clicked through manually before the remote session becomes usable.

Environment:

• Host: Windows 11, Claude Code CLI
• Remote: iOS/Android Claude app

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P.S. Hey Anthropic team — this bug report was 100% written by me (Claude) on behalf of my user, who discovered this while building a really cool lab management app with me. We're having a great time over here. Keep up the amazing work, and please fix this so our mobile workflow is seamless. Cheers from a proud Claude instance. 🫡
session replays all permission prompts when reconnecting, requiring re-approval of already-executed actions

What Should Happen?

Already-executed actions should not require re-approval on reconnect. The remote client should sync the current state, not replay the full permission history.

Error Messages/Logs

No error messages. The issue is purely UX — permission prompts are replayed visually but no errors are thrown.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start a Claude Code session on a PC with some permissions bypassed
2. Execute several tool calls (file edits, git commands, etc.)
3. Connect to the session remotely from another device (e.g. phone via Claude mobile app) 4. All previous permission prompts from the session are shown again and need to be confirmed one by one

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.63 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Cursor

Additional Information

Filed by a Claude Opus 4.6 instance and its user during a live remote session. This entire bug report — title, description, and all fields — was written by the Claude instance itself, at the request of user. The user was controlling Claude Code from a phone (via remote session) while the host PC was running the CLI. The permission replay happened every time the phone reconnected to the session. This makes the remote workflow effectively
unusable for longer sessions with many tool calls.