Feature Request: Claude Web as a Remote Control interface for Claude Code

Summary

Allow Claude Web (claude.ai) to act as a Remote Control interface for a running Claude Code session — similar to how Remote Control already works with mobile/browser, but leveraging the full capabilities of the Claude Web interface.

Motivation

Currently, Remote Control lets you steer a local Claude Code session from mobile or browser. However, the remote interface is limited compared to what Claude Web can do natively:

| Capability | Claude Code CLI | Claude Web | Combined (proposal) |
|-----------|----------------|------------|---------------------|
| Local filesystem access | Yes | No | Yes |
| MCP servers | Yes | No | Yes |
| Image/vision input | No | Yes | Yes |
| File upload (PDF, docs) | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| Rich UI (markdown, tables) | Basic | Full | Full |
| Screenshot analysis | No | Yes | Yes |
| Voice input | No | Yes | Yes |

Proposed Flow

1. User starts claude remote-control locally (already exists)
2. User opens claude.ai and sees their active Remote Control sessions (authentication already handled — secure by default)
3. Claude Web connects to the local Claude Code session
4. User can now:

• Upload images/screenshots in Claude Web -> Claude Code processes them in context of the local project
• Use Claude Web's rich interface to review diffs, explore suggestions
• Drag & drop files from the web interface
• Use voice input to command Claude Code
• All while Claude Code maintains full local access (bash, filesystem, MCP, git)

Why This Makes Sense

• Authentication is already there — claude.ai login makes the session secure
• Remote Control infrastructure already exists — this extends it to a richer client
• Best of both worlds — Claude Web's UX + Claude Code's local power
• Real use case: A developer working on a project with Claude Code needs to share a screenshot of a bug. Today they can't send images through CLI. With this integration, they'd open claude.ai, drop the screenshot, and Claude Code would see it in context.

Security

Same security model as existing Remote Control — everything runs locally, Claude Web acts as a rich remote client. The session is already authenticated via claude.ai account.

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Suggestion from a Claude Code power user building a full-stack Firebase/React platform who uses Claude Code daily and would love to combine the visual capabilities of Claude Web with the local development power of Claude Code.

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