Remote Control (/remote-control) disconnects frequently

Description

The /remote-control feature disconnects frequently and automatically without any user action. The session drops every few minutes and needs to be restarted manually.

Environment

• Claude Code version: 2.1.72
• OS: macOS Darwin 25.3.0 (Apple Silicon)
• Location: Egypt
• ISP: Egyptian ISP (WE/Orange)
• Shell: zsh

What I tried (none of these helped)

1. TCP keepalive — set net.inet.tcp.keepidle=15000, keepintvl=5000, always_keepalive=1
2. DNS — changed to Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) + Google (8.8.8.8)
3. Background HTTPS pings to api.anthropic.com every 20s to keep the network path alive
4. VPN (Mullvad) — connected to Sweden server, still disconnects
5. Mac sleep is disabled — caffeinate is running, sleep 0

Since VPN didn't fix it, the issue is not network/ISP related. The disconnection appears to be in the remote-control feature itself.

Steps to reproduce

1. Start a Claude Code session
2. Run /remote-control
3. Connect from claude.ai/code or phone
4. Wait a few minutes — connection drops automatically

Expected behavior

Remote control session should stay connected as long as the terminal is open and network is available.

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