[DOCS] Remote Control docs omit session card repo, branch, and working directory details

Open 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 8, 2026 by coygeek

Documentation Type

Missing documentation (feature not documented)

Documentation Location

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/remote-control

Section/Topic

"Connect from another device" and the claude.ai/code session list behavior for Remote Control sessions

Current Documentation

The Remote Control docs currently say:

* Open claude.ai/code or the Claude app and find the session by name in the session list. Remote Control sessions show a computer icon with a green status dot when online. The remote session title is chosen in this order: 1. The name you passed to --name, --remote-control, or /remote-control 2. The title you set with /rename 3. The last meaningful message in existing conversation history 4. An auto-generated name like myhost-graceful-unicorn, where myhost is your machine's hostname or the prefix you set with --remote-control-session-name-prefix

The Claude Code on the web docs currently say:

Sessions appear in the sidebar at claude.ai/code. From there you can review changes, share with teammates, archive finished work, or delete sessions permanently.

Neither page mentions that bridge/Remote Control session cards now show the local git repository, branch, and working directory.

What's Wrong or Missing?

Changelog v2.1.97 says: "Improved Bridge sessions to show the local git repo, branch, and working directory on the claude.ai session card."

The current documentation explains how to identify a Remote Control session by its title and online indicator, but it does not mention this new claude.ai/code session card metadata. That leaves a user-visible discovery aid undocumented, especially for people juggling multiple bridge sessions with similar titles or auto-generated names.

Suggested Improvement

Add a short note to the Remote Control page's "Connect from another device" section explaining that claude.ai/code session cards for bridge/Remote Control sessions now show:

  • the local git repository
  • the current branch
  • the local working directory

Explain that these fields help users distinguish between multiple local sessions before opening one.

If the same sidebar card UI is shared across other session-management docs, add a matching note to the Claude Code on the web "Work with sessions" section.

Impact

Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand

Additional Context

Affected Pages:

| Page | Context |
|------|---------|
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/remote-control | Primary documentation for bridge/Remote Control sessions and how to find them in the claude.ai/code session list |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/claude-code-on-the-web | Shared claude.ai/code session-list/sidebar behavior under "Work with sessions" |

Total scope: 2 pages affected

Source: Changelog v2.1.97

Changelog entry: Improved Bridge sessions to show the local git repo, branch, and working directory on the claude.ai session card

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