[Bug] Remote control feature unavailable despite documentation claims for max subscribers

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 18, 2026 by sammcj Closed Apr 15, 2026

Bug Description
claude remote-control results in error 'Error: Remote Control is not yet enabled for your account.' despite documentation saying it's available for all max subscribers

$ claude remote-control
Error: Remote Control is not yet enabled for your account.

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: ghostty
  • Version: 2.1.78
  • Feedback ID: dfe8292d-c2ad-4f90-b1a7-332d7ee18365

Errors

[{"error":"Error: NON-FATAL: Lock acquisition failed for /Users/samm/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.78 (expected in multi-process scenarios)\n    at gVT (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:2648:2174)\n    at cIq (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:2648:1927)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-18T05:42:21.316Z"}]

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