Desktop app sessions should be accessible via remote control

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Mar 20, 2026 by hpayettepeterson Closed Apr 19, 2026

Sessions started in the Claude Code desktop app aren't visible at claude.ai/code, even with remoteControlAtStartup: true set in ~/.claude.json. Remote control only works when launching from the terminal with claude --remote-control.

Since the desktop app wraps the same CLI, it would be great if it supported remote control natively — either by respecting the startup setting or adding a UI toggle.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Set "remoteControlAtStartup": true in ~/.claude.json
  2. Open a session in the Claude Code desktop app
  3. Go to claude.ai/code on another device — the session does not appear

Expected behavior:
Desktop app sessions should appear at claude.ai/code just like terminal sessions started with claude --remote-control.

Environment:

  • Claude Code v2.1.80
  • macOS

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