Dispatch shows desktop online but leaves requests on read (no response on target)

Summary

Dispatch feature accepts requests from phone/web but never executes them on the online target. Target shows "online" in sidebar after workarounds but dispatched requests produce no response.

Environment

• OS: Windows 10 Pro 19045
• Claude Desktop: 1.2278.0.0 (x64 MSIX)
• Claude Code CLI: installed via npm global
• Account: Max subscription

Timeline

1. Noticed "Desktop appears offline" in phone Dispatch sidebar
2. Found ~/.claude/.credentials.json OAuth token had expired 2 weeks prior (2026-03-31) with no automatic refresh in that window
3. Re-authed via claude setup-token — credentials file refreshed, expiresAt updated
4. Dispatch still showed offline until claude CLI was started in a terminal
5. After CLI launched, Dispatch flipped to online — but dispatched requests now land without any response on the target

Expected

Token should auto-refresh while idle (or surface a clear failure); Desktop app alone should be a valid dispatch target; dispatched requests should execute on the online target.

Observed

• Silent refresh failure — no indication token had died
• Desktop app alone insufficient as dispatch target (CLI needed)
• Online state reached but dispatches unresponsive
• request_id: req_011Ca3yfi6e8RcKio546rbRr

Workarounds attempted

• taskkill /F /IM claude.exe + relaunch
• Fresh claude CLI session
• Credential re-auth