[BUG] Remote Control "not yet enabled" despite active Max subscription
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 23, 2026 by ToonVos Closed Apr 20, 2026
Description
claude remote-control returns Error: Remote Control is not yet enabled for your account. despite having an active Max subscription.
This is likely caused by the same root issue as #37758 — hasAvailableSubscription in ~/.claude.json is persistently set to false by the CLI, even though billingType: "stripe_subscription" confirms an active Max plan.
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.81
- OS: macOS (Darwin 25.3.0)
- Shell: zsh
- Subscription: Max (active,
billingType: "stripe_subscription")
Steps to reproduce
- Log in with an active Max subscription (
claude login) - Run
claude remote-control - Error:
Remote Control is not yet enabled for your account.
What I've tried
- Logging out and back in (
claude logout/claude login) — no effect - Manually setting
hasAvailableSubscription: truein~/.claude.json— gets reset on next session start
Expected behavior
claude remote-control should recognize the active Max subscription and start the remote control session.
Related issues
- #37758 —
/usagealso broken due to samehasAvailableSubscription: falsebug - #29192 — Remote Control not working on Max plan
- #29449 — Remote Control "not enabled" for Pro plan users
- #28098 — Misleading "Contact your administrator" error for personal accounts
- #19879 —
hasAvailableSubscriptionincorrectly set tofalse
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